Australian Ducks Show They Can Mimic Human Speech by Picking up Swearing: ‘You Bloody Fool!’ The first documented instance of ducks being able to mimic sounds has researchers reviewing the evolution of vocal language learning in birds. The musk duck is a highly aquatic, stiff-tailed duck native to southern Australia. […]
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Michael K. Williams Found Dead In NY Apartment
‘The Wire’ actor Michael K. Williams found dead in New York apartment Emmy-nominated actor Michael K. Williams, best known for his role on the Baltimore-based HBO series “The Wire,” has died, a New York police spokesperson confirmed Monday. He was 54. Police said they responded to Williams’ apartment […]
Continue ReadingPandemic Unemployment Benefits Just Expired
Pandemic unemployment benefits just expired. What will families do now? The federal pandemic unemployment benefits program ends Monday, leaving millions to wonder how they’ll make ends meet for their families. An estimated 7.5 million people will be affected, according to calculations by the Century Foundation, a progressive think tank. […]
Continue ReadingEx-French Soccer Star, Dead At 73 After Nearly Four Decades In Coma
Nice and Paris Saint-Germain star spent 39 years in coma Jean-Pierre Adams, a former French soccer standout who played for Nice and Paris Saint-Germain during his career, died Monday after spending 39 years in a coma. He was 73. Paris Saint-Germain announced Adams’ death, calling the former center-back a “glorious […]
Continue ReadingFirst Bitcoin Nation
Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency, without a central bank or single administrator, that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries. Transactions are verified by network nodes through cryptography and recorded in a public distributed ledger called a blockchain. The […]
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