What you need to know about coronavirus on Friday, December 11
The US saw a major milestone on Thursday when vaccine advisers to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted to recommend the agency grant…
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GoFundMe’s biggest campaigns in history spotlight America’s most pressing issues: hunger, racism, and Covid-19
GoFundMe released its 2020 giving report, and it is spotlighting some of America’s biggest struggles: hunger, racism, and Covid-19. “Many…
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Two holes-in-one scored during first round of the US Women’s Open
A hole-in-one is hard to come by at any level of golf. So what are the odds that two come on the same day at the same competition? Day one of the US…
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A hole-in-one is hard to come by at any level of golf. So what are the odds that two come on the same day at the same competition? Day one of the US…
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Brandon Bernard executed after Supreme Court denies request for a delay
Brandon Bernard was executed by the federal government on Thursday at the Federal Correctional Center in Terre Haute, Indiana, according to the…
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Two hole-in-ones scored during first round of the US Women’s Open
A hole-in-one is hard to come by at any level of golf. So what are the odds that two come on the same day at the same competition? Day one of the US…
Continue ReadingThe mind-boggling logistics of transporting one of the most important vaccines in history
Two coronavirus vaccines are in line to be authorized for emergency use in the United States, and a massive transportation network is standing at the…
Continue ReadingThe mind-boggling logistics of transporting one of the most important vaccines in history
Two coronavirus vaccines are in line to be authorized for emergency use in the United States, and a massive transportation network is standing at the…
Continue ReadingPound heading for a crash if Britain fails to get a Brexit trade deal
The British pound could plunge by 10% or more if the United Kingdom does not finalize a trade deal with the European Union this weekend. Currency…
Continue Reading‘Evermore,’ Taylor Swift’s second surprise album of 2020, is a hit (again)
If your productivity fell off a cliff in 2020, Taylor Swift’s “Evermore” may not be the album for you. While the rest of us were…
Continue Reading5 science-backed ways to stop Covid-19 pandemic stress right now
We are living in a tsunami of stress. Hospitals are flooded with patients as Covid-19 cases surge to unprecedented heights. Over half of all…
Continue ReadingHow to safely make it through the holiday season in the Covid-19 pandemic
CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen is the cook in the family, and her husband is the baker, so they’re already trying out recipes for rib-eye…
Continue Reading5 things to know for December 11: Pandemic, transition, stimulus, Lebanon, Brandon Bernard
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…
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5 things to know for December 11: Pandemic, transition, stimulus, Lebanon, Brandon Bernard
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…
Continue ReadingIt took 10 days for a Reno hospital to turn a parking garage into a wing for Covid patients. Now it has 700 beds
When Rosalia Martinez heard that a Reno, Nevada, hospital was turning their parking garage into a Covid-19 wing, she couldn’t help but laugh at…
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Some motorsport teams remain addicted to tobacco company sponsorship deals, despite tobacco causing 8 million deaths each year
Elite sports organizations have long been addicted to tobacco company sponsorships, almost since the inception of professional competition.…
Continue ReadingNapoli plays first match at the newly renamed Stadio Diego Armando Maradona
Some last-minute drama denied Napoli victory in its first match at the newly renamed Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Last week, Naples city council…
Continue ReadingThe US is a step closer to a Covid-19 vaccine authorization. But that’s unlikely to impact the dark and deadly days ahead
Thursday saw a major milestone in the authorization process for a Covid-19 vaccine in the US — a milestone that comes as the country is deep…
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Trump won’t move on even as those around him are
Standing alone at the base of the garland-wrapped Grand Staircase on Tuesday, President Donald Trump seemed miffed that people around him have given…
Continue ReadingTrump won’t move on even as those around him are
Standing alone at the base of the garland-wrapped Grand Staircase on Tuesday, President Donald Trump seemed miffed that people around him have given…
Continue ReadingObi-Wan, She-Hulk and a new Pinocchio: Disney+ is about to get a lot bigger, and more expensive
Last year, Disney debuted Disney+ at an investor event on its famed studio lot. The new streaming service was rolled out by high profile executives…
Continue ReadingFDA advisers recommend authorization of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday to recommend the agency grant emergency use authorization to Pfizer and…
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FDA advisers recommend authorization of Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine
Vaccine advisers to the US Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday to recommend the agency grant emergency use authorization to Pfizer and…
Continue ReadingThe Wan Chai connection: The Washington-accused drug lords, gun runners and dictators’ financiers tied to one Hong Kong district
The Hong Kong neighborhood of Wan Chai may be home to the most eclectic and densest concentration of US-sanctioned enterprises anywhere on the…
Continue ReadingTexas gang member executed after U.S. Supreme Court denies request for a delay
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana — Brandon Bernard was executed by the federal government on Thursday at the Federal Correctional Center in Indiana,…
Continue ReadingAhsoka Tano and Darth Vader join the growing live-action universe on Disney+
The live-action “Star Wars” universe that “The Mandalorian” launched into the streaming space is about to get a whole lot…
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Australian Covid-19 vaccine trials ended after test subjects return ‘false positive’ HIV results
An Australian produced coronavirus vaccine candidate has been scrapped after trial participants returned false positive test results for HIV,…
Continue ReadingA surfer was attacked and killed by a shark in Hawaii, forcing the suspension of a surfing competition
A surfer who was attacked by a shark in Hawaii on Tuesday has died, prompting the suspension a women’s professional surfing competition in…
Continue ReadingBiden told civil rights leaders in private meeting that progressives’ hopes for executive actions are ‘way beyond the bounds’ of his presidential authority
President-elect Joe Biden expressed skepticism about his powers to implement his agenda by executive action Tuesday in a private virtual meeting with…
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Biden told civil rights leaders in private meeting that progressives’ hopes for executive actions are ‘way beyond the bounds’ of his presidential authority
President-elect Joe Biden expressed skepticism about his powers to implement his agenda by executive action Tuesday in a private virtual meeting with…
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