The weekend is finally here.
In another busy news week, a A storm in the north-east Thousands lost power and hundreds of schools closed. The price of eggs has started to decrease After months of hiatus, Oprah released the 100th pick for her book club, and the world mourned her loss. Singer Bobby Caldwellwho died at the age of 71.
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Meanwhile, actor Md Billy Crystal recreates his iconic “When Harry Met Sally”. On his 75th birthday, look for a Florida amusement park Crashed a ride where a teenager fell to his death Last year, USA Today outed her Women of the Year ListIncluding Sandra Day O’Connor and Michelle Obama, and House Republicans have introduced their own version Committee on January 6.
But that’s not nearly all.
Below is our weekly Saturday Six, half-dozen news recaps — in no particular order — from the heartwarming to the weird to the tragic, and everything in between.
A Viral video of physics professor helps inspire women To pursue a career in science. From the story: According to the American Physical Society, a Maryland-based nonprofit organization, only a quarter of US undergraduates in physics are women. But Texas A&M University physics professor Dr. Tatiana Irukhimova is looking to change that with the help of social media. Watch the video above.A Florida Persons serving 400 years of imprisonment are free After being discharged. From the story: Sidney Holmes, 57, was convicted in April 1989 of a 1988 robbery in which he was accused of being the getaway driver. Holmes was greeted by his family when he walked free Monday and said the first thing he wanted to do was get something to eat.
More Americans are unable to pay their billsAnd some states are worse than others. From the story: A growing number of Americans say they are struggling to pay their bills, Damaged by inflation and the loss of federal pandemic assistance. About 36% of consumers said it has been “somewhat” to “very difficult” to pay their usual bills, according to the Census Bureau’s latest Household Pulse survey, which collected responses in the first two weeks of February.
An Arkansas man found one 3.29-carat “big, ugly diamond” in a state park. From the story: An Arkansas man found a 3.29-carat brown diamond in Crater of Diamonds State Park earlier this month. It is the largest diamond found in the park From September 2021Park said in a statement.
A A woman posing as a sick, wounded Marine Sentenced to six years imprisonment. From the story: A Rhode Island woman who posed as a sick military veteran to collect tens of thousands of dollars in benefits and charitable contributions has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Sarah Jane Cavanaugh – who never served in the US Army – claimed she was a Purple Heart and Bronze Star-decorated Marine who was wounded by an IED in Iraq. Cavanaugh, 32, also claimed he developed service-related cancer.
Finally, Florida beaches can be dealt a one-two punch of red tide and seaweed as spring breaks. From the story: A The toxic algae is known as red tide Already killing fish on the Gulf Coast, creating foul odors. Now, a Huge blobs of seaweed It is crossing the Atlantic twice as wide as the United States and could wash ashore in the coming weeks, creating even bigger chaos. “It could be two problems turning into one big problem,” said Mike Parsons, professor of marine science at Florida Gulf Coast University.
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