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Bozo Demands Money for Hollywood Sign From the Wrong Police
According to TMZ, a man who threatened to blow up the landmark Hollywood Sign with pipe bombs unless authorities delivered $10,000 in cash contacted the incorrect Hollywood Police Department. According to law enforcement sources, the would-be bomber made ransom demands after calling Hollywood, Florida authorities instead of Los Angeles authorities. The law enforcement agency reportedly…
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New Earthquake Strikes Turkey And Syria
On Tuesday, authorities and media reported that the death toll in Turkey and Syria climbed to eight due to a new and severe earthquake that struck two weeks after a terrible quake killed about 45,000 people. Monday’s 6.4% magnitude earthquake in Turkey resulted in six fatalities and 294 injuries, including 18 in severe condition, according…
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Superintendent Resigns When Third-Grade Student Discovers His Gun in the Bathroom
According to a source, a Texas superintendent resigned after leaving a gun in a school lavatory, where a third-grader discovered it. Monday, Superintendent of Rising Star Elementary School Robby Stuteville resigned after the January incident at the school. A pupil discovered the rifle and, without touching it, rushed to alert a teacher. According to conchovalleyhomepage.com,…
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Idaho House Of Representatives Votes Against Requiring Student IDs at the Polls
According to the Idaho Capitol Sun, the Idaho House of Representatives voted to prohibit Idahoans from using student identification cards at the polls. The state Senate will now consider the legislation. “The problem with student ID cards is that they are not secure,” said Republican representative Tina Lambert during a session in which representatives voted…
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Researchers Say A Fifth Man Was Cured Of HIV After A Stem Cell Transplant
According to research published on Monday in Nature Medicine by Dr. Bjorn-Ole Jensen and other researchers, a fifth individual has been reported to have been cured of HIV. ABC said that the 53-year-old German man, dubbed the Düsseldorf patient, had received a stem cell transplant in 2014, which was deemed “too dangerous to provide as…
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Trump Demands All Presidential Aspirants Submit to a “Mental Competence Test”
Donald Trump, who previously bragged about “acing” a simple cognitive test meant to look for indications of dementia, on Tuesday called for all presidential candidates to pass a “mental competency exam.” Trump stated on his Truth Social platform that “ANYBODY running for the Office of President of the United States should agree to take a…
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Iran Foundation Awards Salman Rushdie’s Accused Attacker With Free Land
According to Iranian official media, a foundation in Iran has promised free farmland to the man suspected of carrying out a terrible knife attack on novelist Salman Rushdie. Rushdie, 75, was assaulted onstage at a literary event in New York in August, losing an eye and the use of one of his hands. Hadi Matar…
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Panel to discuss ‘century of innovation’ on Tuesday, Feb. 28
The event will take place at 7 p.m. in McKinnon Hall and feature Nan Perkins, Richard McBride and Gerald Whittington as panelists. Share: Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Twitter Share this page on LinkedIn Email this page to a friend Print this page As a part of the yearlong commemoration celebrating…
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Pentagon small business chief presses to revive innovation fund
WASHINGTON ― The Biden administration’s next budget request needs to revive a special fund to help small businesses with innovative ideas work with the Pentagon, a top department official said Tuesday. The push to bring back the Rapid Innovation Fund, which Congress hasn’t financed since 2019, was one of several recent moves aimed at lowering…
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Psychological safety boosts team performance and innovation
(Image credit: rudall30/Getty Images)Psychological safety is a trending topic in business, but even if you’ve never heard the term, you know the feeling. When you are in a psychologically safe environment, you are comfortable speaking up, asking questions and being your imperfect, authentic self. When there’s an absence of psychological safety, you are guarded, hesitant…