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Marjorie Taylor Greene, candidate who supports QAnon, wins Republican primary runoff in Georgia

Greene, who owns a construction company jointly with her husband, defeated John Cowan, a neurosurgeon. She will face Democrat Kevin Van Ausdal, an IT specialist, in November. GOP leaders, whose standard-bearer rose to political prominence on the basis of a conspiracy theory about Barack Obama’s birthplace, have watched her ascent with some unease. Rep. Steve …

BREAKING: Neighbor Island Schools Announce Distance Learning to Start School Year | Maui Now

Complex area superintendents on the neighbor islands today announced the distance learning models that schools will be implementing on Aug.17. Public schools on Kaua‘i, Hawaiʻi Island, and Maui County – with the exception of Moloka‘i schools and Hāna High & Elementary – will transition to full distance learning for the first four weeks of the …

Trini Lopez, singer and ‘Dirty Dozen’ actor, dead at 83

Trini Lopez, who was known for his hit “If I Had a Hammer,” is dead. He was 83. Lopez’s close friend and collaborator Joe Chavira confirmed the death to Fox News on Tuesday and explained that he died due to coronavirus complications. According to Chavira, Lopez had been “in and out” of the hospital for …

Biker sets off from Sturgis to break her own world record

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) – The Black Hills are full of bikers, but not full of ones with world records under their belts. Shantell Williams began her biker journey less than ten years ago and after only riding for eight months, she used her newfound passion to make a big difference. Why would a 40-year-old …

Late drop leaves S&P 500 lower, breaking a 7-day win streak

by: ALEX VEIGA and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers Posted: Aug 11, 2020 / 05:49 PM EDT / Updated: Aug 11, 2020 / 05:49 PM EDT FILE – In this June 30, 2020 file photo, a woman wearing a mask passes a sign for Wall Street during the coronavirus pandemic. Stocks are opening higher …

No, Neck Gaiters Weren’t Proven to be Worse Than No Face Mask

Photo: michaelheim (Shutterstock) There’s a new study claiming that neck gaiters like Buffs are worse than not wearing a mask at all. I’m not convinced that this study should be taken at face value, but it’s also reasonable to be suspicious of Buffs, bandanas, and other face coverings that aren’t designed to do the job …

Omaha business battles break-ins 4 times in 1 week, sees no end in sight

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A family-owned business in midtown is boarding their windows and doors after they were broken into multiple times in just a week. “Why? Why us? Why us, you know?” That’s the question constantly going through Sara Carreño’s mind, the Selena’s Market Manager. “Just give us a break. Leave us alone, we’re …

Dow up over 300 points as investors snap up beaten down stocks, S&P 500 nears all-time high

Stocks rose Tuesday, with shares of cyclical companies continuing to outpace previously highflying tech stocks, while the S&P 500 approached its all-time closing high from February, nearly completing a round trip from its pandemic-induced plunge earlier this year. What are major indexes doing? The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.59% rose 305 points, or 1.1%, …

Senator Cassidy: Stimulus talks breaking down in D.C.

Posted: Aug 11, 2020 / 12:29 PM CDT / Updated: Aug 11, 2020 / 12:30 PM CDT BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – Senator Cassidy: Stimulus talks breaking down in DC.US Senator Bill Cassidy (R) Louisiana says stimulus talks on Capitol Hill have broken down , and he’s not sure lawmakers can come to an agreement …

Opposition leader flees country amid protests