When Anne-Marcelle Ngabirano started listening to fireworks in late May, she discovered that celebratory sounds were welcome. But for the next few weeks, they rang closer and closer to their three-bedroom apartment in Sunset Park, until the booms started shaking the walls and the apartment filled with smoke. “My roommate …
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Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Emerges after exits from bars in southern MN
Updated 9:44 am About 100 cases of COVID-19 were reported in 20-year-old Minnesota residents who said they went to bars in the south-central part of the state on June 12 and 13, according to health officials. The state Department of Health did not say exactly where or which bars led …
Read More »Astronomers see the first flare of light from two distant black holes colliding
At a whopping 7.5 billion light-years from Earth, two black holes, each the size of Long Island, spun rapidly several times per second before crashing into a cataclysmic explosion that sent shock waves through the Universe. Typically, violent junctions like this are dark events, but astronomers think they saw a …
Read More »Who’s the best Giants player who isn’t Saquon Barkley? The | NFL general managers, coaches and scouts make some surprising choices
The Giants enter the 2020 season in the midst of a delayed rebuild. Running back Saquon Barkley is the centerpiece of a young roster, built by general manager Dave Gettleman, but many holes remain. “Their best player is Saquon,” a current AFC scout told NJ Advance Media, speaking on condition …
Read More »Twilight Zone Season 2 Gently Shivers Male Presumption
TV reviewsAll of our TV reviews in one convenient place. Romantic comedies tend to be better at “cute meeting” than “getting to know each other.” There is a reason why so many TV love stories and movies start when the couple hate each other. It is easier for writers, directors, …
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