RALEIGH (WTVD) – Tropical Storm Isaias has officially strengthened into a Category One hurricane. The hurricane is still slated to continue to the east coast of the United States throughout North Carolina. On Friday morning, the storm was whirling around the Turks and Caicos Islands and spewing heavy rain in …
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Obama’s call to abolish the filibuster places more emphasis on tactics
The right to filibuster legislation remains in place and Democrats fear that removing it may inconvenience moderate and independent voters, alter the character of the Senate and further diminish any attempt at bipartisanship. Democrats in Republican-leaning states have said they don’t support the idea. But Biden, a product of more …
Read More »Young children have higher levels of Covid-19: study
Children under the age of five have 10 to 100 times higher levels of coronavirus genetic material in the nose compared to older children and adults, a study at JAMA Pediatrics said Thursday. Its authors wrote that this meant that young children could be major drivers of Covid-19 transmission within …
Read More »Seahawks GM uses flawed logic in defending Jamal Adams’ trade package
There is no doubt that the Seahawks landed a premium player in the trade for Jamal Adams, but they certainly paid a heavy price for doing so. To acquire the All-Pro security, Seattle sent its first-round picks in the next two NFL drafts, a 2021 third-round pick and Bradley McDougald, …
Read More »Europe is building the next Tesla. Who knows?
(Bloomberg Opinion) – When Nikola Corp. went public on Nasdaq in June, the Phoenix-based clean transportation company quickly rose to a valuation of nearly $ 30 billion. Since then, its market value has dropped to a more reasonable $ 10.5 billion, but that is still spicy enough for a company …
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