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Month: December 2020

Boise health board abruptly adjourns coronavirus meeting as protesters gather outside and at board members’ homes

The weekly board meeting for the Central District Health, one of seven district health agencies in Idaho, was halted abruptly due to protests outside of their headquarters in Boise and at a few of the board members’ homes Tuesday evening. During the virtual meeting, which was broadcast live on the board’s YouTube page, District Director

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500 people showed up for a concert at an Ohio nightclub that defied local COVID-19 restrictions, authorities say

A nightclub in Columbus, Ohio, was temporarily shut down and is accused of public health violations because up to 500 people attended a concert headlined by R&B singer Trey Songz over the weekend, authorities said. Plainclothes officers with the Ohio Investigative Unit (OIU), a division of Ohio’s Department of Public Safety, went to Aftermath nightclub

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Raid of former Florida Covid data scientist’s home could affect other state employees, legal experts warn

The former Florida state data scientist whose house was raided by police on Monday says she isn’t just worried about the legal ramifications she’s facing, but also for other state employees who leaked her damaging information on Florida’s coronavirus response. Rebekah Jones, who was fired after accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration of minimizing the pandemic

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Pacientes hospitalizados con misteriosa enfermedad en la India tienen exceso de níquel y plomo en su sangre, según autoridades

(CNN) –– Funcionarios de salud en India encontraron cantidades excesivas de plomo y níquel en las muestras de sangre tomadas a pacientes hospitalizados con misteriosa enfermedad en Andhra Pradesh, según dijeron este martes autoridades que investigan los casos. Más de 500 personas han sido hospitalizadas por una enfermedad no identificada en el sudeste de la

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Trump’s bid to disenfranchise millions by threatening democracy going is nowhere in court

The repetitive and meritless legal challenges to the November 3 election results from President Donald Trump and his allies have sent one fundamental message: Millions of votes cast by their fellow Americans are worthless. Trump lawyers have argued for the widescale disenfranchisement of voters, including in Pennsylvania. So far, they have failed to convince the

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Trump’s bid to disenfranchise millions by threatening democracy going is nowhere in court

The repetitive and meritless legal challenges to the November 3 election results from President Donald Trump and his allies have sent one fundamental message: Millions of votes cast by their fellow Americans are worthless. Trump lawyers have argued for the widescale disenfranchisement of voters, including in Pennsylvania. So far, they have failed to convince the

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Raid of former Florida Covid data scientist’s home could affect other state employees, legal experts warn

The former Florida state data scientist whose house was raided by police on Monday says she isn’t just worried about the legal ramifications she’s facing, but also for other state employees who leaked her damaging information on Florida’s coronavirus response. Rebekah Jones, who was fired after accusing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration of minimizing the pandemic

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