The death toll from a shooting attack on a drug rehab center in Mexico rose to 26, authorities confirmed Thursday, making it the deadliest attack in a decade. Authorities in the city of Irapuato, in the state of Guanajuato, increased the death toll from 24 after two of the seven …
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The Supreme Court temporarily blocks the court order that cleared the way for a larger vote by mail in Alabama due to Covid-19
The vote was 5-4. The liberal bloc of judges Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan noted their dissent. Alabama allows any registered voter to vote absentee. In the case in question are state requirements that require a copy of a voter’s ID to accompany an absentee …
Read More »Scientists say the world’s dominant coronavirus strain is different from the one that originated in Wuhan
A strain of the coronavirus that was first seen in Italy is now the dominant strain of the virus, a group of scientists said Thursday. In an article published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Cell, researchers working with the Sheffield COVID-19 Genomics Group announced that the new strain “has become …
Read More »The commercial launch industry will start slowly in 2020
WASHINGTON – The first half of 2020 has been slow for the commercial launch industry, but its problems cannot be explained solely by the coronavirus pandemic. According to the statistics compiled by Spacenews, there were 45 orbital launch attempts in the first six months of 2020, including four failed launches. …
Read More »Indianapolis Starting Lineup: July 5, 2020 (NASCAR Cup Series)
NASCAR Initial Lineup for the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway This weekend, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway hosts a double header from NASCAR and Indycar. The NASCAR Cup Series will be the only division in the 2.5-mile oval design on the Indianapolis, Indiana track. See Indianapolis’ full starting lineup for …
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