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All employees who have been vaccinated for COVID-19 please email or send me your CV19 vaccination card. All companies will be required to maintain records of vaccination to determine who will be required to have weekly COVID-19 testing, so that we are in compliance with the law. While we are not mandating that everyone has to be vaccinated, but in order for employees to remain employed you will have to be vaccinated or have weekly testing administered here onsite. Employers are required to start getting in compliance by January 11, 2022 and should have everything in place by February 9,...

An 82-year-old man was surrounded and assaulted by a group of people riding dirt bikes and ATVs in Boston last Thursday. Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspects. The victim, a Brookline man, suffered serious injuries and remains in the hospital. He is expected to survive. State Police said the man was driving his 1996 Buick Century from Park Drive to Boylston Street when 30 to 40 dirt bike and ATV riders forced him onto the curb. Several of the suspects then began smashing windows of the victim’s car.

USN and USAF Veteran. I found an old paystub dated March, 1980 which was right before he retired as an E9 with 26 years of service. Base pay was $1,629.60 a month. That works out to about $20,000/yr or roughly 10 bucks an hour. We can't hire stockers where I work for that rate now. Korean War Veteran, two Vietnam tours and never heard him comment about what he saw there. Great man, loved his country and will be missed. Also reposting some photos from what I believe was around 1966 ~ 1967 when he was at Phan Rang Air...

A Washington County, TN grand jury will not send a case to court that accused Jared Benjamin Lafer, 27, of the Bakersville Township in Mitchell County, NC, of striking a Black Lives Matter protester in Johnson City with his car in September 2020. Lafer’s attorney, Mac Meade, of Johnson City said he was pleased with the outcome of the court proceeding on Monday, September 27, and he offered comments to the High Country Press about the dismissal: “We always had great confidence that once we had a trial on the matter, that the jury would return a, ‘not guilty,’ for...

Live: Milley, Austin, McKenzie testify before Senate committee on Afghanistan exit

DURHAM, N.C. — Two people died in a shooting on the North Carolina Central University campus on Saturday night. The shooting did not involve NCCU students, according to a statement from university officials. Campus police sent an alert to the NC Central community after a report of shots fired around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night at the Latham Parking Deck on East Lawson Street. The men were injured and later died in the hospital. More than 5,600 attendees at the NCCU football game were placed on lockdown in the nearby O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium when the shooting happened. Surrounding roads were closed...

The Air Force said Tuesday it will allow airmen to wear morale patches on certain days, put hands in their pockets, and to tattoo their scalps as part of an upcoming revision to dress and appearance standards. The changes, as well as several others, are expected to take effect in early October when the service plans to release an update to Instruction 36-2903, Dress and Appearance of Air Force Personnel. The relaxed dress rules also will increase the length of hair allowed for men from the current 2 inches to 2.5 inches, and will allow women to wear 2-inch hair...

The legendary Clint Eastwood returns to the silver screen as director and star of #CryMacho, in theaters and streaming exclusively on HBO Max September 17. Watch the new trailer now.

The hunt for a woman seen on video brutally beating another woman inside a Little Caesars restaurant in Augusta, Georgia, last week ended Tuesday with her arrest, authorities said. Brittany Kennedy, 25, was located on the 300 block of Calvary Drive and taken into custody by the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Marshals, the sheriff’s office said in a press release. . . . Lt. Glen Rahn told Fox News that Kennedy was charged with kidnapping because she dragged the victim against her will through the threshold of the business to continue the assault.

Bought a 32" Samsung QLED smart Tv for the RV. Have a TP Link using as an access point. My TV and phone connect to my network flawlessly. I launch Screen Mirroring on my iPhone and the TV shows up as a device to connect to. I select that device (TV). The TV shows a passcode on the screen and I enter it into the phone. So all is good, right? The stupid smart TV then says... "Cannot connect to the Samsung Server"? Samsung says there is no workaround. The TV must be connected to the internet even though Apple...

The sergeant major of the Army commended the second lieutenant whose December traffic stop prompted a lawsuit and the firing of a Virginia police officer for remaining cool as a pair of cops pointed their weapons at him. "Like many of you," Sergeant Major of the Army Michael Grinston tweeted Monday, "I was concerned by the video of [2nd Lt. Caron] Nazario's traffic stop in December. He represented himself and our Army well through his calm, professional response to the situation -- I'm very proud of him."

NASHVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Do you have an “ex-Valentine” who may have outstanding warrants? The Nash County Sheriff’s Office says to give them their location and they will take care of the rest. The sheriff’s office says they are offering a “Valentine’s Day Weekend Special” in efforts to detain those who may be wanted by the department. “This Valentine’s Day Weekend Special starts off with a set of limited-edition platinum bracelets, free transportation with a chauffeur, a one-night minimum stay in our luxurious ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ accommodations, and this special is capped off with a special Valentine’s dinner,” the sheriff’s office said...

At least 15 people have died and more than 50 others hospitalized in Tanzania from a terrifying mystery illness that causes patients to vomit blood, according to reports. Some of the patients, mostly male, died within hours of developing symptoms in the southern Mbeya region of the country, the Sun reported. Felista Kisandu, the local chief medical officer, said a team of experts have been dispatched to assess the patients and investigate the cause of their illness. “This problem has not been widespread,” Kisandu said. “It has happened in just a single administrative ward of Ifumbo where people vomit blood...

An Illinois trampoline park promising “the best high energy, adrenaline fix in Peoria” became the site of a violent melee on Saturday night. In video of the brawl, dozens can be seen punching, shoving, stomping and pulling hair as even more stand and observe, sometimes toppling over each other as they get to a safe distance, or jockey for a better view of the fray. Most appear to be teenagers.

Female soldiers can let their hair down, and flash a little nail color under new rules being approved by the Army. But male soldiers will still have to shave. Army leaders announced Tuesday that they are loosening restrictions on various grooming and hairstyle rules, as service leaders try to address longstanding complaints, particularly from women. The changes, which also expand allowances for earrings and hair highlights and dyes, are particularly responsive to women of various ethnicities, and will allow greater flexibility for braids, twists, cornrows and other styles more natural for their hair. . . . At the same time,...

Raleigh, NC- Gov. Roy Cooper issued a new stay-at-home order on Tuesday to limit the spread of coronavirus, ordering most businesses to close at 10 p.m. each night, starting Friday. "We have to act now to save lives, preserve hospital capacity and protect our economy," Cooper said during an afternoon news conference. The order will require all restaurants, bars, personal care businesses and most retailers to be closed between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Alcohol sales for on-site consumption will have to end at 9 p.m. The stay-at-home order "means just what it says – people are to stay home...

I have some cash parked on the sidelines (stable investment) in my companies 401k. With the little pull back we've seen, strong GDP numbers, possible CV19 vaccine on the horizon and the election, it may a buying opportunity, or maybe not. I only have the option to buy (or sell) at the closing price of the day. Thinking of picking up some shares of a S&P 500 tracker fund we have available as an investment at the days end. I'm definitionally not looking investment advise, just wondering how fellow Freepers are feeling about the market going forward?

Efforts to get your vote is in full force right now and even some kids who aren't even eligible to vote are being targeted. ABC11 viewers reached out after their kids received a request to register to vote and absentee ballot request forms in the mail. A 12-year-old boy in Cary, NC got a text message on his phone which states in part..."America needs your voice to be heard but NC records show that your voter registration may not be up to date...register now." The text message provides a link that directs him to the voter registration on the North...

An assailant is being held accountable for allegedly punching a 60-year-old woman on the street, right in front of a New York City fire station. The firefighters inside made sure he didn’t get away. Surveillance video shows a 60-year-old woman in a blue shirt walking down the sidewalk when a man on a bicycle swerves over and punches her in the face, knocking her down. He speeds off as four firefighters run after him. The chase continued around the corner, where the firefighters struggled with the suspect and eventually took him to the ground. Police say while trying to restrain...

Several gym chains plan to reopen their doors in North Carolina on Tuesday, ahead of a possible announcement from Gov. Roy Cooper allowing a range of exercise facilities statewide to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic. For now, Cooper's order that gyms remain closed to limit the spread of the virus remains in effect, but Crunch Fitness and Planet Fitness both announced over the weekend that they are using a medical exception outlined in the executive order that allows gyms to serve members who have a medical need to exercise. O2 Fitness and Orangetheory Fitness said Monday that they also will...