Lawrence R. Flake- Of Pioneers And Prophets
07-25 Lawrence R. Flake
Month: July 2021
3 of 4 Americans make quarterfinals of Olympics surfing debut
Ryan Pierse/Getty Images (TOKYO) — Three of the four members of Team USA have advanced to the quarterfinals of surfing’s debut at the Tokyo Olympics with Caroline Marks and Kolohe Andino emerging from the waters off Japan’s Shidashita Beach with the highest scores in the opening heats. For Andino, 27, […]
How USA Gymnastics has changed since the Larry Nassar scandal
simonkr/iStock (NEW YORK) — As American gymnasts prepare to dazzle on the Olympic stage in Tokyo this month, the sport is still struggling to shake off the specter of the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal. It’s been five years since the first women came forward publicly in 2016 to accuse […]
COVID-19 live updates: Savannah reinstates masks indoors, Orlando in ‘crisis mode’
Vichai/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 summer surge as the delta variant spreads. More than 610,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Just 57% of Americans ages 12 and […]
Water levels at Great Salt Lake drop to historic low
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The water levels at the Great Salt Lake have hit a historic low, a grim milestone for the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi River. On Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey announced average daily water levels had dropped about an inch below the previous […]
Wilgar, Lloyd Named To Butkus Award Watch List
CHICAGO-Monday, BYU sophomore linebacker Payton Wilgar and Utah junior linebacker Devin Lloyd were named to the Butkus Award watch list. This watchlist features 51 linebackers at both the collegiate and high school level as the award honors legendary namesake Dick Butkus’ No. 51. Butkus starred with the Chicago Bears and […]
More record-shattering heat waves are likely on the way due to climate change, scientists say
Xurzon/iStock (NEW YORK) —The probability of record-shattering heat waves is increasing due to climate change, according to scientists who are measuring temperature predictions in a new way. Researchers that looked into rate of warming, rather than how much warming has occurred, found that record-shattering heat waves occur in spurts during […]
Gun violence in America: Defining the problem
Josiah S/iStock (NEW YORK) — It was lunchtime when a gun altered Crystal Turner’s life. “I got the call at 12, noon,” Turner recalled to ABC News. “My 29-year-old daughter Jenea and my 23-year-old son Donell were murdered together.” Jenea Harvison and her brother, Donell McDonald, were gunned down in Columbus, […]
COVID-19 live updates: US faces summer surge as delta variant spreads
Vichai/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 summer surge as the delta variant spreads. More than 610,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Just 57% of Americans ages 12 and […]
At least 8 killed in 20-car pileup in Utah during sandstorm
KANOSH, Utah (AP) — Utah Highway Patrol says at least eight people died when 22 vehicles were involved in a pileup crash during a sandstorm. The agency says in a news release that the crashes happened Sunday afternoon on Interstate 15 near the town of Kanosh. At least 10 other […]
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