Summary List PlacementA wealthy Canadian couple was fined after officials said they flew to Canada's remote north to access vaccines meant for vulnerable indigenous people who live there. Rodney and Ekaterina Baker were accused of leaving Vancouver and travelling more than 1,000 miles to Beaver Creek, Yukon, for a coronavirus shot, per the Yukon News. At least part of the trip was allegedly by private plane. Rodney Baker was head of the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation. According to Yukon News, his total annual compensation in 2019 was $10.6 million. The company announced his resignation on January 25, four days after he and his wife were fined. He was first appointed president in 2010, after previously working as a senior advisor. A spokesperson for the Great Canadian Gaming Corporati...

Michael Porter Jr. came to a realization during the weeks he was away from the Nuggets. While abiding by the NBA’s health and safety protocols from January 1st to January 19th, he saw Denver’s defense perk up. He noticed the starters meshing once again. He watched as Will Barton, the former starter before Porter earned the job in December, was beginning to get comfortable. And upon his return in Phoenix on Friday night, he didn’t bemoan the loss of his starting spot. “Coming back into the rotation after being out so long, that was my mindset,” Porter said after scoring a team-high 30 points and snatching eight rebounds in Denver’s 117-113 win over Dallas on Monday night. “We had been playing pretty good, I just wanted to come in and help the team any way I could. Will was playing really go

However you slice it, homemade carpaccio isn’t easy. This simplest of preparations — super-thinly-sliced something, dressed — isn’t simple when you pick up your knife and get to cutting. So put down the knife and just pick up some tricks. You’ll read how to partially freeze chunks of beef or fish before slicing them see-through thin, the cold making it easier. No need, really, when you can take a slice merely as thin as you comfortably can get it and pound it thin between two layers of waxed paper or plastic wrap (the best: a large, zippered bag). This works very well for both beef and many sorts of fish. Safe, pound-worthy implements include a meat mallet, should you have one, the flat of a heavy-bottomed pan or merely the bottom of a thick-walled ale glass. To slice both vegetables and f

The following Colorado snow totals have been reported by the National Weather Service for Jan. 25-26, 2021, as of 6 a.m. Tuesday. RELATED: Click here for the latest updates on weather, traffic, road closures and more. Avondale, CO — 3.8 inches at 8:45 a.m. – 1/25/2021 Boone, CO — 3.5 inches at 1:31 p.m. – 1/25/2021 Colorado Springs, CO — 4 inches at 8:39 p.m. – 1/25/2021 Florissant, CO — 1.1 inches at 11:08 p.m. – 1/25/2021 Fort Garland, CO — 11 inches at 8 a.m. – 1/25/2021 Fountain, CO — 3.5 inches at 8:39 p.m. – 1/25/2021 Monarch Pass, CO — 2 inches at 8 a.m. – 1/25/2021 Monument, CO — 2 inches at 8:39 p.m. – 1/25/2021 Penrose, CO — 2.5 inches at 8 a.m. – 1/25/2021 Related Articles Denver weather: Snow is coming. Here’s when, how much to expect ...

JACK TAYLOR / Getty ImagesThe unpredictable King of Thailand, Maha Vajiralongkorn, who is suffering mass protests in Bankok, has now been accused of breaking his sister’s ankles. The shocking allegation was reported by Andrew MacGregor Marshall, the former Reuters bureau chief in Bangkok, in his subscription-only newsletter, Secret Siam. Marshall, who is free to quote his Thai sources without fear of the country’s vicious censorship laws since he left Asia, reports that the king is alleged to have attacked her after she was knock over by his dogs. Insiders claimed that he either jumped on her legs or beat her with a cane. at The Daily Beast. ...read more Source:: The Daily Beast...

Italdesign seemingly has big plans for the DeLorean DMC-12's 40th birthday. The legendary Italian supercar customizer and designer behind the most powerful Nissan GT-R ever and the Lamborghini Huracan-based Zerouno roadster stirred up automotive social media channels by teasing a new take on the retro gull-wing coupe made famous by Back to the Future.  A split-screen image of the DeLorean at launch and the shadowy silhouette of Italdesign's reinterpretation was posted on Instagram and Twitter with the following caption:  "DMC-12 turns 40 this year! This picture was shot on the 21st January 1981, when the very first production model was released. What a better way to celebrate an icon of automotive history than a sneak peek of the (near) future? Stay tuned for more…" On that cliffhanger, i...

Summary List PlacementPresident Joe Biden said on Monday his new administration will replace the US government's fleet of around 650,000 vehicles with electric models in a bid to shift to clean energy.  Whilst signing a new "Buy American" executive order, Biden said: "The federal government also owns an enormous fleet of vehicles, which we're going to replace with clean electric vehicles made right here in America made by American workers." It's unclear when the electric vehicles will rollout and which models they will be. Reuters reported it could cost $20 billion or more to fully replace the fleet. The White House didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.  Biden, 78, said the fleet replacement will help create one million new jobs in the American auto industry. "Th...

Summary List PlacementAt a time when faith in American law enforcement was already at a record low, trust in the police was further shaken by the arrests of several off-duty police officers suspected to be involved in the deadly Capitol riot on January 6. At least 31 officers in 12 states are currently being investigated over their suspected behavior in Washington, DC, according to the Associated Press. Some of them also face criminal charges for participating in the riot.  They include Jacob Fracker and Thomas Robertson, two off-duty cops from Rocky Mount, Virginia, who were arrested after they took a selfie inside the Capitol and alluded to participating in the breach on social media. Officer Tam Pham, an 18-year veteran of the Houston Police Department, resigned after being charged i...