Supreme Court again blocks California Covid restriction on religious activities
The Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote on Friday blocked another state Covid-19 restriction on religious services.
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Ingenuity helicopter’s first flight on Mars delayed
We’ll have to wait a little bit longer before the first powered, controlled flight occurs on another planet. NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter, originally scheduled to fly on Mars Sunday, is now set to take off no earlier than April 14, according to the agency. The helicopter returned data to mission teams on Earth late Friday evening
Continue Reading Maryland inmates can now earn a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University
Georgetown University has announced a new program that will allow some Maryland prison inmates to earn bachelor’s degrees. The Georgetown Prisons and Justice Initiative (PJI) will lead the five-year program. It will choose its first 25 students in the fall 2021 semester. By the program’s end, at least 125 inmates within the Maryland prison system
Continue Reading Severe weather forecast for parts of Gulf Coast; at least 2 dead in Louisiana
At least two people in Louisiana are dead after extreme overnight weather, authorities say, as severe weather along the northern Gulf Coast impacts almost 65 million people. Emergency officials in St. Landry Parish report one death and seven injuries after a possible tornado hit early Saturday, Jessie Bellard, parish president, said in a statement. On Friday
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Arizona administers 4 millionth dose of coronavirus shot
Arizona administered its 4 millionth dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday. It is now equipped to distribute even more vaccines into the community as supplies from the federal government
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Big names make big moves at second day of Masters but still trail leader Justin Rose
Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Bryson DeChambeau — these former major winners used the second day of the Masters to make their move up the leaderboard. A winner at Augusta, Spieth — following his first PGA Tour victory since 2017 last week — hit a 4-under round to finish 5-under, while his friend Thomas hit a
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A Texas man ran from Disneyland to Disney World. Here’s why
A Texas man, wanting to raise awareness of diabetes, just finished running from Disneyland in Southern California to Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Don Muchow, 59, started his goal of running across the United States in February 2020. He didn’t have a specific plan involving both Disney parks, but Muchow told CNN affiliate WESH
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Saks Fifth Avenue to stop selling animal fur products
Saks Fifth Avenue says it will stop selling animal fur products by the end of the 2022 fiscal year both online and in stores. The luxury department store chain said in a statement that under the new policy, it will “no longer offer products from animals raised for the use of their fur, including but
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IID honors Winter Storms Outage Response Team as Team of the Month
The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) Board of Directors recognized a district team of 198 members on Tuesday for their excellence in responding to extensive damage in the Coachella Valley.
Continue Reading Billy Horschel has unfortunate slip on bank of Masters hole after removing shoes and socks for shot in water
The Masters is normally associated with its pristine course, the perfect foliage and the immaculate outfits. However, US golfer Billy Horschel ruined his perfect white trousers after suffering an unfortunate slip on Saturday at the Augusta National. The 34-year-old, playing in a group with three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson, hit his second shot on the
Continue Reading Play suspended on third day of Masters due to inclement weather
Just as things were heating up and the leaderboard was getting congested, play has been suspended during the third round of the Masters due to inclement weather. Suggestions of storms and high winds were in the forecast at the beginning of Saturday’s play, and those predictions came to fruition around 4 p.m. ET. The wind
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Board of Supervisors now accepting applications for fellowship program
The County of Imperial announced Friday that applications are now being accepted for the 2021 Fellowship Program.
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One dead and two deputies shot in a shooting outside of a Utah jail
Two sheriff’s deputies were shot and an individual involved in an altercation with the deputies is dead after a shooting outside the Salt Lake County Metro Jail in Utah on Saturday morning. The individual, whose name has not been released, was shot and killed, Salt Lake County Sheriff Rosie Rivera said during a press briefing.
Continue Reading A website is offering $1,000 for someone to binge-watch home improvement shows
If you feel like watching home improvement shows causes you to spend more money on your remodeling, here’s your chance to earn some cash while binge-watching “Fixer Upper.” The website ReviewHomeWarranties is offering to pay someone $1,000 to watch 10 episodes of three different home improvement shows. The shows chosen by the website to watch
Continue Reading Jefferson Davis’ chair, stolen from an Alabama cemetery, has been recovered and 2 people have been arrested
New Orleans Police have arrested two people in connection with the theft from an Alabama cemetery of a chair previously owned by Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy. Stanley Warnick and Kathryn Diionno were arrested for the theft of the chair, the New Orleans Police Department said in a press release sent to CNN.
Continue Reading Four suspected Boogaloo associates are indicted for allegedly destroying evidence
Four suspected members of a group associated with the extremist anti-government Boogaloo movement have been indicted by a federal grand jury in San Francisco, the Justice Department announced Friday. Jessie Alexander Rush, Robert Jesus Blancas, Simon Sage Ybarra, and Kenny Matthew Miksch are charged with destroying records following the May 29 killing of a federal
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Matt Gaetz shows Donald Trump’s defiant style is here to stay
In a fiery defense of his reputation Friday night, embattled Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz showed how former President Donald Trump’s brash, defiant politics now serve as the template for survival for the most unwelcome figures in a Republican Party that’s out of power in Washington and desperately trying to reposition for 2022. He followed in
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Aggravated assault leaves victim in critical condition
Yuma Police Department (YPD) responded to a report of aggravated assault early Saturday morning at 12:41, in the 2500 Block of Virginia Drive.
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El príncipe Felipe, consorte de toda la vida de la reina Isabel, será sepultado en una ceremonia discreta
(CNN) — El príncipe Felipe, el difunto esposo de la reina Isabel II del Reino Unido, será sepultado el sábado de la próxima semana, en una ceremonia que será colorida y llena de tradición, pero discreta para los estándares reales. Felipe, que era oficialmente duque de Edimburgo, murió pacíficamente en el Castillo de Windsor el
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Prince Charles pays tribute to his father Prince Philip
Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, paid tribute to his late father Prince Philip on Saturday in a pre-recorded statement. “My dear Papa was a very special person who I think above all else would have been amazed by the reaction and the touching things that have been said about him, and from
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