Monday, 22 February 2021

Madigan quits as state Democratic chair

Alderman, congresswoman reportedly mulling bids to take over as head of the party in Illinois. Crains-Chicago-Business-reporter-Greg-Hinz.jpg.

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Hate crimes against Asian Americans continue

Despite executive actions from the Biden Administration banning terms like "China Virus," Asian Americans are still being attacked.

source https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/breaking-the-news/hate-crimes-against-asian-americans-continue-across-us/89-dfef9118-19e4-41bc-ad5e-dfbc2be9d5cd&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjJhZjcxZTMyNjk0YzRkZjQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFGj-x0Re3g8Hi1wM0gqddhxTHRbQ

University of Oregon urges students not to travel over spring break

The University of Oregon is asking students not to travel over spring break this year, due to ongoing concerns of COVID-19 spread in Lane County. In a message to students last week, UO's Dean of Students and Associate Vice President for Student Life Kris ...

source https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.registerguard.com/story/news/2021/02/22/university-oregon-urges-students-not-travel-over-spring-break/4496397001/&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjJhZjcxZTMyNjk0YzRkZjQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHTWKVRH1bp-mDqBMz_EK_lpGYCLA

Kentucky boy blinded in drive-by shooting joins classmate for first day

Malakai Roberts was lying in bed with his mother when someone fired multiple shots into their home Dec. 21. Family members told Lexington station WKYT a bullet went straight through Roberts' temple, missing his brain by two centimeters.

source https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.whas11.com/article/life/heartwarming/kentucky-lexington-blind-shooting-school/417-8a39ba1e-fbf1-4445-9d94-b8b6c2bd4b64&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjJhZjcxZTMyNjk0YzRkZjQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGWJ8Nf0AzhYO6Oq1IEQ03qmo2HVQ

Livestock hauler with 38 cows overturns in Detroit leaving some animals to be euthanized

DETROIT – A semi truck carrying 38 cows lost control and overturned on the Westbound I-94 ramp to Southbound I-75 in Detroit around 3 p.m. Monday, police say. As a result of the ...

source https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2021/02/22/livestock-hauler-with-38-cows-overturns-in-detroit-leaving-some-animals-to-be-euthanized/&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjJhZjcxZTMyNjk0YzRkZjQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGr87NcwT27CMS6Ej4shAQlBmMq_w

Cedar Rapids police identify woman stabbed to death at motel

Police were called to the motel to check on a disturbance and were directed by the women to a man running from the building. An officer chased the man and shot him. The man, who hasn't been identified, remained in a hospital Monday in critical condition. The ...

source https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://wgem.com/2021/02/22/cedar-rapids-police-identify-woman-stabbed-to-death-at-motel/&ct=ga&cd=CAIyGjJhZjcxZTMyNjk0YzRkZjQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFzH68oqHjMTCek8MG7-G2pueZ1tQ

Firewatch on Switch has a secret N64 tribute game

Developer Campo Santo's acclaimed forestry adventure Firewatch is five years old this month - and, as part of its birthday celebrations, word of a nifty N64 tribute squirrelled away within the game's Switch port is once again doing the rounds.

Firewatch's N64 tribute isn't exactly a new discovery - it first surfaced in video form back in 2018 - but it seems to be one that's passed many people by. And that's a shame, because it's a delightful little addition, cunningly concealed behind an elaborate optional quest chain, as recently detailed on Twitter by Cabel Sasser, co-founder of Firewatch publisher Panic.

The chain begins in Firewatch's Free Roam mode, where eagle-eyed players might spot a Post-It note plopped unceremoniously on a sign pointing to Beartooth. Reading it will add a mysterious "1964?" marker to the map, in turn leading to an abandoned cache box.

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Bennet, Hickenlooper, Polis Welcome Over $88 Million in Federal Transportation Grants for Colorado Projects

Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper alongside Colorado Governor Jared Polis welcomed over $88 mil...