BOISE, Idaho — A number of state and federal judges and court staffers are getting some of Idaho’s limited doses of coronavirus vaccine even though they are not on the state’s priority list, jumping ahead of older people who are supposed to be at the front of the line. State […]
Daily Archives: February 8, 2021
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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office has opened an investigation into former President Donald Trump’s Jan. 2 phone call with Raffensperger, where Trump urged him to overturn the state’s election results. “All I want to do is this: I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more […]
Artwork: It’s seven months since Hope left Earth History beckons for the United Arab Emirates as it seeks on Tuesday to place a probe around Mars. The Hope spacecraft, launched from Earth seven months ago, is about to reach the decisive moment in its long journey – orbit insertion. Currently […]
Nourin Mohamed Siddig Social media has enabled a revival in unique African styles of Koranic recitation, which were once dominated by Middle Eastern traditions and as Isma’il Kushkush reports a voice from Sudan has come to exemplify what the continent has to offer. When Nourin Mohamed Siddig recited the Koran, […]
Billy Vunipola has said he must shoulder his share of the blame as England examine their desperate start to the Six Nations, admitting honest discussions are needed if they are to stay in the hunt for the title. Vunipola was far from alone in underperforming against Scotland last Saturday but […]
Screenshot: Dario You might think that marrying mid-90s textures to 21st-century lighting tricks would look hideous, but this video of the Super Mario 64 PC port is looking very nice. Announced late last year, this video by Dario gives us a really good look at the modding community’s still-in-progress effort—among […]
Let’s begin with Cheney, the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, who now chairs the House Republican Conference and serves as the third highest-ranking member in House GOP leadership. Cheney’s vote, along with that of nine other Republicans, to impeach former President Donald Trump for his role in the […]
The flash flood that killed dozens of people and left hundreds missing in the Himalayas of India on Sunday was far from the first such disaster to occur among the world’s high-mountain glaciers. In a world with a changing climate, it won’t be the last. Shrinking and thinning of glaciers […]
Not about the money. Jamie Spears firmly believes that it’s in daughter Britney Spears‘ best interest to have him remain her conservator amid their messy ongoing legal battle. “Jamie wants to remain as her conservator because he has served in the role for the last 13 years,” a source told […]
Most of us will never make it to outer space, but some will be able to take a piece of the final frontier home with them. Christie’s auction house in New York City is conducting an online sale Tuesday that will showcase 75 stunning meteorites – for as little as […]
Chelsea ‘set to hold talks with Thiago Silva over a contract extension’ with Blues chiefs ‘so happy’ with Brazilian veteran’s impact… but ‘club will ask Bayern Munich star David Alaba to lower £400k-a-week demands’ Chelsea are set to hold talks with Thiago Silva over a contract extension The 36-year-old joined […]
Tory mayor slams Melrose over closure of GKN’s last remaining British car parts factory By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 8 February 2021 | Updated: 22:02 GMT, 8 February 2021 West Midlands mayor Andy Street has condemned the owners of GKN over the decision to close […]
Georgia’s secretary of state’s office on Monday opened an investigation into a phone call between Donald Trump and the state’s top elections official in which the then-president said he wanted to ‘find’ enough votes to overturn his loss in the state. Walter Jones, a spokesman for Secretary of State Brad […]
1.11am GMT01:11 Queensland man charged with murder using a chair A man has been charged with murdering another man using a wooden chair at a home in Rockhampton, AAP report. The two men were at a house at Lakes Creek on 28 January when they got into an altercation, police […]
Twenty firemen allegedly had sex with a young teenage girl in France — and the country is now fiercely debating whether the incidents constitute rape. Protests broke out across the country over the weekend in support of the woman, now 25, who says the attacks began when she was just […]
Kamala Harris was spotted getting a daily cardio workout in by running up and down the many steps of the Lincoln Memorial over the weekend as onlookers passed by her. Kamala Harris, 56, may be the first female vice president the U.S. has ever seen but she’s not letting that […]
FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Bitcoin digital currency is seen in a shop in Marseille, France, February 7, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Cryptocurrencies extended gains in Asia on Tuesday, with bitcoin and ethereum reaching record highs, in the wake of a Tesla Inc investment in bitcoin. Bitcoin […]
After a three week delay, the Australian Open has begun in Melbourne. The Grand Slam has only been possible after all international competitors were put into a 14-day quarantine. But this – and the way Australia has managed to control the virus in recent months – means that tens of […]
The second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump will begin on Tuesday. Mandel Ngan/Getty Images The historic second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump is set to begin in the US Senate in less than 24 hours, with both sides presenting their pretrial briefs Monday and each side […]
It was a Saturday morning and Adam was feeling bold. He’d made thousands of dollars on a single trade the night before, and was feeling lucky. But Adam wasn’t trading on the NASDAQ, pumping GameStop stocks or investing in a startup. He was about to sink $2,500 into a cryptocurrency […]