Month: June 2021
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WATCH LIVE: SpaceX CRS-22 MISSION
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, June 3 for Falcon 9’s launch of the twenty-second Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-22). Liftoff is targeted for 1:29 p.m. EDT, or 17:29 UTC, from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. A backup launch opportunity is available on Friday, June 4 at 1:03 p.m. EDT, or 17:03…
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LaMar’s Donuts and Coffee is Celebrating National Donut Day All This Week
Denver-based Donut Chain Offers Promotions for Community Heroes DENVER – This week, LaMar’s Donuts and Coffee will celebrate National Donut Day, a day dedicated to celebrating the members of the Salvation Army who served donuts to soldiers during World War I. Donuts have long been a great way for people to gather in celebration, and…
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Fauci: Nurses Are the Heroes of the Pandemic
NIAID director Dr. Anthony Fauci gives keynote address during American Association of Critical-Care Nurses’ annual conference Newswise — Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and chief medical advisor to the President of the United States, spoke to nurses and other healthcare professionals during the National Teaching…
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FDA Launches Challenge to Spur Development of Affordable Traceability Tools as Part of Broader Food Safety Efforts
Affordable Traceability Tools The U.S. Food and Drug Administration launched a challenge to spur the development of affordable, tech-enabled traceability tools to help protect people and animals from contaminated foods by enabling the rapid identification of their sources and helping remove them from the marketplace as quickly as possible. The FDA New Era of Smarter…
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June 4th is “NATIONAL DOUGHNUT (DONUT) DAY” (video)
National Doughnut Day, or National Donut Day — celebrated in the United States and in some other countries, is on the first Friday of June of each year, succeeding the Doughnut event created by The Salvation Army in Chicago in 1938 to honor those of their brave members who served doughnuts to soldiers during World War I. Soon after the US entrance…
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The Salvation Army Celebrates the True Meaning of National Donut Day
Fun foodie holiday is among few with deeper roots Many Americans don’t know that National Donut Day actually has its roots in doing good. Celebrated on the first Friday in June, this sweet tradition dates back to World War I, when nearly 250 Salvation Army volunteers known as “Donut Lassies” traveled overseas to provide emotional and spiritual…