• U.S.
    Associated Press

    Pacific Northwest faces shutdowns amid rising virus cases

    When the coronavirus pandemic hit the Pacific Northwest states of Oregon and Washington, their governors quickly reacted with shutdowns. Now they are about to impose new restrictions again as infections and hospitalizations rise to alarming levels. Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is putting 15 counties that encompass the state’s biggest cities into the state's extreme risk category starting Friday, imposing restrictions that include banning indoor restaurant dining.

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    HuffPost

    Marjorie Taylor Greene Sinks To New 'Level Of Dumb' In Biden Speech Criticism

    The conspiracy-loving lawmaker just got schooled on how education funding works.

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  • U.S.
    National Review

    Dem Nebraska State Senator Says He’ll Abandon School Choice When Colleagues Send Their Kids to Public School

    During a speech before the Nebraska legislature, Democratic state senator Justin Wayne promised to vote against a school choice bill if his colleagues agreed to send their kids to the public school system. “I will vote to kill this bill if you send your kids to one of the kid’s schools in my district that we’re waiting to turn around,” Wayne offered to the lawmakers. Wayne, who is black, acknowledged that he struggled with the issue and rejected a school choice bill his freshman year in the Nebraska chamber. “My community can’t wait anymore,” he said. Nebraska Senator Justin Wayne (D) tells his colleagues he'll vote against the school choice bill if they agree to send their own kids to public schools. pic.twitter.com/JzvS7iW6FE — Corey A. DeAngelis (@DeAngelisCorey) April 28, 2021 The bill currently on the table in the Nebraska senate is titled LB364 Adopt the Opportunity Scholarships Act and provide tax credits. “The only people who are opposing school choice today are the same people who have choice. And many of them exercise that choice,” Wayne remarked. The Nebraska Democrat insisted that his anti-school choice counterparts take their kids out of expensive private schools and enroll them in public schools, so they can witness the under-resourced learning environments first hand and have a stake in improving them for all students. “When they fall behind, when they don’t have the resources…when they’re dealing with suspensions and things like that, then we can all go through it together,” he said in reference to the senators’ kids. “Don’t make a choice that you won’t allow anybody else to make just based off of income,” Wayne implored his fellow legislators.

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    Nerdist

    A U-Haul Truck Wrecking a Parking Garage Is Comedic Gold

    Somebody tried to take a U-Haul truck into a parking garage, and the ensuing events were genuinely like something out of Arrested Development. The post A U-Haul Truck Wrecking a Parking Garage Is Comedic Gold appeared first on Nerdist.

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  • Science
    The Telegraph

    Huge amphitheatre for gladiator fights dubbed 'Turkey's Colosseum' unearthed in remote fig orchard

    A Roman amphitheatre which would have hosted gladiator contests has been discovered in Turkey after lying hidden for centuries. The huge site, similar in structure to the Colosseum in Rome, remained undetected because it is mostly buried underground. The arena, which could seat around 20,000 spectators, was found near the ancient city of Mastaura in the western province of Aydin, inland from the Aegean coast. It is believed to have been constructed 1,800 years ago and would have hosted gladiatorial contests as well as fights involving wild animals. The stone arches that formed the outer walls of the amphitheatre are visible but most of the structure is buried underground and covered in olive and fig trees.

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    Reuters Videos

    Rome's Spanish Steps go from green to full bloom

    In only a matter of weeks the plants have turned from green to a spectacular display of fuchsia and white.In 2020 the floral display did not take place as Italy suffered the terrible impact of being one of the first countries in Europe to be hit by the coronavirus pandemic.But this year at the beginning of April, some 250 white and fuchsia azaleas were placed from the bottom of the steps up to the church of the Trinita de' Monti.The tradition dates back to 1952.The duration of the bloom depends upon the weather but once the flowers begin to die away again, the plants are scooped up and taken back to the garden centre where they are curated until the following year.

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