The hot tech IPOs just keep coming
Snowflake isn’t the only buzzy upstart to cash in on investors’ enthusiasm for new software companies. The latest: Unity Software, which…
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An Alaska dentist who extracted a patient’s tooth on a hoverboard sentenced to 12 years in jail
A former dentist who was filmed extracting a patient’s tooth while standing on a hoverboard has been sentenced to 12 years in jail, according…
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An Alaska dentist who extracted a patient’s tooth on a hoverboard sentenced to 12 years in jail
A former dentist who was filmed extracting a patient’s tooth while standing on a hoverboard has been sentenced to 12 years in jail, according…
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Is in-person voting safe from Covid-19? It can be if you follow these guidelines
And we’re off! In-person voting has officially started in some parts of the United States for the November 2020 election, with at least 10…
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Is in-person voting safe from Covid-19? It can be if you follow these guidelines
And we’re off! In-person voting has officially started in some parts of the United States for the November 2020 election, with at least 10…
Continue Reading A White police chief lays out why BLM protests matter in small towns
Even though there hasn’t been a single Black Lives Matter protest in the predominantly White city of Canal Fulton, Ohio, their White police…
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Covid has stopped most adventures. But this family is still setting sail on an epic voyage
The oceans have emptied over the past few months, with seagoing voyagers around the world seeking safe harbor amid fears that Covid outbreaks or…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for September 18: coronavirus, election 2020, USPS, Taiwan
The West Coast wildfires are still so severe, Yosemite National Park has had to close due to hazardous air quality. Firefighters are hoping better…
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5 things to know for September 18: coronavirus, election 2020, USPS, Taiwan
The West Coast wildfires are still so severe, Yosemite National Park has had to close due to hazardous air quality. Firefighters are hoping better…
Continue Reading Wanted: People who want to get paid to taste cheeseburgers
For burger lovers out there, a dream job has opened up: getting paid to eat cheeseburgers. In honor of National Cheeseburger Day on Friday,…
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Wanted: People who want to get paid to taste cheeseburgers
For burger lovers out there, a dream job has opened up: getting paid to eat cheeseburgers. In honor of National Cheeseburger Day on Friday,…
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Armand Duplantis breaks another pole vault world record
Armand Duplantis may only be 20 years old but he is already a track and field superstar. Having broken his own indoor pole vault world record in…
Continue Reading Scientists win award for giving an alligator helium and making it shout
A team of scientists who put an alligator in a helium-filled box and made it shout have won an Ig Nobel Prize, a prestigious(ish) award that…
Continue Reading Qantas seven-hour flight to nowhere sells out in 10 minutes
Pre-pandemic, many of us viewed flying simply as a method of getting from one destination to another as quickly as possible. But amid global…
Continue Reading Justin Thomas leads US Open with record first-round score at Winged Foot
Winged Foot has a reputation as one of the toughest golf courses on the circuit, but American Justin Thomas made light work of the New York course on…
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Justin Thomas leads US Open with record first-round score at Winged Foot
Winged Foot has a reputation as one of the toughest golf courses on the circuit, but American Justin Thomas made light work of the New York course on…
Continue Reading Outgoing US ambassador to China blames Beijing for coronavirus as he heads home to help Trump
The outgoing United States Ambassador to China has denounced Beijing’s initial handling of the coronavirus, saying that “what could have…
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Outgoing US ambassador to China blames Beijing for coronavirus as he heads home to help Trump
The outgoing United States Ambassador to China has denounced Beijing’s initial handling of the coronavirus, saying that “what could have…
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Utah officer charged after allegedly ordering K9 to attack Black man who was surrendering
A Salt Lake City police officer was charged Wednesday in connection with allegedly ordering a police dog to attack a Black man who was surrendering…
Continue Reading 2 HBCU presidents joined Covid-19 vaccine trials to encourage participation, but past racist experiments haunt such efforts
When the presidents of two historically Black colleges announced they were participating in a Covid-19 vaccine trial, they hoped to encourage other…
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2 HBCU presidents joined Covid-19 vaccine trials to encourage participation, but past racist experiments haunt such efforts
When the presidents of two historically Black colleges announced they were participating in a Covid-19 vaccine trial, they hoped to encourage other…
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Naomi Osaka will not play in the French Open
Less than a week after she won the US Open, three-time major champion Naomi Osaka of Japan announced on social media that she will not play in the…
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Naomi Osaka will not play in the French Open
Less than a week after she won the US Open, three-time major champion Naomi Osaka of Japan announced on social media that she will not play in the…
Continue Reading In a year filled with pandemic and election madness, the Jewish New Year allows for a time to reflect and renew
Can this year just stop already? It’s a thought ricocheting around the world as we cope with Covid-19, quarantine, wildfires and hurricanes.…
Continue Reading Louisville Metro Council passes vote of no confidence against mayor over handling of Breonna Taylor case
The Louisville Metro Council passed a resolution Thursday night that expresses no-confidence in Mayor Greg Fischer for his lack of transparency and…
Continue Reading US holds its second high-profile visit to Taiwan in two months as Beijing escalates military pressure
A high-profile United States official is visiting Taiwan for the second time in two months, the latest sign of warming ties between Washington and…
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UTEP running back Quardraiz Wadley to miss remainder of 2020 football season
EL PASO, Texas – UTEP senior running back Quardraiz Wadley will sit out the remainder of the 2020 football season due to a lingering injury that…
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5 takeaways from Joe Biden’s CNN town hall
Joe Biden cast the United States as unsafe under President Donald Trump and claimed he could unite the country Thursday night in a CNN town hall less…
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