Equinox Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the equinox. The equinox occurs twice a year when the sun is directly above the Earth’s equator and day and night are of…
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Solstice Fast Facts
Here is a look at the solstice. The next summer solstice will take place on June 20, 2021. The next winter solstice will take place on December 21,…
Continue ReadingTurkey withdraws from Istanbul convention to combat violence against women
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has withdrawn his country from an international treaty to protect women through a presidential decree issued…
Continue ReadingThis group is giving personal alarms to Asian Americans to protect them from violence
A New York City anti-hate group is distributing personal safety alarms to Asian Americans and immigrants to protect them from a recent surge of…
Continue ReadingShe publishes booklets in seven languages to help Asian Americans and others face hate crimes
A Korean American woman living in Los Angeles has created a hate crime booklet for Asian American seniors to prepare them in case they are racially…
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Spring breakers flock to South Florida while some residents worry about another Covid-19 surge
Veronica Pena says she’s spent the past year carefully navigating the Covid-19 pandemic in the mostly restriction-free state of Florida. The…
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Experts say it’s a tight race between coronavirus variants and vaccines in the US as air travel hits records and spring break crowds grow
The pandemic’s end is in sight — but right now, the US is in a critical spot. A highly contagious — and potentially more deadly…
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Bend Cultural Tourism Fund announces 2021 grant deadline
The Bend Cultural Tourism Commission announces the sixth year of the Bend Cultural Tourism Fund with the opening of its online grant application for…
Continue ReadingMan arrested after taking his toddler into an elephant enclosure at San Diego Zoo
A visitor at the San Diego Zoo was arrested on Friday shortly after taking his two-year-old daughter into an elephant enclosure, according to a press…
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OLCC to limit use of Delta-8-THC, other artificially derived cannabinoids
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission has initiated rule-making for Delta-8-THC and other psychoactive components of hemp and marijuana that…
Continue ReadingLargest asteroid to pass by Earth this year will be moving unusually fast
The largest asteroid that has been predicted to make a close approach of Earth this year will zip by from a safe distance on Sunday, according to…
Continue ReadingA mother was killed in the Atlanta spa shootings. A GoFundMe page for her sons has now raised millions
Hyun Jung Grant was one of the victims of the Atlanta spa shootings Tuesday, leaving behind her two children. “She was a single mother who…
Continue ReadingA Virginia restaurant is giving away free meals, no questions asked
Perfectly Frank‘s customers are a loyal bunch. Last year, they carried the restaurant through the darkest days of the pandemic with donations.…
Continue ReadingPublic school teacher brings chemistry into his students’ kitchens
After schools moved online a year ago because of the pandemic, one public school science teacher was determined to make his chemistry labs…
Continue ReadingMinnesota veteran knits hundreds of hats for Salvation Army
Tom Cornish, a 96-year-old World War II veteran, continues to serve his country decades later by knitting and donating hundreds of hats to the…
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Idaho Legislature shuts down due to COVID-19 outbreak
The Idaho Legislature has voted to shut down for several weeks due to an outbreak of COVID-19 among its members.…
Continue ReadingA 2-year-old boy died after ingesting fentanyl his mother bought, police say
A Kentucky mother has been arrested after her 2-year-old son ingested fentanyl, according to a news release from the Ludlow Police. The mother,…
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Virus bounces VCU from NCAA Tournament; Oregon advances
VCU has been pulled from the NCAA Tournament because of COVID-19 protocols. The school says it had “multiple” positive tests within the past two…
Continue ReadingDuke University will end its stay-in-place order as new Covid-19 cases decline
Duke University said it will end its stay-in-place order for undergraduate students Sunday, citing a decline in new Covid-19 cases among students. In…
Continue ReadingIndian sailors are being caught in a piracy boom off West Africa. One captain held hostage shares his story
That morning, Capt. Ripusudan Prasad phoned his wife, Anita, as he did every day from the oil tanker he commanded, the MT Duke. The ship was about…
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