Watch this flying car complete its first flight in 2020
KleinVision’s AirCar reached an altitude of 1500 feet and completed two take-offs and landings during its maiden flight in Slovakia, according to the company.
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UPS driver rescues teen from Washougal rollover car accident
By DREW MARINE Click here for updates on this story WASHOUGAL, Washington (KPTV) — A local UPS driver is being called a hero after rescuing a Washougal teenager from a rollover car accident last Tuesday. Andrew Darr and his family are counting their blessings after Andrew walked away mostly unscathed. Law enforcement told the Darr
Continue ReadingSigns an employee may quit and what managers can do to prevent it
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Business Survey after survey suggests many employees are thinking about leaving their jobs. Whether or not the so-called “great resignation” comes to pass, turnover and the war for talent is always a concern for employers. Which is why smart managers and senior leaders should be aware when valued employees are contemplating
Continue ReadingQuentin Tarantino’s last movie is now a novel
By Marianne Garvey, CNN “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” is now a book. Two years after the theatrical release of the movie, director and writer Quentin Tarantino has turned the story into a novel. “Hollywood 1969 … You shoulda been there!” is the tagline of the book, which looks like a pulp novel. “Once
Continue ReadingState Fair is bringing back drive-thru for cream puffs and offers delivery
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story WEST ALLIS, Wisconsin (WDJT) — With the Wisconsin State Fair getting closer, we can already taste the famous cream puffs. The Official Cream Puffs Facebook page announced Tuesday that this year you’ll be able to get cream puff delivered to you, or you can pick
Continue ReadingSee inside a Brazilian ICU treating children for Covid
Children in Brazil have been dying from Covid-19 at higher rates than nearly anywhere else in the world. Doctors and researchers say the country’s higher child death rate stems from several issues but the main culprit is social inequality. CNN’s Isa Soares reports.
Continue ReadingCovid-19 is killing Brazilian children at alarming rates. Many may be going undiagnosed
By Vasco Cotovio, Isa Soares, Rodrigo Pedroso and Marcia Reverdosa, CNN “Who’s mommy’s little girl?” 22-year-old Brazilian Sameque Gois asks as she plays with her baby’s tiny hand, in one of the several videos she showed CNN. In the footage, little Sarah responds to her mother with an ear-to-ear smile. Sarah was born in January
Continue ReadingPutin dice que las sanciones de Estados Unidos «hasta nos hicieron bien»
Mariana Toro (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, dio un giro a las sanciones impuestas a su país: hay aspectos positivos de las sanciones impuestas por Estados Unidos a Rusia. Si bien no estaba señalando específicamente un tipo sanciones, dijo que de alguna manera habían promovido la tecnología rusa. Hablando durante su teletón
Continue ReadingScientists enlist help of Michigan residents to study lake erosion
By KENDALL KEYS, ANNA MUCKENFUSS Click here for updates on this story LAKE MICHIGAN, Michgan (WNEM) — Restoring the Great Lakes as water levels continue to decrease is putting coastal communities at risk. Researchers are studying the effects to try and prevent future erosion. “The last time lake level was as high as it is
Continue Reading‘Loki’ pulls back the curtain a little more in its wildest episode yet
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN After a third episode that at times seemed to be running in place, “Loki” finally pulled back the curtain — in almost “Wizard of Oz”-like fashion — in a fourth that contained some genuine shocks and a bit of (weird) romance, but remained stingy in terms of revealing what’s happening
Continue Reading‘Loki’ pulls back the curtain a little more in its wildest episode yet
Review by Brian Lowry, CNN After a third episode that at times seemed to be running in place, “Loki” finally pulled back the curtain — in almost “Wizard of Oz”-like fashion — in a fourth that contained some genuine shocks and a bit of (weird) romance, but remained stingy in terms of revealing what’s happening
Continue ReadingThose touched by Legend Taliferro’s passing reflect on the past year
By CAROLINA CRUZ Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — It’s been one year since 4-year-old Legend Taliferro was killed when a stray bullet hit him while he slept in Kansas City. Legend’s death on June 29, 2020 left a mark in Kansas City at a time when violent crime
Continue ReadingQuién es Ebrahim Raisi, el clérigo conservador y juez controversial que se convirtió en presidente electo de Irán
Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — En unas elecciones sin sorpresas, el clérigo ultraconservador y jefe judicial de Irán, Ebrahim Raisi, fue electo presidente el 18 de junio luego de que el Consejo de Guardianes vetara la participación de los principales candidatos reformistas y centristas. ¿Pero quién es exactamente Raisi? Prácticamente sin oposición, Raisi obtuvo casi
Continue ReadingMillions remain under heat warning as extreme temps grip Northwest
Canada and US cities in the Northwest have reported their hottest temperatures on record, and more than 52 million people are under a heat warning or advisory from coast to coast. CNN’s Jason Carroll reports.
Continue ReadingFertility clinic reports ransomware attack
By TERRANCE KELLY Click here for updates on this story Atlanta, GA (WGCL) — An Atlanta fertility clinic says a ransomware attack struck its computer network. According to a letter posted on Reproductive Biology Associates, LLC, and its affiliate My Egg Bank North America’s website, as many as 38,000 patients were impacted by the attack.
Continue ReadingPoor countries could lose $1.4 trillion from tourism’s collapse this year. Blame vaccine inequality
By Hanna Ziady, CNN Business The collapse in international tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic could cost the global economy as much as $2.4 trillion this year, as the uneven rollout of vaccines devastates developing countries that are highly dependent on overseas visitors. In a report published Wednesday, the United Nations Conference on Trade and
Continue ReadingFlying car completes 35-minute test flight between cities
By Jack Guy, CNN Business A prototype flying car has completed a test flight between two cities in Slovakia, spending 35 minutes airborne. Klein Vision’s AirCar flew between Nitra and the capital Bratislava on Monday, according to a press release published Wednesday. The AirCar Prototype 1 is powered by a 160 horsepower BMW engine, and
Continue ReadingBreathe your way to better sleep and overall recovery
By Dana Santas, CNN In Part I of the series, I outlined the overall power of breathing to impact our bodies and minds. Then in Part II, I shared how our breathing pattern can impact posture, movement and pain. Those articles demonstrated how the quality of our breathing pattern — good or bad — has
Continue ReadingRise of Delta variant brings mask question back, even for the vaccinated
By Maggie Fox, CNN Nearly all the staff at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health are vaccinated against Covid-19. Yet they are all still wearing masks to work. These researchers, who are among the most well-versed in the tricks of the coronavirus, aren’t taking any chances. They’re advising the rest of the country and
Continue ReadingShould you wear a mask amid Delta variant surge? Watch doctor’s answer
Dr. Jonathan Reiner says unvaccinated people should wear masks as the Delta variant continues to spread across the globe.
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