Japan’s coronavirus fatigue is fueling defiance in Tokyo, even as the case count rises
Ayumi Sato is trying to be careful. But she’s had enough. Lockdown fatigue is setting in for Sato, a 34-year-old stock trader who lives in…
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Faster test results and ‘robust’ immune response may offer hope of curbing the pandemic, experts say
Faster tests combined with a “robust” immune response against Covid-19 could soon mean a slower spread, researchers said. Tests have been…
Continue ReadingUNC-Chapel Hill’s student newspaper editorial calls out university leadership on in-person classes after Covid-19 outbreak
The editorial board for the Daily Tar Heel (DTH), the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s student newspaper, didn’t mince words…
Continue ReadingSouthern Minnesota man gets 35 years for sextorting more than 40 girls
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — A 21-year-old southern Minnesota man was sentenced to 35…
Continue ReadingMan struck by drag racer going 100MPH in downtown Minneapolis
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, MN (WCCO) — Weeks after being the victim of a drag racing crash, a…
Continue ReadingLong Island ‘miracle’ patient finally goes home after battling COVID-19 for 111 days in 4 different hospitals
Click here for updates on this story MANHASSET, NY (WCBS) — He spent more than three months in multiple hospitals…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia officials calling for young adults to become poll workers as older workers opt to stay home
Click here for updates on this story Philadelphia, PA (KYW) — The pandemic is causing a massive shortage of poll…
Continue ReadingPittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto ‘livid’ about protester arrest
Click here for updates on this story Pittsburgh, PA (KDKA) — Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto said he’s “livid” about…
Continue ReadingMicroschooling is the decades-old relic that is becoming the latest education trend
Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH, PA (KDKA) — An old concept is finding new popularity due to the…
Continue Reading16-year-old aspiring pilot uses training flights to deliver PPE to rural hospitals
Click here for updates on this story Westminster, MD (WJZ) — An aspiring pilot from Virginia who has been using his…
Continue ReadingCalifornia salons defy state health order and open indoor operations
Click here for updates on this story Stockton, CA (KOVR) — Thousands of hairstylists across the state are heading back…
Continue ReadingHundreds of San Francisco school bus drivers laid off due to ‘non-service’ during pandemic
Click here for updates on this story Sn Francisco, CA (KPIX) — All of the bus drivers who transport children to and…
Continue ReadingNearly 150 years ago, Susan B. Anthony was arrested for voting when women weren’t allowed to. Today, she’ll get a pardon
Susan B. Anthony wasn’t one to go quietly. She died before women secured the right to vote, but she found a way to vote anyway, 50 years before…
Continue ReadingHigh BPA levels linked to 49% greater risk of death within 10 years, study says
Look into your pantry — have you packed it with canned foods since the start of the pandemic? Or are you a receipt hoarder — who keeps…
Continue ReadingBen Cross, star of ‘Chariots of Fire’ who appeared in ‘Star Trek,’ dies at 72
Ben Cross, the English actor who starred in the Oscar-winning film “Chariots of Fire” and appeared in reboots of “Star Trek”…
Continue ReadingGetting vaccinated for the flu this year is particularly important, WHO officials say
Getting the flu vaccine this year is important, experts at the World Health Organization said during a news briefing in Geneva on Tuesday. It appears…
Continue ReadingParis Saint-Germain reaches first ever Champions League final with demolition of RB Leipzig
Paris Saint-Germain put on a footballing masterclass to reach the Champions League final for the first time in the club’s history, running riot…
Continue ReadingJam Master Jay’s family and ‘DMC’ react to long-awaited arrests in DJ’s 2002 murder
Jam Master Jay’s family and Run-DMC bandmate Darryl “DMC” McDaniels say they have mixed emotions about Monday’s long-awaited…
Continue ReadingFirst Covid-19 vaccine trial moving at a good clip, but officials still “very concerned”
The first coronavirus vaccine trial in the US is moving along at a good clip, but needs more minorities to enroll if it is to succeed, officials tell…
Continue ReadingHow to help Beirut explosion victims
At least 100 people are dead and 4,000 wounded following an explosion in Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut. The city is decimated with thousands…
Continue ReadingIowans are still without power a week after powerful derecho storm left town ‘like a battlefield’
Thousands remain without power, dozens are in shelters and pantries are popping up to provide food for those who’ve lost everything. A week…
Continue ReadingHasan Minhaj’s ‘Patriot Act’ canceled at Netflix
“Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj” has come to an end on Netflix. Minhaj broke the news on Twitter, saying, “I got to work with the…
Continue ReadingWuhan hosts massive water park party as coronavirus concerns recede
It was ground zero in the coronavirus pandemic and underwent the world’s first — and arguably strictest — lockdown. Now, the…
Continue ReadingStaff changes made at ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’
Some changes are coming to “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” amid allegations it fostered a toxic work environment. A spokesperson for Warner…
Continue ReadingUNC-Chapel Hill reverses plans for in-person classes after 130 students test positive for Covid-19
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill abruptly decided it will no longer hold in-person classes on campus after about 130 students tested…
Continue ReadingTiger Woods’ 11-year-old son wins Junior Golf tournament
Tiger Woods’ 11-year-old son Charlie is a chip off the old block when it comes to golf. Woods’ son participated in a US Kids…
Continue ReadingWhite House focus on oleandrin treatment for coronavirus would be ‘nonsense,’ experts say
Is the White House about to promote a new, unproven and sketchy coronavirus treatment? Mike Lindell, the CEO of MyPillow and an enthusiastic Trump…
Continue ReadingImmunity studies provide a ‘a bit of blue sky’ about protection from Covid-19, experts say
A recent batch of studies, many early stage and not yet peer reviewed, show that humans have a “robust” immune response to Covid-19 that…
Continue ReadingUS finalizes sale of 66 F-16 fighters to Taiwan as China tensions escalate
Taiwan will receive 66 new American-made F-16 fighter jets in the biggest arms sale to the self-governing island in years. The deal finalized on…
Continue ReadingMan charged in connection with the death of a Texas scientist who was killed during her morning run
Police in Plano, Texas, arrested and charged a 29-year-old man in connection with the death of a scientist who was a mother of two. Sarmistha Sen,…
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