The house approved a measure make Washington, DC the fifty-first state on Friday, marking the first time that a DC statehood proposal has been passed in either house of Congress. The legislation went from 232 to 180, and only one Democrat joined Republicans to vote against. The legislation, titled HR …
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A hideous U.S. Covid curve has a simple explanation
(Bloomberg’s Opinion) – The alarming picture below has been going around. It illustrates the poor job the United States has done in containing Covid-19 compared to the European Union, a larger region of independent countries that suffered a previous outbreak. Why the big difference? What is America doing wrong? There …
Read More »Space agencies launch website showing effects of coronavirus blockade on Earth
Now you can see how coronavirus blockages have changed air pollution, hospital lights, and even white asparagus crops. Using data from 17 satellites, three space agencies have created a website that serves as a global dashboard for observed temporal changes from orbit. The European Space Agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration …
Read More »Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule becomes the second NFL coach to say he can kneel alongside his players.
Carolina Panthers head coach Matt Rhule said in a video conference with reporters Thursday that he is considering joining his players and kneeling down. “I would consider anything as we go along,” Rhule said. “I support the cause. I support the movement. I support social justice. I believe that for …
Read More »Sandra Oh tells Kerry Washington that she tried to be Olivia Pope
Listen, she had to fire her shot. Photo: MediaPunch / Shutterstock / MediaPunch / Shutterstock For many people, Sandra Oh will always be Cristina Yang, no matter how much they love the voluminous hairstyle Eve Polastri. But for a hot second, oh, I wanted to get rid of the bushes …
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