As so many people around the globe contemplate what their lives might look like after the pandemic, new research on smallpox might help provide insight. Researchers revealed nearly three centuries of data showing repeated smallpox epidemics in London in a study published Monday in the open access journal PLOS One. “This study reveals detailed patterns
Continue ReadingResearchers studying the new UK strain of the coronavirus think it likely arrived in the US in mid-November, and that many people in the United States could already be infected. “If I had to guess, I would say it’s probably in hundreds of people by now,” said Michael Worobey, head of the department of ecology
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Click here for updates on this story PRICHARD, Alabama (WALA) — The Prichard Police Department on Tuesday fired a police officer charged with murder in the death of a neighbor. Prichard authorities said they also have launched their own investigation of Johnathan Murphy II, 35. According to Mobile police, officers responded at about 10:15 p.m.
Continue ReadingA new strain of coronavirus first detected in the UK has prompted dozens of travel bans and widespread concern about what this means for the world. While scientists dig deeper, here’s what this new strain means for you: Why is this strain important? The new variant has a series of mutations, the US Centers for
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(CNN) — El continente de la Antártida registró sus primeros casos de covid-19, luego de que 36 personas dieron positivo en una base de investigación, según un comunicado emitido por el Ejército de Chile. La estación Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme (BAE), una base militar chilena en la Antártida, confirmó que 26 efectivos del Ejército y 10
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By Wednesday, a strong surface high pressure over the Great Basin will bring back strong, dry, offshore winds. General ridging over our region will also keep temperatures above normal through the week. Wednesday morning through Thursday afternoon Santa Ana winds will prevail. Winds will be from the east to northeast to 25 mph. Gusts will
Continue ReadingTelevangelist Pat Robertson, a prominent conservative backer of Donald Trump, said Monday that the President is living in an “alternate reality” and should “move on” from his 2020 election loss. “With all his talent, and the ability to raise money and draw large crowds, the President still lives in an alternate reality,” Robertson said Monday
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story SCOTT TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — He is one of the last surviving combat veterans of World War II. This weekend, Bernie Hoffman turned 95 years old. He was given a COVID celebration — military style. Hoffman is a member of the greatest generation and a decorated World War
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden has been moving swiftly to fill out much of his Cabinet. Whether the Senate will do the same is another question. Biden faces the tricky task of navigating a narrowly divided Senate with competing factions within his own party, calls by conservative senators to bring the nomination process to a slow grind
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The Palm Desert City Council voted to repurposed $500,000 in uncommitted city funds to make available to local businesses affected by recent COVID-related closures. Up to 100 of the forgivable loans will be made in $5,000 increments. “It is vital that we support our local businesses while guarding the health of our community,” said Palm
Continue ReadingDr. Anthony Fauci, US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins received their first doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine Tuesday. The shot, which Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, received in the left arm, was administered at the NIH Clinical
Continue ReadingPresident-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Americans to steel themselves for dark days ahead battling the coronavirus pandemic. He lambasted the Trump administration for the recent massive cyberattack on US federal agencies, and President Donald Trump for downplaying the attack. Biden also said Trump’s team has not been fully cooperating with his transition team and
Continue ReadingTesla CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter on Tuesday that he attempted to sell the company “during the darkest days of the Model 3 program,” but that Apple CEO Tim Cook “refused to take the meeting.” Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment Musk made the claim in response to a post
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El Departamento de PolicÃa de Desert Hot Springs arrestó a un sospechoso el martes en relación con un asesinato de 2017 en la ciudad. No habÃa mucha información disponible sobre el arresto el martes, sin embargo, la policÃa confirmó que estaba relacionado con el asesinato de Emmanuel Jenkins, de 35 años, que fue asesinado el
Continue ReadingLev Parnas, the indicted associate of Rudy Giuliani, has filed a motion to dismiss the campaign finance charges against him, arguing he has been selectively prosecuted and blocked from providing information to lawmakers seeking to impeach President Trump. In a court filing Tuesday, Parnas’s attorney alleges New York federal prosecutors targeted their investigation of Parnas
Continue Reading Moon craters formed when meteorites and asteroids slammed into the lunar surface. Like fossils on Earth, they reveal something about the history of the solar system and how planets were formed. Using artificial intelligence, Chinese scientists have estimated that there are more than 100,000 craters on the moon, according to a study published Tuesday in
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Usually days before Christmas, holiday concerts are taking place in school auditoriums and cafeterias across the region but that too is going virtual in 2020. And students at a school in Overbrook Park still found a way to make family members proud. The show must
Continue Reading For 843 days, Oneita and Clive Thompson took sanctuary in two Philadelphia churches to escape Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Daily life was constrained within the humble walls of the First United Methodist Church of Germantown, and later the Tabernacle United Church downtown. They ate, bathed, and slept cloistered inside the churches, bereft of the ability
Continue ReadingThe Department of Justice is alleging that Walmart broke the law and contributed to the prescription opioid crisis by filling thousands of invalid prescriptions and failing to report suspicious orders of opioids, according to the department’s statement. The Justice Department said the civil penalties it is seeking could total billions of dollars and injunctive relief.
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump spent years limiting the number of refugees coming to the United States. President-elect Joe Biden, meanwhile, has pledged to set the annual refugee admissions cap at 125,000. But first, his team will have to contend with the damage left behind. The refugee cap, which dictates how many refugees may be admitted to
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