Photo: Ford Remember a couple of weeks ago when we showed you that spy video of a heavily modified Ford Mach-E adrift like crazy on a North Carolina test track? We speculate that it might have been some kind of joint project with Ford and Ford Tuning Company RTR, and …
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China’s Xuelong 2 icebreaker heads to the Arctic as Trump tries to get more
Xuelong 2, China’s first domestically made icebreaker, left Shanghai on July 15 for its first trip to the Arctic. It is not the first time that a Chinese icebreaker has gone to the Arctic, but the ship and voyage underscore Chinese ambitions for the region at a time when many …
Read More »The Iowa Department of Health lied about the coronavirus outbreak at the meatpacking plant, according to the documents.
The Iowa Department of Public Health gave false information about the number of coronavirus cases at a meatpacking plant in May, halving the number of confirmed cases when speaking to the public. The agency announced on May 5 that the Tyson Foods pork processing plant at Columbus Junction had 221 …
Read More »Bucks’ Eric Bledsoe arrives in Orlando after COVID-19 diagnosis
LAGO BUENA VISTA, Fla. – After his COVID-19 diagnosis caused a delay in the trip, Milwaukee Bucks guard Eric Bledsoe arrived here to restart the NBA. Last Thursday, Bledsoe told ESPN that he was asymptomatic but “felt good.” The team on Wednesday night posted a video of Bledsoe walking through …
Read More »Asian stocks fluctuate as investors weigh hopes of stimulus against Sino-US tensions
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian stocks fluctuated on Thursday as investors weighed hopes of further stimulus to support pandemic-affected economies against a dramatic rise in tensions between the United States and China. FILE PHOTO: A security guard wearing a face mask stands near the Bund Financial Bull statue and a screen …
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