#Brooklyn Bridge traffic-to-bike lane conversion begins Monday

#Brooklyn Bridge traffic-to-bike lane conversion begins Monday

“#Brooklyn Bridge traffic-to-bike lane conversion begins Monday” The city’s Department of Transportation will close the Brooklyn Bridge’s inner-most westbound lane off to car traffic on Monday night to convert the space into a two-way bike lane, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday. Construction on the bikeway will begin 9 p.m. Monday and wrap up “by…

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#House Democrat flashes stomach during virtual hearing

#House Democrat flashes stomach during virtual hearing

“#House Democrat flashes stomach during virtual hearing” WASHINGTON — House Homeland Security committee members were stunned Thursday as one of their colleagues stretched during a virtual hearing, revealing a large unclothed belly that hung over what appeared to be either pajamas or boxers, as Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified about the Biden administration’s budget…

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#Fire-ravaged ship sinks off Sri Lanka, prompting pollution fears

#Fire-ravaged ship sinks off Sri Lanka, prompting pollution fears

“#Fire-ravaged ship sinks off Sri Lanka, prompting pollution fears” COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A container ship carrying chemicals sank off Sri Lanka’s capital on Thursday nearly a month after catching fire, raising concerns about a possible environmental disaster. The ship’s operator said the wreck of the Singapore-flagged X-Press Pearl “is now wholly sitting on the…

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#EV startup Lordstown backtracks, now says it has no binding orders

#EV startup Lordstown backtracks, now says it has no binding orders

“#EV startup Lordstown backtracks, now says it has no binding orders” Electric-truck maker Lordstown Motors , which recently raised concerns about its ability to remain in business, on Thursday backtracked from earlier comments made by the startup’s president and said it has no binding purchase orders. At an Automotive Press Association event in Detroit on Tuesday, Lordstown President Rich…

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#Pixar makes a movie for kids instead of sadsack adults

#Pixar makes a movie for kids instead of sadsack adults

“#Pixar makes a movie for kids instead of sadsack adults” Running time: 95 minutes. Rated PG (rude humor, language, some thematic elements and brief violence). On Disney+. Occasionally, Pixar actually makes a kids’ movie. Sure, the animation studio’s entire library is supposedly meant for little ones, but the films so often turn out more like…

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#Botswana unearths world’s third largest diamond

#Botswana unearths world’s third largest diamond

“#Botswana unearths world’s third largest diamond” A 1,098-carat diamond believed to be the third-largest gem-quality stone ever to be mined has been discovered in Botswana, according to a joint venture between Anglo American’s De Beers and the government. The stone was presented to President Mokgweetsi Masisi on Wednesday by Debswana Diamond Company’s acting managing director Lynette Armstrong. It is…

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#Wall Street-backed mega-charity Robin Hood names new CEO

#Wall Street-backed mega-charity Robin Hood names new CEO

“#Wall Street-backed mega-charity Robin Hood names new CEO” The Robin Hood Foundation said Richard Buery Jr. — a former NYC deputy mayor and chief executive of charter school network Achievement First — will become the organization’s next CEO in September. Previous Robin Hood CEO Wes Moore announced his departure from the city’s biggest anti-poverty nonprofit…

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#Chinese astronauts board space station module in historic mission

#Chinese astronauts board space station module in historic mission

“#Chinese astronauts board space station module in historic mission” JIUQUAN, China – Three Chinese astronauts on Thursday flew to an unfinished space station in China’s first crewed mission since 2016, expanding the country’s already growing near-Earth presence and challenging U.S. leadership in orbital space. The astronauts rode to Tianhe – the module that will be the living quarters of China’s completed space station – on Shenzhou-12, or “Divine Vessel.” The crew boarded…

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#Wimbledon courting Naomi Osaka return with ‘consultation’

#Wimbledon courting Naomi Osaka return with ‘consultation’

“#Wimbledon courting Naomi Osaka return with ‘consultation’” If Naomi Osaka is playing chicken with Wimbledon, it appears she’s winning. The bosses of the upcoming grass-court Grand Slam, which begins June 28, have extended several very public olive branches to Osaka in recent days and hinted at compromising over the tournament’s media obligations – seemingly in…

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