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Health experts worry large gatherings to celebrate Bucks Championship could result in COVID-19 spike

By Gabriella Bachara Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Milwaukee had its fun this past week, celebrating the Bucks’ first NBA Championship in 50 years, but now health experts are worried Wisconsin will pay a price for those large gatherings, in COVID-19 infections. Crowds as big as 300,000 people gathered

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More Afghan nationals who helped Canadian military expected to be resettled ‘very shortly’

By Sarah Turnbull, CTVNews.ca Producer Click here for updates on this story     OTTAWA, Ont. (CTV Network) — The federal government is implementing “special immigration measures” to extract Afghan nationals engaged with the Canadian Embassy, their families and those who helped Canadian military on the front lines as the Taliban continues to gain ground there. In

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Study suggests people who develop severe COVID-19 have blunted antiviral responses in the nose, throat

By Nicole Bogart, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story     Edmonton, ALBERTA (CTV Network) — A small preliminary study by researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital suggests that people who develop severe COVID-19 have noticeably blunted antiviral responses in the nose and throat, where the body first encounters the virus. The study, published Thursday

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‘They Are Scared’: Relatives Of Mass Shooting Victims Said There’s No Protection For Witnesses Who Speak Up

By Steven Graves Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — We’re getting a look at one of the youngest victims killed in Wednesday night’s mass shootings. It’s 14-year-old Damarion Benson, who was killed in one of two mass shootings that happened within a period of two minutes in North Lawndale. The

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Texas Woman Who Stole, Sold Patients’ Health Information To Fund Spending Spree Heads To Prison

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     PLANO, Texas (KTVT) — A Sherman woman was sentenced Thursday, July 22, to 2-and-a-half years in federal prison for stealing and selling protected health information. Amanda Lowry, 40, pleaded guilty on Dec. 4, 2020, to conspiracy to obtain information from a protected computer. “Today’s sentence

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