Shares of Home Depot Inc. HD, + 2.74% went 2.4% to record highs in pre-market trading on Tuesday, after the retailer reported a fiscal gain in the second quarter that exceeded expectations as sales jumped 23.4% to a record to hit predictions with a broad margin. Net income for the …
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Former CIA official arrested and charged with spying for China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A former Central Intelligence Agency official has been arrested and charged with spying for China in a scheme involving a family member who also worked for the CIA, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday. It said in a statement that Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 67, was …
Read More »By 2100, U.S. cities could be nearly 30 times more exposed to extreme heat, study finds
But the extreme heat waves of the Western US are a mere example of what could happen: A new study finds that in the future the heat risk for the country’s largest cities could be much greater than previously thought. Without cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, large U.S. cities could …
Read More »Millard schools report 2 new cases; 54 new cases in Douglas County
(WOWT) – Here’s a summary of new cases and other COVID-19 stats reported today by health officials in Nebraska and Iowa. 2 new cases at Millard School District Millard Public Schools on Monday confirmed two more positive cases of COVID-19 in the neighborhood. According to an MPS spokesperson, one case …
Read More »She tried to cross a Highway in an Ultramarathon. She did not make it.
Thomas Grinovich does. Another participant in the race tried to cross Highway 72 with McCoy. One moment, he said, McCoy was near his left shoulder, halfway across the dark, wide road. The next, a headlamp, the roar of an engine, then a horrible, bulging kiss. “When I get the flashbacks,” …
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