For Mark Quale, an emergency room physician in Burlington, North Carolina, coming home after a long day at the hospital was as stressful as work itself. With two young boys, a wife and elderly mother-in-law at home, he knew that if he wasn’t cautious, he could spread the novel coronavirus to his own family. So
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A British pensioner has just been the crowned the world’s oldest man after he celebrated his 112th birthday. Born on March 29, 1908, Robert Weighton has officially been confirmed as the new title holder by Guinness World Records (GWR), it was announced Tuesday. He scoops the title after Chitetsu Watanabe, from Japan, passed away on
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President Donald Trump tried Tuesday to cast himself as the wise leader who rejected the advice of a “group” of people who had portrayed the coronavirus as a mere flu and had argued that life should go on as normal. He did not mention that he had been the most powerful member of that group.
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Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCE, Kan. (WDAF) — A Lawrence woman is caught between the fight for a possible treatment for COVID-19 and a drug she desperately needs for her autoimmune issues. Nancy Pistorius says her rheumatologists have prescribed the drug hydroxychloroquine for years and never, until now, had any troubling find
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The urgent and overwhelming demand for N95 masks has created fertile ground for scammers to start leaking counterfeits into the supply chain and to make fake deals for product that doesn’t exist. Two leading N95 mask manufacturers have issued fraud warnings amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying they’ve received complaints about fraudsters trying to sell nonexistent
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(CNN) — Con la pandemia del coronavirus, pasamos en casa la mayor cantidad de tiempo posible, pero hay ciertas salidas indispensables que tendremos que hacer, como ir al supermercado o a la farmacia. Tenemos una guía con consejos para evitar traer el virus a casa. Aquí la puedes descargar en PDF para imprimir y compartir
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Superstar gymnast Simone Biles says she was in the gym training when she heard the 2020 Tokyo Olympics had been postponed because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. With rules still allowing for gatherings of up to 10 people, the leads for Team USA were preparing as if the event would still go on. But during
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On Tuesday, President Donald Trump seemed to get it. He stood in front of his coronavirus task force and, in somber terms, told the public that the next two weeks would see more illness and more death. He acknowledged that the death toll, if America keeps to its current social distancing guidelines, will likely fall
Continue Reading With WarnerMedia preparing to launch its new streaming service HBO Max, the company is adding a streaming TV pioneer as CEO: Jason Kilar, the founding CEO of Hulu. CNN is a division of WarnerMedia, along with HBO, Warner Bros, TNT, TBS, and other media assets. Kilar will join the company on May 1. Kilar will
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HOUSTON, Texas — A third scheduled execution of a Texas death row inmate was delayed Wednesday following the spread of the coronavirus in the state. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ordered a 60-day delay of Fabian Hernandez’s scheduled April 23 execution. Unlike the two executions that were ordered delayed last month because of COVID-19,
Continue Reading As the coronavirus continues to spread, fitness studios around the country are shutting their doors and adjusting to a new reality. The sudden shift has inspired creativity and flexibility for gyms and studios, which are largely dependent on physical locations and on-site staff. The changes have rocked the fitness industry, which was worth $94 billion
Continue Reading (CNN) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE. UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) continúan analizando posibles cambios a sus recomendaciones para el uso de mascarillas por el público en general. Mientras tanto, el cirujano general de EE. UU., Dr. Jerome Adams, dijo que hay tres cosas que
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The family of an 11-year-old who battled cancer are thanking three of his favorite artists for calling him during his final days with the disease. Michael Watson II posted to Instagram this week a video of his cousin Elijah receiving video calls from singer The Weeknd and rapper J. Cole. “Over the past 3 years,
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This year’s Wimbledon tennis championships have been canceled by organizers because of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak. The grass-court grand slam was due to begin on June 29 but a decision was made to scrap the event for the first time since World War II. The number of confirmed cases has continued to rise in the
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Dr. Anthony Fauci has become one of the most recognizable names in the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic. CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to Fauci about his personal life, career and navigating his current position straddling both science and politics. Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:
Continue Reading Joe Biden on Tuesday said it is difficult to imagine the Democratic National Convention, scheduled for July, taking place as planned amid the coronavirus pandemic. Asked during an interview on MSNBC if he can see Democrats from all over the country congregating inside a hot arena just 104 days from now, Biden replied, “It’s hard
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Joe Biden on Tuesday said it is difficult to imagine the Democratic National Convention, scheduled for July, taking place as planned amid the coronavirus pandemic. Asked during an interview on MSNBC if he can see Democrats from all over the country congregating inside a hot arena just 104 days from now, Biden replied, “It’s hard
Continue Reading Being cooped up at home has inspired all kinds of adaptive behaviors and shifts in media consumption. But for those missing the great outdoors — and wondering when travel plans will be possible again — nature documentaries can offer a welcome escape from the tide of bad news. Nature fare, moreover, has never been in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Loganville (WPMT) — State Police have evacuated a gas station in Loganville. Around 9:30 a.m., police responded to the Rutters in the 300 block of North Main Street in Loganville for a suspicious looking pressure cooker. According to a clerk, the large pressure cooker was left by one
Continue Reading If you’ve ever seen a production of “West Side Story,” you’ll be familiar with gangs of males, clicking their fingers in synch while seeing off rivals or prowling for a mate. Up until now, scientists believed that humans were the only animals that worked together, synchronizing their actions and noises with their friends. But some
Continue Reading California Rep. Devin Nunes on Tuesday complained that his state’s decision to close schools is “way overkill” and unnecessarily harms the economy despite experts’ urgent calls to maintain social distancing to save lives during the coronavirus pandemic. The comments by the Republican congressman, who has repeatedly questioned experts’ guidance, were made hours after President Donald
Continue Reading House Democrats are beginning their review of how the US government is implementing trillions of dollars of taxpayer money approved by Congress — and are starting to discuss probing what went wrong with the initial federal response. The focus at the moment is to scrutinize whether the federal government is effectively spending the money —
Continue Reading Federal agents in San Diego seized about 4,400 pounds of drugs from a sophisticated smuggling tunnel that stretched into Tijuana, Mexico, authorities in California announced Tuesday. The three-foot-wide tunnel is more than 2,000 feet long and has reinforced walls, ventilation, lighting and a rail system, according to a statement from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — A finales de 2019, surgieron informes de una misteriosa enfermedad en China. Fue identificado como un nuevo tipo de coronavirus, que se cree que proviene de un mercado de mariscos en Wuhan, la capital de la provincia central de Hubei en China. Desde entonces, se han confirmado cientos de miles de casos
Continue Reading New York City announced its first confirmed case of Covid-19, the infection caused by coronavirus, on March 1. That same day, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and his health commissioner put out statements reassuring the city that its political and public health leadership was “prepared” for what came next. They were not. One month
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New York City announced its first confirmed case of Covid-19, the infection caused by coronavirus, on March 1. That same day, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and his health commissioner put out statements reassuring the city that its political and public health leadership was “prepared” for what came next. They were not. One month
Continue Reading When dinosaurs roamed the Earth 90 million years ago, the planet was much warmer, including Antarctica at the South Pole. But in a surprising twist, researchers have discovered evidence that Antarctica also supported a swampy rainforest at the time, according to a new study. Researchers captured a slice of the seafloor using a drill rig
Continue Reading Nightingales may be less likely to survive their annual migration because climate change is causing the songbirds to evolve shorter wings, new research has found. Scientists discovered that over the past two decades, the wingspan of nightingales from central Spain has decreased. They highlighted natural selection caused by rising average temperatures in the region as
Continue Reading More than 1.1 million autoworkers have been forced to stay home in Europe as the coronavirus pandemic closes plants and brings production in the region to a standstill. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association said that factory closures have so far affected roughly 40% of workers directly employed in vehicle manufacturing in Europe. The work stoppage
Continue Reading Chaunté Lowe is accustomed to having her world turned upside down. A four-time Olympic high jumper and the bronze medalist from the Games in Beijing 2008, she was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. It was unexpected, to say the least. “I’m young, I’m healthy, I don’t drink, I’ve never drank, I don’t do drugs,”
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