Female soldiers and thin men have struggled with the bulky armor they’ve worn over two decades of war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
With NASA partnership, Orlando begins planning for air taxis, flying cars
Critics say the city has more pressing needs than building a ‘vertiport’ for the advent of electric oversized drones.
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Posted inNation & World
Thousands march in Brussels to demand tougher climate action
Environmentalists worry that the upcoming U.N. climate change summit will produce policies that don’t do enough to slash carbon emissions and slow the warming of the planet.
Posted inLocal & State
Fairfield-area school district finds site for new building
The Maine State Administrative District 49 board of directors heard a presentation on how the district’s school construction project is faring. The current plan is to renovate Benton Elementary School and use it to house students in kindergarten through second grade; third through sixth-grade students will be moved into a new building.
Posted inNation & World
Allen West, Texas GOP candidate, hospitalized with COVID-19
The unvaccinated tea party firebrand has received monoclonal antibody injections and says he’s ‘doing great.’
Posted inNation & World
1 killed, 14 wounded in shootout at Minnesota bar
Police say preliminary information indicates several people fired gunshots.
Posted inNation & World
Iraqi vote spurred by mass protests, marred by boycott
The country faces huge economic and security challenges.
Posted inBusiness
Small businesses navigate ever-changing COVID-19 reality
A brief early-summer reprieve from pandemic restrictions was not, as many hoped, a return to normalcy.
Posted inNation & World, Uncategorized
Navy nuclear engineer, wife, charged with trying to pass secrets
They thought they were delivering information about U.S. submarine design to a representative of a foreign government, but it turned out to be an undercover FBI agent, the Justice Department said.
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NFL roundup: Brady throws 5 TD passes as Bucs trounce Dolphins
Tom Brady continues his hot start, passing for 411 yards in Tampa Bay’s 45-17 victory.