What weeks without power and water could look like for Ida storm victims
By Holly Yan and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Those hit hardest by Hurricane Ida now face an even longer test of survival. Catastrophic damage means some…
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Judge conditionally approves Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A federal bankruptcy judge has approved with conditions a historic opioid settlement between Purdue Pharma and…
Continue Reading Lost power after Hurricane Ida? Here’s how to safely use a generator
By Kristen Rogers, CNN More than a million people have lost power during Hurricane Ida and its aftermath, and some are using backup generators to…
Continue Reading How to start the Mediterranean diet — meal by meal
Text by Sandee LaMotte, CNN Photographs by Heather Fulbright, CNN Considered one of the healthiest diets in the world, the Mediterranean way of…
Continue Reading Salmon With Roasted Grape Salsa
By Rahaf Al Bochi, CNN The roasted grape salsa topping this salmon dish brings out a burst of sweet and tart flavors. Salmon is rich in essential…
Continue Reading Warm Farro Grain Salad With Pomegranate
By Rahaf Al Bochi, CNN Rich in fiber and protein, this grain salad has farro, an ancient Mediterranean grain, as its base. A pantry staple in Italy,…
Continue Reading Green Shakshuka With Basil and Toasted Pine Nuts
By Rahaf Al Bochi, CNN This green shakshuka is a spin on the traditional tomato shakshuka. It features fresh spinach and basil leaves, poached eggs,…
Continue Reading Za’atar and Rosemary Spiced Roasted Almonds
By Rahaf Al Bochi, CNN Za’atar is a traditional Middle Eastern spice blend that combines thyme, oregano, sumac and sesame seeds. Add it to…
Continue Reading Strawberry Ricotta Granola Parfaits
By Rahaf Al Bochi, CNN Ricotta is whipped with cream cheese to give a thick, rich filling that complements crunchy granola and juicy strawberries.…
Continue Reading Vegetable Frittata Egg Muffins
By Rahaf Al Bochi, CNN Whip up a batch of these make-ahead egg muffins for quick, satisfying breakfasts on the go. Eggs are high in protein, which…
Continue Reading Whipped Greek Yogurt With Cardamom, Date and Pistachios
By Rahaf Al Bochi, CNN Elevate your breakfast by whipping Greek yogurt with warm cardamom spice. A topping of medjool dates adds sweetness and…
Continue Reading Mediterranean Pita Bread Pizza
By Rahaf Al Bochi, CNN This kid-pleasing meal is easy and wholesome. The pizza comes together in no time, using pita bread and simple Mediterranean…
Continue Reading With 4 months left in 2021, here’s where the US stands with Covid-19
By Amir Vera and Deidre McPhillips, CNN September marks a year and a half since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Covid-19 outbreak a…
Continue Reading When school isn’t safe: ‘You feel like you are sending your child into a lion’s den’
By Maggie Fox, CNN What finally did it for Nathan, the parent of a young child at a small Catholic school in California, was the seating chart that…
Continue Reading In a ‘sea change’ for the agency, CDC is sharing data earlier
By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Earlier this summer, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and…
Continue Reading CDC asks the unvaccinated not to travel this weekend and says even vaccinated need to weigh the risk
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN Due to the surge of Covid-19 cases, the director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking…
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UMC provides care for 55 Afghan refugees, including new mom
EL PASO, Texas — As more Afghan refugees arrive in the Borderland, University Medical Center of El Paso is opening its doors to them. “Whether you…
Continue Reading Two senior FDA vaccine leaders step down as agency faces decision on boosters
By Nadia Kounang, Virginia Langmaid and Amanda Sealy, CNN Two senior leaders in the US Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine review office are…
Continue Reading Two church events in Illinois linked to 180 Covid-19 cases, 5 hospitalizations
By Virginia Langmaid New case study data published Tuesday offers another cautionary tale about the importance of Covid-19 vaccination and testing at…
Continue Reading Child Covid-19 hospitalizations reach a new high. That’s not the only reason kids need to be protected from Delta, doctors say
By Holly Yan, CNN More kids were hospitalized with Covid-19 this month than any other time this past year — further proving how seriously the…
Continue Reading El Paso doctor underscores vaccine importance despite breakthrough cases
EL PASO, Texas — As El Paso see’s an uptick in Covid-19 cases, the Borderland is also seeing more breakthrough cases – which are infections in those…
Continue Reading A parent’s primary role: Protecting our kids against hopelessness
By Jessica DuLong, CNN Given the pandemic’s extra stressors, it can be hard for parents to know what’s weighing on our kids or how to…
Continue Reading Texas among 5 states that have less than 10% of ICU beds left as Covid-19 overwhelms hospitals
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN As Covid-19 cases surge across the US, particularly among unvaccinated Americans, hospitals have been pushed to their…
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‘The possibilities are endless on how fast we can go,’ says Paralympian David Brown, the world’s fastest blind athlete
David Brown is the first completely blind athlete to run 100 meters in under 11 seconds. Competing in the T11 category for vision impairment,…
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Children, teens driving surge of new Covid cases in El Paso
EL PASO, Texas — School-age children were responsible for almost half of the past week’s Covid cases in El Paso County, according to the public…
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3 of El Paso’s 4 latest Covid deaths involved those vaccinated
EL PASO, Texas — Three fully-vaccinated El Pasoans were among four people who died in the county from Covid-19 over the past week, and there were…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness against severe disease has not dropped much, CDC says
By Maggie Fox, CNN Overall effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines has not dropped much yet for most vaccinated Americans, US Centers for Disease…
Continue Reading South African researchers keep wary eye on yet another new coronavirus variant
By Maggie Fox, CNN Genetics researchers who have been watching for new coronavirus variants say they’ve seen a troubling new lineage that…
Continue Reading U.S. Supreme Court asked to block Texas law banning most abortions
WASHINGTON, DC — Lawyers for abortion clinics in Texas raced to the U.S. Supreme Court Monday, asking the justices to block a controversial law…
Continue Reading Find your sleep ‘sweet spot’ to protect your brain as you age, study suggests
By Kristen Rogers, CNN How long older adults sleep could affect their brain health, according to a study published Monday in the journal JAMA…
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