In recent weeks, Oakland A1 laundry owner Nesanet Tamirue has had to be extremely careful with coins. She put up a sign asking customers not to go to bed unless they are for the laundry machines. It has not always worked. Sometimes people who enter don’t care, or feel like …
Read More »First MS-13 member charged with terrorism-related charges by the Department of Justice
For the first time, the Justice Department is bringing terrorism-related charges against an MS-13 gang leader, and in a separate case the government said it would seek the death penalty against another MS-13 member. In all, the department revealed new charges against 22 members of the famous criminal gang that …
Read More »Supreme Court lifts suspension of second federal execution this week
The Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted another injunction on the Trump administration’s swift push to resume federal death sentences this week. A divided court lifted one of the few injunctions that temporarily block the execution of a man whose lawyers say he suffers from severe dementia. The vote was 5-4 …
Read More »Coronavirus: Call to infect volunteers in search of Covid-19 vaccine
Image copyright PA Media The Nobel laureates are among scientists who ask for volunteers to be exposed to the coronavirus after receiving a vaccine to see if it offers protection. In an open letter to the head of the US National Institutes of Health, the group says so-called “challenge trials” …
Read More »Why Derrick Henry’s long-term deal won’t be the norm for RBs
He would have to search far and wide to find a better match between a runner and his organization than Derrick Henry and the Tennessee Titans. The Titans are committed to open-mouth soccer, even in today’s chuck-it-around era. Henry is a towering 6 foot 3 inch 250 pound freight train …
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