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April 27th, 2021 - 11:50 am § in Misc.

PHOTOGRAPHY: Hermit’s refuge

I wouldn’t want to leave, either. Read story here. Return to The-Ave.US Home Page[...]

April 27th, 2021 - 11:02 am § in Health

CDC issues new guidance (chart)

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April 27th, 2021 - 5:05 am § in Politics

She’d rather drive 14 hours than wear a mask on a plane

Alaska state senator Lori Reinbold (R) was banned by Alaska Airlines last week after repeatedly refusing to comply with its mask policies and calling its employees “mask bullies,” CNN reported on Monday, April 26, 2021 (read story here). On Sunday, CNN said, she “had to drive more [...]

April 27th, 2021 - 5:00 am § in Misc.

Personally, I’d rather walk than drive (video)

The road to Fairy Meadows, Pakistan … … but the view is worth it — if you make it there. The-Ave.US Home Page[...]

April 27th, 2021 - 1:44 am § in America, China, Foreign Affairs, Misc.

U.K. is sending an aircraft carrier to the South China Sea

A British fleet that includes an aircraft carrier will sail in May to make port calls in 40 Asian-Pacific countries, CNN reported on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 (read story here). It’s a classic “show the flag” voyage designed to glad-hand friends, display military power, and test capa[...]

April 26th, 2021 - 5:09 pm § in Politics

GOP gun control, Part 2

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April 26th, 2021 - 4:50 pm § in Biden, Politics

GOP gun control, Part 1

Republicans want everyone to have a gun … except Joe Biden’s son. They’re up in arms about what they claim is a falsified background check form submitted by Hunter Biden when he purchased a gun in October 2018. They claim he committed a felony by answering “no” to a que[...]

April 26th, 2021 - 4:06 pm § in Health, Schools & Colleges, Science

Exciting new test for prostate cancer

A new urine test developed at the University of Michigan’s cancer center that uses AI and genomic sequencing “could detect aggressive forms of prostate cancer … missed by biopsies and scans,” the Daily Mail reported on Monday, April 26, 2021. Prostate cancer is a common, and [...]

April 26th, 2021 - 3:38 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics, Racism

46% of Republicans reject Chauvin verdict

While 75% of Americans believe the jury was right to convict Derek Chauvin of murder for George Floyd’s death, 46% of Republicans disagree, according to a CBS News poll published on Sunday, April 25, 2021 (read story and see detailed poll findings here). Not surprisingly, opinions broke sharpl[...]

April 26th, 2021 - 3:10 pm § in Science

Can whiter paint save the planet?

White paint reflects sunlight and solar heat; whiter paint reflects more sunlight and solar heat. So Purdue University researchers came up with the whitest paint of all, which they “estimate that if 1,000 square feet of roof were covered with this paint, it would provide a cooling power of 10 [...]