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The Pentagon has upped the number of National Guard members it wants present at President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration by 4,000. CNN reports the Pentagon on Friday authorized up to 25,000 National Guard members, marking an increase from the 21,000 troops authorized a day earlier. Law enforcement in Washington, DC, and around the country is bracing for more extremist violence after the deadly insurrection at the Capitol last week. The DOD announced Tuesday that Guardsmen and women will be armed. Law enforcement is monitoring phones and other communications in an all-out effort to track individuals to ensure they do not travel to Washington.
Marine life uses sound to hunt, avoid predators, and find mates. But if their sounds are drowned out by engines, species can be affected dramatically. Even as the oceans are getting noisier, we're still basically unaware of the full toll it takes on ocean life. Gizmodo reports decreased human activity has given researchers an unprecedented chance to study the effect of quiet on our typically noisy seas. Wildlife biologist Chris Gabriele says the waters around Glacier Bay, Alaska, have seen median daily sound levels decrease by 50% between 2019 and 2020. As a result, she’s seen humpback whales hanging out in much broader swaths of the region, socializing, feeding, napping, and 'chatting' with each other.
Presumably, you're not spending too much time hitting the club scene or going to football games these days. So why not make the most of the pandemic-generated downtime by living the life of the mind? According to Business Insider, the website Coursera.org offers a selection of courses from Yale University for free--or at a very low cost. Topics range from behavioral finance principles to Yale's most popular course ever, 'The Science of Well-Being.' For $49, you can get a certificate of completion. Or, if you're not shooting for a certificate, you can virtually sit-in on videoed class lectures direct from Yale University itself. Check it out at https://oyc.yale.edu.
Russia lifts a range of anti-coronavirus measures including a strict lockdown on the capital of Moscow, allowing residents to travel freely for the first time since late March. Near the Kremlin, traffic has resumed and residents walk about. IMAGES
Bangalore, Jun 5 (EFE/EPA).- Members of the LGBT community in Bangalore on Friday recieved free essential groceries boxes during the extended nationwide COVID-19 lockdown.The number of confirmed cases has risen past 200,000 in India, while the death toll stood at 6,348. (Camera: JAGADEESH NV).FOOTAGE SHOWS MEMBERS OF LGBT COMMUNITY QUEUING UP FOR FREE ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS IN BANGALORE, INDIA.
Alameda, May 26 (EFE / EPA).- The Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) has been providing free lunch meals a week to help students who used to depend on school lunches before the schools were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (JOHN MABANGLO).FOOTAGE SHOWS AN ALAMEDA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (AUSD) WORKERS DISTRIBUTE FREE LUNCH MEALS AND ART KITS TO STUDENTS OF 18 YEARS OLD OR UNDER AT A DRIVE UP PICK UP AT ALAMEDA POINT IN ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA, USA.
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