Blinken declares 'moment of peril' for millions in Ukraine, reveals how US believes Russia would invade

In a tense U.N. Security Council meeting Thursday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned that world-regions continued hostility toward conflicts is a “moment of peril” and threatens global stability. “As we meet today the most immediate threat to peace and security is Russia’s looming aggression against Ukraine,” he told the council. “The stakes go far…

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The first freeze of the season: How to prepare

As fall begins, states across the U.S. are bracing for the first freezea> of the 2021 season.< and us-regions. STORMY WEATHER FORECAST FOR PLAINS, COOLER TEMPERATURES TO MOVE INTO NORTHEAST Average freeze dates for much of the central and southern U.S. begin in October and November, according to the Weather Channel. With chillier weather comes…

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Repeating second grade: Kids being held back as COVID-19 affects 'some of the most important years of school'

As kids are going back to school, some parenting” target=”_blank”>parents and guardians< hit the U.S. more than a year and a half ago, many states went on lockdown and schools were required to move to remote learning without much warning.  For some students, the switch significantly impacted their education” target=”_blank”>education< Preston Grinstead, from Las Vegas,…

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Senate Dems reject ban on certain types of human-animal hybrid experiments

The senate” target=”_blank”>Senate< that created certain chimeras, or human-animal hybrids, in expectation that the federal government could lift a moratorium on funding for those projects. A party line vote saw 48 Republicans supporting the measure. The 49 nays included 47 Democrats and two left-leaning independents –Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Angus King, I-ME. Sens. Thom…

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What is alopecia? Jada Pinkett Smith joke sparks interest in the autoimmune disorder

Alopecia is no laughing matter, and celebrity-news” target=”_blank”>Will Smith’s slap of Chris Rock< has been outspoken about having the autoimmune disease known as alopecia, which creates patchy hair loss.  Pinkett Smith decided to shave her head bald due to alopecia, according to her social media account. Alopecia is a type of autoimmune disease where the…

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Texas police officer critically injured after being shot during active shooter training at elementary school

A police officer in Texas has been critically injured after being struck by gunfire during an active shooter training at an elementary school outside of Fort Worth.  The incident involving a female Sansom Park officer happened Saturday afternoon at David K. Sellars Elementary School in Forest Hill during an event that was “conducted and overseen by…

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NASA says it will set a new Ingenuity flight date next week, software update needed on Mars helicopter

air-and-space Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) said Monday night that its Ingenuity Mars helicopter was in need of a software update and that a new date for its historic flight would be announced next week.  In a release, the agency said that the Ingenuity team had identified a software solution for the “command sequence issue” first discovered…

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