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Month: November 2019

Ex-Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick ‘taking and making calls’ about potential 2020 run

Deval Patrick is seriously weighing whether he could make a credible last-minute entry into the Democratic Party’s crowded primary contest, two Democrats close to the former Massachusetts governor told CNN. “He’s taking and making calls,” one of the Democrats familiar with Patrick’s thinking said. But both Democrats said Patrick is well aware of the uphill

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Canadian sports broadcaster Don Cherry steps down after on-air remarks about immigrants

Don Cherry will no longer appear on Canada’s No. 1 sports network after referring to immigrants as “you people.” Sportsnet announced Monday the “Hockey Night in Canada” personality stepped down after making “divisive” remarks about immigrants not wearing red poppy pins to honor Canadian soldiers for Remembrance Day, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Cherry’s

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Artist designs phoenix sculpture from donated keys of homes destroyed in the Paradise Camp Fire

A woman from Paradise, California has created a phoenix sculpture from thousands of donated keys to places destroyed in California’s deadliest wildfire last November. Jessie Mercer, a 34-year-old art therapist and trauma counselor, designed the 800-pound depiction of the mythological bird that rises from ashes. The sculpture holds more than 18,000 keys to homes, churches,

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What makes a planet potentially habitable

While Earth is currently the only planet known to support life, astronomers look for certain factors that hint when a newly discovered exoplanet, or planet outside of our solar system, could be potentially habitable. They consider the type of star the planet orbits and how close it’s orbiting to the star. Too close to the

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Southwest Airlines flew jets without full knowledge of their repair histories

Whistleblowers at the Federal Aviation Administration questioned whether Southwest Airlines improperly flew jets without full knowledge of their safety history, according to documents released Monday by a Senate committee. The documents show that Southwest acquired 88 used jets from foreign airlines starting in 2013, and the FAA permitted Southwest to fly the planes. In May

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