He may be the only musician in the US getting ready to hit the road. Marc Rebillet, a genre-shifting artist and entertainer who, for the sake of this article, we’ll call improvisational electronic, has announced a concert tour that’ll take him through five US cities next month. You may wonder: How? We’re in a pandemic
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The band Portugal. The Man is taking a stand after hearing news that an Alaskan school board voted to remove some classic books from elective high school classes. Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough School Board officials voted to remove five classic books from the district’s curriculum on April 22. The books, which were deemed “controversial,” include: “The
Continue Reading Elon Musk and Grimes might have told fans their newborn baby boy is called X Æ A-12 Musk, but it seems the unusual moniker could fall foul of Californian state rules. Names can only use the 26 alphabetical characters of the English language, according to the state constitution. Not only does this spell trouble for
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Bored yet? Great. That could be a good thing. Psychologists say that boredom has had bad press and the pandemic, which has left many of us spending weeks at home without many of the things that we like to do, could unleash a creative renaissance on a global scale — or at least make us
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“The day I see the pigs euthanized on my yard will be one of the saddest days I ever see.” Hog farmer Chad Lubben said he doesn’t even want to think about the prospect of putting down hundreds of the animals he’s cared for in his Edgerton, Minnesota, barn — which is why he, like
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The pandemic has thrown a lot of people’s health routines out of whack. No worries! You really can get great exercise just by walking. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox
Continue Reading The pandemic has thrown a lot of people’s health routines out of whack. No worries! You really can get great exercise just by walking. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox
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The eyes of the sports world — and quite possibly beyond — are on Dana White and his Ultimate Fighting Championship, with three fight nights planned in the space of eight days in May. And the stakes simply could not be higher. On Saturday, the UFC is scheduled to become the first sport in the
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The eyes of the sports world — and quite possibly beyond — are on Dana White and his Ultimate Fighting Championship, with three fight nights planned in the space of eight days in May. And the stakes simply could not be higher. On Saturday, the UFC is scheduled to become the first sport in the
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As coronavirus restrictions in the US are loosened, public health officials and state leaders have urged residents to continue practicing social distancing in order to prevent another spike in cases. But Americans in prisons and nursing homes often don’t have that option. In some states, those facilities make up a startling number of coronavirus cases.
Continue Reading As coronavirus restrictions in the US are loosened, public health officials and state leaders have urged residents to continue practicing social distancing in order to prevent another spike in cases. But Americans in prisons and nursing homes often don’t have that option. In some states, those facilities make up a startling number of coronavirus cases.
Continue Reading Street artist Banksy unveiled a new artwork honoring health care workers that he donated to the University Hospital Southampton (UHS) in the UK. The artwork, which Banksy has titled “Game Changer,” features a child playing with a nurse doll wearing a face mask and cape. Figures of superheroes Batman and Spider-Man can be seen in
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The eyes of the sports world — and quite possibly beyond — are on Dana White and his Ultimate Fighting Championship, with three fight nights planned in the space of eight days in May. And the stakes simply could not be higher. On Saturday, the UFC is scheduled to become the first sport in the
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The UK economy is heading for its worst crash in more than 300 years because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new forecast from the Bank of England. The central bank said Thursday that the British economy could shrink by 14% this year. That would be the biggest annual contraction since 1706, based on
Continue Reading Dr. Ami Mac was hospitalized in March with symptoms identical to Covid-19. The 44-year-old doctor in Palo Alto, California, has an underlying immune deficiency, but has “never had shortness of breath before,” she said. Her test came back negative for coronavirus. But whatever has been plaguing her, Covid-19 or some other respiratory condition, resulted in
Continue Reading Earlier this month, Dia Sue-Wah-Sing faced a dilemma. The 41-year-old living in Toronto had a history of kidney stones. She had been feeling some renal colic symptoms recently, a type of pain that can indicate the stones are worsening. But during the coronavirus pandemic, routine medical appointments get a little more complicated. Was it worth
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The president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association says Mayor Bill de Blasio is threatening first responder’s jobs and using them as political pawns over federal funding for New York City at a time when their “heroism is on display every single day.” Gerard Fitzgerald is the president of the UFA, the Fire Department of New
Continue Reading The president of the Uniformed Firefighters Association says Mayor Bill de Blasio is threatening first responder’s jobs and using them as political pawns over federal funding for New York City at a time when their “heroism is on display every single day.” Gerard Fitzgerald is the president of the UFA, the Fire Department of New
Continue Reading A hospital nurse in New York who was on the frontlines treating patients while pregnant is now fighting for her life after contracting Covid-19. Sylvia LeRoy’s family is asking the public for help after they say insurance denied full coverage of her rehabilitation treatment following an emergency c-section and virus-related coma. Your coronavirus questions answered
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EL PASO, Texas — Several El Paso nurses have taken their skills to the hotbed for the Covid-19 pandemic in the United States. Heath Bailey is one of them. The pediatric cardiac nurse from El Paso Children’s Hospital has been in New York City for a month. “I signed up to be a nurse for
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EL PASO, Texas — Within the past week, two Silver Alerts have been issued by El Paso County law enforcement agencies, both for elderly individuals suffering from dementia. The body of Martha Arrieta, 89, was found on Tuesday, which was less than a week after an alert was issued for her disappearance. She suffered from
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Employers across New Mexico are looking to buy more face coverings now that it has become mandatory for workers to wear them, specifically in the restaurant and commercial food industries. According to Pete Ramondo, who helps manage the Save Mart grocery store in Las Cruces, his team is looking into
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When Gov. Andrew Cuomo held up a letter and N-95 mask sent to him by a retired Kansas farmer, he called it humanity at its best. “If you could, would you please give this mask to a nurse or doctor in your state?” read the March letter from Dennis Ruhnke. Now, Ruhnke has been given
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EL PASO, Texas — Wedding venues in Texas are now able to reopen immediately, according to an executive order signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott this week. Event planners at Grace Gardens, an event center in El Paso’s Upper Valley, are excited to welcome guests back, but are confused by the state’s new order allowing
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EL PASO, Texas — Karmela Galicia, the program director with El Pasoans Fighting Hunger, has seen record numbers of El Pasoans needing food help through the first half of the year. “Every day we are seeing over 6,000 families that are receiving food and on April 29th we actually distributed to 6,920 families,” said Galicia. The local
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. “All too often, the people responsible for protecting the public do not appear to understand how information moves in the internet era. Meanwhile, people who best understand what content is likely to go viral are
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EL PASO, Texas – In the latest installment of “The Nate-ure Report,” ABC-7’s Nate Ryan hangs out with the largest animal at the El Paso Zoo. At roughly 10,000 pounds, it’s tough to miss the Two Asian Elephants at the Zoo, Juno & Savannah. Most noticeably is the elephant trunk. The elephant trunk contains about
Continue Reading The International Air Transport Association (IATA), a trade group representing airlines around the world, has come out against blocking off middle seats on planes, while recommending both passengers and crew members wear face masks on board instead. The group released an official statement on the state of post-Covid 19 air travel on May 5. Why
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It’s been more than four months since China reported a cluster of cases of pneumonia in Wuhan, but so many questions are still unanswered about what we now know to be a coronavirus that’s wreaked havoc and misery around the world — including where the virus was, and when. Cases were first reported outside China
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It’s been more than four months since China reported a cluster of cases of pneumonia in Wuhan, but so many questions are still unanswered about what we now know to be a coronavirus that’s wreaked havoc and misery around the world — including where the virus was, and when. Cases were first reported outside China
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