Marckres, who lost both legs to diabetes complications, told CNN that his right prosthesis fell off Saturday during the 10,000-foot drop from the plane to the landing area in West Addison, Vermont. “I never knew. I think my adrenaline shot up so much that it just wasn’t my focus,” he …
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Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Marquise Goodwin announced Tuesday that he will not play this season due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, making him one of several league players to do so. Since then, he said, he has had many “concerned” fans in his mentions trying to embarrass him about …
Read More »As the US surpasses 150,000 coronavirus deaths, Johns Hopkins experts call for a restart in the national response
On Wednesday, the United States surpassed the 150,000 deaths recorded by Covid-19, a milestone that occurs when the daily number of deaths from coronavirus in the country is the highest since spring. © Anthony Behar / SIPA USA / AP Gerard J. Neufeld Funeral Home’s Ray Neufeld (l) and Omar …
Read More »TikTok says it will reveal its algorithm and wants Facebook to do the same.
Hours before the House of Representatives antitrust subcommittee hearing with testimony from CEOs of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple, a blog post by TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer proclaimed that all platforms should “reveal their algorithms, moderation policies and data flows to regulators. ” and challenged the app’s competitors to do …
Read More »The United States’ plan to withdraw troops from Germany raises criticism from lawmakers from both parties
Lawmakers in Congress rejected Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s announcement Wednesday that the United States will withdraw 12,000 US troops from Germany’s former ally. In a move encouraged by President Trump, who has repeatedly said that the NATO member is “criminal” in his defense bills, Esper said it was time to …
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