July 22 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s pipeline regulator on Thursday put the operator of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), Energy Transfer LP (ET.N), on notice for probable violations of safety regulations and proposed a civil penalty against it. The U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) […]
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Biles – considered by many the “GOAT” – and the emoji goat There are a few well recognised signs that prove you are a sporting icon. A statue in your home town, maybe a fancy title, or perhaps a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. But in the 21st […]
Vaccinations are beginning to rise in some states where COVID-19 cases are soaring, White House officials said Thursday in a sign that the summer surge is getting the attention of vaccine-hesitant Americans as hospitals in the South are being overrun with patients. Coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients told reporters that several […]
Jamie Squire/Getty Simone Biles enters Tokyo’s 2021 Olympics with serious momentum (and star power). She holds more medals than any other gymnastics competitor, with 25 — 19 of which are golds. Biles is one of six women the US is sending to compete in gymnastics, alongside Jordan Chiles, Sunisa Lee, […]
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Are the protests in Cuba a moment in time or the start of a movement? NBC News and Telemundo’s José Díaz-Balart will moderate discussions with those on the front lines fighting for change. Guests include […]
For the first time, we know what the interior of another planet similar to ours looks like. In a trio of studies published Thursday in the journal Science, an international team of more than 40 scientists revealed how the Mars’s core, mantle, and crust contrast with Earth’s. By analyzing seismic […]
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s former top human rights official will be part of a new permanent panel investigating abuses in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank, the U.N. Human Rights Council said Thursday. The chairperson of the 47-member Human Rights Council appointed Navi Pillay, a former South African judge, […]
Dina Asher-Smith has evoked the spirit of Tommie Smith’s and John Carlos’s black power salute as she insisted it would be a mistake for Games organisers to sanction any athlete protesting against racism at the Tokyo Olympics. In words every bit as powerful as the 47 strides she will take […]
The Space Force plans to build a network of 24/7, all-weather ground-based radar sites for space domain awareness. WASHINGTON — U.S. Space Force officials have begun discussions with the U.K. government about the possibility of building a deep-space radar site in the United Kingdom, a spokesman confirmed July 22. The […]
A sulphur-crested cockatoo opens the lid of a household garbage can. Barbara Klump/Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior By Cathleen O’GradyJul. 22, 2021 , 2:00 PM Sulphur-crested cockatoos have distinctive yellow crests, calls, and—according to a new study—dumpster-diving skills. In recent years, some cockatoos living in the Sydney suburbs have […]
The Phantasy Star series, with their online MMOs being the more recent iterations they have released, is another one of those successes; the first Phantasy Star Online is still being played in private servers to this day, and Phantasy Star Online 2 became one of the two most successful MMOs […]
The 40th edition of an Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest has begun at an iconic Key West bar formerly frequented by the author ByThe Associated Press July 23, 2021, 1:01 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article KEY WEST, Fla. — The 40th edition of an […]
It was supposed to be a happy occasion enjoyed with family. But during the five-hour trip on May 12, as Pardis, 32, drove through a stretch of desert, his vehicle was blocked at a checkpoint by Taliban militants. “They were telling him you are a spy for the Americans, you […]
The film will be the sequel to Marvel’s “Black Panther,” and Variety reports that Coel is currently filming at Atlanta’s Pinewood Studios, where production began last month. She joins an ensemble cast that includes Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Daniel Kaluuya, Winston Duke, Lupita Nyong’o, Florence Kasumba and Angela Bassett Coel […]
WASHINGTON — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned on Thursday that the United States was “not out of the woods yet” on the pandemic and was once again at a “pivotal point” as the highly infectious Delta variant ripped through unvaccinated communities. Just weeks after […]
Kid of the month! Prince George had a “wonderful” time celebrating his 8th birthday with his family, a source exclusively tells Us Weekly. “It’s really nice for him because there’s no school at the moment. He’s on holiday,” the insider says, noting that his parents, Prince William and Duchess Kate, […]
A Russian fisherman has revealed his latest collection of alien-like sea creatures that he dragged from the depths of the ocean. Roman Fedortsov, 39, scours for cod, haddock and mackerel on commercial trawlers and sometimes fishes up to thousand metres below the surface (3,300 feet). In doing so, the Murmansk-based fisherman reels […]
Team GB track star Dina Asher-Smith has insisted Olympic athletes should be free to take the knee amid fears Games bosses will seek to punish those who do. The International Olympic Committee have bumbled their way through that important issue, with the belated concession this month that athletes can ‘express […]
Christine Quinn welcomed her son Christian Georges Dumontet two months ago and is already sharing bathing suit photos. The Selling Sunset star, 31, posed in a string bikini when on vacation in Capri, Italy with her husband, Christian Richard, in photos shared to Instagram on Thursday. ‘Born in Dallas, live in […]
Al Sandrock (pictured), head of research and development at Biogen, penned a letter combatting ‘misinformation’ about his companies controversial Alzheimer’s drug Biogen has come out in strong defense of Aduhelm, its controversial Alzheimer’s drug that received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval last month. Dr Alfred Sandrock, chief of […]