China has said it is cracking down on a crime ring making “fake vaccines” for Covid-19 that has been running since September, state media report. Police departments in Jiangsu, Beijing and Shandong have arrested more than 80 people involved in producing more than 3,000 fake Covid-19 vaccine doses, Xinhua News Agency reported. Xinhua said China’s
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Click here for updates on this story TROY, Michigan (WNEM ) — A “vulnerability” in the scheduling tool Beaumont Health uses allowed 2,700 people to register for an unauthorized COVID-19 vaccine appointment, the hospital said. The hospital noticed the unusual activity on Saturday and shut it down. A user took advantage of the vulnerability in
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Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCEVILLE. Georgia (Gwinnett Daily Post) — She’s only 12, but Alexandra “Alex” Simpkins has a firm plan for what she’d like to do with her life. And she’s got the business to show it. Simpkins, a seventh-grade student at Richards Middle School in Lawrenceville, says she wants to
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MOLINE, Illinois (WQAD) — The Moline – Coal Valley School District held a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Wharton Field House on Saturday for teachers and district staff. School district administrators said they planned to vaccinate about 400 teachers and staff. Staff checked in and then waited at individual
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Evelyn Aub is a spunky senior who doesn’t reveal her age to anyone. But she admits that she qualifies to receive the Covid-19 vaccine in Florida, which means she’s at least 65 years young. “I’m completely independent,” Aub said. “Happy as a lark.” Aub says her home in Palm Beach County, Florida, is her safe
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An army of amateur traders looking to run up the price of struggling stocks has jolted Wall Street and forced the world to pay attention. But as investors brace for more volatility, an important question needs to be answered: How have big banks and other financial titans been trading the action? The dominant narrative of
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Tony Bennett and his family are opening up about the singer being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. The legendary singer, who is 94, began showing symptoms of the disease in 2015, according to a feature report by AARP magazine, who he thanked on Twitter for letting him tell his story. “Life is a gift — even
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story VERNON, Connecticut (HBJ) — In what is believed to be a first in the country, Vernon officials have made a deal with Uber to bring people to vaccine clinics. Town officials, using COVID relief funding provided by the state, have contracted with Uber Health, based in New York
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Columbia firefighters say two early Monday morning residential structure fires caused thousands in damage..
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President Joe Biden and a group of 10 Republican senators have very different ideas for the next coronavirus relief bill. The President last month outlined a $1.9 trillion package that included a wide range of immediate assistance for struggling families, such as $1,400 stimulus checks and extended unemployment, nutrition and eviction aid, and longer-term changes,
Continue Reading The United Arab Emirates’ first mission to Mars is almost ready for a rendezvous with the red planet. The Emirates Mars Mission, known as the Hope Probe, will go into orbit around Mars on February 9. The mission was one of three that launched to Mars from Earth in July, including NASA’s Perseverance rover and
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Kelly Dodd’s partnership with Positive Beverage has ended following comments she made about Covid-19. The “Real Housewives of Orange County” cast member posted online over the weekend images of her and some friends dining out in a large group. They appeared in Stories on her verified Instagram account. When some of Dodd’s followers questioned the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BELLA VISTA, Arkansas (KFSM) — Goodwill Industries of Arkansas is reaching out for the public’s help to find the owner of a special memory box. According to Goodwill, the memory box was among some donations at a store in Bella Vista. It contained some special items that belonged
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Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story BELLA VISTA, Arkansas (KFSM) — A Bella Vista man was arrested Thursday (Jan. 28) in connection with child exploitation. According to court records, John Douglais Marbes, 87, of Bella Vista has been charged in connection with distribution, possession or viewing of sexually explicit child material, a Class C
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For years we’ve been telling the stories of thousands of migrant families that the US government separated. Moms like Beata Mejia, who sued to reunite with her son after the Trump administration’s zero tolerance policy tore them apart. Children like Alejandro, who struggled to readjust to life after suffering trauma he never expected. And the
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story YORK COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Spring Garden Township, YORK COUNTY, Pa.- Families took out their favorite sled and headed out to their nearby hill in Reservoir park. Some families say this is was an opportunity for them to spend time with each other and get out of their
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pennsylvania (WPMT) — Police say they had to use spike strips to stop a vehicle and avoid a pursuit after a man threatened an infants life. Tarahjay Ross, 21, is facing charges after police say he was recklessly driving through Harrisburg with an infant in the
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President Joe Biden will on Monday meet with 10 Republican senators who have drawn up a smaller counter-proposal to his $1.9 trillion Covid-19 rescue plan in the most critical test yet of his core promise to forge unity over bitter partisan lines. But hopes for a rare bipartisan deal at the start of a new
Continue Reading For nearly a decade, Chris Young was told the only way he’d ever leave federal prison is with his death certificate. Handed two life sentences without the possibility of parole after his conviction in a federal drug conspiracy case, Young’s only real shot at freedom would have to be a rare presidential pardon. That rare
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