All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400 Site: Indianapolis, Indiana Schedule: Sunday, race, 4 p.m. (NBC) Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Race distance: 160 laps, 400 miles Last year: Kevin Harvick won from the pole in the final race to make the playoffs, matching his win from […]
Month: June 2020
Tom Hanks Says ‘Shame on You’ to Those Who Don’t Wear a Mask and Social Distance: ‘Do Your Part’
Tom Hanks has a simple message for Americans as the country continues its fight against COVID-19: Do your part. The Oscar winner and his wife Rita Wilson, both 63, tested positive in early March for the virus while in Australia. They since made a complete recovery and continue self-isolating in […]
Hampton Inn worker fired for calling cops on Black guests; Police open ‘internal investigation’
A Hampton Inn employee has been fired after calling the police on a Black family using the hotel’s swimming pool in Williamston, North Carolina. “Hampton by Hilton has zero tolerance for racism or discrimination of any kind. On Saturday, we were alerted to an online video of a guest incident at one of our […]
Plan For Extra Delays This Fourth Of July Weekend
SEATTLE, WA — The Fourth of July holiday is always an especially busy time for Washington’s ferries, but the pandemic is likely to make this holiday much, much worse. The Washington State Department of Transportation, or WSDOT, says that more than 100 of their ferry employees are at high risk […]
How a former soldier went from self-taught truck driver to helping Alphabet’s Waymo usher in the era of self-driving semis
Jon Rainwater trains truckers for Waymo’s freight and deliveries service. Waymo Jon Rainwater instructs safety drivers for Waymo Via, the self-driving company’s freight and deliveries unit. He enjoyed a lively career before joining Waymo in 2019 — early on as an Army intelligence analyst, and later transporting hazardous waste and […]
Ford Unveils the 2021 Mustang Mach-E Electric SUV
Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Ford has drawn inspiration from its past as it looks to the future with the all-new electric Mustang Mach-E SUV. There have been many iterations of the Mustang through the decades, from convertibles to high-performance Shelby-badged coupes, but this […]
Social Distancing Adventures in Each of the 13 Original Colonies
Travel disclosure from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Because travel increases your chances of getting infected and spreading COVID-19, staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others from getting sick. The coronavirus pandemic has changed travel: no more champagne on planes or karaoke on cruises, […]
Will We Ever Have Sex Again? An Investigation
One sunny day in May, a man named Ashrita Furman took a samurai sword and sliced 31 watermelons open on his own stomach in under one minute, making it one of 600 times he has set a Guinness World Record. I have set zero Guinness World Records, but I’ve been […]
How to Save Money: 101 Genius Tricks
Benjamin Franklin — a man who knew a thing or two about frugal living — once warned: “Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.” From grocery shopping to impulse buys, the choices we make every day have a huge impact on our budget. With these […]
Dogs And July 4 Fireworks Don’t Mix: Check Crystal Lake Shelters
CRYSTAL LAKE, IL — Charlie, Lucy and all the other family dogs making your lives richer are more likely to run away on July 4-5 than at any other time of the year as they flee in terror from the booming fireworks displays commemorating Independence Day. This year, cities and […]
What it’s really like to fly during the coronavirus pandemic
Ten seconds into the welcome-aboard greeting on a Southwest Airlines flight from Providence, Rhode Island, to Chicago on Father’s Day, the flight attendant launched into the usual script about in-flight service. “Shortly after takeoff, we’ll offer complimentary soft drinks,” she said, before catching herself and giving the COVID-19 version of the food-and-drink service […]
Will We Ever Have Sex Again? An Investigation.
One sunny day in May, a man named Ashrita Furman took a samurai sword and sliced 31 watermelons open on his own stomach in under one minute, making it one of 600 times he has set a Guinness World Record. I have set zero Guinness World Records, but I’ve been […]
Done with Facebook? Consider MeWe, Parler or old standbys like LinkedIn
MeWe is a social network that says it has no ads, spyware, targeting, political bias, or newsfeed manipulation. In other words, it bills itself as the “anti” Facebook. Parler is a social media app with one point of view – conservative. It’s a place for folks who don’t like the spin at […]
HBO Production Company Sued For $8M After Massive Car Dealership Fire
⚡️ Read the full article on Motorious 613 Automotive Group was being used for the I Know This Much Is True HBO series when the blaze broke out. A car dealership in Ellenville is suing an HBO production company for $8 million after the location was destroyed by a massive […]
12 Ways to Stop Wasting Money on Your Car
FG Trade/istockphoto Beyond Changing the Oil Cars are one of the largest purchases consumers make, alongside homes and college educations. But unlike real estate or a bachelor’s degree, a car isn’t an investment. A vehicle is an expense — and one that doesn’t end with the purchase. It takes more […]
NLEX boosts RFID use with facility upgrades
After the Department of Transportation has announced their efforts on toll interoperability, in the expressways, the NLEX Corporation revealed that they are also working with Easytrip Services Corporation in improving its electronic toll collection system, particularly its radio frequency identification or RFID technology. The initiative is aimed to promote contactless […]
On buses, benches and picnic tables, Russians vote on reforms
Saint Petersburg (AFP) – The rickety plastic table beneath a row of towering apartment blocks in Russia’s second city Saint Petersburg does not look much like a polling booth. But as Russians cast votes this week on constitutional reforms that could extend President Vladimir Putin’s rule until 2036, the picnic […]
Online aftersales consult offered by AC Motors
AC Motors, the automotive and motorcycle arm of AC Industrials, has recently launched their latest program to ensure aftersales needs of their customers are well-attended. Dubbed as Master Mechanics, the AC Motors’ online consultation platform is to cater to the aftersales needs for all the six brands that they are handling, […]
Bicycle designer whose craftsmanship enchanted aficionados such as Robin Williams
Pegoretti enthusiasts in the US call themselves ‘Peg Heads’: YouTube/Stephan Gross When the comedian Robin Williams heard in 2008 that world-renowned Italian handmade bicycle builder Dario Pegoretti was in the US for the North American Handmade Bicycle Show, he flew on his private jet from his home in Tiburon in […]
Republicans urge action following briefing on Russian bounties allegation
Eight Republican members of US congress have attended a White House briefing about allegations that Russia secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing American troops in Afghanistan — intelligence the White House insisted the president himself has not been fully briefed on. Members of both US parties called for […]