Troy Warren

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Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson returns after reaching space

Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson returns after reaching space

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By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MARCIA DUNN, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. — Swashbuckling entrepreneur Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday in his boldest adventure yet, beating out fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos. The nearly 71-year-old Branson and five crewmates from his Virgin Galactic space tourism company reached an altitude of about 53 miles over the New Mexico desert — enough to experience three to four minutes of weightlessness and see the curvature of the Earth — and then safely glided back home to a runway landing. “Seventeen years of hard…
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Upgrade Your Backyard with an Easy DIY Patio Upgrade Your Backyard with an Easy DIY Patio

Upgrade Your Backyard with an Easy DIY Patio Upgrade Your Backyard with an Easy DIY Patio

Home & Garden,
By Megan McConnell Hughes | BHG.Com Troy Warren for CNT In just one weekend, you can update your outdoor living space for entertaining. Learn how to build a patio with flagstones, bricks, or pavers. Incorporate a stone patio into your backyard or garden for an easy outdoor room. The hard surface gives patio furniture firm footing, so you can create a seating ensemble for outdoor dining, morning coffee, or simply relaxing with friends. To build your own DIY patio, you'll need gravel or limestone paver base, sand, and your choice of patio material. Bricks, pavers, or flagstones all create sturdy and attractive stone patio…
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TED Talks Are Coming to Clubhouse

TED Talks Are Coming to Clubhouse

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Beginning on Monday, TED will host rooms on the live social audio app with speakers like A. J. Jacobs. TED, the organization behind those viral TED Talks, has partnered with Clubhouse to bring TED speakers to the live social audio app, the companies said on Sunday. The first show, Thank Your Ass Off, will launch on Monday with A. J. Jacobs, an author and TED speaker who has spoken about trying to thank everyone involved in making his morning coffee and living a year of his life following the Bible as literally as possible. He will be joined by…
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Golf course shooting suspect has faced numerous charges, little jail time in the past

Golf course shooting suspect has faced numerous charges, little jail time in the past

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By Shaddi Abusaid - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Christian Boone - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT The suspect charged in the July 3 triple homicide at the Pinetree Country Club golf course has been arrested a number of times in recent years on charges stemming from shooting, battery, drug and speeding cases, but has not spent much time behind bars, records show. Bryan Anthony Rhoden, 23, spent three days in jail in 2016 after being charged in a shooting at Georgia State University, where he was an 18-year-old student at the time. A 19-year-old was shot three times with Rhoden’s Glock…
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Biden says U.S. war in Afghanistan will end Aug. 31

Biden says U.S. war in Afghanistan will end Aug. 31

In The News
By ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday said the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan will conclude on Aug. 31, saying “speed is safety” as the United States seeks to end the nearly 20-year war. “We did not go to Afghanistan to nation build,” Biden said in a speech to update his administration’s ongoing efforts to wind down the U.S. war in Afghanistan. “Afghan leaders have to come together and drive toward a future.” Biden also amplified the justification of his decision to end U.S. military operations even as the…
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Pininfarina to Design Startup’s 1000-HP Hercules Alpha Electric Pickup

Pininfarina to Design Startup’s 1000-HP Hercules Alpha Electric Pickup

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BY WESLEY WREN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT   The Detroit-based EV startup Hercules has signed Pininfarina to design its upcoming battery-electric pickup. Hercules Electric Vehicles says the Alpha pickup will be available in 2022.  The company also says that the four-motor-equipped Alpha pickup will make up to 1000 horsepower.  There is a lot of buzz around electric pickups following Ford’s F-150 Lightning reveal, and the tumultuous news coming out of the Lordstown Motors camp. That means there's even more attention on the EV space and the younger EV startups like Hercules Electric Vehicles. Well, this young, Detroit-based prospective EV maker has penned a…
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A Year After Reopening, Disney World Strikes a Balance Between Old and New Normal

A Year After Reopening, Disney World Strikes a Balance Between Old and New Normal

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BROOKE MCDONALD | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT   Just before noon on June 24, 2020, I stood alone in the lobby of Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, the grand dame of Walt Disney World’s hotels, coveted for its Victorian grandeur, proximity to Magic Kingdom, and, for adults who stayed there as children, nostalgia. The lobby’s emptiness was mirrored at Magic Kingdom Park two weeks later when the park reopened on July 11 to crowds so small, it was easier to find yourself alone in Frontierland than worryingly close to another guest. Fast forward one year and one week to July 1,…
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Hollywood Stars Stake Claim in Podcast Boom During Pandemic, Report Finds

Hollywood Stars Stake Claim in Podcast Boom During Pandemic, Report Finds

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT Twenty-two of the top 200 new podcasts last year were hosted by names like Rob Lowe, Jason Bateman and Zach Braff, according to a study from the podcast app Stitcher. Hollywood stars entered the podcasting space with aplomb during the pandemic, making up 22 — or 11 percent — of the top 200 new podcasts launched in 2020, according to a reportfrom the podcast app Stitcher on Wednesday. While The Joe Rogan Experience, This American Life and The Daily remained the top three most-listened shows in 2020, new offerings from top names like Rob Lowe (Literally! With Rob Lowe); Jason Bateman, Will Arnett…
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