By Stephen Lloyd Kayla Stissel, a first-year student at the University of Florida, gets her first COVID-19 vaccine from UF nursing student Taylor Collins at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville on April 5, 2021. Brad McClenny ATLANTA, GA (mocsnews.com) – As nearly half of the adult United States population …
Read More »NASA Set to Launch Two New Robotic Missions to Venus by 2028
By KIMBERLY MERFERT CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (mocsnews.com) – Over three decades after NASA sent the spacecraft Magellan into Venus’s orbit in 1989, NASA is returning to hot, humid Venus, Earth’s closest, most ignored neighbor in the solar system. During his first address to NASA employees on Wednesday, Bill Nelson, the …
Read More »Pride Parade celebrated in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (mocsnews.com)-On Thursday, thousands of people marched through Jerusalem for the annual Pride Parade. Participants march in the annual Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem, Thursday, June 3, 2021. Thousands of people marched through the streets of Jerusalem on Thursday in the city’s annual gay pride parade. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit) The …
Read More »Princess Diana’s wedding dress goes on display in London.
By Jessica Coco | mocsnews.com The dress Princess Diana walked down the aisle in nearly 40 years ago is on display at the late princess’s former London home. The taffeta-ruffled white dress designed by David and Elizabeth Emanuel. Its 25-foot (8 meters) sequin-encrusted train helped give the fairytale …
Read More »A Potential Normal Fall Semester
CHATTANOOGA (mocsnews.com) – The UT System is set to return to normal operations this fall, and officials have been met with varying levels of support on their method to achieve this goal. In a February 10 announcement, the UT System President Randy Boyd revealed their plan to resume “a traditional …
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Mocs News April 9 2021
UTC Wrestler Dies
A UTC wrestler has died. According to social media for UTC Wrestling, Zeke Washington suddenly passed away. A cause of death is not mentioned. Our heartfelt condolences go out to Zeke’s family, teammates, coaches, support staff and the entire wrestling program during this difficult time. Please keep them in your …
Read More »Updated: Man rams car into 2 Capitol police; 1 officer, driver killed
By MICHAEL BALSAMO, NOMAAN MERCHANT and COLLEEN LONG Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A Capitol Police officer was killed Friday after a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the U.S. Capitol and then emerged wielding a knife. It was the second line-of-duty death this year for …
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