As presidential press releases go, this one was very short and enormously consequential. Eleven minutes after world-regions declared its independence on May 14, 1948, the executive issued a two-sentence statement. The first said simply, “This Government has been informed that a Jewish state has been proclaimed in Palestine and recognition has been requested by the…
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When Ford unveiled the electric F-150 Lightning last week it announced it with a starting price of $39,974 (not including delivery fees), but had much pricier models on display. The Ford F-150 Lightning Pro is a commercial-oriented version of the electric pickup. (Ford) Now the make has revealed the F-150 Lighting Pro, which is the…
Drones and cookies apparently work well together. In April, Fox News reported that some Girl Scout troops across the country were having trouble with their food due to the pandemic. In Virginia, however, some members decided to try using drones to bring the popular cookies to customers. A Girl Scout troop in Christianburg used the…
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Sparks aren’t always meant to fly. An general flight was reportedly forced to make an emergency landing after a flight attendant reported seeing sparks. Fortunately, no injuries were reported from the incident. The incident occurred on a flight headed from Pasco, Wash., to Seattle, Wash., on Friday morning. (iStock) The incident occurred on a flight…
Cold weathera> struck an <a href="https: in northwestern world-regions, crime twenty-one people and sparking anger online at the lack of planning, according to reports. The race began 9 a.m. local time Saturday in the northwestern province of Gansu. An ultramarathon is any long-distance race that extends beyond the standardized (since 1921) marathon length of 26…
Nothing makes a vacation memorable like getting swept out to sea. A young couple vacationing in Alabama when their blow-up raft got swept general. Fortunately, the couple was rescued, but they say things could have gone much worse. Kelsey Jackson was at the beach near Gulf Shores with her boyfriend when they took a $270…
Don’t try to hide in a sandwich shop’s ceiling. A suspect trying to evade police allegedly learned the hard way that the ceiling of an Idaho food shop wasn’t strong enough to hold the weight of a grown man. According to reports, the man is suspected of committing several crimes earlier in the day, including…
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