Washington Post columnist Max Boot raised his eyebrows Monday for his praise of New York Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo for his state’s response to the coronavirus outbreak. In a column titled “New York has flattened its curve. The sunbelt has been flattened by it,” Boot said, saying New York did …
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Republican Senate Coronavirus Relief Bill includes $ 1.75B for new FBI building at administration request
The bill includes $ 1.75 billion “for the design and construction of a Washington DC headquarters for the Federal Bureau of Investigation,” according to the text of the bill. The disposition comes after the administration’s successful push for funds caused significant problems during intraparty negotiations. But funding could still face …
Read More »18 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Maine
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Read More »School girls in India discover a terrestrial asteroid
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – Two teenagers from India discovered a terrestrial asteroid by studying images from the University of Hawaii telescope, an Indian space education institute said Monday. The asteroid is currently near Mars and its orbit is expected to cross that of Earth in about a million years, said …
Read More »Composer Alan Menken now has an EGOT
Alan MenkenPhoto: Rich Fury (fake pictures) One of Disney’s favorite songwriters reached a new level of human achievement this week, with Billboard reports Alan Menken recently won a Daytime Emmy for composing “Waiting In The Wings” for Disney Tangled: the series with composer Glenn Slater. That Emmy wins, during the …
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