A legislator with Angela Merkel’s party has died after a plane crashed during a flight home to Germany. According to the DPA news agency, Karin Strange, 53, was traveling with her husband from Cuba, said Eckard Rehberg, a fellow legislator with the Christian Democratic Union Party, right at her center. …
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Arguing against the state for DC, Congress says it doesn’t have a car dealership (it does).
The Republican House of Representatives, which has been in Congress since 2015, has announced that it will run for the post of Secretary of State. He had the backing of former President Donald Trump. Hayes then argued that the Columbia District should not be a state, in part because it …
Read More »These 13 Oregon counties may begin expanding vaccine access access ahead of schedule
Kelly Beckley, R.N. Pfizer prepares the vaccine before starting the Covid-19 vaccination clinic at the Oregon Convention Center back in January. Christina Wentz-Graf / OPB The Oregon Health Authority announced Monday that 13 counties could begin giving doses to agricultural workers, the homeless and other vulnerable people, advancing its plan …
Read More »Watch the SpaceX launch, try landing the Starship prototype without exploding
Starship launches have become a regular occurrence at SpaceX’s rocket-development facilities in Boca Chika, Texas. For the second time this month, the company is preparing to fly an advanced prototype of its next spaceship. Known as Starship Serial No. 11 or SN11, this prototype could launch early Tuesday. It will …
Read More »Salvadoran surfer Catherine Diaz dies after being struck by lightning while training for the Olympics
Catherine Diaz, one of El Salvador’s top surfers, was killed while training for a qualifying tournament for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, officials said. The International Surfing Association – the world’s governing body for surfing – said in a statement Saturday after the 22-year-old’s death that she “embodied the joy and …
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