Monthly Archives: May 2019

PBS examines ‘The Car’ in its Breakthrough series

“The Car” is the subject of the four episodes of the PBS series Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed The World, is scheduled to be televised May 8 at 10 p.m. (EDT). “Go for a ride through the 9,000-year history of … Continue reading

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Praying Mantis turning heads at North Museum | Food + Living

The North Museum of Nature and Science has all kinds of sights to see, but a new guest is catching a lot of people’s eyes. He is a gigantic praying mantis — 13½ feet from wings to the tip of … Continue reading

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We want your stories about lending (and borrowing) books

A week or two ago I read a terrific book. (“Binstead’s Safari,” a reissue of a 1983 novel by Rachel Ingalls.) And as always happens when I finish a terrific book, I immediately inflicted it on someone. In this case, … Continue reading

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Charter flight from Guantanamo Bay skids off runway and winds up in a Florida river

Deanna Paul Marisa Iati May 4 at 4:00 PM A charter flight slid off a Florida runway Friday evening and abruptly landed in the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, Fla. The Miami Air International Boeing 737, inbound from the Naval … Continue reading

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Rewey, William Meidell

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Will Joe Biden’s momentum last in a crowded Democratic primary field?

Democratic strategists Jehmu Greene and Isaac Wright weigh in on the growing field of 2020 Democratic president hopefuls. Article source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/joe-bidens-momentum-last-crowded-203415427.html

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Buffett: We’re not going to leverage up Berkshire

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett speaks at the 2019 Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. Buffett discusses the risks of taking on leverage and alternative investments. Article source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/buffett-not-going-leverage-berkshire-164134425.html

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