Monday April 29 2024

The Model City Times

A new year, another Earth Day cleanup event for New Cache Order. This time they teamed up with the Girl Scouts and cleared out a bunch of trash off of the Kingsport Greenbelt.

President Donald Trump displays fast food for Clemson University’s football team, which was at the White House to celebrate its national championship. The administration said Trump paid for the meal after much of the White House residence staff, including chefs, were furloughed because of the government shutdown. 

The shutdown lasted 35 days, making it the longest government shutdown in US history. It began in late December after the White House and Congress were at an impasse over money for a border wall.

Diver Ocean Ramsey swims next to a great white shark near the Hawaiian island of Oahu. The shark was believed to be Deep Blue, a 20-foot-long female shark that Ramsey had studied years ago in Mexico. It is believed to be one of the largest great whites on the planet. Ramsey said her team had been monitoring tiger sharks feeding when Deep Blue made her surprise appearance. The divers “spent the entire day with her till the sun went down,” Ramsey wrote.

Two gorillas, Ndakazi and Ndeze, mimic human behavior in this selfie taken by Mathieu Shamavu, a worker at Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo. “Those gorilla gals are always acting cheeky so this was the perfect shot of their true personalities!” the park said.

Mark Ronson, Lady Gaga and Anthony Rossomando react after winning the Academy Award for best original song. They won for the song “Shallow,” which Gaga performed with Bradley Cooper in the film “A Star Is Born.”