Here’s a look at Zika virus, an illness spread through mosquito bites that can cause birth defects and other neurological defects. Facts Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO) and CNN Zika virus is a flavivirus, part of the same family as yellow fever, West Nile, chikungunya and dengue fever.
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Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A suburban man is out $8,000 – and his story is tale of loneliness, love, pain, and a popular ruse. The man is also not alone. The year 2020 turned out to be a record year for romance scams – costing victims more than $300
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Though it is unclear if any of the crashes were weather-related, the Missouri Department of Transportation was encouraging mid-Missouri drivers to take extra caution during the Thursday morning commute.
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The European Union is mulling fresh sanctions against Belarus in the wake of what EU leaders have described as the state-sanctioned hijacking of a passenger flight over Belarus last Sunday. The EU has already applied a ban on Belarus-registered carriers flying to and from European airports and urged European airlines to avoid Belarus airspace. The
Continue Reading When it comes to support for transgender Americans, respondents to a recent Gallup poll were divided: The majority said they support trans Americans’ right to serve in the military, but most of them also said trans athletes shouldn’t play on teams that align with their gender identity. The divided results come from the polling firm’s
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Data obtained exclusively by CNN shows that interest in getting vaccinated against Covid-19 increased right after Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, announced two weeks ago that vaccinated people could take off their masks. “This shows incentives matter,” said Dr. Jonathan Reiner, professor of medicine and surgery at
Continue Reading Investigators are working to learn more about the man who shot and killed nine people Wednesday in the latest act of gun violence in the US that has stricken a community. The suspected gunman in the shooting at a San Jose, California, light rail yard has been identified as Sam Cassidy, a law enforcement source
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A gunman opened fire Wednesday morning at a public transit rail yard in San Jose, California, killing at least eight co-workers and wounding at least one other person, Deputy Russell Davis of the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said. The gunman, an employee of the Valley Transportation Authority (VTA), is dead, Davis said. He has
Continue Reading Over the course of the last week, packages containing suspected cocaine have washed up onto the beaches of Matagorda County, Texas, authorities said. “Please keep in mind that if you ever find a suspicious package on the beach, do not touch or pick up the packages. Packages could contain substances that are harmful if touched.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team issued a Weather Alert Day for strong storms moving in Thursday. Stormtrack Meteorologist Kevin Schneider said rounds of showers and storms are expected throughout the day, bringing a threat of severe weather with each. “If we can get storms to redevelop and become severe in the
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Authorities are searching for a 30-year-old mother and her two children who went missing from Missouri City, Missouri.
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After months of pandemic restrictions, a US cruise line is set to sail once again starting next month. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. Sign up here.) 1. San Jose
Continue Reading The nine victims of a mass shooting in San Jose on Wednesday have been identified as investigators begin the process of figuring out why such a fierce burst of violence happened during the early morning hours at a light rail yard. Eight of the victims, who ranged from ages 29 to 63, were identified Wednesday
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The nine victims of a mass shooting in San Jose on Wednesday have been identified as investigators begin the process of figuring out why such a fierce burst of violence happened during the early morning hours at a light rail yard. Eight of the victims, who ranged from ages 29 to 63, were identified Wednesday
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After yet another apparent noose was discovered at the construction site of an Amazon fulfillment center in Windsor, Connecticut on Wednesday, local NAACP officials and town leaders voiced their outrage with Amazon and law enforcement authorities for not taking the proper precautions before workers returned earlier this week. The latest discovery of a noose at
Continue Reading The defense for Cristhian Bahena Rivera rested Wednesday after he reversed his confession to killing Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts. Bahena Rivera, 26, faces first-degree murder charges for the murder of Tibbetts, 20, who was found dead nearly three years ago after going on a run. He has pleaded not guilty. The trial is expected to
Continue Reading Scores of people are missing and feared dead after an overloaded boat capsized in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi on Wednesday with around 180 passengers on board, government authorities said. The incident took place in the Niger River early Wednesday local time when the boat left Niger state and was heading to Kebbi State,
Continue Reading Mask mandates are being lifted across the US. Coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are dropping. People are getting vaccinated. All these promising signs suggest the summer of 2021 could be very different from a year ago. Half of the adult population is now fully vaccinated, according to data published Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease
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The eight victims of a mass shooting in San Jose on Wednesday have been identified as investigators begin the process of figuring out why such a fierce burst of violence happened during the early morning hours at a light rail yard. The victims, who ranged from ages 29 to 63, were identified by the Santa
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The US is hitting major Covid-19 vaccination milestones, but health experts say those who are not inoculated should not rely on protection from those who are, as their infection risk hasn’t gone down in response to declining cases. “The work ahead of us Is going to be really challenging because while the people who are
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