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☆ The head of Oklahoma's Board of Education rejoices after a local elementary school principal resigned following hate-induced bomb threats
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe head of Oklahoma's Board of Education celebrated the departure of a local elementary school principal who resigned recently after their school received hate-induced bomb threats. The Western Heights School District board accepted the resignation of Shane Murnan, the former principal at John Glenn Elementary School, on Monday — a little over five months after beginning the position. As NBC News reported, publicizing Murnan's hobby quickly led to Murnan and the school district receiving bomb threats, leading to Murnan's voluntary departure. "Drag queens do not belong in Oklahoma schools," Walters tweeted. Walters' celebratory tweet on Wednesday wasn't the first time he's weighed in online about Murnan's resignation.

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☆ Take a look at the tanker-like warship the US has used as a floating Navy SEAL base
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The first US ship commissioned outside AmericaCapt. David Skarosi salutes the flight deck officer after landing on the expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller. Frederick PoirierIn 2017, the Puller was converted to a naval warship in a ceremony in Bahrain, making it the first US ship to be commissioned outside America. The Puller, for example, can operate within a few dozen miles of adversaries and may regularly encounter combat aircraft, drones, and surface vessels. "Commissioning this expeditionary sea base, the USS Lewis B. Puller, will allow the Navy and Marine Corps team to meet the threats in the region head on."

Persons: David Skarosi, Lewis B, Puller, Frederick Poirier, John Glenn, Adm, Donegan, USS Lewis B Organizations: US, Spc, Navy, Naval Forces Central Command, USS, Marine Corps Locations: America, Bahrain

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☆ Analysis: Nikki Haley has a plausible path to the Republican nomination
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Harry Enten | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

No one behind in the national polls by as much as Haley at this point in the primary calendar has ever ended up winning the nomination. A late October Des Moines Register poll had Trump at 43% to Haley and DeSantis each at 16% in Iowa. They both went on to win Iowa. Haley, however, doesn’t need to win Iowa to secure the GOP nomination. Hart’s overperformance in Iowa was a big reason he went to win the New Hampshire primary in 1984.

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Importantly, the site is near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the headquarters of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratories. With this announcement, that aspiration has been realized.”Political Cartoons View All 1163 ImagesThe Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur, lived and worked in Dayton. Joby CEO JoeBen Bevirt told the AP that the company chose Ohio after an extensive and competitive search. 3 in the nation on manufacturing jobs — and that depth of manufacturing prowess, that workforce, is critical to us as we look to build this manufacturing facility. That included the loss of tens of thousands of auto and auto parts manufacturing jobs in the early 2000s and the loss of ATM maker NCR Corp.'s headquarters to an Atlanta suburb in 2009.

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☆ NASA looks to spice up astronaut menu with deep space food production
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Steve Gorman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

[1/4] A team member from Interstellar Lab of Merritt Island, Florida, prepares Daikon Radish sprouts during NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge Phase 2 prize announcement on May 19, 2023. The NASA-sponsored Deep Space Food Challenge prompted Sheehan to modify his invention as a way of producing edible proteins, carbohydrates and fats from the same system. TASTES LIKE ... SEITANThe resulting single-cell protein drink entered in NASA's contest has the consistency of a whey protein shake, Sheehan said. But the imperative for self-contained, low-waste food production requiring minimal resources has become more pronounced as NASA sets its sights on returning astronauts to the moon and eventual human exploration of Mars and beyond. Advances in space-based food production also have direct applications for feeding Earth's ever-growing population in an era when climate change is making food more scarce and harder to produce, Fritsche said.

☆ American Airlines plane forced to return to Ohio airport after possible bird strike, FAA says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An American Airlines plane bound for Arizona returned to John Glenn Columbus International Airport. The FAA told CNN that the plane might have experienced a bird strike. An American Airlines plane had to return to an airport in Columbus, Ohio, on Sunday morning because of mechanical issues. American Airlines told the outlet that flight 1958 "landed normally and taxied safely to the gate under its own power." The FAA and American Airlines did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment that were sent outside regular business hours.

WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Blue Origin, the private space company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos, was awarded its first interplanetary NASA contract on Thursday to launch a mission next year to study the magnetic field around Mars, the U.S. space agency and company said. Blue Origin has flown previous NASA missions with its smaller, suborbital New Shepard rocket, which can carry research payloads on short, microgravity trips to the edge of space and back. Blue Origin, known for its astro-tourism business for wealthy customers and celebrities, is one of 13 firms NASA chose last year for its Venture-class Acquisition of Dedicated and Rideshare missions (VADR) program. VADR essentially is intended to spur private development of private space launch vehicles by assigning lower-cost NASA science missions to new rockets with an unproven record and higher chance of failure. Blue Origin also declined to discuss financial details.

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☆ Arrive extra-early at these 15 U.S. airports—up to 3 hours—if you don't want to miss your flight
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Going to the airport is often a daunting task. Between long security lines and the crowds in the terminal, giving yourself enough time to make it to your gate is essential. In a 2022 study, the travel experts at Upgraded Points analyzed 15 factors at 50 major U.S. airports to find the ones where it's most important for passengers to arrive early for domestic flights. number of enplanementsnumber of passengersairport sizeaverage TSA wait timenumber of terminalsnumber of gatesnumber of airport employeesnumber of airport loungesnumber of restaurants/barsnumber of shopsnumber of parking lots/deckspercentage of on-time departurespercentage of delayed departurescar traffic volumecar traffic indexThe study found that the airports where passengers need the most time before boarding are Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). The airport where passengers don't need to arrive as early and ranked at the bottom of the list was John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) in Columbus, Ohio.

WASHINGTON — Patrick Leahy was swept into the Senate nearly a half-century ago in the wake of the Watergate scandal and President Richard Nixon’s resignation and pardon. Ron Frehm / APSen. Leahy take photos on the inaugural stand during Barack Obama's presidential inauguration at the Capitol on Jan. 21, 2013. Let’s stay here and vote where we can be seen.”Sen. Leahy, D-Vt., walks to the Senate Chamber on Jan. 6, 2021. Ira Schwarz / APSupreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor is sworn in by committee chairman Sen. Leahy, D-Vt., during her confirmation hearing in 2009 in Washington. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., and Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., in the Senate subway.

☆ Jan. 6 transcripts show Trump cronies taking the Fifth. So what?
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Tracey Maclin | Tracey Maclin Is The Raymond | Miriam Ehrlich Chair In United States Constitutional Law At The University Of Florida Levin College Of Law. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?”This erroneous perspective of the right against compelled self-incrimination forgets a lot of history. She then invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer any questions from members of the committee. They argued that by making an opening statement in which she professed her innocence, Lerner had waived her Fifth Amendment rights. The Fifth Amendment applies in any legal proceeding. Proceeding in this way, protects the Fifth Amendment rights of individuals and gives Congress the information it wants.

☆ Photos: See How NASA Trains Its Astronauts to Go to the Moon
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Paola Rosa-Aquino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Since 1959, more than 350 people have become NASA astronauts. Since NASA announced its first class of astronauts in 1959, more than 350 people have become astronauts. An astronaut nurse takes a blood sample from NASA astronaut John Glenn in 1961. NASAEarly on, NASA used a large machine called a human centrifuge to test gravitational stress on astronauts training to go to the moon for the first time. As more humans ventured into space, NASA began to understand the mental burden of space travel.

☆ Low-cost airline Sun Country is launching 15 new non-stop routes to New York, Charlotte, and Atlantic City from its Minneapolis hub — see the list
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Brady Macdonald | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sun Country Airlines will fly 15 nonstop routes from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to new and returning destinations. Sun Country operates 120 routes to more than 90 destinations but is one of the smaller US airlines. Sun Country Airlines will fly 15 nonstop routes from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to new and returning destinations including Charlotte, Detroit, St. Louis, Milwaukee, Colorado Springs, and Atlantic City, the airline announced. Sun Country partners China Airlines, Emirates, and Icelandair all fly out of JFK to international destinations. Sun Country has been adding routes as the carrier's network continues to expand.

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