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Interesting quotes from the interview

“People need to buckle up,” he says, “open their minds and stop talking about, you know, aliens and extraterrestrials, because I have a feeling that that’s not exactly what it is.”
"I think people are going to find out that this has a lot to do with consciousness and it’s not just coming from another planet. There’s a lot more to the universe.”

And as an aside here's his email where he discusses Roswell... Читать дальше...

Authorities say two cranes collided and at least partially collapsed at a construction site in Austin, Texas, injuring at least 22 workers and sending 16 to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and his family are being tested for COVID-19 today after one of his staff members tested positive for the coronavirus.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and nearly 500 city staffers will be furloughed for one week to help the city deal with a $9 billion revenue shortfall due to the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown.
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Kate Moss, Naomie Harris, Carey Mulligan and Chloë Sevigny are among the celebrities taking part in Oxfam's "Second Hand September" initiative, in partnership with resale website Vestiaire Collective.

Swiss sport equipment brand On has unveiled a new recyclable shoe model available via subscription only, a concept that may well prompt a fresh wind of change to blow through the sport equipment distribution landscape.

Tiny Dancer's identity is revealed halfway through Marvel's Avengers in a minor plot twist that will likely leave some players surprised.

1. Snowflake Soars Into Tech Big Leagues With $70 Billion Value  Bloomberg
2. Snowflake doubles in first trades after largest-ever software IPO  Financial Times
3. Warren Buffett-backed Snowflake hits $70bn value in biggest ever software IPO  Telegraph.co.uk
4. How to Buy, Sell and Short Snowflake Shares  IG
5. Snowflake begins trading in the biggest software IPO ever  CNBC Television
6. View Full coverage on Google News

Now let the kids go back to class.

You can easily recover a deleted email in Gmail on the desktop website or mobile app, as long as it wasn't deleted more than 30 days ago.

Kolkata Knight Riders batsman Rinku Singh feels no one can match the big-hitting prowess of explosive all-rounder Andre Russell and he remains the world's best all-rounder at the moment.

Lawyer Alan Dershowitz has hit CNN with a $300 million defamation lawsuit, accusing the cable network of for  distorting his words to portray him as an "intellectual who had lost his mind."

With never-before-seen track map, event unveils scenic urban street course with unique water crossing NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Sept. 16, 2020) – The Music City Grand Prix, in partnership with INDYCAR, is bringing a new sound to Nashville. The Music City Grand Prix announced today that the newest NTT INDYCAR SERIES race will debut Aug. 6-8, 2021, in Nashville, Tennessee. […]

The “big three” public cloud providers, which have added billions in revenue since March, according to public reports, aren’t the only ones benefiting from these trends. Now, another batch of innovative companies are tapping the public markets and seeing an uptick in demand.

After COVID-19 testing, he'll face Wisconsin's Trent Hillger in the annual Beat the Streets event, which has been moved from its usual location in Times Square.

The Kremlin said on September 16 that there should be no connection between the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany and the case of opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, who Berlin says was poisoned in Russia with a nerve agent.

<p>The asteroids shot past on the same day, mere hours between one another</p>

"I am at present doing well with the blessings and good wishes of all. I have isolated myself," he said.

The Los Angeles Lakers will now face the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals after the Clippers gave up a 3-1 series lead to Denver. LeBron James and Anthony Davis will now have to focus on Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray after a majority assumed that it would be an all-LA matchup against Kawhi and Paul George. Hear what Skip Bayless has to say about the upcoming Lakers vs. Nuggets series.

Shares Snowflake Inc. enjoyed a red-hot start to their public life Wednesday, as the first trade was 104.2% above its initial public offering price. The California-based software company, which is backed by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Salesforce.com Inc. , raised $3.36 billion in the IPO and was valued at roughly $33 billion. The first trade was at $245 at 12:38 p.m. Eastern for 3.5 million shares, compared with the $120 IPO price. The pricing was above the expected range of $100 to $110... Читать дальше...

A furious Walsall councillor believes his terminally ill father has had personal items including false teeth and glasses stolen while being treated in hospital.

San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman is headed to injured reserve, NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported Wednesday. Garafolo cited undisclosed sources for the news on Sherman, added the All-

The coronavirus pandemic has forced an iconic Wisconsin Dells-area water ski show to shut down forever.

The field is set for the third NASCAR Cup Series playoff race The starting order for Saturday’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway was determined with a formula that will make your head spin. All you need to know is the front row will be all Team Penske, with Brad Keselowski starting […]