This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareGrant Imahara, the electrical engineer and roboticist who became an influential popular-science personality as co-host of the long-running show “MythBusters,” died July 13 at 49.The Discovery Channel confirmed the death but did not provide further details. The Hollywood Reporter and other outlets reported the cause was a brain aneurysm.Mr. Imahara, a former engineer at Lucasfilm, joined “MythBusters” in its third season in 2005 after an invitation from host Jamie Hyneman. For more than 200 episodes, Mr. Imahara, lovingly...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareGrant Imahara, the electrical engineer and roboticist who became an influential popular-science personality as co-host of the long-running show “MythBusters,” died July 13 at 49.The Discovery Channel confirmed the death but did not provide further details. The Hollywood Reporter and other outlets reported the cause was a brain aneurysm.Mr. Imahara, a former engineer at Lucasfilm, joined “MythBusters” in its third season in 2005 after an invitation from host Jamie Hyneman. For more than 200 episodes, Mr. Imahara, lovingly...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareA line of Goya Foods products lay on the Resolute desk, symbolic as the seat of power inside the White House, as President Trump flashed a smile and offered a double thumbs-up in a shared to his Instagram account on Wednesday.The image — the latest show of support from the administration for a company facing boycott calls after its chief executive praised Trump — was a breaking point for CNN host Chris Cuomo, who noted Wednesday night that the president’s Goya promotion comes as coronavirus cases continue to spike...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareA line of Goya Foods products lay on the Resolute desk, symbolic as the seat of power inside the White House, as President Trump flashed a smile and offered a double thumbs-up in a shared to his Instagram account on Wednesday.The image — the latest show of support from the administration for a company facing boycott calls after its chief executive praised Trump — was a breaking point for CNN host Chris Cuomo, who noted Wednesday night that the president’s Goya promotion comes as coronavirus cases continue to spike...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareStanding in front of an empty storefront along Main Street, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman (I) was beaming with optimism, believing businesses would make it through the coronavirus pandemic.“We’re all together in this and we are going to come out with a bang,” she earlier this month.On Tuesday, it became apparent what the independent mayor may have had in mind. She said she wants to reopen casinos, assuming 100 percent of the population are carriers of the novel coronavirus.Let them, and visitors, gather and gamble,...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareStanding in front of an empty storefront along Main Street, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman (I) was beaming with optimism, believing businesses would make it through the coronavirus pandemic.“We’re all together in this and we are going to come out with a bang,” she earlier this month.On Tuesday, it became apparent what the independent mayor may have had in mind. She said she wants to reopen casinos, assuming 100 percent of the population are carriers of the novel coronavirus.Let them, and visitors, gather and gamble,...WW…

Gift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Please NoteThe Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. The United States on Saturday has passed Italy for the most confirmed covid-19 deaths in the world, with more than 20,000 fatalities, a figure experts have called “an underestimation.” Much-smaller Italy has still lost more people per capita — roughly 31 of every 100,000 people there have been killed by the virus. If the death rate in...…Gift ShareThis article is free to access.Why?The Washington Post is providing this news free to all readers as a public service.Follow this story and more by Please NoteThe Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free. The United States on Saturday has passed Italy for the most confirmed covid-19 deaths in the world, with more than 20,000 fatalities, a figure experts have called “an underestimation.” Much-smaller Italy has still lost more people per capita — roughly 31 of every 100,000 people there have been killed by the virus. If the death rate in...WW…

This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareThe city of Boulder, Colo., barred assault weapons in 2018 as a way to prevent mass shootings like the one that killed 17 at a high school in Parkland., Fla., earlier that year.But 10 days after that ban was blocked in court this month, the city was rocked by its own tragedy: Ten people Monday after a gunman opened fire, law enforcement officials said.In announcing the arrest Tuesday of the suspected 21-year-old gunman — who has been charged with 10 counts of murder in the first degree — investigators determined that the...…This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareThe city of Boulder, Colo., barred assault weapons in 2018 as a way to prevent mass shootings like the one that killed 17 at a high school in Parkland., Fla., earlier that year.But 10 days after that ban was blocked in court this month, the city was rocked by its own tragedy: Ten people Monday after a gunman opened fire, law enforcement officials said.In announcing the arrest Tuesday of the suspected 21-year-old gunman — who has been charged with 10 counts of murder in the first degree — investigators determined that the...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareSen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) thought little of the 2012 bill that would ban insider trading for Congress, congressional staff and other federal officials.“It’s ludicrous,” Burr said in a February 2012 radio interview about the .The bill, aimed at prohibiting stock trading based on nonpublic information gleaned on Capitol Hill, overwhelmingly passed in the Senate by a 96-to-3 vote before being signed into law by President Barack Obama. Burr, one of the three senators to vote against the measure, described himself as a “brave...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareSen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) thought little of the 2012 bill that would ban insider trading for Congress, congressional staff and other federal officials.“It’s ludicrous,” Burr said in a February 2012 radio interview about the .The bill, aimed at prohibiting stock trading based on nonpublic information gleaned on Capitol Hill, overwhelmingly passed in the Senate by a 96-to-3 vote before being signed into law by President Barack Obama. Burr, one of the three senators to vote against the measure, described himself as a “brave...WW…

This article was published more than 1 year agoGift ShareEver since he moved to the United States from China more than a half-century ago, Lee Wong has been told he doesn’t look American enough. Despite his 20 years of service in the U.S. Army, he says his patriotism has also been questioned by people who “can’t get over this face.”So when Wong called out the uptick in violence and discrimination against Asian Americans during a meeting of the board of trustees in West Chester Township, Ohio, the board chairman calmly unbuttoned his dress shirt to show those in attendance at the...…This article was published more than 1 year agoGift ShareEver since he moved to the United States from China more than a half-century ago, Lee Wong has been told he doesn’t look American enough. Despite his 20 years of service in the U.S. Army, he says his patriotism has also been questioned by people who “can’t get over this face.”So when Wong called out the uptick in violence and discrimination against Asian Americans during a meeting of the board of trustees in West Chester Township, Ohio, the board chairman calmly unbuttoned his dress shirt to show those in attendance at the...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareStanding on the Capitol steps on Jan. 6, Richard Michetti allegedly took a break from the rioting to argue with his ex-girlfriend over text message. After sending photos and videos of the mob and boasting how he had avoided tear gas, Michetti parroted Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud.“If you can’t see the election was stolen you’re a moron,” Michetti wrote in a text to the woman, according to .The next day, the woman he had insulted promptly told the FBI that her ex was at the Capitol, handing over to law...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareStanding on the Capitol steps on Jan. 6, Richard Michetti allegedly took a break from the rioting to argue with his ex-girlfriend over text message. After sending photos and videos of the mob and boasting how he had avoided tear gas, Michetti parroted Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud.“If you can’t see the election was stolen you’re a moron,” Michetti wrote in a text to the woman, according to .The next day, the woman he had insulted promptly told the FBI that her ex was at the Capitol, handing over to law...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe Dallas Mavericks will again play the national anthem before home games, a day after team owner Mark Cuban confirmed to The Washington Post that they had not played the anthem this season at his direction.“With NBA teams now in process of welcoming fans back into their arenas, all teams will play the national anthem in keeping with longstanding league policy,” NBA Chief Communications Officer Mike Bass said in the statement released Wednesday afternoon.The Mavericks are scheduled to host the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe Dallas Mavericks will again play the national anthem before home games, a day after team owner Mark Cuban confirmed to The Washington Post that they had not played the anthem this season at his direction.“With NBA teams now in process of welcoming fans back into their arenas, all teams will play the national anthem in keeping with longstanding league policy,” NBA Chief Communications Officer Mike Bass said in the statement released Wednesday afternoon.The Mavericks are scheduled to host the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareElon Musk threw a surprising bone to Reddit GameStop investors early Monday, grilling Robinhood’s CEO on precisely why the trading app had halted buying for GameStop just as the stock was rising meteorically.“Do you want to hear the real story from Vlad [from] Robinhood about what happened on the Street with GameStop?” Musk asked on Clubhouse, an exclusive audio app that has become popular with an elite set of Silicon Valley-ites.He asked the moderators to turn on audio for Robinhood chief executive Vladimir Tenev, who...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareElon Musk threw a surprising bone to Reddit GameStop investors early Monday, grilling Robinhood’s CEO on precisely why the trading app had halted buying for GameStop just as the stock was rising meteorically.“Do you want to hear the real story from Vlad [from] Robinhood about what happened on the Street with GameStop?” Musk asked on Clubhouse, an exclusive audio app that has become popular with an elite set of Silicon Valley-ites.He asked the moderators to turn on audio for Robinhood chief executive Vladimir Tenev, who...WW…