Kasie Hunt announces she is leaving NBC

[ad_1] NBC News correspondent on Capitol Hill, Kasie Hunt, announced Friday that she was leaving the media and her daily MSNBC show, “Way Too Early.” “Personal news, as they say – thank you to all viewers, reporters, lawmakers and everyone who got up very early to help make@WayTooEarlybetter. I loved doing this show. More soon! … Read more

Retail sales increased in June

[ad_1] Retail sales in the United States rose 0.6% in June as the economy reopened more broadly and auto dealers faced supply disruptions. Retail sales have slowed since March, when they surged from the impact of federal coronavirus assistance to households. Auto dealerships, as well as online retailers and grocery, furniture and sporting goods stores, … Read more

The future of high efficiency perovskite solar cells shines a little brighter

[ad_1] The researchers used a powder engineering method to create a high-quality version of FAPbI3. First, they mixed formamidinium acetate (FAAc) with hydriodic acid (HI). PbI2 was then added. The mixture was then heated to 90 degrees Celsius. In the final step, any remaining impurities or unreacted materials were dissolved in water and filtered. Credit: … Read more

Dump truck hits bridge so hard it moves 6 feet

[ad_1] As if the United States doesn’t already have enough infrastructure problems. A dump trailer with its raised dumpster slammed into a Georgia highway overpass early Thursday morning so hard it moved it six feet. “This is something our engineers have never seen before,” said a spokesperson for the Georgia Ministry of Transportation. The incident … Read more

Dump truck hits bridge so hard it moves 6 feet

[ad_1] As if the United States doesn’t already have enough infrastructure problems. A dump trailer with its raised dumpster slammed into a Georgia highway overpass early Thursday morning so hard it moved it six feet. “This is something our engineers have never seen before,” said a spokesperson for the Georgia Ministry of Transportation. The incident … Read more

Why do newer variants of SARS-CoV-2 spread more easily?

[ad_1] July 15, 2021 VIRUSES, LIKE all organisms, have life cycles. Theirs are parasitic, starting when a parent virus infects another creature and hijacks its cells to make copies of itself. In the case of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the pandemic, this happens when it attaches itself to an enzyme called ACE2 on the … Read more

Most people won’t need COVID-19 vaccine booster for years, immunization experts predict

[ad_1] Covid-19 vaccine Ian Forsyth / Getty Images The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is meeting next week to discuss whether immunocompromised Americans should be allowed a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine, and Pfizer said last week it would seek regulatory approval for a possible third booster shot … Read more

“He was definitely kicking a lot” – Doctors doubt Conor McGregor’s “stress fractures” entering UFC 264

[ad_1] Days after his 3.5-hour surgery after UFC 264, Conor McGregor gave further updates on his condition. “The Notorious” now says he entered the fight with a compromised left leg, and that UFC medic and Dana White knew all about it. “I was injured before the fight,” McGregor said. “People would ask me: when did … Read more

Here is SpaceX’s new Drone Ship: “A Shortfall of Gravitas”

[ad_1] At this point, SpaceX could claim to be both a rocket company and a shipping company. The company has a fleet of drones with the aim of providing their rockets with a safe place to downshift into the ocean without having to land on land. In the past, they actually had additional ships available … Read more