Like any ice sport, speed skating takes an incredible amount of stamina, balance, and endurance. However, it also requires an intense level of speed. In fact, my jaw nearly hit the floor when I learned how fast Olympic speed skaters can glide across the ice. Reportedly, both short track and long track speed skaters can reach speeds of about 35 mph and occasionally even faster. Sounds pretty...

“These guys are lawyers, professors, doctors, therapists, they’re not just people that are incarcerated,” Jones said. “They are somebody. All of them are somebody, you know, and it’s time for us to give them an opportunity to be somebody.” The post ‘They are somebody’: Family members, advocates push for parole bill that would give longtime prisoners a second chance at life appeared first on...

Family members of the victims of the Parkland school shooting have shown no sympathy for its perpetrator. Nikolas Cruz shot and killed 17 people and injured 17 more at Marjory Douglas Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida, in 2018. The act is the deadliest high school shooting in United States history. The victims included 14 high school students and three members of the school’s...

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., had some choice words after reports surfaced of his plans to leave the Democratic party Wednesday, saying the rumors were “bulls***.” He also told reporters at the U.S. Capitol, “I have no controls over rumors.” The comments come following a report in Mother Jones, which cited associates close to Manchin who had spoken with the...

The Colorado Department of Transportation has delivered an ultimatum to RTD: Restore key Boulder and Longmont commuter bus routes that run along U.S. 36 — including two Flatiron Flyer lines — or lose out on a chunk of the federal pandemic relief money the agency is counting on. RJ Sangosti, The Denver Post Colorado Department of Transportation executive director Shoshana Lew, right, and Gov....

By Sophia Bollag | Sacramento Bee California will have another “historic budget surplus” next year, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. The Democratic governor made the announcement during an interview with NBC’s Chuck Todd at the Milken Institute’s 24th Global Conference. Newsom in July signed a $262 billion budget that relied on a projected $75 billion surplus, based on estimates from...

Republicans blasted President Biden on Wednesday for pushing overly generous entitlement programs within his multitrillion-dollar partisan spending bill, arguing the initiatives will only slow America’s post-coronavirus economic recovery. Many see the issue as a stark line between the two parties and one that could potentially help Republicans retake Congress by a landslide next year. “Joe...

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday ordered state agencies to find ways to alleviate congestion at California’s ports. Record demand for imported goods, labor shortages and other factors have contributed to a backlog of container ships at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach that is causing delays, threatening the U.S. economy and contributing to price increases. Images of waiting ships...

See the scenes from Shoreham-Wading River’s victory on Wednesday. The post Shroeham-Wading River vs. Eastport-South Manor appeared first on Patabook News .

Advocate Aurora Health, the largest hospital system in Illinois and Wisconsin, has fired more than 400 employees who refused to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Almost half of the 440 recently terminated employees worked part time, the company said in a statement. The number is less than 1% of about 75,000 employees. The system, which operates as Advocate Health Care in Illinois, announced in...