BREAKING NEWS BRIEF
What happens when a suspected murderer and his tiger run from police?
A 26-year-old suspected murderer and his tiger fled from police yesterday, and, while the man has since been caught by authorities, the cat is still on the loose.
Victor Hugo Cuevas had been on bond for a November 2020 murder charge, when officials attempted to confront him at home for keeping a Bengal tiger in his backyard, which is illegal. The man also apparently cared for monkeys, too, though that is not against the law.
But when an off-duty deputy arrived at the home, Cuevas jumped in an SUV with the tiger and fled.
“There was a brief pursuit, and the man got away with the tiger,” said Houston Police Commander Ron Borza. “The whereabouts of the tiger are not yet known.”
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MARKET UPDATE
U.S. Treasury opens $350 billion in pandemic aid, but some states won’t get full funds for a year
Yesterday, the U.S. Treasury opened access to $350 billion in COVID-19 aid for state, local, tribal, and territorial governments. Not all states will see immediate funding relief though, with at least 30 states with faster-recovering employment likely to see their funds split into two payments a year apart.
The Treasury released new guidance on uses of the aid, timing it based on unemployment and prohibiting states from using it to offset tax cuts.
Some 20 states and the District of Columbia will be able to receive all their funds as soon as this month because their unemployment rates are now more than 2 percentage points above levels in February 2020 before the pandemic prompted widespread U.S. lockdowns
Which states will get their funding in a single payment and which will be split in two?
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LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE
Here’s who wins and loses with the proposed retirement rule changes
The Secure Act was passed two years ago to better help Americans prepare for retirement. Now, a new bill is making its way through Congress with similar intentions.
The new Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 has bipartisan support and appears to stand a good chance of enactment in some form, after passing through the House Ways and Means Committee on May 5.
But will it really help all Americans, especially those on the wrong end of the widening retirement wealth gap?
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HACK YOUR LIFE
Why those viral cooking hacks don’t always work
If there’s one thing guaranteed to catch the eye of someone who loves food and cooking, it’s a beautifully shot video offering up an ingenious way to save time. Unfortunately, food hacks aren’t being viewed and shared because they work in the kitchen but because they work in the world they inhabit: the internet and social media.
Some food hacks can be dangerous, like shortcuts using condensed milk to make caramel or making an omelet in a plastic bag. While some hacks might seem like apparent failures, others need to be taken into a test kitchen and tried out before they’re named “the next best thing.” If it doesn’t appear that anyone credible has kitchen-tested the hack and raved about it, chances are you’re looking at a trick that will leave you seething and your kitchen a mess.
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LEARNING FROM THE PAST
On this day in 1934, a massive dust storm swept across the United States
On May 11, 1934, one of the largest dust storms in history swept across the United States.
The storm originated in the Great Plains, but swept as far east as Massachusetts, Georgia, and New York. A severe drought in the plains area contributed to the storm that was fueled by fierce winds. The drought caused tons of topsoil to dry out enough that it was easily carried away by the wind.
The dust storm was so severe, even ships as far as 300 miles offshore experienced dust clouds and dust collection on their decks. And though the drought contributed to the terrible storm, there was one thing, in particular, that was the main culprit. So what ended up being the main cause of one of the worst dust storms in US history?
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