Month: May 2022
Opportunities for sustainable aviation fuel
In this episode of Managing for Profit, Clean Fuels Alliance America Technical Director Scott Fenwick discusses how sustainable aviation fuel utilizes feedstocks and can reduce carbon emissions compared with the traditional jet fuel it replaces [Read More…]
New York Democrats slam new congressional map
Tim Graham/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Democrats began the year hopeful that congressional redistricting in New York would favor the party – and insulate their slim House majority from a tumultuous midterm election cycle. But [Read More…]
US-supplied howitzers to Ukraine lack accuracy-aiding computers
YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP via Getty Images (KYIV, Ukraine) — Dozens of artillery systems supplied by the United States to Ukraine were not fitted with advanced computer systems, which improve the efficiency and accuracy of the weapons, [Read More…]
Teens fight book banning with their own banned book clubs
moodboard/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — As many school districts across the country continue to ban books, students are beginning to fight back by organizing protests and creating their own spaces to read and discuss these [Read More…]
In Brief: ‘Barry’ re-upped for season 5; Jason Momoa doing ‘Shots!’, and more
HBO/Merrick Morton Four shows into its third season, HBO has renewed Barry, the dark comedy starring Saturday Night Live alum Bill Hader, for a fourth season, the premium cable channel announced on Thursday. Hader won [Read More…]
Disney’s favorite chipmunks get a makeover in ‘Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers’
Disney Enterprises, Inc. © 2022 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. It’s Chip ‘n Dale, for a new generation. Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers is a Who Framed Roger Rabbit-style revival of the early ’90s [Read More…]
Temps, weather to vary looking ahead across the Heartland
Looking ahead, the 6- to 10-day outlook calls for near- or above-normal temperatures across most of the country, with the greatest likelihood of hot weather covering California and the eastern Gulf Coast region. Cooler-than-normal conditions [Read More…]
Scoreboard roundup –5/19/22
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Cincinnati 4, Cleveland 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 9, NY Yankees 6 Chi White Sox 7, Kansas City 4 Boston [Read More…]
Dave Chappelle’s alleged attacker arrested for attempted murder in earlier stabbing case
Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Twenty-three-year-old Isaiah Lee, the man still behind bars after being charged with tackling Dave Chappelle onstage, has been slapped with an attempted murder charge. However, controversial Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced today the charge [Read More…]
Wall Street suffers more losses as investors worry inflation catching up with consumers
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — It was another volatile day on Wall Street as investors worry that high inflation may finally be catching up with consumers. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 236 points, one [Read More…]
U.S. firearm production, imports ramp up in recent decades: Report
Scott Olson/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The production of firearms in the U.S. has ramped up exponentially in recent decades with domestic manufacturing more than doubling and imports more than quadrupling, according to a new study [Read More…]
Augustana hockey starting in 2023-24, will play in CCHA
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Augustana University will be a member of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association when it starts its Division I men’s program in 2023-24. The CCHA board of directors voted unanimously Wednesday [Read More…]
Jury in Johnny Depp case hears video testimony from Ellen Barkin about “always drunk” former lover
Cliff Owen/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images The Johnny Depp/Amber Heard defamation case rolled on in a Fairfax, Virginia courtroom today, with the jury listening to hours of pre-taped testimony from various people involved with the former couple. As [Read More…]
‘Daredevil’ lives again on Disney+
Netflix/Disney+ Daredevil, the beloved Netflix series about Marvel Comics’ Man Without Fear, is being rebooted for Disney+, according to Variety. Officially, Marvel Studios and Disney+ are still mum, but it’s something of a no-brainer that [Read More…]
‘Squid Game’ creator reportedly developing satire show based on unexpected rise to fame
Netflix Hwang Dong-hyuk, the creator of Netflix’s global smash Squid Game, is reportedly taking a look at his “overnight” success with a satire show called The Best Show on the Planet. The creator was penniless [Read More…]
‘Stranger Things’ creators reportedly having “total meltdown” after branded ‘Monopoly’ game spoils season 4
L-R: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer — Netflix/Jackson Lee Davis Matt and Ross Duffer, the sibling creators of Netflix’s hit Stranger Things, reportedly had a “total meltdown” when they found out a Monopoly game set in [Read More…]
It’s a boy! Rihanna reportedly welcomes first child with A$AP Rocky
Rich Fury/Getty Images for Fenty Beauty & Fenty Skin There’s got to be nothing but love on the brain for Rihanna right now! The superstar singer and fashion icon welcomed her first baby with rapper boyfriend A$AP Rocky. [Read More…]
Ford urges some of its SUVs to be parked outside over fire risks
Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Ford is urging owners of 2021 Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators to park their vehicles outside and away from any structures due to a fire risk, the National [Read More…]
First monkeypox case in US this year reported in Massachusetts
Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Massachusetts resident has tested positive for monkeypox, health officials confirmed Wednesday, making it the first case of the rare virus detected in the United States [Read More…]
Monkeypox cases detected in US, Europe, but experts caution against comparing it to COVID-19
Jepayona Delita/Future Publishing via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Countries in Europe and North America are continuing to report more cases of monkeypox, but experts say the disease so far does not pose a serious risk [Read More…]
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