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Aug 20 2021
News
Florida COVID-19 surge to peak next week, researchers project
Florida could hit the peak of its latest COVID-19 surge next week with some 23,000 cases, with herd immunity to follow in mid-September, according to an epidemiologist at the University of South Florida.
Edwin Michael, PhD, professor of epidemiology at the USF College of Public Health, projected the peak will occur on Aug. 24, and along with the current pace of vaccinations, the state
Fox News Digital
Oct 18 2021
News
US Industrial Output Drops In September Amid Ongoing Supply Chain Issues
U.S. industrial output for September fell by 1.3% in a sign that ongoing supply chain problems are continuing to choke manufacturers and take a toll on the economy.
In the latest report by the Federal Reserve, the central bank said that most of the weakness came from a drop in the number of consumer goods and materials. The consumer goods index fell 1.9% with the biggest declines in
International Business Times
Dec 14 2021
News
A lesson in tornadoes’ wake: Warnings work, but human response is key
Rare and unusually strong December tornadoes in Kentucky have put a focus on safety. Warning systems have improved greatly in recent years – partly due to heart-to-heart clarity in language.
As huge air masses began to collide last week over the central United States, Michael York, a veteran meteorologist, focused on the data swirling in front of him.
His face lit by screens at a
Christian Science Monitor
Jan 05 2022
News
GOP sees ‘huge red wave’ potential by targeting critical race theory
Missouri state Rep. Brian Seitz has one clear priority for the 2022 legislative session: “Shut down” critical race theory in his state. He intends to do that by passing a bill that would forbid public school teachers from discussing critical race theory, an examination of how race and racism permeates American society.
In South Carolina, a bill lawmakers may consider in coming months
Politico
May 09 2021
Opinion
Biden’s new left of racial radicals
The e-mail was short and nasty. After first calling Sen. Tim Scott “the token Uncle Tom” and the N-word, the writer added: “You knuckle dragging conservatives should be sent to the ovens.”
This is how political disagreement is often expressed today.
The writer, Mildred50, if that’s her real name, was one of many on the left who were infuriated that Scott, a black Republican
Michael Goodwin
Nov 30 2021
News
Doctors hope Omicron causes milder cases of Covid — but it’s still too early to say
Physicians around the world have suggested the Omicron variant may cause milder illness than other forms of the coronavirus. But actually understanding Omicron’s severity is an open question, experts caution — one that requires more patient data and more time to answer.
The South African physician Angelique Coetzee told the BBC this weekend, for example, that the cases she and
STAT
Dec 25 2014
News
Bill Gates Plays Internet Secret Santa, Gives Charitable Gift
Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft and one of the richest men in the world, joined over 200,000 members of the website "Reddit" to participate in their annual Secret Santa gift exchange. (Full disclosure: I also participated.) In Reddit's Secret Santa, participants are matched to a random "giftee," and the "gifter" can choose whether or not to share their identity. Gates was matched to a 25-year
Townhall
Dec 12 2021
Opinion
‘Does Kamala Harris Have Some Challenges Right Now? You Bet She Does.’ Here’s the Fix.
Vice President Kamala Harris is a pioneer, a political celebrity and — as a media-savvy Gen Xer — a natural successor to the oldest president ever elected. She’s also in trouble.
Harris’ approval numbers have been in steady decline since Inauguration; she has a lower net favorability rating than any of the last four vice presidents. Reports have painted her office as dysfunctional, and
Politico
Dec 12 2021
News
As scientists race to understand the omicron variant, misinformation has already sprinted ahead
In July, a fake slide deck with the logos of the World Health Organization and the World Economic Forum purporting to show a schedule for when coronavirus variants would be “released” rocketed around social media, racking up thousands of likes on Twitter and Instagram.
Anti-vaccine influencers posted the image, citing it as proof that the pandemic was orchestrated by powerful interests
Washington Post
Jun 24 2021
News
What We Know About the Building Collapse in Surfside, Fla.
A portion of a condo tower in the Miami-area beachfront town of Surfside, Fla., collapsed. Rescue authorities responded to a call at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday and found the northeast section of the 12-story, 136-unit Champlain Towers South building had collapsed, said Ray Jadallah, chief of operations at Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
Officials said it was too soon to determine the cause of the
Wall Street Journal (News)