SI Swimsuit model Haley Kalil says people are shocked by her science degree: ‘It about changing the narrative’

EXCLUSIVE: Haley Kalil is all about proudly flaunting her brains and beauty. The Minnesota native made her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit debut in 2018 after participating in the franchise’s first-ever open casting call. She was named the co-winner alongside camille-kostek” target=”_blank”>Camille Kostek<, the 28-year-old also published award-winning immunological research and worked with numerous local science programs…

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Portland protests, homelessness have residents avoiding downtown, poll reveals

portland” target=”_blank”>Portland, Oregon, <and us-protests” target=”_blank”>rioting <pandemic and social unrest of the past year.  Downtown Portland, once a cultural and tourist center, is now rife with homeless tents, smashed windows, graffiti, trash and boarded-up businesses, the newspaper reported.  And while large-scale anti-police protests have mostly faded since their apex last summer, the city has yet…

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San Diego airport 'near miss' prompts FAA investigation: reports

A “near miss” between two planes at san-diego” target=”_blank”>San Diego< this week has prompted an investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration, according to reports. SkyWest Flight 3446 was approaching the airport Thursday night when air-and-space” target=”_blank”>air traffic< The approaching jet had lowered to about 200 feet above the ground before it suddenly climbed again, reaching…

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China says it has landed its first probe on Mars

China has landed its first spacecraft on Mars, according to the state-run Xinhua News Agency. China’s National Space Administration launched the Tianwen-1 mission in July 2020 with the goal of landing a rover on the red planet. The vessel reached Mars orbit in February and remained there for two months in order to collect data…

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