Federal health officials have linked two massive US measles outbreaks, confirming that the country is about two months away from losing its measles elimination status, according to a report by The New York Times. read more
The House voted to overturn a controversial provision approved in the spending package to reopen the government last week, but Republican leaders in the Senate are slow-walking a commitment to fully repeal the measure.
Since early July, telescopes around the world have been tracking just our third confirmed interstellar visitor, the comet 3I/ATLAS--3I, for third interstellar, and ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) for the telescope network that first spotted it.
U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida has been indicted on charges accusing her of stealing $5 million in federal disaster funds and using some of the money to aid her 2021 campaign, the Justice Department said Wednesday.
The U.S. House is back in session after a multi-week hiatus, but its agenda has been quickly overtaken by a sudden flurry of censures, reprimands and the investigation of members, leaving little bandwidth for legislating.
Then there's this ...
Former Trump Lawyer Calls for Pam Bondi to be Disbarred
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... Former Trump White House Attorney Ty Cobb told MS NOW anchor Chris Jansing on Wednesday that both Attorney General Pam Bondi and interim US Attorney Lindsey Halligan should be disbarred over how the evidence and charges were presented to the grand jury in the case against ex-FBI Director James Comey.
U.S. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff questioned earlier in the day "whether the entire grand jury ever saw the two-count indictment that a magistrate judge received after the grand jurors rejected one of three charges" presented by Halligan, reported Politico of the day's proceedings.
The case was already under heavy scrutiny as a judge warned Monday of apparent "government misconduct" in charging Comey. ...
fwiw ...
Bridge of Sighs
en.wikipedia.org
...The Bridge of Sighs (Italian: Ponte dei Sospiri, Venetian: Ponte de i Sospiri) is a bridge in Venice, Italy. The enclosed bridge is made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars, passes over the Rio di Palazzo, and connects the New Prison (Prigioni Nuove) to the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace. It was designed by Antonio Contin, whose uncle Antonio da Ponte designed the Rialto Bridge. It was built in 1600.[1]
Etymology
The view from the Bridge of Sighs was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment.
The bridge's English name was bestowed by Lord Byron in the 19th century as a translation from the Italian "Ponte dei sospiri",[2][3] from the suggestion that prisoners would sigh at their final view of beautiful Venice through the window before being taken down to their cells.[4][5] ...
Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs (1974)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
...
The sun don't shine
The moon don't move the tides
To wash me clean
Sun don't shine
The moon don't move the tides
To wash me clean
Why so unforgiving and why so cold?
Been a long time crossing bridge of sighs
Cold wind blows
The Gods look down in anger
On this poor child
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fwiw ...
Sigue, Sigue, Sputnik ( www.youtube.com ) just showed up on the playlist here.
For me, that means ...
It's time to say good night for the evening.
Good Night to y'all.
And have a great tomorrow!