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Burroughs High Varsity Baseball Team Suspended for Health Order Violations – NBC Los Angeles
The varsity baseball team at John Burroughs High School in Burbank has been suspended after pictures of the team’s seniors posing on school grounds not following coronavirus protocols and in violation of state and county health orders surfaced on a team social media site, it was reported Tuesday. Burbank Unified School District Superintendent Matt Hill …
Codelco’s Mina Sur applies HARD-LINE TeleOp technology on high bench surface mining fleet
Posted by Paul Moore on 27th February 2021 Demonstrating the rapid growth of interest in remote control operation of surface mining equipment, HARD-LINE’s TeleOp control systems were recently deployed on several heavy-duty machines at Codelco’s Mina Sur copper mine in Chile. Codelco’s innovation strategy involves transferring and adapting existing technologies and developing …
Broward Health Offering Doses to High Risk Patients – NBC 6 South Florida
As a limited supply of the coronavirus vaccine has become available across Florida, residents are understandably anxious to know when they will be able to stand in line for a dose. One of South Florida’s largest hospitals will be opening their doors to patients seeking the vaccine that are a lot younger than the state …
Salt Lake County Health Department investigating high school party
SALT LAKE CITY – A high school dance party at a downtown Salt Lake City club is under investigation by the Salt Lake County Health Department over allegations that attendees removed their masks and were not social distancing. Organizers of the event, which was held at the Sky, 149 Pierpont Ave., called it MORPH 2021. …
U.S. jobless claims fall to 730,000, but layoffs remain high
Retail sales soared last month as many Americans spent the $600 checks that were included in a relief package enacted in December. Factory output also rose and has nearly regained its pre-pandemic levels. And sales of newly-built homes soared last month. Michelle Meyer, an economist at Bank of America, this week upgraded her forecast for growth this …
LPS will end high school staggered schedules after spring break | Education
Fewer students than anticipated sign up for LPS dedicated remote learning program next year Support Local Journalism Your membership makes our reporting possible. {{featured_button_text}} Districtwide, 7,046 students are learning remotely exclusively, the lowest number since July. And since the end of first semester, 2,400 have returned to school, Larson said. The highest percentage of remote …
Forecast: A break from extremes | Weather
Temperatures warmed to the middle and upper 60s for most of us on Tuesday, but that won’t be the case tomorrow. A cold front will arrive and that will bring a return to average temperatures for Wednesday and the remainder of the week. WEDNESDAY’S FORECAST A cold front will pass in the early morning hours, …
Snubbed as Obama high court pick, Garland in line to be AG
WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Merrick Garland was nominated by the White House for a job, Republicans wouldn’t even meet with him. Now, the once-snubbed Supreme Court pick will finally come before the Senate, this time as President Joe Biden’s choice for attorney general. Garland, an appeals court judge, is widely expected to sail …
Elon Musk Says Bitcoin Prices ‘Seem High’ After Record Week
InvestorPlace 10 Dividend Stocks Increasing Their Payouts There are two types of dividend stocks: those that increase their annual dividend payments year after year, often referred to as Dividend Aristocrats, and those that grow their annual dividends by double-digit percentages every year. In early January, Rob Carrick, one of Canada’s best personal finance columnists, wrote …
Nasa Mars rover: Confidence high as mission heads for tricky landing
It was difficult enough getting the Perseverance rover ready to leave Earth last year in the face of a global pandemic. Now the vehicle is about to confront perhaps its greatest challenge – that of landing on Mars. But “Perseverance” is more than just a name; it’s a battle cry, says Nasa’s head of science …
