Congress reaches final agreement on $900 billion COVID-19 aid package
The new coronavirus relief bill includes a $600 stimulus check, $300 in enhanced unemployment benefits.…
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Mexicali hospital turns parking lot into COVID-19 units
Health officials in Mexicali install a mobile field hospital in the General Hospital’s parking lot to treat COVID-19…
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US: More must be done to protect Colorado River from drought
Millions of people in seven states and Mexico rely on the river for drinking water and growing…
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Gov. Newsom to quarantine; staffer tests positive for virus
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will quarantine for 10 days after one of his staffers tested positive for…
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Arizona migrant border deaths on track for record amid heat
For the first nine months of 2020, the Border Patrol listed 43 deaths in the Yuma and Tucson sectors that make up the Arizona border area.…
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Distribution of Moderna vaccine set to begin today as coronavirus cases continue to surge
With two Covid-19 vaccines given the greenlight from health agencies, officials are accelerating the distribution of doses to patients over the…
Continue Reading Differences in blood pressure between your arms may be sign of heart trouble, study says
The next time you get your blood pressure taken at the doctor, you might consider asking the nurse to take it in both arms. A significant difference…
Continue Reading Coronavirus infections and deaths skyrocket heading into Christmas week, and ‘it will get worse’
Great news emerged Sunday on the vaccine front, as a second Covid-19 vaccine will soon be available to some Americans. But for much of the US, the…
Continue Reading Covid-19 vaccine distribution ramps up for 20 million to be immunized by the start of the new year
With two Covid-19 vaccines given the greenlight from health agencies, officials are accelerating the distribution of doses to patients over the…
Continue Reading 5 exercises to offset too much sitting
It’s another day of self-isolating, which means it’s potentially another day of sitting indoors restlessly taking yet another Zoom…
Continue Reading US army scientists examine new UK coronavirus variant to see if it might be resistant to vaccine
Scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research expect to know in the next few days if there’s a concern that the coronavirus vaccines…
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California man dies after being arrested by Riverside County deputies
A California man died last week after he was arrested at a Jurupa Valley store, where the local sheriff’s department says he tried to grab a security…
Continue Reading Who gets Covid-19 vaccine next? Older adults and ‘frontline essential workers,’ CDC advisers recommend
Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted 13-1 on Sunday to recommend that both older adults, ages 75 and older,…
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Bed space and hospital staffing stretched thin in California
Medical staffing is stretched increasingly thin as California hospitals scramble to find beds for patients amid an explosion of coronavirus cases…
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Coalition of Black pastors slam Loeffler campaign ads as a ‘broader attack against the Black Church’
A group of Black pastors, mostly from Georgia, penned an open letter to Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and her campaign this weekend to respond to…
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McConnell says leaders have ‘finalized an agreement’ on Covid relief as midnight shutdown deadline looms
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Sunday evening that leadership from both chambers have reached a deal on “a package of nearly $900…
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Foul play suspected in death of Fort Drum soldier, investigators say
A soldier missing from Fort Drum in New York has been found dead, and foul play is suspected, the US Army’s Criminal Investigation Command said…
Continue Reading How the pandemic stole Christmas but Santa Claus got it back
Every Christmas season for the last 16 years, Tom Carmody has dressed as Santa Claus and “ho, ho, ho-ed” his way into the hearts of…
Continue Reading What we know about Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine and how it differs from Pfizer’s
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine is similar to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine that was the first Covid-19 vaccine authorized and shipped out to the…
Continue Reading A father who died years ago left his son $10 to buy his first beer when he turned 21
When Matt Goodman turned 21, he wished his father could have been there to celebrate with him. Little did he know that his dad, who had passed away…
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