Gov. Kate Brown announced Monday that Oregon residents will be required to wear face covers inside indoor public spaces, warning that hospitals in her state could be overwhelmed if the spread of the coronavirus does not slow. “From the beginning of the reopening process, I have said that reopening carries …
Read More »John Wayne’s son responds to resolution calling for John Wayne Airport name to be changed
John Wayne’s son is speaking after California Democrats in Orange County recently demanded that the name of the county’s John Wayne Airport be changed and that all of Wayne’s likeness be removed from the airport, for “racist and bigoted statements “made by the American icon decades ago. The resolution, which …
Read More »Clark County Confirms 68 New COVID-19 Cases
Clark County Public Health confirmed 68 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday afternoon, the second highest count in the county reported in one day. The count includes positive tests from the weekend. The 68 new cases are the second-largest one-day confirmation of new cases for Clark County since May 26, …
Read More »Physicists see surprisingly strong light, high heat from nanogaps between plasmonic electrodes
Rice University physicists discover that plasmonic metals can be induced to produce “hot carriers” which in turn emit unexpectedly bright light in nanoscale spaces between electrodes. The phenomenon could be useful for photocatalysis, quantum optics and optoelectronics. Credit: Longji Cui and Yunxuan Zhu / Rice University Seeing the light emerge …
Read More »Former Ohio state pledge Devonta Smith commits to Alabama
One of the former Buckeyes commissioners in the 2021 class has quickly found a new home. Devonta Smith, a three-star cornerback from Cincinnati La Salle High School who retired from the state of Ohio on Thursday, announced on Instagram and Twitter that he had become engaged to Alabama. Blessed because …
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