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By CODY JACKSON and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — As William Shatner prepares to be beamed up at age 90 for his first real-life spaceflight, he’s bringing out the awe in people around a rural Texas spaceport. The mayor of Van Horn, the nearest town to the port where Shatner on […]
The Mexico Lady Bulldogs have advanced in the first round of Districts in softball defeating the Centralia Lady Panthers 14-9 in Mexico tonight (Tuesday). Mexico would jump out to a quick start putting up a six run first inning, including a 3 run home run from senior Ruby Haefling. She would finish the night with […]
By ZEKE MILLER WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will reopen its land borders to nonessential travel next month, ending a 19-month freeze due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the country moves to require all international visitors to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. Vehicle, rail and ferry travel between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico has […]
Misinformation about COVID-19 and the vaccines developed to protect against it constitutes a “public health crisis,” the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors declared Tuesday, drawing a backlash from numerous residents. In a statement they unanimously passed, the supervisors asserted the vaccines have met rigorous scientific standards and skepticism about the danger posed by COVID-19 […]
After a COVID-19 outbreak forced Loma Prieta Union School District to shut down last week, the rural Los Gatos schools will reopen Wednesday for in-person instruction, the superintendent announced Tuesday. Loma Prieta Joint Union School District, which includes an elementary and middle school on a single campus with 432 students near the Santa Cruz Mountains, […]
On Tuesday, October 12, most cryptocurrencies have weakened their prices as most are trading lower. Aside from Bitcoin, the other top nine cryptocurrencies are lower at the time of writing this article at 09:00 EST. According to CoinMarketCap, Bitcoin is marginally up 1.77% currently trading at $ 57,546.41. The flagship cryptocurrency has risen in price […]
Ben Simmons vowed to stay away and never return to the Philadelphia 76ers following critical comments from All-Star teammate Joel Embiid and marginal support from head coach Doc Rivers. No trade gained traction and Simmons has returned to the team as the regular season is set to begin next week. In his most recent comments […]
The proposal for the 2022 Global Community Sponsorship program will not include funding for WordCamps again this year, due to the unpredictability of hosting in-person events. The pandemic continues to make conditions unfavorable in many areas of the world where WordCamp and meetup organizers have opted to continue with virtual events. In the past, the […]
CHICAGO — Tom Sherry was hired by the Chicago Police Department in 1997, following in his father’s footsteps. But he’s spent more than half of his career on desk duty, stripped of his police powers, as a result of his ties to the Special Operations Section, a citywide unit that was tasked with going after […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police officers write up cyclists for riding on sidewalks in Black and Latino areas far more often than they do in predominantly white communities, a new study found. The Chicago Tribune reports that the study that was published in September by Transportation Research Part D found that between 2017 and 2019 the […]