July 2020

Record economic plunge, bleak jobs numbers reveal virus toll

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy plunged by a record-shattering 32.9 percent annual rate last quarter, and the coronavirus pandemic is still cutting a path of destruction, forcing millions out of work and shuttering businesses.

Rose Blanchard Spell

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The family and friends of Rose Blanchard Spell are mourning the loss of their loved one who was called from this life on July 28, 2020, at the age of 87.

NASA launches Mars rover to look for signs of ancient life

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The biggest, most sophisticated Mars rover ever built — a car-size vehicle bristling with cameras, microphones, drills and lasers — blasted off for the red planet Thursday as part of an ambitious, longrange project to bring the first Martian rock samples back to Earth to be analyzed for evidence of ancient life.

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Medical marijuana program expands among new La. laws

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana widens access to medical marijuana, tightens the rules on vaping in cars and makes it harder to restrict guns in cities and towns, as nearly 200 new laws take effect Saturday.

Ominous whipped cream art comes to London’s Trafalgar Square

LONDON (AP) — The latest eye-catching sight in London’s Trafalgar Square is a giant swirl of whipped cream topped with a cherry, a fly and a drone.

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1809 - 1st practical US railroad track (wooden, for horse-drawn cars), Philadelphia

Slaying at US judge’s home raises concern about cyberthreats

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — In 2005, U.S. District Judge Joan Lefkow returned from work to find her husband and mother shot dead in the basement of her Chicago home. Investigators initially focused on a White Supremacist who had put out a hit on Lefkow.

The benefits of a new approach to learning for students

The validity of the adage “necessity is the mother of invention” was on full display during the COVID- 19 outbreak. People quickly had to learn to adapt to a new way of life, including an educational system that was transformed dramatically by social distancing guidelines.