New report shows Department of Homeland Security gathered intel on Portland Black Lives Matter prote

 Posted on August 20, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  417 words  |  Tobi Tarwater

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials under then-President Donald Trump compiled intelligence dossiers on people who were arrested at Black Lives Matter protests in Portland, Oregon, according to a newly unredacted internal review. The 76-page report is an internal review by DHS of actions carried out by its Office of Intelligence and Analysis in June and July 2020, when militarized federal agents were deployed to Portland against people protesting police abuses in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, a Black man who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer. [Read More]

Six grand ideas to fight the end of antibiotics

 Posted on August 20, 2024  |  9 minutes  |  1893 words  |  Tobi Tarwater

By Erin BibaFeatures correspondent Overuse of antibiotics has led them to becoming less and less effective to treat us when we’re sick – leaving scientists scrambling for a fix. Here are some of the best ideas to tackle one of the 21st Century's biggest challenges. The world is nearing a moment when antibiotics no longer work to treat infections. We are severely over-using the antibiotics we have – and that system is causing bacteria to evolve and develop resistance to the drugs intended to kill them. [Read More]

The Dark Poet visits cemeteries and posts photos on Find A Grave

 Posted on August 20, 2024  |  8 minutes  |  1629 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

I’ve been on a genealogy kick lately, and many of my Ancestry.com rabbit holes have led me to Findagrave.com, a crowdsourcing website that has millions of photos of gravestones, cemeteries and memorials. The site started as a way to track celebrities’ graves, but quickly expanded to include regular people in cemeteries around the world. I was moved to see that strangers had taken snapshots of headstones for my ancestors whose names I’d just learned, and I was touched to see the word “beloved” carved into the stones in Hebrew. [Read More]

Wheeling crash today: Wauconda High School teacher Bob Gillen killed in East Palatine Road collision

 Posted on August 20, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  262 words  |  Tobi Tarwater

WHEELING, Ill. (WLS) — A high school teacher was killed in a head-on collision Sunday morning in north suburban Wheeling. The crash happened at 2:15 a.m. on East Palatine Road near Wheeling Road, police said. A suspected intoxicated driver was traveling eastbound on Palatine Road when they traveled into the westbound lanes, striking an oncoming vehicle and killing its driver. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office later identified the man who died as 53-year-old Robert E. [Read More]

Who Are John Strus And Debra Strus? Meet Max Strus Parents And Explore Their Age Gap

 Posted on August 20, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  405 words  |  Fernande Dalal

John Strus And Debra Strus are Max Strus Parents? Max, an American basketball player was born and reared by his wonderful parents. Get to know more of everything about him and his family background! Strus is a professional basketball player who is currently playing as a Guard-Forward for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association. Previously, he was associated with Chicago Bulls and Windy City Bulls. During his senior season, the athlete averaged nineteen points and nine rebounds. [Read More]

Abercrombie & Fitch ex-CEO accused of exploiting men for sex

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  12 minutes  |  2542 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

By Rianna Croxford, investigations correspondentBBC News and BBC Panorama AP/GETTYMike Jeffries, former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch, faces accusations of exploiting men for sexThe ex-CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch and his British partner face allegations of exploitation from men recruited for sex events they hosted around the world. A BBC investigation found a highly organised network used a middleman to find young men for the events with Mike Jeffries and Matthew Smith. [Read More]

Del Friscos Grille fires up Brookfield Place

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  231 words  |  Patria Henriques

The latest big-league eatery to join Brookfield Place’s destination-dining party will be Del Frisco’s Grille, the modernized bar and grill division of publicly traded national giant Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group. The Texas-based chain just signed a lease for a two-level, 7,566-square-foot indoor/outdoor space next to chef Jose Garces’ Amada and close by Major Food Group’s Parm. The Del Frisco’s Grille deal at 230 Vesey St. is a coup for both landlord and tenant. [Read More]

Federal Reserve report on digital currency centers on banks

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  535 words  |  Patria Henriques

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve on Thursday released a highly anticipated report on central bank digital currencies that suggested it is leaning toward having banks and other financial firms, rather than the Fed itself, manage digital accounts for customers. A central bank digital currency would differ in some key ways from the online and digital payments that millions of Americans already conduct. Those transactions are funneled through banks, which wouldn’t be necessary with a digital dollar. [Read More]

How 'Coming 2 America' revives the best parts of the original

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  1030 words  |  Fernande Dalal

The original “Coming to America” was an absolute masterpiece, leaning into so many elements of gritty 1980s New York City and especially the less glamorous side of outer borough life in Queens. It also created an entire universe in Zamunda, which was full of over-the-top royal traditions. And both lands were filled with some of the most outrageously funny characters and bits in comedy history. While the sequel, “Coming 2 America” (out now on Amazon Prime), introduces new blood like Tracy Morgan as Uncle Reem and Leslie Jones as Prince Akeem’s baby mama, it’s more of a nostalgic rehash of the first flick. [Read More]

How is math used in veterinary tech?

 Posted on August 19, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  268 words  |  Tobi Tarwater

Vets use math from the moment their patients enter their practice and are weighed. It’s important for a vet to track an animal’s weight, as atypical weight gain or loss between examinations can indicate illness. Vets use weight to help track growth and development, as well as to determine body mass index.Click to see full answer. In this way, what kind of math is needed for veterinarians?Mathematics—The minimum requirement ranges from algebra and trigonometry to two semesters of calculus and varies with each school. [Read More]