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[CBS] For a fiesty 93-year-old Texan named Opal Lee, the coronavirus pandemic is just another obstacle on the long road to equality. She’s been traveling that road for more than nine decades, and those following in her footsteps will have her to thank if or when Juneteenth becomes a national holiday. During the pandemic, Lee […]
FDA advises consumers not to use any hand sanitizer manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico, due to the potential presence of methanol (wood alcohol), a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or ingested. FDA has identified the following products manufactured by Eskbiochem: All-Clean Hand […]
[Forbes] A new study published in Nature Medicine indicates that immunity to infection by SARS-CoV-2 may fade quickly, at least in people with no or moderate symptoms. The duration of protection from reinfection is a subject of intense interest both for convalescents returning to work and for vaccines. The study focused primarily on two […]
[NBC, GETTY IMAGES] Northwestern University researchers have discovered Chicago has a unique COVID-19 virus strain that appears to be directly linked from the early outbreak in China, the university said in a news release Thursday. Another variant discovered in Chicago COVID-19 patients, which happens to be the predominant variant worldwide, […]
[ESPN] Of 28 positive coronavirus tests conducted on Clemson student-athletes and staff since their return to campus two weeks ago, 23 belong to football players, a source said Friday. The school announced its total number of 315 tests and 28 positives in a statement Friday following a second round of […]
[CNN] Masks were the first to go. Then toilet paper flew off shelves. And while Americans are being nickel-and-dimed with coronavirus-related costs in a shaky economy, the latest national shortage includes, well, nickels and dimes. There’s a coin shortage in the US. “What’s happened is that, with the partial closure of the economy, the […]
[CBS NEWS] Following an announcement from Quaker Oats, which said Wednesday it will rebrand Aunt Jemima due to its racist origins, companies that make Uncle Ben’s, Mrs. Butterworth’s and Cream of Wheat also announced reviews of their products’ branding. Uncle Ben’s Mars, which makes Uncle Ben’s rice, said in a statement the brand has […]
[CNN] The Roosevelt Bridge in Stuart is “at risk of an imminent collapse,” the US Coast Guard warned. Officials have closed off the southbound lanes indefinitely. Northbound lanes have been split to accommodate southbound and northbound traffic. Commercial boating traffic has been halted. The Roosevelt Bridge was built 24 years […]
[Forbes] The note found on his computer by his parents on June 12, 2020, asked a simple question. “How was a 20 year old with no income able to get assigned almost a million dollars worth of leverage?” The tragic message was written by Alexander E. Kearns, a 20-year-old student […]
[CNN] The head of the Justice Department’s civil division announced his resignation on Tuesday, the same day he signed onto a lawsuit suing President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton over the scheduled publication of his book. In an email obtained by CNN, Jody Hunt told his division […]