The bill, official known as the Assault Weapons Excise Act, would raise the price of the AR-15-style rifle reportedly used by the gunman in last month’s mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, to $18,700. (The gun’s manufacturer, Daniel Defense, currently lists the DDM4V7 model for $1,870 online.) Beyer first announced his plan to draft the bill on June 5 in the wake of the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde....
A$AP Rocky was arrested, charged for assault, and detained for three weeks. On August 14, a jury found him guilty of assault and gave him a suspended sentence. The video, directed by Nadia Lee Coehn, features some intensive prosthetic work. In it, A$AP Rocky — whose real name is Rakim Mayers — is part of a crew of bank robbers dressed in zoot suits, getting into car chases and other kinds of trouble with the police....
The last known nest on the Cape—a coastal peninsula in the east of the state—was documented in the town of Sandwich in 1905, according to the DFW. Wildlife officials found the newly identified nest in the town of Barnstable, which lies more than 10 miles southeast of Sandwich. It is currently nesting season for bald eagles and the DFW has already documented more than 70 active eagle nests throughout Massachusetts this spring, representing a spike in numbers....
After 1958 official Catholics began ordaining their own bishops without Vatican approval. Vatican loyalists countered by holding underground services of their own, starting a bitter rivalry between the two factions. One of the prickliest issues is whether Beijing or the pope has ultimate authority to ordain bishops, control finances, allow abortions and decide other key church matters. Relations between China and the Vatican hit a low point last year when the Holy See canonized dozens of Chinese saints on Oct....
Over the last few decades, Pixar has released a vast array of beautifully-animated, thematically rich movies that are adored by adults and children alike. And as is the case with any franchise that’s popular, there’s sure to be a video game adaptation. RELATED: Disney and Pixar’s Recent Slate of Movies Are Perfect for Kingdom Hearts 4 The First Pixar Games Pixar’s long history with video games begins with its very first feature-length outing, Toy Story....
Even in the Catholic church, which has long forbidden condoms as a means of birth control, leaders have become to endorse them in very particular circumstances. Yet, others within the church still insist condoms promote sexuality out of the bonds of marriage and outright condemn them. But views are shifting. In 2010, Reverend Federico Lombardi, speaking on behalf of Pope Benedict, stated that the use of condoms by people with HIV could be “the first step of responsibility, of taking into consideration the risk to the life of the person with whom there are relations… whether it’s a man, a woman or a transsexual....
Ken Evans, technology director for Canada-based aluminum giant Alcan, read about the Bangladeshis’ plight 10 years ago in an Indian news-paper and started noodling. The answer he came up with was an exceedingly simple system: two buckets connected by a hose. The red bucket is filled with granules of alumina, an aluminum oxide. When arsenic-laced water is poured in, the alumina molecules bond with the arsenic, removing the poison. The purified water then flows into the green bucket, ready to drink....
She doesn’t even have children yet, but together we wondered if mine would be the last generation to experience the joy of riding a chairlift with grandchildren and taking in their huge smiles in awe of the mountains. We’re already seeing 30 fewer days of winter here at 8,000 feet, and we know it’s only going to get worse. Of course, a lot more is at stake than my theoretical great grandchildren’s ability to ski, but this question hit me hard....
Meet His Royal Highness Prince al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, 37, nephew of King Fahd and a scion of the Saudi royal family. Three years ago he stunned Wall Street by putting $590 million into Citicorp when its stock was at a low and some in the industry thought the bank might fail. Smart move: in 15 months, his 10 percent stake doubled in value. Now the prince some call charming has placed another big bet, agreeing last week to invest up to half a billion dollars in Disney’s troubled theme park outside Paris....
...and so on. This isn't (entirely) meant to point and laugh at angry Philly sports fans. No, it's also a teaching moment. Because, you see, Pronger is doing the Flyers a solid by not retiring. If he were to make it official -- and make no mistake, aftereffects from a stick to the eye have all but ended his career -- the team would have to carry his contract against the cap until it expires in 2017....
Shortly after graduating high school, his family needed financial support so he entered the workforce and put his dream aside. Two years later he was drafted to serve the Korean War. Now, some decades later, Morris will finally get the chance to be involved in a college basketball game. Wofford College and head coach Mike Young partnered with an organization called Second Wind Dreams that affords senior citizens an opportunity to cross a life-long dream off of their bucket list, and Morris will get to help the Terriers’ coaches from the bench during the team’s Nov....
But there’s no need to despair or completely write off the occasion. You can still make the most of the last day of the year. Here are some ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve in the comfort of your own home. 1. Catch the New Year’s Eve Action Online Even if your local New Year’s Eve event may have been canceled, you can safely catch other modified celebrations broadcast on television networks and streamed online, such as New York City’s famed Times Square ball drop event....
But just like a real resume, your portfolio needs to be well-designed and professionally presented in order to impress. Here are some design tips to help make your portfolio look amazing. 1. Include White Space Between Design Elements When you’re building a portfolio, it’s tempting to cram everything in there. But if you’re going for an elegant, professional look to attract a potential client or recruiter, you’ll want to work in some white space and make sure your content is spaced out nicely on the page....
Data experts collate and analyze data from brand customers to ascertain their preferences and help the organization make smart business decisions. If you are interested in becoming a data analyst, read on to find the best online courses to help you start your career journey. 1. Cloudera Data Analyst Certification This course is a four-day intensive training on all the essentials of traditional data analytics and business intelligence and the application of the same to data....
However, as we all struggle to make sense of this new trendy chatbot, there are certain questions that might need to be answered. We’ve put together some of the most pressing questions and answers you might have about ChatGPT. 1. What Is ChatGPT? ChatGPT is a conversational AI chatbot created by OpenAI. It is designed to answer questions, provide information, solve a range of problems, and communicate the response back to you in a human-like manner....
At a minimum, women need 46 g of protein daily and men need 56 g of protein daily. This is easily met when you consume a source of protein at every meal and snack. Do not consume less than this amount. Stick to high-quality sources of protein such as lean red meat, poultry, seafood, beans, lentils, tofu, nuts or natural nut butter, eggs, and low-fat dairy. One serving of protein is about 3-4 ounces or a cut of meat that’s about the size of your palm or a deck of cards....
YouTube is the largest and free video streaming app developed and managed by the web giant, Google. With everyone having access to the platform, it has some policies which need to be followed strictly by everyone. One such policy is that no one can post any adult content on YouTube or any content which is not appropriate to the users of all ages as nowadays, YouTube is equally popular among children and old people....
If you just lift the same 20 lb (9. 1 kg) dumbbells for a year, you’re certainly going to stronger, but you won’t get huge muscles. You need to use heavier weights as you get stronger to keep bulking up. Periodically add 5–10 pounds (2. 3–4. 5 kg) to each dumbbell as you start having an easier time completing exercises. For most folks, this should start happening after 2-3 weeks of working out....
If that backpack or t-shirt from a popular comic book is brand new, but the wearer claims to have been a fan forever, you might have a poseur on your hands. There’s a delicate balance between wearing brands you like and wearing them for attention. A poser is likely to have brand names on everything they own. A perfect example of this is the “geek” phenomenon. If you go back a couple of decades, it wasn’t at all cool to be a geek; it meant you were obsessed with a particular hobby or facet of pop culture....
In 1971, Treasury Secretary John Connally told foreign counterparts that the dollar is “our currency, but your problem.” Well, 2007 may have been the year the slumping dollar became our problem, too. Thanks to several macroeconomic factors—a slowing economy, the Federal Reserve’s accommodative interest-rate policy and a lack of confidence in the U.S. financial system due to the subprime debacle—2007 was a bad year for the greenback. The dollar last summer hit a 27-year low against the British pound and a 31-year nadir against the Canadian dollar....
