Monthly Archives: August 2020

Mayor of Minneapolis calls in National Guard after riots in downtown

MINNEAPOLIS – The mayor of Minneapolis set a deadlock Wednesday night and asked the National Guard for help following unrest that erupted in the downtown store following what authorities said was false information about the suicide of a Black murder suspect. De @MNNationalGuard has received a request to activate soldiers …

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Mosquitoes With West Nile Found In Four Westchester Cities

The Westchester County Department of Health found mosquitoes carrying the West Nile Virus in four cities on Tuesday, August 25 during routine sampling deployments. With heavy rains on the evening of Wednesday 26 August, officials are warning residents to use insect repellent with more than 30 percent DEET to prevent …

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Gerald Carr Obituary: Skylab 4 Commander, dies at 88

Gerald Carr was an astronaut who commanded Skylab 4 in 1973, the last Skylab mission. Skylab 4 Carr was the commander of an all-rookie crew on Skylab 4 which would be the last Skylab mission. Carr, along with William Pogue and Dr. Edward Gibson, were on board Skylab from November …

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