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We Put 16 Rechargeable Flashlights to the Test to Find the Brightest and Most Durable Ones for Travel
There are plenty of reasons to ditch your regular battery-powered flashlight and upgrade to a rechargeable one instead. Over time, the initial outlay of a rechargeable flashlight pales in comparison to the repeated cost of buying disposable batteries. Rechargeable flashlights typically perform better with a higher lumen output and further throw, and are also better…
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Maine shooting: Trail for gunman ‘has gone cold’ with ‘no hard leads’
The hunt for the suspected gunman who killed 18 people in a mass shooting in the US state of Maine has “gone cold,” sources say. Three law enforcement officials involved in the case told Sky’s US partner site NBC News officers had “no hard leads” as to the whereabouts of Robert Card, 40. There have…
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Maine shooting: Police investigating more than 500 tips and leads as specialist divers brought in to hunt suspect
Police are following up more than 500 tips and leads they have received as they hunt for the suspected gunman who killed 18 people in a mass shooting in the US state of Maine. Maine commissioner of public safety, Michael Sauschuck, said the tips and leads “vary greatly” and officers were working round the clock…
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Poet Laureate Joy Harjo Wants Us to Remember We’re All Connected
Joy Harjo, 72, is a creative tour de force with a powerful voice. She’s written 10 books of poetry, three children’s books, two memoirs and several plays. An accomplished musician who plays saxophone and flute, she’s also produced seven albums. In 2019, she was named the country’s first Native American Poet Laureate. She was reappointed…
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Auto Execs Are Coming Clean: EVs Aren’t Working
Amiga Trombone shares a report from Insider: With signs of growing inventory and slowing sales, auto industry executives admitted this week that their ambitious electric vehicle plans are in jeopardy, at least in the near term. Several C-Suite leaders at some of the biggest carmakers voiced fresh unease about the electric car market’s growth as…
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Investigators search for mass killing suspect, as Maine residents shelter in place for a second day
Maine residents kept to their homes Friday as hundreds of heavily armed police and FBI agents searched for Robert Card, an Army reservist who authorities say fatally shot 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in the worst mass killing in state history. Ongoing coverage At a press conference Friday morning, law enforcement…
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Give back at ‘Spooky Sunday,’ a huge Halloween-themed community service event
What to Know Big Sunday’s 14th annual “Spooky Sunday” is on Sunday, Oct. 29 at Wilshire Crest Elementary School; noon to 2 p.m. Billed as one of the country’s “largest Halloween community service events,” the daytime party will treat kids and their families to a fun seasonal celebration Volunteers are needed; show up in a…
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Maine shooting: Residents remain behind locked doors amid massive search for suspect
<!–> LEWISTON, Maine – Police asked thousands of Maine residents to stay in their homes Friday as heavily armed local and federal law enforcement agents searched for a second day for Robert Card, an Army reservist who police say fatally shot 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in the worst mass killing…
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Maine shooting: Investigators receive over 500 tips amid search for Robert Card
<!–> LEWISTON, Maine – Police asked thousands of Maine residents to stay in their homes Friday as heavily armed local and federal law enforcement agents searched for a second day for Robert Card, an Army reservist who police say fatally shot 18 people at a bowling alley and a bar in the worst mass killing…
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Hendersonville drought is worsening: update on water shortage alert by utilities director
With Henderson County still under drought conditions, the Stage 2A Water Shortage Alert remains in effect for the city of Hendersonville, and according to the National Weather Service, it looks like there won’t be any relief coming anytime soon. “Worsening conditions are creeping in,” Chris Horne, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Greenville,…