A former Louisiana police chief has pleaded guilty for his role in a yearslong scheme that used fake police reports to fraudulently obtain U visas for immigrants, according to federal officials.
A federal judge on Tuesday "reluctantly" granted the Justice Department's move to dismiss the final remaining prosecution stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol ... read more
Cloudflare chief financial officer Thomas Seifert has run the numbers on internet traffic trends and predicted that human-generated packets will soon account for a trivial amount of overall traffic.
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a defense agreement on Friday that would treat an attack on one as an attack on all three, officials said, solidifying cooperation between the three regional powers at a time of growing security concerns.
"The models are forecasting something outside the envelope of anything we have ever observed."
@#44 ... Well, if you want to go by range ...
In the realm of rock, don't overlook Morten Harket.
The leader singer of the group A-ha.
Morten Harket
en.wikipedia.org
... Harket has a very wide vocal range, which some sources have claimed spans five octaves.[28][29] In regards to his "rumoured five-octave [vocal] range", Harket himself said in 2009: "I've never counted, quite honestly."[1]
His voice is capable of "the greatest falsetto in the history of pop music EVER...", according to NME's Sylvia Patterson,[30] and of an "unyielding groan" as described in Entertainment Weekly.[31] Sound engineer Gerry Kitchingham, who worked with A-ha on "Take On Me", described Harket as "an excellent singer" with "this incredibly strong falsetto and almost choir-boyish clarity".[32] ...
a-ha - Take On Me (Official Video)
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@#42 ... best duets ...
Don't overlook the Everly Brothers. There shared genes made their harmonies something special. Two voices almost sounding like just one voice.
All I Have To Do Is Dream - Everly Brothers
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@#13 Chris Cornell ...
Yeah, a fav video for me...
Chris Cornell - "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Prince Cover) [Live @ SiriusXM]
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@#27
Billie Holiday is a fav of mine. She went through some issues in the late 40's and came out of it a little worse for the wear.
From the early 40's ...
Billie Holiday - God Bless The Child
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Related ...
The Danube River Has Fallen to Record-Low Water Levels, Revealing Nazi Warships, Bombs and Woolly Mammoth Bones In Its Channel
www.smithsonianmag.com
... As successive heatwaves and drought stalk much of Europe this summer, water levels on the Danube -- the continent's second-longest river, which flows through 10 countries -- have fallen to record lows in multiple places along its 1,770-mile route.
The consequences have been dramatic. Barges in Serbia can carry only a fraction of their normal cargo of imported fuel. Nuclear power plants in Hungary and Romania are at risk of having to shut down without sufficient water needed to cool their reactors, raising concerns of sweeping energy shortages. And a cruise ship in Bulgaria ran aground, prompting officials to evacuate passengers.
Meanwhile, residents and researchers are taking the opportunity to interact with the Danube in a different way: by studying -- and in some cases, removing -- the remnants from the past that have resurfaced in the parched riverbed.
Austrian ships
Near Prahovo, Serbia, a graveyard of decades-old shipwrecks is seeing the light of day. Some of the remains of World War II-era Nazi warships and roughly 200 boats are visible above the Danube's falling water line. They are relics from fall 1944, when the advancing Soviet Red Army forced Hitler's forces to retreat. Rather than risk their vessels and supplies falling into enemy hands, the Nazis strategically arranged vessels in the Danube and then scuttled them, creating a blockade to hinder Soviet movement. ...
Trump says he'll appeal decision halting ballroom construction to the Supreme Court
www.nbcnews.com
... A federal appeals court found that whether "a massive ballroom should be constructed is for Congress to decide and is not a matter for Executive self-help." ...
@#31 ... David Bromberg, ...
A fav of mine. I saw him at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (NY) back in the day.
WNEW-FM - David Bromberg Live at the Bottom Line, NYC (1978-02-12)
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Ms Fitzgerald is an amazing vocalist. Mr Armstrong is also excellent, in his own inimitable style.
Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong - Summertime
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@#1 ... "The multi-model median for the event's peak currently stands at 3.6C, roughly 0.8C hotter than the prior record of 2.75C set in 2015-16," he said. ...
Brits forced to sleep in kitchens to cope with hot weather in heat trap' homes
www.independent.co.uk
... One in six Britons are taking "drastic action" to cope with heatwaves, including sleeping in kitchens, missing work, or booking hotels, Citizens Advice has found.
These measures extend to sleeping in gardens or on balconies, taking sick days or unpaid leave, and paying for hotels.
Extreme heatwaves this summer have put lives at risk, sparked wildfires and forced millions into hosepipe bans.
July, with temperatures above 34C, was the driest month on record for England and Wales, the Met Office confirmed.
The charity warns millions across the UK are "trapped in homes they can't cool", with almost half (44%) feeling powerless to prevent their houses overheating. ...
Trump nominee Todd Blanche clears major hurdle in bid to become attorney general
www.reuters.com
... Republican Senator Bill Cassidy said on Friday he would back Todd Blanche for attorney general, clearing a path for Donald Trump's nominee after weeks of scrutiny over the Justice Department's independence from the White House.
Cassidy emerged as the likely deciding vote after Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said she would oppose Blanche for the top U.S. law enforcement job, leaving the nomination on the brink. ...
@#8 ... Because it was all --------. ...
Can your current alias rephrase that?
thx.