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General Motors Fast Facts

Here’s a look at General Motors, one of the Big Three US automakers. Facts Major GM automobile brands in the United States are Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet and GMC. Domestic and international subsidiaries at one time included Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Hummer, Saturn and Saab. GM is one of the largest vehicle manufacturers and marketers in the world,

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European Debt Crisis Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the European Debt Crisis, which affected Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Cyprus July 11, 2011 – A munitions explosion at a naval base kills 13 people and destroys the country’s main power station. The resulting blackouts severely impact the tourism and finance sectors of the economy. December 23, 2011

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Space Shuttle Columbia Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the Space Shuttle Columbia. On February 1, 2003, the Columbia broke up upon re-entry during mission STS-107, killing all seven crew members. It was the second loss of a shuttle in 113 shuttle flights. Facts Space Shuttle Columbia, the first reusable spacecraft, was the oldest in the shuttle fleet. It completed

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Jacob Blake’s uncle says in opinion piece that Capitol attack is another reminder the US lives under 2 justice systems

Justin Blake, the uncle of Jacob Blake, says last week’s violent mob that breached the US Capitol reminded him Americans live “under two justice systems.” “One lets armed white insurrectionists violently attack our nation’s seat of government. Another gasses, beats, and shoots rubber bullets at people defending Black Lives,” he wrote in an Opinion piece

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Uber launches environmentally friendly rideshare service in Connecticut

Click here for updates on this story     HARTFORD, Connectitcut (Hartford Business Journal) — Rideshare company Uber announced it’s launching Uber Green, a feature that allows customers to request rides in electric or hybrid cars, in Connecticut. The San Francisco-based company is simultaneously launching Uber Green in about 1,400 cities across the U.S., according to Uber.

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Some Pennsylvanians collecting unemployment are still waiting to receive extra $300 per week payments

Click here for updates on this story     HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Some Pennsylvanians on unemployment have already begun receiving an extra $300 per week. It’s part of the extension to the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation program passed by U.S. Congress last month. Unemployment has been an issue for millions of Pennsylvanians since the pandemic began

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Two women charged in connection to baby’s 2020 overdose death

Click here for updates on this story     HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Two Harrisburg woman have been charged with involuntary manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child in connection to the August 2020 death of a six-week-old infant, according to criminal complaint affidavits filed by Harrisburg Police. Shayleen Concepcion, 33, and her mother, Alma Maldonado-Maldonado,

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Here’s why experts and lawmakers say you can’t compare Black Lives Matter protesters to the US Capitol mob

Hours before President Donald Trump was impeached for his role in inciting last week’s deadly attack, several lawmakers described the rioters as White supremacists. “Let us be clear, this was a domestic terror attack perpetrated by riotist mobs of White supremacists, armed equipped and many skilled in police and military tactics who came to overturn

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‘Less lethal’ police weapons tied to serious injuries during George Floyd protests, researchers say

Many people suffered “projectile injuries,” “eye trauma” and other serious wounds from weapons police used on crowds during protests over the summer sparked by the death of George Floyd, researchers say. According to a letter to the editor published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday, a wide array of serious injuries can

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