#Ford asks dealers to lend F-150s amid Texas power outage

#Ford asks dealers to lend F-150s amid Texas power outage

“#Ford asks dealers to lend F-150s amid Texas power outage” Ford wants its Texas dealerships to help locals keep their lights on by loaning out F-150 trucks equipped with power generators. The automaker sent a letter Thursday asking dealers to offer the juiced-up pickups to Texans who lost power thanks to the massive winter storm…

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#California bill would decriminalize psychedelic drugs like acid and magic mushrooms

#California bill would decriminalize psychedelic drugs like acid and magic mushrooms

“#California bill would decriminalize psychedelic drugs like acid and magic mushrooms” A bill was introduced in California Thursday that would decriminalize the personal use of psychedelic drugs like psilocybin mushrooms, MDMA, LSD, ketamine, DMT, mescaline and ibogaine for all Californians over the age of 21.  It comes on the heels of Oregon’s blockbuster drug decriminalization bill, which just went into effect…

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#The Simpsons predicted Ted Cruz’s Cancun debacle back in 1993

#The Simpsons predicted Ted Cruz’s Cancun debacle back in 1993

“#The Simpsons predicted Ted Cruz’s Cancun debacle back in 1993” At this point “The Simpsons” are running rings around Nostradamus. The 32-year-old animated comedy has once again shocked fans and thrilled online meme makers because of a decades-old scene that accurately predicted a modern news event — this time, Sen. Ted Cruz’s embarrassing mid-disaster jaunt…

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#Pregnant women at higher risk for COVID-19 infection: study

#Pregnant women at higher risk for COVID-19 infection: study

“#Pregnant women at higher risk for COVID-19 infection: study” Pregnant women appear to be at higher risk of infection by COVID-19, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The study shows that the infection rate among expectant women in Washington state was 70 percent higher than in similarly aged…

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#Bitcoin’s market value tops  trillion as rally continues

#Bitcoin’s market value tops $1 trillion as rally continues

“#Bitcoin’s market value tops $1 trillion as rally continues” Bitcoin’s market value surged past the $1 trillion mark Friday as the world’s largest cryptocurrency continued its staggering rally. The milestone came as the price of a single bitcoin rose to a fresh all-time record of $54,827.69 shortly before noon, putting it up about 5.6 percent…

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#How Italian town with 1st known virus death fared

#How Italian town with 1st known virus death fared

“#How Italian town with 1st known virus death fared” VO, Italy — Italy delivered the first shocking confirmation of locally transmitted coronavirus infections outside of Asia a year ago Sunday, with back-to-back revelations of cases more than nearly 100 miles apart in the country’s north. First, a 38-year-old man in Codogno, an industrial town in…

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