America’s newest water safety challenge is something you’ve never heard of
The United States has some of the safest drinking water in the world. But its water supply is facing a new challenge — a slimy growth inside…
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Want to hang with some friends (mask-free) this winter? Make a Covid-19 bubble
Doctors rarely talk about the importance of bubbles. But now they’re urging all Americans to hunker down in their bubbles through this…
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Covid vaccines may not reach a quarter of the world’s people until 2022, study finds
(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – Just over half of all planned doses of coronavirus vaccines have been bought up by high-income countries such as the US, Japan and…
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Ohio sheriff’s office secures $2.5M for body cameras after a deputy fatally shot Casey Goodson Jr.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office in Ohio has secured $2.5 million for body cameras nearly two weeks after a young man was fatally shot by…
Continue Reading Who should, and should not, get the Covid-19 vaccine
The Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine being rolled out across the US should be safe for just about anyone — even the frailest elderly people.…
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Covid is having a devastating impact on children
(KYMA, KECY/NBC News) – It has been almost 10 months since Covid-19 began battering families in the United States, putting parents out of work,…
Continue Reading NFL plans to honor health care workers by inviting some who’ve been vaccinated to Super Bowl LV
The NFL wants to honor health care workers by inviting some — who’ve had their Covid-19 vaccines — to Super Bowl LV. Frontline…
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Spirit Airlines plane skids off taxiway at BWI Airport
A Spirit Airlines plane skidded off the taxiway at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on Thursday morning after a powerful…
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Arizona reports 147 COVID-19 deaths; hospitals beds filling
Arizona’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak continued to mount Thursday with the state reporting nearly 150 additional known deaths as the…
Continue Reading Breonna Taylor’s mother urges Joe Biden to keep his campaign promise of police accountability
Breonna Taylor’s mother, Tamika Palmer, wants to get the president-elect’s attention. Palmer penned an open letter to President-elect Joe…
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Southern California grocery store to pay workers an extra $4 per hour in hazard pay
The Long Beach City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward with a plan which will require large grocery stores to pay workers an extra $4…
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Winter storm dropped more snow in parts of the Northeast than all of last year’s winter season
A powerful winter storm system delivered heavy snow across the Northeast, blanketing much of Pennsylvania, New York, and New England and creating…
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Lawmakers face shutdown deadline amid ongoing stimulus talks
As congressional leaders scramble to finalize a $900 billion Covid relief deal, it’s growing increasingly unlikely that Congress will be able to get…
Continue Reading Black children are 6 times more likely to be shot to death by police, study finds
Black children were six times more likely to be shot to death by the police than their White peers over a 16-year period, according to a study…
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Will children be able to get COVID-19 vaccines?
The Pfizer vaccine authorized in the U.S. this month is for people 16 and…
Continue Reading Parents charged after renting party bus for child’s birthday with 60 mask-less kids inside
Parents from Ohio face charges after they rented a party bus for their child’s 14th birthday and had 60 mask-less kids packed inside, Ohio…
Continue Reading 2 Alaska health care workers suffer reactions to Covid-19 vaccine
Two workers at an Alaska hospital suffered allergic reactions after receiving Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine this week, and one was kept for…
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Here are some of the amazing things that happened on Zoom this year
This year may not have turned out the way any of us had anticipated because of the coronavirus pandemic. But even though trips were canceled, events…
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US sets Covid-19 case, hospitalization and death records ahead of key meeting for Moderna’s vaccine candidate
The US on Wednesday reported record numbers for Covid-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, ahead of a key meeting for what could be the…
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Putin says if Russia wanted to kill opposition leader Navalny, it would have ‘finished’ the job
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed Thursday that opposition politician Alexey Navalny “is enjoying the support of the US special…
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