Fresh off the back of a stunning victory in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix at Silverstone, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has said that while he appreciates being compared to F1 great Michael Schumacher, he is his own man. The 22-year-old was recently likened to Schumacher by F1 managing director Ross Brawn in his formula1.com
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On Tuesday night, Aaron Fortner, a high school English teacher in Missoula, Montana, sat at his computer for nearly four hours watching a virtual meeting of Missoula County Public Schools’ board of trustees. Leaders listened as citizens weighed in against starting the school year in person. “Out of 50 or 60 public comments, only one
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The UK has reimposed a 14-day quarantine on all arrivals from France after the country recorded a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases. From Saturday at 4 a.m. GMT, anyone arriving in the UK from France will have to self-isolate for two weeks or risk being fined up to $1,200. The decision was made after the
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Tropical Storm Josephine is churning in the Atlantic, marking the earliest “J” name storm to ever form there. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) 1. Election
Continue Reading It was Valentine’s Day this year that Dublin couple Annie Birney and Eoin Boyle found out they’d landed what might just be the world’s most romantic job. They’d beaten more than 50,000 other applicants to become summer caretakers of Great Blasket, an unoccupied island off Ireland’s west coast. They’d be posted there from April to
Continue Reading Even before he was born, Gui Khury owned a skateboard, and even before he could walk, Khury was learning to skate. “I saw this mini skateboard made for kids and I went crazy so that was his first toy,” Khury’s father Ricardo tells CNN Sport. “He used to push (himself) from the table to the
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Police have charged a 25-year-old man with first-degree murder after they say he shot and killed a 5-year-old boy last week in Wilson, North Carolina. Austin Hinnant told CNN affiliate WRAL he was inside the home when his son, Cannon, was playing outside and was shot. Hinnant says he ran outside and scooped up the
Continue Reading The second stage of cycling’s Critérium du Dauphiné ended in chaos as riders were pelted by large hailstones. Competitors were caught in the bad weather a few kilometers from the race finish at the top of the Col de Porte in the south-west of France. “Many riders — including our boys — were hit by
Continue Reading The Hubble Space Telescope may have solved the mystery of the curiously dimming star Betelgeuse, according to new research. And to add even more intrigue to the story, the star appears to be dimming again, which is unexpectedly early based on what astronomers know about the star. The study published Thursday in The Astrophysical Journal.
Continue Reading Iman, the last Sumatran rhino in Malaysia, died last November — bringing the endangered species one step closer to extinction. Now, Malaysian scientists are hoping to use tissues and cells from Iman and other dead rhinos to bring the population back. The project, conducted by a team at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), focuses
Continue Reading New Zealand has extended a lockdown in its most populous city as the country battles a fresh community coronavirus outbreak that comes after months without any locally transmitted cases. Only five days ago, New Zealand was marking an enviable milestone — 100 days without any community transmission. But this week has demonstrated how fast that
Continue Reading Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to deny Ghislaine Maxwell’s request to be told the identities of the women who allege the former British socialite and girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein recruited, groomed and ultimately sexually abused them as young girls. In a letter to the judge, prosecutors also said the judge should reject Maxwell’s request
Continue Reading In a letter, public health advisers to the US government said they are “extremely concerned” and “troubled” by the Trump administration’s decision to change how hospitals report Covid-19 data. The letter, dated July 31, described hospitals as “scrambling” to determine how to meet new daily Covid-19 reporting requirements to the US Department of Health and
Continue Reading A new study finds that deaths in New York City in the early part of the Covid-19 pandemic were comparable to deaths in the city at the peak of what’s considered the deadliest pandemic to date — the flu pandemic of 1918. The relative increase in deaths during the early period of the Covid-19 pandemic
Continue Reading The FBI is asking the public’s help in locating a missing Georgia mom whose son was found wandering barefoot in Florida last month. Leila Cavett, 21, was last seen July 26 in South Florida just hours before her 2-year-old son, Kamdyn, was found walking without shoes in an apartment complex in Miramar, according to George
Continue Reading New York City’s tribute to honoring victims of the September 11 attacks has been canceled this year due to Covid-19 concerns, the 9/11 Memorial & Museum announced Thursday. “This incredibly difficult decision was reached in consultation with our partners after concluding the health risks during the pandemic were far too great for the large crew
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Thousands of students in the Borderland have now returned to classes for the new school year online. Right now, many parents are being asked to decide whether they will their children back to the classroom for in-person learning when campuses reopen. A local infectious disease expert said there are several
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DALLAS, Texas — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is confident about having fans for all home games, and the club has now announced details toward that end. The Cowboys say they are selling tickets in groups to try to prevent people who don’t know each other from sitting together. The club says fans will only
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EL PASO, Texas — For the third-straight day record heat blasted the Borderland on Thursday with the temperature at the El Paso International Airport hitting an afternoon high of 106 degrees. With that record-breaking heat comes concerns that not all of the city’s Sun Metro buses have working air conditioning. “It was so hot I
Continue Reading An investigation by Baltimore Gas and Electric Company into a Monday gas explosion in northwest Baltimore that killed two and injured seven has found that it was not the result of faulty pipes or equipment, the company, better known as BGE, said in a press release issued Thursday. “BGE has found that all of its
Continue Reading A man’s leg may need to be amputated after the Salt Lake City Police Department allegedly used excessive force against him by ordering a police dog to bite the man repeatedly, leaving him severely injured. Attorneys for Jeffery Ryans, 36, say a police officer “commanded his K9 … to attack Ryans unnecessarily and for an
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — New Mexico is saying yes to President Donald Trump’s offer to extend a weekly federal supplement to unemployment benefits — without increasing the state’s standard payout as suggested. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham confirmed on Thursday that the state has submitted an application to the U.S. government that would provide an
Continue Reading The maker of Fortnite is suing Apple and Google after the tech giants blocked the wildly popular online video game, which boasts hundreds of millions of registered players, from their app stores Thursday. The companies behind the iOS and Google Play app stores said they removed Fortnite because its developer, Epic Games, violated their guidelines
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Click here for updates on this story Fayetteville, AR (KFSM) — NWA Fashion Week is asking models to come forward following allegations against a photographer who they worked with after four hidden cameras were allegedly found in his professional studio. Fayetteville Police have confirmed that they have an open investigation, but say they cannot go
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Hackett, AR (KFSM) — One man was arrested for allegedly pulling a gun on local utility workers. On Tuesday (Aug. 11) around 10 a.m., War Eagle Line Service utility workers just north of Hackett reported a man pulled a handgun on them as they were doing their job,
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The United States needs to get control of Covid-19 and carefully reopen the country, or the consequences could be devastating, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Thursday. “To think that you can ignore the biologic and get the economy back, it’s not gonna happen,” Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious diseases expert, told actor Matthew McConaughey in an
Continue Reading To hear Pastor John MacArthur tell it, all Grace Community Church did was open its doors and the people came, like the animals to Noah’s Ark. The megachurch in suburban Los Angeles had closed its doors in mid-March because of the coronavirus pandemic. It announced plans to re-open in May, but a federal court upheld
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A beloved leader for the New Mexico State University basketball team has suited up for the last time. AJ Harris was denied a waiver for a 6th year of eligibility by the NCAA. Harris was seeking a sixth year of eligibility after injuries kept from playing in all but three
Continue Reading The NCAA has officially canceled fall championships — a decision that could potentially push fall sports to the spring. “We cannot now at this point have fall NCAA championships,” NCAA President Mark Emmert said Thursday via Twitter. Last week, the NCAA Board of Governors announced that if 50% of eligible teams in a particular sport,
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Omaha, NE (WOWT) — A car theft ring that police believe was responsible for close to a million dollars’ worth of stolen cars and car parts has been busted. Omaha Police worked with several law enforcement agencies to capture the thieves. Police say the crooks would hit car
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