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The box found inside of the Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond is finally opened! The treasure inside it appears to be two books, an envelope and a coin.
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🎧 Creator of the world’s first stereophone has died
Musician, entrepreneur, and inventor John C. Koss died on Tuesday at the age of 91. He invented invented the world's first SP/3 Stereophone in 1958 and forever changed the way we consume music.
After introducing the SP/3 Stereophone, Koss developed the Pro/4 Series, which soon became a recording industry standard, and the official headphone of Air Force One.
The Koss Corporation continues to design and manufacture high fidelity headphones and audio accessories to this day.
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Musician, entrepreneur, and inventor John C. Koss died on Tuesday at the age of 91. He invented invented the world's first SP/3 Stereophone in 1958 and forever changed the way we consume music.
After introducing the SP/3 Stereophone, Koss developed the Pro/4 Series, which soon became a recording industry standard, and the official headphone of Air Force One.
The Koss Corporation continues to design and manufacture high fidelity headphones and audio accessories to this day.
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🔎The US House Oversight Committee announced that it is launching a bipartisan investigation into the deadly crowd-crushing incident that occurred at the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas, in November.
The committee sent a letter to Live Nation Entertainment Inc.'s president and CEO, Michael Rapino, requesting info about the company’s role in the Nov. 5 festival, including details about security, crowd control and mass casualty incident planning.
Last week, officials announced that the 10 people that were killed at the concert died from compression asphyxia.
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The committee sent a letter to Live Nation Entertainment Inc.'s president and CEO, Michael Rapino, requesting info about the company’s role in the Nov. 5 festival, including details about security, crowd control and mass casualty incident planning.
Last week, officials announced that the 10 people that were killed at the concert died from compression asphyxia.
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🕷 ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ defeats ‘Infinity War’ & notches second-biggest box office debut in history with $260M
After a harsh one and a half years for movie theaters in the United States and across the globe, Peter Parker came to the rescue this weekend, not only shattering pandemic-era box office records but some pre-Covid ones as well.
Naturally, the newest Marvel adventure has obliterated COVID-era box office benchmarks, to now become the the biggest Sony movie opening of all time.
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After a harsh one and a half years for movie theaters in the United States and across the globe, Peter Parker came to the rescue this weekend, not only shattering pandemic-era box office records but some pre-Covid ones as well.
Naturally, the newest Marvel adventure has obliterated COVID-era box office benchmarks, to now become the the biggest Sony movie opening of all time.
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US Vice President Kamala Harris tested negative for COVID-19 after an aide who assisted her “throughout the day Tuesday” tested positive, the White House statement reads.
An antigen test that Harris received Wednesday morning as part of regular testing and a PCR test after being notified of the staffer's case both came back negative.
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An antigen test that Harris received Wednesday morning as part of regular testing and a PCR test after being notified of the staffer's case both came back negative.
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🤖 CES 2022 starts to fall apart
The world’s biggest technology show may not include many of its usual suspects as T-Mobile, Amazon, AT&T, Meta, Twitter, Pinterest, and iHeartRadio have all announced this week that they won’t attend this year’s annual Las Vegas tech expo in light of a new wave of COVID-19 cases in the US.
As of Wednesday, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) says it’s received 42 CES exhibitor cancellations but has also reportedly added 60 new exhibitors in that time.
A CTA statement says, “At this point, we’re very much focused on having this show and doing it safely and putting the right protocols in place to ensure that people feel comfortable with it.”
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The world’s biggest technology show may not include many of its usual suspects as T-Mobile, Amazon, AT&T, Meta, Twitter, Pinterest, and iHeartRadio have all announced this week that they won’t attend this year’s annual Las Vegas tech expo in light of a new wave of COVID-19 cases in the US.
As of Wednesday, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) says it’s received 42 CES exhibitor cancellations but has also reportedly added 60 new exhibitors in that time.
A CTA statement says, “At this point, we’re very much focused on having this show and doing it safely and putting the right protocols in place to ensure that people feel comfortable with it.”
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The US House Select Committee investigating the events at the US Capitol on January 6 on Wednesday sent a letter to Republican Congressman and Trump ally Jim Jordan, asking him to testify before the panel on matters under investigation.
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‼️The TikTok social network has become the world's most visited website in 2021, beating both Google and Facebook, The Wall Street Journal reports, citing the data provided by the Cloudflare company.
Ted Kaczynski, aka 'The Unabomber', has been transferred to a federal prison medical facility
The 79-year-old convicted murderer, currently serving multiple life sentences for his crimes, was transferred on Dec. 14 to FMC Butner, a North Carolina federal medical center, known for treating prisoners who are suffering from severe illnesses.
The status of Kaczynski's health is currently unknown.
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The 79-year-old convicted murderer, currently serving multiple life sentences for his crimes, was transferred on Dec. 14 to FMC Butner, a North Carolina federal medical center, known for treating prisoners who are suffering from severe illnesses.
The status of Kaczynski's health is currently unknown.
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US President Joe Biden disclosed on Wednesday that he would be willing to run for reelection in 2024, so long as he remains in good health, but underscoring that a rematch against his predecessor would "increase the prospect."
During an interview, when asked if he'd stick to his second term plans if former US President Donald Trump weighed into the election cycle, Biden didn't shy away.
🗣"You’re trying to tempt me now," Biden said jokingly. "Sure. Why would I not run against Donald Trump for the nominee? That’ll increase the prospect of running."
Biden has previously indicated that he is interested in running for his second term so long as his health remains in top shape.
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During an interview, when asked if he'd stick to his second term plans if former US President Donald Trump weighed into the election cycle, Biden didn't shy away.
🗣"You’re trying to tempt me now," Biden said jokingly. "Sure. Why would I not run against Donald Trump for the nominee? That’ll increase the prospect of running."
Biden has previously indicated that he is interested in running for his second term so long as his health remains in top shape.
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⚡️ Harris County sheriff says four persons may be injured after fire at Exxon’s Baytown, Texas facility
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⚡️ Harris County sheriff says four persons may be injured after fire at Exxon’s Baytown, Texas facility
📸: Photos purportedly from the scene of the fire at Exxon's facility in Baytown, Texas.
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⚡️ Russian President Putin says it is West’s turn to respond to security guarantee proposals by Russia
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⚡️ Russian President Putin says it is West’s turn to respond to security guarantee proposals by Russia
❗️Putin says he sees “positive” US reaction to Moscow's security proposals
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🇷🇺 Russian President Vladimir Putin talks about security guarantees.
Russia's law on "foreign agents" is more liberal than that in the US, where this law was invented, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In Russia, foreign agents are not banned and out of 200,000 registered NGOs only 74 organisations are labelled as foreign agents, Putin said at his annual press conference.
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In Russia, foreign agents are not banned and out of 200,000 registered NGOs only 74 organisations are labelled as foreign agents, Putin said at his annual press conference.
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