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23 April, 2021 The aborted plan to create a breakaway Super League with a dozen of the biggest clubs in European football was perhaps the most egregious example of an ambitious sporting venture bombing, but there were other notable attempts to change the path of a major sport, Formula 1 included. The Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) Formula 1’s governing body, headed by Max Mosley at the time, threatened legal action when unhappy teams made clear their intention to set up a b...

by Nathalie Graham • Apr 23, 2021 at 12:23 pm Whos making bank and whos not? LESTER BLACK Three millionaires currently sit on the Seattle City Council, and Mayor Jenny Durkan banks a net worth of $5.6 million. In November, well choose whether wed either like to add another millionaire to the council like "progressive small business owner" Sara Nelson, who owns two multimillion-dollar homes, or attorney and renter Nikkita Oliver, who is $2,000 in debt. ...

Image credit: State of Michigan The CDC has recommended Michigan go into lockdown, but both the city and state are reluctant to do so. Screenshot of City of Detroit press conference Amid an exponential rise in COVID-19 cases, Detroit and state officials are focusing on vaccinations instead of restrictions to mitigate the spread.  So far, less than a quarter of Detroiters has received the inoculations, one of the lowest rates in metro Detroit. The city’s vaccination rate is 25...

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A ‘Woke’ Minority Has Seized America Commentary The problem with “progressivism” is that—as current events plainly demonstrate—there is no end to it. Once the adherents of Critical Theory turn their basilisk glares on one crucial facet of Western civilization or another, they won’t stop until they have destroyed our entire cultural edifice, and all in the name of “social justice” masquerading as “progress.” That “progressivism” is the destructive philosophy of resentfu...

Transforming Farms and Food Production With Solar Panels Agrivoltaics — putting solar panels on farmland — lead to astonishing productivity gains and improved energy efficiency. Except when they don’t. Chris Malloy, The Counter   |   April 11, 2021   |  Features On the outskirts of the famed research facility Biosphere 2, away from the futuristic glass pyramid and tiered trapezoids alive with self-contained habitats, University of Ari...

Prince Harry to Attend Grandfather Philip’s Funeral Without Meghan Duchess of Sussex advised by doctor not to travel due to her pregnancy with second childReid Nakamura | April 10, 2021 @ 9:39 AM Last Updated: April 10, 2021 @ 9:45 AM Photo credit: Getty Images Prince Harry will attend his grandfather Prince Philip’s funeral, the Associate Press reported Saturday. His wife, Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, will remain in California due to her pregnancy. The service will t...

Deadly U.S. Capitol attack amplifies police union calls to beef up recruitment and retention Erin B. Logan © Provided by The LA Times The U.S. Capitol Building, which saw boosted security, Thursday, after officials warned of an attack plot by extremists, two months after supporters of former president Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building is illuminated with the setting sun as the Senate debates the coronavirus relief package on Thursday, March 4, 2021 in Washington, DC. ...

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The red, green and white mosaic was recovered from Lake Nemi, Italy, in 1929 It was made around 37–40AD for the bridge of one of Caligulas floating palaces The boats were torched in WWII, but the mosaic survived until vanishing in 1955 A chance identification led to it being found in the home of a Manhattan couple Mrs and Mr Fioratti said they bought it in good faith before taking it to the US After being seized in 2017, the mosaic table is now on display back at Lake Nemi