Covid-19 was the last thing on his mind when he went to a crowded bar in Scottsdale, Arizona, Jimmy Flores said. © Courtesy of Jimmy Flores “We were about to reopen, and we really didn’t care about Covid, to be honest,” Flores said. Two days later, he woke up with …
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Bad astronomy | Betelgeuse’s attenuation in 2019 may have been from star points
Why was Betelgeuse toned down so dramatically? In October 2019 it began to weaken. It is a variable star, which becomes brighter and weaker in a cycle of about 420 days, so it is not unusual. But this time it started to fade … and then it didn’t stop. Normally …
Read More »Watchdog Says Government Blockade Report On Trump Hurricane Fin
WASHINGTON (AP) – A government watchdog says the Commerce Department is trying to block the findings of an investigation into the agency’s role in rebuking forecasters who contradicted President Donald Trump’s inaccurate claims about the path of the Hurricane Dorian last year. The indictment comes from Peggy Gustafson, the Commerce …
Read More »UK judge rejects tabloid offer to dismiss Depp Libel’s lawsuit – NECN
A British judge on Thursday rejected an attempt by the tabloid The Sun newspaper to overturn a defamation lawsuit against actor Johnny Depp over an article claiming he abused his ex-wife Amber Heard. Judge Andrew Nicol said: “In my opinion, it would not be just rejecting the claim.” The ruling …
Read More »Does the PS5 support PS2, PS3, and PS4 games?
Understandably, one of the most important questions about the latest PlayStation console is whether or not it will be compatible with PS4 games. Although we don’t know how much the PS5 will cost exactly, it definitely won’t be cheap. So it makes sense that gamers want to know if the …
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