Image copyright Burger King Screenshot A boy in a cowboy hat sings about the cow’s flatulence in a new Burger King commercial The fast food chain Burger King has released an announcement that encourages American farmers to change the diet of cows to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The controversial video …
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Brazil passes 2 million coronavirus cases, more than 76,000 deaths
The Brazilian Ministry of Health announced Thursday night that the country has exceeded 2 million confirmed cases of coronavirus with more than 76,000 deaths. The country first reported coronavirus cases in May, approximately five months after the first reported case in the United States. Within three months of Brazil’s first …
Read More »Trump-connected university to host in-person graduation, despite state limits on meetings
The school released a list of safety precautions it is taking for the ceremony. Among them, graduates and other assistants will be screened for Covid-19 symptoms, required to wear masks, and sit 6 feet apart from each other. But Ryan Jarvi, press secretary for Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office …
Read More »The increase in viruses reaches 115 on the peninsula
Jefferson County had five new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, and Clallam County added one, bringing the total of the Northern Olympic Peninsula to 115 since March and 11 in just two days. Four teens at a Jefferson County home contracted COVID-19 from their parents, who were previously confirmed to …
Read More »NASA delays launch of its next powerful space observatory, James Webb, by seven months
NASA has once again delayed the launch of its powerful new space observatory, the James Webb Space Telescope, primarily due to disruptions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently scheduled to fly in March 2021, the massive telescope is slated to launch on October 31, 2021. The Government Accountability Office, or …
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