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High court sets hearing for Arizona ‘ballot harvesting’ law
The appeals court also found that the state’s policy of discarding ballots if a voter went to the wrong precinct violates the…
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Local non-profit brings hope into the New Year
For some families, helping people has become a family…
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Obtaining oxygen in Mexico becomes a struggle as cases surge
The city of nine million has seen a surge in coronavirus infections and the city’s hospitals are 87% occupied, straining oxygen…
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New coronavirus variant reported in Florida
The COVID-19 variant is believed to be more transmissible but not more deadly than the strain that started the…
Continue ReadingIt’ll be months before vaccines are widespread enough to turn the tide of the pandemic in the US, experts say
As the world ushered in 2021, the US set a Covid-19 hospitalization record for the fourth straight day and left behind its deadliest month of the…
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California ends year struggling to keep hospitals afloat
Officials warned that failure to social distance for the holidays could lead to yet another COVID-19 surge that could send the state’s medical…
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Arizona starts 2021 with over 10K virus cases, 151 deaths
Arizona began 2021 by reporting over 10,000 additional known COVID-19 cases as the state’s death toll from the coronavirus passed…
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Despite Covid-19 and stay-at-home orders, 2020 saw an increase in homicides across the US
It’s been a deadly year, and that’s not just due to Covid-19. Despite less activity outside with the closing of businesses and schools,…
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UK chief medical officers defend delay of second Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine doses
The UK’s chief medical officers have defended a decision to delay second doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in order to prioritize first…
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Covid-19 hospitalizations across the US are the highest they’ve ever been as nation rings in new year
As the US ushered in 2021, more than 125,300 Covid-19 patients remained hospitalized — another record for the fourth day in a row. The high…
Continue Reading The science of how to stick to New Year’s resolutions and truly change your habits
Next year will be a crucial year for Erika Kirgios as she works to complete her doctorate, publish academic papers and try to land a faculty job at a…
Continue ReadingWisconsin police arrest former hospital worker whose alleged actions led hospital to throw out more than 500 vaccine doses
Police in Grafton, Wisconsin, have arrested a recently fired pharmacist they say removed 57 vials of the Moderna vaccine from a local…
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WHO approves Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in breakthrough for developing nations
The World Health Organization has approved the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for emergency use, paving the way for lower and middle-income countries to…
Continue ReadingWith Covid-19 hospitalizations rising, California doctor says sometimes beds only open up when patients die
With the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations at an all-time high, medical facilities are having a hard time finding places to put new patients.…
Continue ReadingNew Year is greeted in muted fashion as leaders warn, Covid loves a crowd
Many people will want to put 2020 firmly behind them. But governments around the world have pleaded with people not to see in 2021 with traditional…
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Science changes the mind of once anti-COVID vaccine woman
A Yuma resident who was once against vaccines and medicine is now advocating for the COVID…
Continue Reading California hospitals stressed to the ‘brink of catastrophe’ by the coronavirus surge
Overflowing hospital morgues, increased 911 wait times, beds only opening when patients die. Hospitals in California, where almost all of the…
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Photo exhibit shows us Imperial County then and now
This exhibition is supporting the opening of the clinic’s new thrift store for homeless and low-income…
Continue ReadingAndre Hill’s friend told police he was just dropping off ‘Christmas money’ when he was shot, new body camera footage shows
New body camera footage released by Columbus, Ohio, police Thursday shows the moments after Andre Hill was shot by a police officer — including…
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