This is the greatest hurricane risk in New England in 30 years. Hurricane and storm surge warnings were in place in parts of Long Island and southern New England. Forecasters said Henri would hit land at or near hurricane strength on Sunday. The northeastern US is preparing for its first direct hit from a hurricane … Read more
“I don’t know if I changed anyone’s mind about the vaccine, but I know I certainly convinced people to go to Krispy Kreme,” he said. “To have a mission every day where I definitely have to get the donut – I mean, it’s silly, but I feel like I’m doing something positive in this world … Read more
CNN — A reliable wine opener is a wine lover’s best friend, while a wonky one can ruin that special bottle of Bordeaux you’ve been saving for just the right occasion. With that in mind, we tested eight top-rated wine openers in three different styles — traditional waiter’s corkscrews, labor-saving lever styles and rechargeable … Read more
Highlights of this day in history: Soviet coup against Mikhail Gorbachev fails; Exiled revolutionary Leon Trotsky murdered in Mexico; Nat Turner leads a slave rebellion; US flag gets 50th star; Count Basie and singer Kenny Rogers were born. (August 21)
When Facebook released its first quarterly report this week of the most viewed posts in the United States, Guy Rosen, its vice president for integrity, said the social network had taken “a long journey” to be “by far the most transparent platform in the world” on the Internet “The list showed that the posts with … Read more
The Texas Supreme Court on Thursday denied an attempt to block three restraining orders against Governor Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates – including one that allowed all Texas school districts to require masks indoors. The court referred Attorney General Ken Paxton’s appeal to the 3rd Texas Court of Appeals in Austin for a hearing. … Read more
HOUSTON – A 38-day Democratic strike in the Texas House of Representatives effectively ended Thursday when three previously absent members arrived at the Capitol and paved the way for Republicans to establish a quorum and pass restrictive voting rules. Despite efforts by the Democrats to maintain a solid bloc, although most returned from Washington this … Read more
CNN — Ihr Wechsel zurück ins Büro steht möglicherweise unmittelbar bevor – falls dies für Sie und Ihren Arbeitgeber noch nicht geschehen ist. An diesem Punkt kann die Rückkehr ins Büro jedoch bedeuten, dass Sie sich wieder mit dem arbeiten müssen, was es bedeutet, dort tatsächlich zu arbeiten. Das bedeutet, dass Sie sich überlegen, wie … Read more
The year-long trial of R. Kelly for sexual abuse begins; Country star Sam Hunt pleads guilty of drinking and driving; Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost welcome a little boy. (August 19th)
