Fewer people are testing positive for the virus, about 7% down from more than 11% at the end of last year. But fewer people are getting tested, less than 3% of county residents this week, a worrisome trend that hinders the county’s ability to react effectively and stifle infections while administering the vaccine. Statewide positivity Friday was 4.87%..
Samsung researchers have developed a new battery technology they call ‘graphene ball’, which could enable a 45 percent increase in battery capacity, and five times faster charging speeds. With the new technology, Samsung says batteries need only 12 minutes to charge in theory. Graphene is an allotrope of carbon, and has long been considered as an alternative to silicon for processors, batteries, and other items..
A spokesperson for the Maryland Judiciary did not respond to questions from The Capital. On Tuesday night, the Maryland Judiciary announced it would move district and circuit courts back to Phase II, hearing specific case types, which include in the district court criminal, traffic, civil, domestic violence, peace orders, Extreme Risk Protective Orders, and landlord tenant cases. Circuit courts will still hear civil, criminal, family, Child in Need of Assistance, and juvenile matters..
New lockdown order is absolutely devastating, especially during the holidays, Institution Ale co owner Shaun Smith said. Employees have sacrificed a lot by working through this pandemic, and they going to be out of work when they need money the most. Many restaurants, he said, the idea of moving to only or orders won work for the bottom line.
The state first called on Bowen’s aunt, Ginger Prater, to give a statement before the court. She first started by saying she believed that someone should serve a life sentnece for taking a life. She thanked those who made efforts to investigate and seek justice for her niece.
Join Alder Ledell Zellers and me at a meeting with Mark and Trent Kraemer. They propose to open Tangent, a restaurant/nightclub, at 803 E. Washington Avenue, in the new Cosmos building. “No sitting president has ever had to contend with the impeachment trial of his predecessor unfolding during his own presidency, let alone in the crucial opening weeks that often present the best opening for getting things done.” The closest any president has come to that quandary is Gerald Ford, who replaced President Richard Nixon after he resigned rather than face impeachment and likely removal from office, Timothy Naftali, a historian who has written about impeachment and served as director of the Richard Nixon Presidential Museum and Library, told the Post. “Ford needed to find a way to turn the page.” “I understand why Gerald Ford did what he did. But I think there was a cost to turning the corner as quickly as he did,” Naftali added.