Local news in #TippecanoeCo and #Purdue area - Beloved #pizza joint Bruno's which was closed by eminent domain a few months ago is getting new life with new family owners at a new location.
I'm having problems making my brain focus on the last week of my grad school class (at Purdue Global). The weekly grind is tough. Oof.
How's it going? This is my final week of my 3rd class out of 15. So far I've gotten straight A's. I'm finding it pretty easy so far. Some of my classmates seem to be struggling, and some have mentioned in threads that I'm the smart one in the room. Not really - I have 30 years of experience going "blah blah" about tech stuff.
My alma mater #Purdue is playing basketball with my wife's alma mater #Tennessee. Both teams are highly rated! It should b be an amazing game, and...
... we can't watch it! We've both got our individual classes we're taking, so we're both busy. Plus, we don't even get #ESPN, because we cut our cable a few months ago.
From the #BBCWorldService bulletin:
The #Biden admin has asked the #US#Congress to authorise another $20 billion in support for #Ukraine. Most of the money would be spent on military aid. Since #Russia 's full-scale #invasion began 18 mthss ago, Washington has given well over a $100 billion to Ukraine's #war effort. A US government official said such support would continue for as long as necessary. Some Republicans in Congress have indicated that they'll oppose continued funding.
#SCOTUS has blocked a settlement that would protect the billionaire owners of a pharmaceutical firm from being sued for deaths caused by #opioids . Under the deal, the #Sackler family would be shielded from legal liability. Their company, #Purdue Pharma, would emerge from bankruptcy as a different entity, and pay $6 billion to fight America's opioid epidemic. The Biden admin objects to the agreement. #OxyContin Overdoses of painkillers like #OxyContin are blamed for tens of thousands of deaths