Teaching in Room 9 | Determining Fiction Vs. Nonfiction | 2nd-4th Grade Reading

 Posted on July 9, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  99 words  |  Patria Henriques

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Texas dairy farm explosion kills 18,000 cows

 Posted on July 9, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  443 words  |  Valentine Belue

By Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, Washington Castro County Sheriff's OfficeSmoke rises from the scene of South Fork Dairy near Dimmit, TexasApproximately 18,000 cows were killed in a blast at a Texas dairy farm earlier this week, according to local authorities. The explosion, at South Fork Dairy near the town of Dimmitt, also left one person in critical condition. Authorities believe that machinery in the facility may have ignited methane gas. [Read More]

This Is Who Inherited Tammy Wynette's Fortune

 Posted on July 9, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  164 words  |  Patria Henriques

Singer-songwriter George Richey and Tammy Wynette married in 1978, her fifth marriage, and he became her manager. Georgette Jones Lennon alleged Richey was controlling and abusive to her mother. At the time of her death, Wynette’s estate was around $900,000, per Celebrity Net Worth. There were also two $1 million insurance policies, with the proceeds from one going to Richey and the other to Wynette’s daughters to be divided equally — but Jones Lennon told Dr. [Read More]

U.S. investigates alleged Medicare fraud scheme estimated at $2 billion

 Posted on July 9, 2024  |  12 minutes  |  2441 words  |  Patria Henriques

The first angry calls to the Pretty in Pink Boutique began last August, confusing staff at the Franklin, Tenn., provider of wigs, mastectomy bras and other accessories for cancer patients. Medicare recipients from around the country claimed that a company called Pretty in Pink had charged their health insurance companies thousands of dollars for urinary catheters that they never ordered or received. Flooded by dozens of complaints, the boutique launched a webpage in September to explain that its leaders were dumbfounded, too. [Read More]

A one-eyed horse named Patch has a chance of winning the Kentucky Derby

 Posted on July 8, 2024  |  6 minutes  |  1075 words  |  Chauncey Koziol

Patch looks a lot like the other Kentucky Derby contenders — he’s a sleek, muscled, 3-year-old thoroughbred. At least, he looks like the other racehorses from the right side. On the left, where others have an eye, Patch has an empty, ping-pong ball-size socket. Patch lost his eye due to an ulcer that never healed; he came out of his stall one morning with a swollen and tearing eye, his trainer has said, and no one knew why. [Read More]

After the Wars: A legacy of pain and pride

 Posted on July 8, 2024  |  3 minutes  |  553 words  |  Patria Henriques

Asked to describe why, in their own words, slightly more than a quarter said it was because of employment-related issues, such as adjusting to a civilian-run workplace. A similar percentage said the principal challenge involved the profound differences between civilian and military life. Among those still in the military, 43 percent expect a difficult transition to civilian life. “There are those that are very much in need of help, but the majority — the vast majority — are less in need of a handout than simply a handshake, an opportunity,” said Joint Chiefs Chairman Dempsey. [Read More]

Book review of Kennedy's Avenger: Assassination, Conspiracy, and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby by

 Posted on July 8, 2024  |  5 minutes  |  996 words  |  Fernande Dalal

“Kennedy’s Avenger” is the fourth book in a series by Dan Abrams and David Fisher. The first three recounted largely ignored legal battles involving Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt and John Adams. The authors claim that in “Kennedy’s Avenger” they are again telling “the story of an overlooked trial,” an assertion emphasized by their subtitle, “Assassination, Conspiracy, and the Forgotten Trial of Jack Ruby.” In fact, they have stood their formula on its head. [Read More]

Brendon Todds meltdown cost him Travelers, rare golf feat

 Posted on July 8, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  787 words  |  Tobi Tarwater

CROMWELL, Conn. — Twelve players in the past 10 years have won at least three tournaments in one PGA Tour season. Brendon Todd, a 34-year-old journeyman who once nearly walked away from the game to open a pizzeria while mired in a slump that would break lesser men, was trying to add his name to that heady list with a victory at the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands. [Read More]

Droupadi Murmu | PBS NewsHour

 Posted on July 8, 2024  |  1 minutes  |  18 words  |  Patria Henriques

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Here's what you need to know about NYC subway, bus fare hikes starting this weekend

 Posted on July 8, 2024  |  2 minutes  |  336 words  |  Patria Henriques

Explore More Time to cough up. The Big Apple’s train and bus fare hikes take effect Sunday, and here is what commuters need to know about them. Under the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s new pricing, the base cost of a subway or bus ride in the five boroughs will now set riders back $2.90 a pop starting Aug. 20 — or up 15 cents from the current $2.75. Other fares will now cost more, too. [Read More]