In Starr County, Texas, the pandemic has become a “before and after” story, before the state took over, and after it did. The large but sparsely populated county on the Texas-Mexico border had managed to keep the coronavirus contained in the first few months by imposing 14-day quarantine restrictions on …
Read More »Oregon could see 4,800 new cases of COVID-19 a day in mid-July if trends continue, researchers warn.
New disease models released today by the Oregon Health Authority warn that daily COVID-19 infections could increase 20-fold in mid-July if trends continue. The June 25 report from the Institute of Disease Modeling projects that, in the worst case, Oregon could see up to 4,850 daily cases of COVID before …
Read More »‘All I can say’: the life and death of a rock star, in his own words
In 1990 Richard Shannon Hoon began filming himself. It looks like it could be any young time-killer guy in Lafayette, Indiana: upside-down baseball cap, sandy blonde stubble, a slight hint of a southern flair, across the entire United States of the early 1990s, in other words. Hoon has a girlfriend …
Read More »Animal Crossing: New Horizons Bug-Off Guide and Rewards List
Animal Crossing: New Horizons‘The Bug-Off event is a one-day challenge organized by Flick the Red Lizard. It takes place on Saturdays during the summer months, so players from the northern hemisphere will have it from June to September and players from the southern hemisphere will have it from November to …
Read More »The last convicted terrorist from the Birmingham church died in prison.
The bomb toppled a basement wall, killing Addie Mae Collins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson, all 14, and Denise McNair, 11, in a room they used to change into their choir robes. “Her role in the hate act of September 15, 1963, robbed four innocent girls of their lives and wounded …
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