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1905 shipwreck pushed toward Lake Hurons shore by storms

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The wreck of the Joseph S. Fay has been pushed by storms toward the shore of northern Lake Huron. (Wayne Lusardi) The Great Lakes continue to reveal their shipwreck secrets. Earlier this year, photos showed a mysterious shipwreck slowly “disappearing” into Lake Michigan. The wreck, which is believed to have sunk in the 1930s, had been uncovered by a Lake Michigan storm surge. ‘MYSTERIOUS GHOST SHIP’ DISCOVERED IN LAKE MICHIGAN Elsewhere, the remarkably intact wreck of a schooner that sank in 1891 was

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Amid Coronavirus Fears, Startups Rethink the Virtual Conference

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The first conference to go was Mobile World Congress. The annual gathering of electronics makers and phone geeks announced the cancellation just weeks before it was set to begin, in late February, for the sake of safety. Global concern over the new coronavirus was rising, and plus, exhibitors were dropping left and right. Next came Adobe Summit. Then Facebook F8. Within weeks, Google had canceled its annual developer conference, Google I/O, and Google Cloud Next, its cloud-focused conference. Microsoft called off its MVP Summit. IBM pulled the plug on Think.…

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Trump works harder than the Democrats to reach black voters. That’s worrying | Steve Phillips

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Trump spent $11m on a single television ad targeting African Americans. Democrats wont cough up a fraction Donald Trump understands the importance of African American voters much better than Democrats and progressives do. Trump and his team are making sizable and smart investments in efforts to chip away at black support for Democrats. Yet those who want to oust Trump from the Oval Office are spraying millions of dollars in election spending in every direction except the African American community. Had African Americans turned out to vote in 2016 like…

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The shocking celebrity murder behind anti-stalking laws: ‘Crimes that changed America’

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Actress Rebecca Schaeffer, murdered in 1989 Unbeknownst to her or anyone else, she had also captured the attention of a killer. Schaeffer was waiting at home for a script to be delivered in July 1989. She had landed several auditions in upcoming Hollywood blockbusters, including “The Godfather Part III,” produced by Francis Ford Coppola, and this was her big shot. There was a knock at the door.  She answered it, expecting to receive a delivery from the movie studio.  Instead, she found herself face-to-face with Robert John Bardo, a 19-year-old obsessed fan and stalker.…

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Should You Cancel Your Trip Because Of Coronavirus? What You Need To Know | Betches

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According to , the Coronavirus is a common virus that typically “presents as a respiratory illness consistent of cough, fever, and shortness of breath and can appear from 2-14 days after exposure.” She adds, “Symptoms range from mild to severe. These symptoms can progress to pneumonia, fluid buildup in the lungs, and stress on other organs such as the kidneys.” Yikes. And if you’ve kept any sort of tabs on COVID-19, you know this sh*t is basically all over the world, and people, especially travelers, are freaking out. So if…

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