Covid-19 infections have been rising at an alarming rate for eight consecutive weeks, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, as the virus sweeps unabated through hotspots in several corners of the globe. More than 5.2 million new cases were recorded last week — the most in a single week since the pandemic began —
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TUESDAY: Snow will start falling for the morning commute. While slick spots won’t be widespread, take it slow on the roads since those slushy spots could sneak up on you. That snow will transition over to a mix of snow and rain into the afternoon before tapering off this evening. Highs will struggle to warm much
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A shooting at a Long Island grocery store Tuesday left one employee dead and two other people wounded, and investigators are looking for the shooter, police said. The shooting happened at a Stop & Shop grocery in the community of West Hempstead, about a 10-mile drive east of the New York City borough of Queens,
Continue ReadingThe jury resumed deliberations Tuesday in Derek Chauvin’s trial on charges of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. The jury of five men and seven women began deliberating Monday afternoon at 5 p.m. ET and continued until 9 p.m. ET. Jurors resumed deliberating Tuesday at 9 a.m. ET, according to the Hennepin
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“There is a difference between being informed and getting retraumatized.” That’s what clinical therapist Paul Bashea Williams tells himself and his clients as they struggle with the distressing images that resurfaced during the Derek Chauvin trial. The proceeding churned up a persistent trauma. The frequent replay of George Floyd’s final moments may have left many
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A shooting was reported Tuesday at a Stop & Shop grocery in West Hempstead, New York, and no suspect has been apprehended, officials said. Police are canvassing the area in the community on Long Island, and nearby schools are on lockdown and have been told to secure their buildings, Nassau County spokesperson Christine Geed said.
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The land at 209 St. James St. and 201 Orr St. is the former site of an Ameren Missouri manufactured gas plant.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) — In high school, Jasmine Huda was not good at science. She needed to boost her physics grade when she was a junior, so she took on an extra-credit assignment. She and a classmate at Ladue Horton Watkins High School went to Lambert
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FLETCHER, North Carolina (WLOS) — Bree Hodge, of Fletcher, said she’s happy to be home, recovering from coronavirus after things quickly went downhill a month ago. That’s when her husband tested positive for COVID-19. While he and their two children had minor symptoms, Hodge had a fever that
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK, NC (WLOS) — Authorities say a 20-year-old man was killed over the weekend in a motorcycle crash in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers responded to a report of a motorcycle wreck on Clingmans Dome Road at
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TUESDAY MORNING UPDATE: Some issues cropped up briefly north of Kansas City earlier this morning on the roadways. However, they also picked up 4.5″ in some spots-that seems to be the number to get to that would lead to problems. That seems less likely at this point and helps that we’re heading into the afternoon
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Honolulu Emergency Medical Services partnered with the University of Hawaii to create a training program to help recruit and retain new candidates. In many eyes, it’s the best way for the city to fill vacancies. Currently, there’s only about 250 people on-staff operating 21-ambulances. The
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Even though COVID canceled Nashville’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon for the second straight year. The cancelations won’t stop White House runner Christian Reid from running. He’s trained and ready to run for an event that’s not happened in two years. However, on Saturday, he
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At least three people were killed and two were injured in a shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday, continuing the long string of similar incidents that preceded it. Since March 16, when eight people were killed and one wounded at three Atlanta-area spas, the United States has had at least 50 mass shootings, according to
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The risk of surface transmission of Covid-19 is low, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. Far more important is airborne transmission — and people who obsessively disinfect surfaces may be doing more harm than good.. “CDC determined that the risk of surface transmission is low, and secondary to the primary routes
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A coronavirus variant first detected in the United Kingdom is now the dominant variant in the United States. The B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 is present in all 50 US states and is contributing to the surges of coronavirus infection, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Not only does it appear to
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A Clarksville mother was charged with murder in the death of her 2-month-old child. Police charged 19-year-old Whitney Brown is facing first degree murder and aggravated child abuse on Friday. The arrest comes after her child was brought to the Tennova Medical Center in
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Europe’s medicines regulator said it has found a possible link between the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine and rare blood clots, but emphasized that the overall benefits of getting the shot outweigh the risks. The news, announced Tuesday, threw another complicating factor into the European Union’s vaccination rollout and dealt a major blow to the
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Calling all those who are sleep-deprived: We interrupt your yawns with an important announcement. If you’re trying to get by on about six hours or less of sleep a night during the workweek, you’re setting up your brain for future failure, according to a new study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications. After following
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SANDY SPRINGS, Georgia (WGCL) — “He’s more than my partner, he’s my best friend,” said Lee’s handler, Officer E. Reeves. Officer Reeves spent the morning with K9 Officer Jerry Lee at Blue Pearl Animal Hospital before he went into surgery. “I’m hoping my boy can walk, and be
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