We first heard the sounds of Martian wind and a laser zapping rocks on Mars. Now, the Perseverance rover has returned audio of itself driving across the Martian surface. Every new sound sent back by the rover is an exciting first because none of the previous missions to Mars have carried microphones. As the rover’s
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Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has died at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, the country’s vice president announced in a televised address on Wednesday. He was 61. “President John Magufuli died of a heart ailment that he has battled for over 10 years,” Samia Suluhu Hassan said. She added that the president had been receiving
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At least two of the eight people killed at Atlanta-area Asian massage spas Tuesday lived in the same spa where they worked, Georgia state Rep. Bee Nguyen said. “This one fact alone highlights the vulnerability, the invisibility, and the isolation of working-class Asian women in our country,” Nguyen said at a Thursday news conference. “When
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MONMOUTH, Iowa (WQAD) — A couple from Monmouth, Iowa was ready to retire as pastors at their church at the end of 2020. But they haven’t slowed down one bit. “If it wasn’t for them, probably would have been closed by now,” says parishioners Connie Bonney. “Instead of
Continue Reading Here’s a look at the Kyoto Protocol, an agreement reached in Kyoto, Japan, in 1997, mandating that industrialized nations cut their greenhouse gas emissions. Facts 192 parties have ratified the protocol (191 states and one regional economic integration organization). The United States has not; it dropped out in 2001. The protocol mandated that 37 industrialized
Continue Reading Seven sandbar sharks now swim the waters of the New York Aquarium at Coney Island. Their new digs are definitely more spacious than their previous home — a New York man’s above-ground pool. Joshua Seguine, 40, is facing a $5,000 fine for illegal possession with intent to sell seven sandbar sharks, according to a statement
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PENSACOLA BEACH, Florida (WALA) — A group from Idaho has a remarkable story to take home with them after reeling in a great white shark off the coast of Pensacola Beach earlier this month. It was the group’s first time saltwater fishing, and with the help of John
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The European Union’s medicines regulator has concluded that the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is safe to use after several EU countries suspended their rollouts following reports that it could be linked to blood clots. The European Medicines Agency (EMA)’s executive director Emer Cooke said the agency had “come to a clear scientific conclusion: this is a
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The University of Missouri will start moving construction crews over to the site of the new Women’s and Children’s Hospital next week.
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story LYNCHBURG, Tennessee (WSMV) — Lexie Phillips makes history becoming Jack Daniel’s first female Assistant Distiller. The world-famous whiskey company is known for its corn, rye, and barley malts promoted Phillips to serve as a collaborator with Jack Daniel’s Mast Distiller Chris Fletcher. Phillips previously worked for Daniel’s as
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Your name up in the sky and among the stars. Sounds like something out of a glamorous Hollywood movie, but it’s a reality for 27 space explorers. The new names honor African American, Hispanic and Native American astronauts, and one cosmonaut to inspire the next generation. Marc W. Buie, an astronomer who discovered the 27
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — K9 Wick, from Conyers Police Department who is handled by Officer Brandon DeCosse, will be gifted a bullet and stab protective vest. The vest is a donation from the non-profit organization, Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. The custom vest will arrive within several weeks and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story CAMP LEJEUNE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A 2d Marine Division Marine has received the highest non-combat honor for saving a 10-year-old child at the Surf City Beach in May of 2019. Sergeant Danny P. McDonald, a scout sniper currently serving with 2d Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (2/6), received
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CAMPBELL, Alabama (WALA) — We are getting video of the aftermath of a reported tornado in Clarke County. One home was destroyed and several others were damaged when the reported tornado tore through around 4:30 Wednesday afternoon on Campbell Landing Road. “This area is a disaster,” said Ramond
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State and federal investigators are scrambling to learn more about Robert Aaron Long, the suspect in a string of deadly shootings at three Atlanta-area Asian spas, and his alleged motive. Not much information has surfaced about the 21-year-old from Woodstock, about a half-hour drive north of Atlanta. He is being held without bond in Cherokee
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story COWLITZ COUNTY, Washington (KPTV) — A 41-year-old Kelso man, who was wanted for a road rage incident over the weekend, was arrested after a standoff with deputies late Wednesday night, according to the Cowlitz County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said John Threlfall was the suspect in a
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At least two of the eight people killed at Atlanta-area Asian massage spas Tuesday lived in the same spa where they worked, Georgia state Rep. Bee Nguyen said. “This one fact alone highlights the vulnerability, the invisibility, and the isolation of working-class Asian women in our country,” Nguyen said at a Thursday news conference. “When
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story DEKALB COUNTY, Georgia (WGCL) — DeKalb County police have found a stolen SUV that was taken early Thursday morning with a child inside, but police say the child is still missing. Police issued an Amber Alert for 1-year-old Royalty Grisby, who was in the backseat of the vehicle
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — A family was torn apart Wednesday after their loved one was shot and killed in one of the massage parlor shooting massacres in metro Atlanta. CBS46’s Tori Cooper spoke to the victim’s family who described what took place inside the massage parlor. Margaret Rushing said
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Through hushed tones, a woman called 911 from an Atlanta spa Tuesday to say that she believed a man with a gun was going to rob them. “I’m hiding right now,” the woman said. “Please come.” What would unfold was not a robbery, but one of three deadly shootings at Atlanta-area spas — one in
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