Articles from the May 27, 2020 edition
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Buildings consume lots of energy – here's how to design whole communities that give back as much as they take
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Charles F. Kutscher, University of Colorado Boulder (THE CONVERSATION) Although the coronavirus pandemic has dominated recent...
Kansas governor vetoes bill limiting her emergency powers
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas' Democratic governor on Tuesday vetoed a sweeping coronavirus measure passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature, ratcheting up a partisan dispute over her response to the pandemic and possibly setting up a court...
Abbott reopens water parks, food courts, adult rec sports
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott took another step Tuesday in his phased reopening of statewide activities after the coronavirus lockdown. The Republican governor issued a proclamation that allows the reopening of water parks and...
Deadlocked Congress shifts virus focus to small business aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Deadlocked over the next big coronavirus relief bill, Congress is shifting its attention to a more modest overhaul of small business aid in hopes of helping employers reopen shops and survive the pandemic. Bipartisan legislation...
US nears 100,000 pandemic deaths: Does Trump feel your pain?
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the rubble of buildings and lives, modern U.S. presidents have met national trauma with words such as these: "I can hear you." "You have lost too much, but you have not lost everything." "We have wept with you; we've pulled...
WADA looks to artificial intelligence to catch dopers
DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — With sports around the world shut down by the coronavirus pandemic, the World Anti-Doping Agency is looking to artificial intelligence as a new way to detect athletes who cheat. WADA is funding four projects in Canada...
From sock feats to leapfrog, Guinness crowns record holders
Usain Bolt ran the 100 meters in 9.58 seconds. Dr. Vikas Saini recently put on 10 socks in an official time of 9.23. Both have the same title: world record holder. From sock feats to fancy footwork using rolls of toilet paper, records are still...
Stars to come out to support NYC's The Public Theater
NEW YORK (AP) — Jesse Tyler Ferguson is a star in his own right but even he has had to gulp at the wattage on tap for the upcoming benefit for New York City's fabled Public Theater. Meryl Streep, Antonio Banderas, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Alicia Keys,...
Georgia woman, brother OK after turtle strikes car window
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia woman and her brother were not seriously hurt after a turtle launched through the air and became lodged into the windshield of a car they were in. Latonya Lark told WSAV-TV she was driving in Savannah this month when...
Freedom United Methodist Church news
On Sunday, May 24, the order of services at the Freedom United Methodist Church was: Prelude by Janell Reutlinger Invocation by Pastor Todd Pastor Todd welcomed the congregation back to in-person service. It is good to be back meeting on Sunday for w...
Freedom birthdays
Happy Birthday To May 28: Jamin Shreeve, April Rankin May 29: Rowena Nickelson, Lane Nixon May 30: Kristin Harper May 31: Tamela Wise June 1: Vickie Johnson, Brittany Doyle June 2: Kendra Wardrop, Carlene Culver June 3: Nadie Boydstun, Billy Parker...
Freedom anniversaries
Happy Anniversary To June 1: Mr. & Mrs. Bob Daughhetee June 2: Mr. & Mrs. Boyd Hughes, Mr. & Mrs. Roland Kurz, M4. & Mrs. Randy McMurphy June 3: Mr. & Mrs. Jay Rankin June 4: Mr. & Mrs. Merle Wares, Mr. & Mrs. Devory Hughes June 5: Mr. & Mrs....
Freedom's American Legion elects new commander, adjutant
Due to the pandemic, the American Legion Hatch-Vincent Post #63 in Freedom held its officer elections via mail-in votes. Valerie Brown is the new post commander and Bruce Stansberry is the new adjutant. Taren Earnest has served the Legion as...
Court: Mental provider not liable in Florida school shooting
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A mental health provider cannot be held liable for the actions of a man accused of a 2018 Florida high school massacre, an appeals court ruled Wednesday. Henderson Behavioral Health Inc. treated Nikolas Cruz off and on f...
Fed report notes businesses less optimistic about economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Businesses across the country surveyed by the Federal Reserve don't appear to share the Trump administration's optimism about a rapid economic recovery starting this summer. The Federal Reserve released a report Wednesday that...
Former spy, issues of Trump loyalty weigh in New Mexico vote
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is deciding on final contenders in open races for a U.S. Senate seat and a congressional slot that last changed hands a dozen years ago. The retirement of Sen. Tom Udall, scion of an Arizona ranching family and son...
Big Oil loses appeal, climate suits go to California courts
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Big Oil lost a pair of court battles Tuesday that could lead to trials in lawsuits by California cities and counties seeking damages for the impact of climate change. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected arguments by...
Judge strikes down US energy leasing rules in bird habitat
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. judge has dealt another blow to the Trump administration's efforts to increase domestic oil and gas output from public lands, saying officials failed to protect habitat for a declining bird species when it issued energ...
Home gardeners can help the hungry by donating some harvest
Gardening's popularity has surged during the coronavirus pandemic; it provides exercise, outdoor time, emotional well-being and wholesome produce. Home gardening also can provide some hunger relief to others during a time of rising food insecurity....
Lake of the Ozarks business owner defends actions
O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The owner of a business that hosted crowded pool parties over the Memorial Day weekend at Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks says no laws were broken and safety measures were in place to protect against the spread of the...
Larry Kramer used voice, pen to raise consciousness on AIDS
NEW YORK (AP) — Time never softened the urgency of Larry Kramer's demands. Theatergoers leaving a celebrated revival of Kramer's "The Normal Heart" in 2011 were greeted by the playwright himself, deep in his 70s by then, handing out leaflets...
Trump threatens social media after Twitter fact-checks him
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, the historically prolific tweeter of political barbs and blasts, threatened social media companies with new regulation or even shuttering on Wednesday after Twitter added fact checks to two of his tweets. H...
US clamps down on waivers tied to Iran's nuclear cooperation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced Wednesday it is ending nearly all of the last vestiges of U.S. sanctions relief provided under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he would revoke all but one of sanct...
In pandemic, using drones to drop medical supplies from sky
With a loud whir and a whoosh, a fixed-wing drone slingshots out of a medical warehouse, zips through hazy skies at 80 mph, pops open a belly hatch and drops a box of medical supplies. Slowed by a little parachute, the box drifts downward and lands...
Half the matter in the universe was missing – we found it hiding in the cosmos
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) J. Xavier Prochaska, University of California, Santa Cruz and Jean-Pierre Macquart, Curtin University (THE CONVERSATION) In the late...