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☆ Tennessee Republicans likely to expel three Democratic lawmakers from statehouse
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Brad Brooks | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/3] Rep. Justin Pearson, Rep. Justin Jones, Rep. Gloria Johnson People hold their hands up as they exit the House Chamber doors at the Tennessee State Capitol Building, in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. April 3, 2023. April 6 (Reuters) - Republicans who control the Tennessee House of Representatives will vote on Thursday on whether to expel three Democratic members for their role in a gun control demonstration at the statehouse last week. Three Democratic lawmakers stood on the House floor and used a bullhorn to lead protesters in chanting demands for stricter gun laws. The expulsion vote is likely to easily pass in the Republican-dominated House and lead to the ouster of Rep. Gloria Johnson, Rep. Justin Jones and Rep. Justin Pearson. Republicans Rep. Andrew Farmer, Rep. Gino Bulso, and Rep.

☆ Swiss one-two in Schladming giant slalom
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Jan 25 (Reuters) - Switzerland's Loic Meillard won the men's World Cup giant slalom under lights in Schladming on Wednesday, with fellow countryman Gino Caviezel second fastest down the foggy slopes in the Austrian Alps. Meillard finished 0.59 of a second faster than Caviezel, while Marco Schwarz from Austria came third, 0.81 of a second after Meillard. The win marked the second time Meillard won a World Cup race and his first triumph in giant slalom. Switzerland's reigning World Cup champion and current overall leader Marco Odermatt did not start having injured his left knee on Friday. Reporting by Tommy Lund in Gdansk Editing by Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

More than 40 million egg-laying hens have been culled in the U.S. alone, causing the price of eggs nationwide to skyrocket, Lorenzoni said. Months earlier, the “bird flu” outbreak drove the cost of turkey meat to record highs. Poultry can become infected through direct exposure to wild birds but more likely from fecal matter that contaminates the ground around farms or yards. Many migrating birds are not sickened by bird flu, which means it’s not well understood just how widespread it is in the wild, Lorenzoni added. The sun can, for instance, naturally disinfect surfaces while gloomier days help viral particles survive on surfaces contaminated by infected bird poop, Lorenzoni said.

In the months since the most recent water woes began in Jackson, Mississippi, national attention has died down, donations have dwindled, and volunteers have been hard to come by. Thanks to donations and the national attention, grassroots organizers were able to distribute hundreds of cases of bottled water to panicked residents after the O.B. Michael Goldberg / AP fileJackson has one of the oldest water systems in the country, with authorities routinely directing residents to boil their water for safety, and residents often reporting brown water, leaking sewage and low water pressure. Since the water outage over the summer, residents have largely relied on bottled water for eating and drinking — and some for bathing as well. Months before the water outage in August, residents endured a cold snap in 2021, with extremely low temperatures freezing pipes and leaving many without water.

☆ Miami nightclub owners are struggling with slumping sales after losing top-spending crypto clientele in wake of FTX implosion and crypto downfall, report says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Miami club owners told the Financial Times business is slumping as the crypto industry takes a blow. Crypto, tech, and hedge fund leaders came to the city en masse during the pandemic. But in the wake of the FTX implosion, some of the city's top spenders have vanished. Now, with the downfall of companies like FTX, club owners and promoters aren't quite certain if big spenders will return, as the value of cryptocurrencies take a nosedive and major players like Sam Bankman-Fried hemorrhage vast amounts of their net worth. According to the FT, FTX paid $135 million to secure 19 years worth of naming rights to FTX Arena, home to the Miami Heat.

☆ Elected official from Connecticut admits he entered Capitol during Jan. 6 attack
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( Ryan J. Reilly | Ryan J. Reilly Is A Justice Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON — An elected official in Connecticut has admitted for the first time publicly that he entered the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot. "I was there I went inside there, and, you know, I didn’t damage or break anything," DiGiovanni told NBC Connecticut following a recent Board of Aldermen meeting. That footage also indicated he entered the Capitol near where some of the most brutal violence took place. Nearly 900 people have been arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 attack, but there are still hundreds more arrests expected. DiGiovanni was elected to local office in Derby, a small city near New Haven, about 10 months after the Jan. 6 attack.

☆ Ring responds to Florida shooting caused by doorbell alert: 'We don't condone vigilantism'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-21 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ring provided Insider with a statement following a near deadly Florida shooting. An innocent women fled gunfire after a father-son duo responded to Ring doorbell alerts Saturday morning, officials say. Earlier this month, a woman says her mother took revenge on a package thief seen on Ring doorbell camera by pooping in an Amazon box. In October, a TikToker shared the repulsive way her mother decided to deter a package thief they'd caught on camera with their Ring doorbell. In a follow up video, Destiny says a different thief took the package, so her mom would have to "sh!t in another box," according to the caption.

☆ Florida father and son shoot at innocent woman they thought tried to break in home, sheriff says
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Marlene Lenthang | Marlene Lenthang Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

A Florida father and his 15-year-old son were arrested on attempted murder charges after they shot at a woman who they mistakenly believed was trying to break into their home, officials said. The woman threw her car into reverse in an attempt to back out of the way, and crashed into a car behind her in the frantic escape. The teenage son heard the commotion and neared the car and thought “our victim is trying to back into him” and he opened fire, Judd said. Both Colonacosta and his son started shooting into the car as the woman sped away. The sheriff said neither Colonacosta or his son had criminal records until Saturday morning, adding, “our goal is for them to go to prison.

☆ Astăzi este marcată Ziua Mondială a Artei. Când a fost sărbătorită pentru prima dată și ce semnificație are
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-15 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +1 min

Astăzi este marcată Ziua Mondială a Artei. Când a fost sărbătorită pentru prima dată și ce semnificație areÎn fiecare an, la 15 aprilie, este marcată Ziua Mondială a Artei, ca o recunoaştere a contribuţiei oamenilor de artă la îmbogăţirea culturii şi spiritualităţii universale. Data a fost aleasă în memoria pictorului, sculptorului, arhitectului, inventatorului şi umanistului italian Leonardo da Vinci (15 apr. Instituită la iniţiativa Asociaţiei Internaţionale de Artă, în cadrul celei de a XVII-a Adunări generale din 2011, de la Guadalajara, Mexic, Ziua Mondială a Artei a fost marcată pentru prima dată în anul 2012, menționează Agerpres. Aceasta a luat fiinţă în 1952, la Veneţia, când 23 de guverne şi 48 de asociaţii de artişti din 19 ţări s-au declarat în favoarea formării unei asociaţii internaţionale de pictori, sculptori şi gravori, astfel că a fost constituit un consiliu provizoriu sub preşedinţia lui Gino Severini (Italia), iar un secretariat a fost deschis la Casa UNESCO din Paris.

Persons: Leonardo da Vinci, Gino Severini Organizations: Ziua Mondială a Artei, UNESCO Locations: Grecia, iniţiativa, Guadalajara, Mexic, Agerpres, Veneţia, Italia, Paris

☆ National Pizza Day 2024: Some absurd facts and delicious tidbits
▼ + stars: | 2020-02-09 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —It’s National Pizza Day – so let’s wrap ourselves in the warm, gooey embrace of cheese, settle into a heavenly array of toppings and chomp down on some delectable crust. Still to come: National Cheese Pizza Day (September 5), National Pepperoni Pizza Day (September 20), National Pizza Month (October) and National Sausage Pizza Day (October 11). Here are some absurd pizza facts, helpful tips and strong opinions to fuel your munching:Italy divided over new pineapple pizza2024 might be the year that pineapple pizza cracks Italy, thanks to Gino Sorbillo. People love setting pizza recordsCooks work inside the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 18, 2023, to create the world's largest pizza. Here are just a few:World’s largest pizza: In Los Angeles, Pizza Hut and YouTube star Airrack set a new record for the world’s largest pizza, coming in at 13,990 square feet.

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