In her speech, she said: Good evening. So, thank you good evening. Congressman John Lewis before his passing wrote, ‘Democracy is not a state, it is an act.’ And what he meant was that America’s democracy is not guaranteed. It is only as strong as our willingness to fight for it. To guard it, and never take it for granted and protecting our democracy takes struggle. It takes sacrifice. But there is joy in it....
Over the last decade, researchers have found evidence that plants are able to communicate. Research published in 2019 even suggested they “scream” when cut. Fungi are neither plant nor animal, instead belonging to their own kingdom. This includes yeasts, molds and mushrooms. Andrew Adamatzky, from the Unconventional Computing Laboratory at the University of the West of England, Bristol, said he started looking for language in fungi out of curiosity....
Newsweek had the opportunity to chat with Funko CEO, Brian Mariotti about how he plans to keep the company innovative and fun while expanding to a younger market. Funko’s most unique Toy Fair product is a line simply entitled Soda.“It’s been the best vinyl figure we have come up with in a long time,” says Mariotti. “It’s been out about two weeks, and it’s been tracking as well as Pop did when it started in 2010,” Mariotti described....
Under the username LieThrowRA, the poster wrote: “My parents lied to me about why they needed a loan. I’m furious about it.” The parents allegedly asked for a loan because the roof of their home needed to be replaced, the poster said. “I gave my parents $8,350. I don’t know how much the total amount of his bail was,” the user said in a later post, referring to the nephew....
These are unsettling times for would-be physicians. By the time most doctors hang out their shingles, they have incurred an average of $55,859 in debts (box). Unlike previous generations, who could at least look forward to professional autonomy and handsome incomes, medical students today worry about downward mobility. “If I had to do it over again, I don’t think I’d choose medicine,” says Feoktist Orloff, a third-year student at UCLA’s medical school....
“Gabby is back in the hospital tonight being treated for a seriously infected past mouth injury,” publicist Lesley Burbridge said in an email to The Associated Press. “She continues to have deep swelling and adverse reactions to medications.” The Olympic gold medalist later said she was “out of the hospital and resting comfortably” in a post on her Instagram account. It was not clear how or when Douglas suffered the injury....
The U.S. gymnast said each Olympics carries some sort of threat or concern, and Zika is just another item to add to the list. MORE: Rio venues | Medical experts want Games moved, relocated “It’s up to you,” Douglas told USA Today. “Are you going to let it affect you? Or are you going to go over and do your job?” The U.S. Olympic team will be officially set after the upcoming Trials....
After caretaker boss Stefano Vecchi made his third change late on in a 3-1 win at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday, Gabriel showed his disdain by walking down the tunnel before the final whistle. WATCH: Mou’s 17-second interview Vecchi said afterwards he expected the club to take action against the 20-year-old Brazilian, who has asked for forgiveness for his impetuous act. Gabriel wrote on Facebook: “Inter fans and team-mates, yesterday during the Lazio vs Inter game I suddenly had a thoughtless and unacceptable attitude when leaving the field before the end of the game....
RUMOURS: Alexis offered £400,000 a week to leave Arsenal The Etihad side forked out £27 million for the teenage prospect in the summer, though he remained at Palmeiras until the end of the Brazilian season, helping the Sao Paulo side win the title. Jesus arrived in Manchester last Thursday for a brief introduction to life in the north west of England, taking a tour of City’s training facilities on Friday morning and meeting his new team-mates later that day....
The LAPD recently began outfitting several all-terrain vehicles with speakers designed to work with the Phraselator, a portable device that, when programmed, can translate up to 100,000 words or phrases in almost any language. Now the police can quickly broadcast basic crowd control messages—“We are here to support your First Amendment rights,” or “This has been determined an unlawful assembly” or “We need you to move away”—and potentially prevent the chaos caused by miscommunication....
Terms of the deal between the Galaxy and the 27-year-old Venezuela international were not disclosed. “Rolf is a talented outside back who has had success playing in top leagues in Europe and for the Venezuelan national team,” Galaxy head coach Sigi Schmid said in a statement. “We think highly of his soccer pedigree, his versatility and the skills he brings to our team. He will be another piece in building our back line....
In most cases, gallbladder cancer is challenging to find in the early stages. Once symptoms have started, it is usually advanced and is more difficult to treat. Gallbladder carcinomas are more common in women than in men and are diagnosed more often in Latin America and certain parts of Asia. The Gallbladder The gallbladder is attached to the liver and is shaped like a pear. The primary function of the gallbladder is to receive the bile that’s made in the liver and to store it....
If this were an ordinary videogame, the description would end here. But in “Squeezed,” a socially conscious videogame developed by students at the University of Denver, there’s another reason, aside from earning points, to continue to the end. You may be just a frog, but you also have a family and community to support in a country far away. The “juice” you collect from the fruits you pick up is paying for food and medicine back home....
A trial jury found Lewis Mobley, 45, guilty of attempted murder in aid of racketeering, unauthorized use of a firearm in that attempted murder, and conspiracy. Mobley lived in Atlanta, Georgia, and was a known strongman for the Disciples. He was charged with attempted murder after reportedly shooting a minor multiple times in the chest after he interrupted the filming of a music video. Mobley is the last gang member out of 38 individuals from the Disciples to be sentenced in an ongoing case against the group....
Lee Moran, 50, mounted his striking protest as temperatures soared above 77 degrees after bosses at York City Council in England told him he had to remain covered up. The dad of three had campaigned to wear shorts for years in the height of summer but was always told that health and safety rules didn’t permit it. But when Moran found out this wasn’t true, he claims his managers confessed they’d prevented garbage collectors from wearing shorts to protect their “public image....
All the action at William Hill has been on Garcia, according to oddsmaker Nick Bogdanovich. That’s not typical for a prize fight, as early action usually comes in on the underdog from public bettors swinging for the fences. Garcia opened -700 at William Hill, and bettors laid those odds, and then again at -850 and -1000. The rounds prop at William Hill is 9.5, with OVER priced at -200 and UNDER +170....
