By Brenda Goodman, CNN It takes just a tiny virus-laden droplet — about the width of a human blood cell — to infect someone with Covid-19. That’s just one of the findings from research that deliberately infected healthy volunteers with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The findings were published Thursday in the journal Nature Medicine. Challenge studies
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GOODYEAR, Arizona (AP) — Shane Bieber will throw the first pitch for the Cleveland Guardians. Bieber will start the season opener on April 7 at Kansas City. It was expected that Bieber would get the start, but manager Terry Francona made the formal announcement after speaking to the right-hander who missed three months last season
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GOODYEAR, Arizona (AP) — Shane Bieber will throw the first pitch for the Cleveland Guardians. Bieber will start the season opener on April 7 at Kansas City. It was expected that Bieber would get the start, but manager Terry Francona made the formal announcement after speaking to the right-hander who missed three months last season
Continue Reading FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — Safety Dean Marlowe, who set a career high with 67 tackles while starting nine games for Detroit in 2021, has signed a one-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons. The 29-year-old Marlowe began his career by playing three seasons with Carolina before two seasons with Buffalo. Marlowe may compete with second-year
Continue ReadingBy Jack Lowenstein Click here for updates on this story ADAMS COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — The 17th Judicial District Attorney’s Office says it has filed charges against the parents of a 1-year-old girl who died after ingesting fentanyl in Adams County in January. According to the DA’s press release, parents Alonzo Montoya, 31, and Nicole
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Conditions remain mild across the Coachella Valley through the week and into the weekend. Winds still remain breezy, especially in the evening, for cities and areas directly positioned near I-10. Here’s a look at winds we can expect around 8 p.m. tonight. KESQ Temperatures continue to warm to the upper 80s for Friday and Saturday
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Riverside County lawmakers from both sides of the aisle say they have reservations about a proposed state law due for hearings next month that would pave the way for children as young as 12 to receive COVID-19 shots without first obtaining their parents’ permission.  “I respect parents’ authority over the welfare of their children and
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SPRING HILL, Louisiana (KTBS) — More than two dozen dogs that were living in a Springhill home layered in urine and feces left for New Orleans Thursday and eventual new homes. Springhill police, the Humane Society of Louisiana and a local rescuer removed the 19
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN One of Hillary Clinton’s campaign lawyers argued in court Thursday that he never had any reason to doubt the accuracy of internet data he passed to the FBI in 2016 about strange cyber links between Donald Trump and Russia — and pointed out that the special counsel who charged him with
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man has been convicted in two stabbing deaths outside a Nashville bar in 2019. The Tennessean reports Michael Mosley was convicted of first-degree murder in the deaths, attempted first-degree murder in the stabbing of another man left blind in one eye and assault of another. Two college students, 22-year-old
Continue Reading By ROB MAADDI AP Pro Football Writer TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Todd Bowles earned his way in the NFL on the defensive side of the ball. He’s not afraid to talk offense. The new head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers won’t be shy about sharing his ideas with offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich and quarterback
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In one of his tried-and-true motivational speeches, Mike Krzyzewski outlined his four pillars of team building. They are: making everyone feel important, taking ownership, adaptability and doing things with feeling. Duke perfected the first three to help Coach K reach his 13th and most amazing
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By FRANCES D’EMILIO and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted Thursday that the country’s natural gas must be paid for with rubles, a demand apparently intended to help bolster the Russian currency but one that European leaders say they will not comply with because it violates the terms of
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is appointing actor Taraji P. Henson and the NBA’s Chris Paul to a presidential advisory board on historically Black colleges and universities. The pair are among nine men and nine women being named to the board that exists to support the mission of these
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By ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Tens of thousands of Californians facing eviction on Friday for not paying their rent will get to stay in their homes for at least another three months after Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis signed a law to extend protections just hours before they were scheduled to expire. California will
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A woman has signed a bill into California state law for the first time in history. Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis signed two laws on Thursday. Kounalakis was filling in for Gov. Gavin Newsom who left the state on Wednesday for a family vacation. State law requires
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Naomi Osaka has reached a championship match for the first time since the 2021 Australian Open. The former No. 1 defeated No. 22 Belinda Bencic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the Miami Open semifinals. On the men’s side, Daniil Medvedev came into the tournament as
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon workers in Alabama appear to have rejected a union bid in a tight race, according to early results on Thursday. But outstanding challenged votes could change the outcome. Warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, voted 993 to 875 against forming a union.
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En 2003, el Proyecto Genoma Humano hizo historia al secuenciar el 92% del genoma humano. Pero durante casi dos décadas desde entonces, los cientÃficos han luchado por descifrar el 8% restante. Ahora, un equipo de casi 100 cientÃficos del Consorcio Telómero a Telómero (T2T) logró revelar el genoma humano completo, la
Continue ReadingBy Mirna Alsharif, CNN Business A former Yale administrative employee pleaded guilty on Monday of defrauding the university of more than $40.5 million by reselling electronics purchased with school funds over at least an eight-year period, according to court documents. Jamie Petrone-Codrington, 42, who was director of finance and lead administrator at the medical school’s
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