Anti-Israel organizers at George Washington University issue new demand as campus takeover reaches 13th day
Anti-Israel activists at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., are calling on administrators not to call the police to remove a camp that has been left on campus for 13 days. Protesters at GWU’s U-yard erected tents at the campsite and raised Palestinian flags. They also defaced a statue of former President George Washington, for […]
Texas grandfather, 105, to watch his 13th total solar eclipse
The 105-year-old Texas grandfather and former airplane designer will observe his 13th total solar eclipse on Monday after a lifetime of tracking astronomical phenomena. Laverne Biser has been an eclipse chaser since 1963, packing his wife and three children into his station wagon and driving nearly 3,000 miles from the Lone Star State to Maine […]
Texas man, 105, to witness his 13th total solar eclipse: ‘They’re so beautiful’
A 105-year-old Texas man is gearing up to watch the total solar eclipse on April 8th, but this won’t be his first rodeo. Laverne Bizar of Fort Worth said her interest in astronomy began in high school in the 1930s. Umbraphile is a term used to refer to people who chase solar eclipses, and he […]
Mortgage Applications Climb as Financial Conditions Loosen For 13th Straight Week
U.S. financial conditions continued to ease last week, even as Federal Reserve officials pushed back against the idea of cutting interest rates early and often this year. The Chicago Fed announced that its national fiscal condition index fell in the week ending January 19, marking the 13th straight week of declines. The index is now […]