Stone Mountain Park in Georgia, known for its gigantic rock paintings of Confederate leaders, was closed to the public on Saturday over concerns about a planned white nationalist rally and counter-protest. The town of Stone Mountain, about 25 miles northeast of Atlanta, announced the closure in a tweetje on Friday. …
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Smith may have normal life, perhaps playing again
Silver linings can come from even the harshest of circumstances. In the case of Vikings linebacker Cameron Smith, that may be the case as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic served as the backdrop that brought a very serious heartbeat to the forefront. Smith tested positive for COVID-19 and further testing revealed …
Read More »The Superpowers of Netflix’s Project Power, explained
Including the formidable power of pistol shrimp. Photo: Skip Bolen / Netflix skip The superpowers in Netflix’s new movie Project power did not come from another planet, nor are they the result of a bite from a genetically mutated spider. No one inherited enough money from their dead parents to …
Read More »S&P 500 closes week near record high. Is this a stock market?
Text size Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images It’s like the bear market never happened. And maybe just did that. The stock market had another good week, with the S&P 500 index ending 0.6% to 3372.85; the Dow Jones industrial average rose 497.54 points, or 1.8%, to 27,931.02; and the …
Read More »South Dakota State Park warns visitors after Bison’s wife attacks
Officials at a state park in South Dakota are warning visitors after a bison attacked a woman this week while trying to take a photo of a mother bison and her calf. The incident in Custer State Park on Wednesday was videotaped, with footage showing a group of motorcyclists stopping …
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