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April 12, 2024
Good afternoon. It's Friday, April. 12, and we're covering judge denying motions to dismiss Delaware gun case, a watch that can detect strokes, NBA playoff picture, and much more. First time reading? Sign up here.
American Fact of the Day!
Wyoming: Since the mid-1800s, Wyoming has been an important destination for fossil hunters. Dinosaur bones were so plentiful in one area of southeast Wyoming that in the late 19th century, an enterprising local used bone fragments to construct a cabin (it still stands today). Wyoming is also one of only a handful of states with an official state dinosaur. An elementary school chose Triceratops to represent the state back in 1994.
Breaking Updates
Bad News for Hunter Biden As Judge Denies Motions to Dismiss Delaware Gun Case
First Son Hunter Biden struck out in Delaware District Court on Friday as Judge Maryellen Noreika denied his motions to dismiss the criminal gun charges against him. The disappointing (for Hunter) ruling came just two weeks after a California District Court denied his motions to dismiss tax evasion charges against him.
A federal judge in Delaware refused Friday to throw out a federal gun case against Hunter Biden, rejecting the president’s son’s claim that he is being prosecuted for political purposes as well as other arguments. Norieka denied several defense requests to dismiss the case charging Biden with lying about his drug use in October 2018 on a form to buy a gun that he kept for about 11 days.
After the original plea deal was scuttled, Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed US Attorney David Weiss as Special Prosecutor in the matter.
In September, Weiss filed a three-count indictment against Biden (and later voluntarily dismissed the original gun charge). While Biden's legal team contends the prosecution is political, Noreika was not persuaded.
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14-Year-Old Naya Ellis Wins a STEM Contest With a Watch That Can Detect Strokes
Ever since 14-year-old Naya Ellis can remember, science has been her favorite subject and she has wanted to help others by working in the medical field. She recalls taking care of her mother when she was about 7 years old, helping change her bandages during her battle with breast cancer.
Now, the ninth-grader has combined her love of science and her desire to support others by designing a watch that detects signs of a stroke in adults. She was named a champion in the National STEM Challenge for her invention last month.
John F. Kennedy High School in New Orleans (where Ellis attends) sponsors a program called STEM NOLA. School aged-children from kindergarten through 12th grade get hands-on education and opportunities to do projects in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
The eight-month-long STEM fellowship is offered to low-income high school students of color, and gives them a chance to network with professionals in the field and to tinker. The program is a great launch pad into a career in STEM.
Ellis named her invention "WingItt," but Ellis' knowledge, diligence, and creativity are anything but winging it. The watch works by detecting nerve impulses and heartbeats. Naya says that many stroke victims may develop noticeable signs such as a droopy face or strange taste in their mouth, but she wanted to create something that can detect internal symptoms.
As she researched, she found that strokes were more common in people 55 and older than in younger people, so she wanted to cater to this demographic. As she works out the kinks in her prototype, she wants to ensure that it is detecting only strokes and not picking up on other issues, such as those involving the heart.
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