HONG KONG – A Hong Kong judge on Wednesday granted bail to pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy La, but imposed sweeping bans on his use of social media, interviews or leaving his home, raising concerns about free speech under national security. Law. Mr Lai, prominent, one of Hong Kong’s most prominent …
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A man who confessed to stamping an elephant on a California beach last year is facing a possible prison sentence. Protected species include animals under federal law. Jorda Gerbich, 30, who now lives in Utah, pleaded guilty Monday to counting taking on marine mammals, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the …
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For months, the workers needed to take care of others and keep the country going have been putting their health on the line. But as States face difficult decisions To whom should a limited dose of Covid-19 vaccine be given, the question arises, who needs more? The term “essential worker” …
Read More »99-million-year-old fossil flower encased in Burmese amber found paleontology
Paleontologists from Oregon State University and U.S. A team from the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service has discovered a new genus and fossilized angiosperm species in Myanmar’s mid-Cretaceous amber deposits. Valviloculus pleristiminisFlower sideways. Image Credit: Poiner, Jr. Et al., doi: 10.17348 / jbrit.v14.i2.1014. New relic flower named Valviluculus pleristaminis, …
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The Knicks played an extraordinary piece of basketball against the Pacers on Wednesday night. Unfortunately, that was the first half, and the Pacers are a good basketball team that knows how to make adjustments. Arthe took a 66-611 lead at halftime, but the mood was shattered when it was announced …
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