Life will never be the same after the pandemic passes, says public health journalist
In the years after coronavirus, nothing will be as it was before, Pulitzer-prize winning public health journalist Laurie Garrett said Thursday.…
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Bolsonaro continues to dismiss Covid-19 threat as cases skyrocket in Brazil
Brazil’s coronavirus cases have spiked to 135,106 including 9,146 deaths, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Brazilian Health…
Continue Reading 5 things to know for May 8: Coronavirus, economy, race, Michael Flynn, Ahmaud Arbery
Not all businesses are feeling the pandemic squeeze. Video game companies, e-commerce sites and online messaging systems are thriving right now.…
Continue Reading India gas leak prompts investigation and evacuations in Visakhapatnam
Indian police are investigating whether a deadly gas leak at a chemical plant near the city of Visakhapatnam amounts to culpable homicide. At least…
Continue Reading This extinct marine predator started out as a small tadpole-seal hybrid with weird teeth
Ichthyosaurs were the main predators of the oceans millions of years ago. Like reptilian dolphins with a mean streak, they grew between 10 and 43…
Continue Reading Visitors rushed to Georgia as businesses reopened, says University of Maryland study
Visitors from surrounding states rushed to Georgia after the state lifted restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus, according to an analysis of…
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Washington state now has another bug to worry about after ‘murder hornets.’ Gypsy moths
Add another giant bug to the list of things Washington state is working to handle right now. Earlier this week, scientists said they had spotted…
Continue Reading Suspect in serial killings arrested in 29-year-old cold case
A former truck driver has been arrested in a Tennessee murder case from 1991 and in two similar cases in Wyoming the following year, officials said.…
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White father, son charged with killing black jogger after public outcry
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia authorities arrested a white father and son Thursday and charged them with murder in the February shooting death of a…
Continue Reading An Albuquerque teen found $135K next to an ATM. Instead of walking away with it, he called police
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Jose Nuñez Romaniz was on a mission to buy socks for his grandfather. He’d just helped him find the right ones…
Continue Reading Jimmy Glenn, New York bar owner and retired boxer, dies after coronavirus diagnosis
Jimmy Glenn, a former boxing trainer and Times Square bar owner, died on Thursday after fighting the novel coronavirus for weeks, his son told CNN.…
Continue Reading Montana schools are reopening. Here’s what parents and teachers are saying
The children filed in, one by one, keeping their distance, to have their temperature taken at the door as Willow Creek School in Montana opened…
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Kicking off: Texans at Chiefs to open season Sept. 10
The Kansas City Chiefs will open defense of their Super Bowl championship by hosting Houston on Sept. 10 in the NFL’s annual kickoff game —…
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The Amazon’s gateway city is struggling to battle the coronavirus
Esron Torres’ grandfather was admitted to a hospital in Manaus, Brazil, with a finger wound. Days later, he was buried in one of the…
Continue Reading How Netanyahu managed to come out on top again
It wasn’t long ago that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had Israel’s High Court firmly in his crosshairs. His bloc of right-wing and…
Continue Reading Wildfires in Florida’s Panhandle have forced hundreds to flee
Wildfires were burning parts of the Florida Panhandle on Thursday, damaging or destroying an unspecified number of buildings and forcing hundreds of…
Continue Reading Engaged in December and married by May, coronavirus shaped our relationship … and our wedding
“Can we take our masks off?” I ask, as my bride and I get into position. “You may,” responds a Hong Kong official, who is…
Continue Reading Posting edited selfies on social media may make you more at risk for an eating disorder, a new study says
Turns out, all those selfies we’ve edited and posted on social media could be more problematic than we thought. A recent study, published in…
Continue Reading The first HBCU cycling team is formed 120 years after a black cyclist became a star
120 years after Major Taylor became the world’s first black athletic superstar, a historically black university is continuing in his legacy.…
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Rollout of antibody tests met with confusion, little oversight
Public health experts, including members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, have argued accurate Covid-19 antibody tests can support efforts…
Continue Reading Celebrities like Mark Ruffalo, Paul Rudd and Ellen DeGeneres drew attention to the Navajo Nation while federal aid lagged
While the hard-hit Navajo Nation was waiting for federal coronavirus relief funds, a group of celebrities drew attention to the tribe’s plight.…
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Trump’s personal valet tests positive for virus in 1st White House case
WASHINGTON, DC — A member of the U.S. Navy who serves as one of President Donald Trump’s personal valets has tested positive for coronavirus,…
Continue Reading The NFL, in announcing its schedule tonight, is hopeful for a season
Acrobatic one-handed catches, bone-crunching tackles and toe-tapping touchdowns in the end zone — that’s what the NFL is teasing as it…
Continue Reading U.S. may extend Mexico border restrictions as illegal crossings are cut in half
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. officials say fewer illegal immigrants are trying to enter the country from Mexico amid new enforcement rules imposed in…
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U.S.-Canadian border illegal crossings rise; many are Mexicans
SWANTON, Vermont — The number of people apprehended for illegally crossing from Canada into the United States along its northern border has nearly…
Continue Reading What a country’s pandemic response reveals
It’s too early to compare how different countries are handling Covid-19, said Boris Johnson earlier this week — the UK Prime Minister…
Continue Reading Man says he just received a postcard from 1987 after coronavirus deep cleaning at his post office
“A picture is worth a thousand words. Happy Holidays!” That’s the message one sister in California sent to her brother living in…
Continue Reading Toxic gas leak at Indian chemical plant kills at least 11 and hospitalizes hundreds
Bodies lay crumpled on the ground beside toppled motorcycles and cars as suffocating toxic gas rose from a chemical plant in southern India in the…
Continue Reading Texas salon owner who defied state order to close for coronavirus has been released from jail
A Texas salon owner who was sent to jail for seven days for violating the state’s stay-at-home order during Covid-19 has been released after…
Continue Reading Indianapolis officer shoots and kills driver after chase, police say
Indiana police are investigating the fatal police-involved shooting of a driver shortly after a high-speed chase, the Indianapolis Metropolitan…
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