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In January 2014, the two-man Jamaican bobsled team announced they wouldn’t be able to make it to the Winter Olympics in Sochi as they didn’t have the $80,000 needed for travel, equipment and other expenses.
They ended receiving help from an unusual source (yes, even more unusual than ice-racers from the tropics). Users of Dogecoin, a cryptocurrency that began as a joke, helped make Olympics history by raising more than $30,000 worth of Dogecoin to help fund the team’s trip to Russia.
Mercer County, local officials come together to discuss use of American Rescue Plan federal funds
State legislators, Mercer County commissioners, Mercer County mayors and administrators gathered virtually to discuss their aspirations for federal funds from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act.
Organized by the Capital City Area Black Caucus, the discussion on April 24 centered on how Mercer County government and municipal officials would hope and plan to utilize the federal funds. As of April 27, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has not provided specific guidance yet on how the federal funds can be used by the county and local municipalities.
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Collins piloted the command module while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin touched down in 1969
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Michael Collins at Apollo 11 Command Module, practicing docking hatch removal from CM simulator at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, June 28, 1969. Credit: Getty Images
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Gemini and Apollo astronaut Michael Collins, who orbited the moon during the world’s first lunar landing mission, has died at the age of 90.
Collins’ death on Wednesday (April 28) was made known by his family and NASA.
“We regret to share that our beloved father and grandfather passed away today, after a valiant battle with cancer. He spent his final days peacefully, with his family by his side,” Collins’ family said in a statement. “Mike always faced the challenges of life with grace and humility, and faced this, his final challenge, in the same way. We will miss him terribly. Yet we also know how lucky Mike felt to have lived the life he did. We will honor
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Michael Collins, one of the astronauts vital to the success of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon, has died. Collins, who served as an astronaut at NASA for seven years of his life, passed away at the age of 90 after a battle with cancer.
News of Michael Collins death was first shared by his family (which includes former
All My Children star Kate Collins), who notified the public via the astronaut s social media platforms. Read their statement, which includes Collins final wish concerning his death, below.
We regret to share that our beloved father and grandfather passed away today, after a valiant battle with cancer. He spent his final days peacefully, with his family by his side. Mike always faced the challenges of life with grace and humility, and faced this, his final challenge, in the same way. We will miss him terribly. Yet we also know how lucky Mike felt to have lived the life he did. We will honor his wish for us to celebrate, not mourn,
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