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Shimano CUES components have been available for flat bar bikes, electric bikes and mountain bikes for a couple of years now, but Shimano’s announcement of a new set of components finally extends CUES equipment to drop bar road and gravel bikes.CUES provides one common component set that will work with 11, 10 and 9-speed drivetrains and across the different disciplines, offering bike makers and riders a much simpler range of products to choose from. It also allows riders to swap a few components to add extra speeds to their drivetrain, rather than needing to replace their groupset in its entirety. It…
Ketanji Brown Jackson met her husband while they were in college. Find out more about Patrick G. Jackson here. Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images Ketanji Brown Jackson holds a very important place as the first Black woman to ever serve on the Supreme Court. She was announced as President Joe Biden’s choice for the seat that was vacated by former Justice Stephen Breyer, when he retired. She was sworn in as a justice in June 2022, after being confirmed by the Senate in April of that year. As Ketnaji gave her opening statement in the confirmation hearing to become a…
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An American Airlines flight tragically collided with a Black Hawk helicopter on January 29, 2025, carrying two Russian figure skaters. Learn more about them here. Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images American Airlines flight #5432 was heading toward Reagan National Airport from Wichita, Kansas, on January 29, 2025, and it crashed into a Black Hawk helicopter near Washington D.C. The collision into the Potomac River killed multiple passengers onboard, including Russian figure skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov. United States Figure Skating also confirmed that several unidentified American skaters were on the plane. The International Skating Union (ISU) released a…
Everyday people across the country skip medical care because of cost. Those who do seek medical help may end up with a balance they can’t pay off. That debt can hurt people’s credit scores, resulting in long-term financial burdens.Starting Jan. 1, a new state law will prohibit health providers and debt collectors from reporting medical debt information to credit agencies. That means unpaid medical bills should no longer show up on people’s credit reports, which consumer advocacy groups say is a boon for patients with debt.RELATED: 5 health bills impacting California patients in 2025Here’s why: While the law will not forgive…
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USMonths before Wednesday’s deadly aircraft collision in Washington, D.C., lawmakers were engaged in a fierce debate over safety at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. An American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas and an Army helicopter collided above the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport late Wednesday, and officials say all 67 people onboard both aircraft are feared dead. But less than a year ago, several Washington-area lawmakers…
Authorities in the eastern Caribbean nation of St. Kitts and Nevis said Thursday they are investigating the circumstances that led to the discovery of at least 19 bodies found drifting at sea.At around 11:30 a.m. local time on Wednesday the St. Kitts and Nevis Coast Guard responded to a report of a drifting vessel off the coast of Nevis. The partially submerged boat contained decomposed human remains. It was towed to St. Kitts, where police and medical officials are conducting investigations.”It was a fishing vessel, which is not typically found in the Caribbean,” Police Commissioner James Sutton told The Associated…
Ford has revealed the Megazilla 2.0, a supercharged 7.3-liter V-8 rated at over 1,000 hp Ford said the engine is designed for competition use For street use, Ford has a new supercharged 5.0-liter V-8 rated at over 800 hp Ford has taken its already formidable Megazilla V-8 crate engine to the next level with the introduction of the supercharged Megazilla 2.0. Unveiled on Thursday at Ford’s second annual motorsports season launch event held in Charlotte, North Carolina, the new engine is built for extreme performance, delivering enough grunt to rival hypercar powerplants as well as Mopar’s Hellephant crate engine. Like…
A rare collection of ancient coins was discovered last week by Israeli researchers, who called the find an “archaeological Hanukkah miracle.”The coins are more than 2,000 years old and believed to belong to King Alexander Jannaeus, the second ruler of the Hasmonean dynasty that presided over Judea in the final centuries leading up to the common era, according to the University of Haifa in Israel. Archaeologists found the hoard of about 160 of the coins during ongoing excavations in the Jordan Valley, which runs between the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the eastern border of Jordan. The project is headed by researchers…
A mid-air collision between an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter occurred in Washington, D.C. Learn more about the crash and whether there are any survivors below. Image Credit: Getty Images On Wednesday, January 29, 2025, a mid-air collision occurred between an American Airlines regional jet departing from Kansas’ Eisenhower National Airport and an Army helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington, D.C. According to multiple reports, both aircraft crashed into the Potomac River, which runs adjacent to the airport. The collision happened shortly after 9:00 PM Eastern Time, with both aircraft carrying passengers. Below, find…