WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control will “probably” advise kids under the age of 12 who are not yet able to receive the Covid-19 vaccine to wear face masks in school this fall. “The CDC is going to say that what we should […]
Daily Archives: July 21, 2021
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A composite image of Centaurus A, revealing plasma jets emanating from the galaxy’s central black hole. ESO/WFI; MPIfR/ESO/APEX/A.Weiss et al.; NASA/CXC/CfA/R.Kraft et al. At the heart of every galaxy lies a supermassive black hole, which consumes everything that comes within reach of its gravitational pull – almost everything, that is. […]
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba criticized the United States and President Joe Biden on Wednesday for a series of statements by senior officials after the unprecedented protests on the island last week, accusing the U.S. government of seeking to justify a military intervention. Johana Tablada, deputy director for U.S. affairs at […]
“Is it stupidly ridiculous for me to win an Olympic medal?” asks Keely Hodgkinson, smiling as she allows the question to marinate. “I don’t think so.” And then, with a fearlessness that has become her trademark, Britain’s brightest teenage track star explains why. “I’ve proven myself this year. When I […]
EL PASO, Texas — The Federal Aviation Administration has revised its criteria for awarding astronaut wings to those flying on commercial spacecraft, making the requirements stricter while including a significant loophole. The FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation issued an order July 20 describing its FAA Commercial Space Astronaut Wings […]
Like father, like son! Mark Consuelos‘ two boys are all grown up and look just like their famous father. Wife Kelly Ripa shared a photo of her sons—Joaquin, 18, and Michael, 24—with their arm around each other as string lights twinkled in the background. Not only did the brothers look like twins, […]
Skyrim is easily one of the most heavily modded games out there, more so since Bethesda started supplying console mod support. Some of these fan creations are complete retellings and new adventures, while others — like this Skyrim mod — are more about the simple things in life. The Self Hug Spell […]
(Maddie McGarvey for CNN) President Biden blasted efforts by Republican legislators to curb voting rights during a CNN town hall Wednesday, calling it “Jim Crow on steroids,” while still maintaining his support for the legislative filibuster which stands in the way of Democrats passing federal legislation on a party-line basis. […]
More than a century ago, a bluish butterfly flitted among the sand dunes of the Sunset District in San Francisco and laid its eggs on a plant known as deerweed. As the city’s development overtook the dunes and deerweed, the butterflies vanished, too. The last Xerces blue butterfly was collected […]
A small gesture! Khloé Kardashian took to social media to show how excited she was for Kanye West‘s upcoming album following his split from her sister Kim Kardashian. Khloé, 37, “liked” a post from the singer, 44, announcing the release of his new project, Donda, which is due out Friday, […]
Coronavirus may have been circulating in Italy in October 2019, according to more research that casts doubt over the true origin of Covid. China didn’t alert the world about the mysterious virus circulating in Wuhan — the city at the centre of the pandemic — until December 2019. Beijing officials have insisted […]
People who regularly suffer from migraines are more likely to get dizzy or suffer motion sickness when they ride a rollercoaster, a new study has revealed. A group of 40 people, half regularly suffering from migraines and half not, had their brains scanned while they watched videos of a virtual rollercoaster […]
Max Whitlock knows better than anyone how the feats of our Olympians can captivate the country. When the Team GB gymnast received his second gold medal of that dizzying day in Rio five years ago, a staggering 10.4million people were watching on the box back home – the biggest British […]
States across the country are sitting on millions of unused COVID-19 vaccine doses that will soon expire. Public health officials in Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware and North Carolina told STAT News they have thousands of vials of each that haven’t been opened due to the declining demand for shots. Health departments […]
Bridgepoint staff scoop a £2.5bn windfall: Private equity firm’s share price surges following its blockbuster stock market debut By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 21 July 2021 | Updated: 23:46 BST, 21 July 2021 Staff and partners at private equity firm Bridgepoint are sitting on a […]
BREAKING: Ten people including three teenagers are injured in two shootings just three blocks apart in Chicago Ten people were shot in two separate shootings in Chicago Wednesday evening Both shootings happened in within three blocks of each each in the North Lawndale section on the West Side of the […]
Tesla’s Superchargers have topped a new survey of electric car owners about the best networks for charging their vehicle’s batteries. Of the 1,000 EV owners who use it and completed What Car?’s survey, they rated it very highly for reliability, charging speed, ease of payment and value for money, giving […]
Joe Biden has expressed optimism that young children would soon become eligible for Covid-19 inoculations, while urging unvaccinated Americans to take the “gigantically important” step of getting their shots as the virus surges across the US. Speaking at a televised town hall in Cincinnati on Wednesday, hosted by CNN, Biden […]
A hedge fund manager charged with 33 counts of grand larceny and fraud for allegedly stealing millions of dollars in COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program loans was ordered held on $500,000 bail at his Manhattan Supreme Court arraignment Wednesday. Gregory Blotnick, 33, allegedly ripped off $4.6 million from the PPP program […]
There are many reasons that “Ted Lasso” garnered a record 20 Emmy nominations last week — and it’s back Friday (July 23) and firing on all cylinders. That’s good news for fans (including yours truly) who’ve been waiting for the Jason Sudeikis comedy to return, ever since it premiered almost […]