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Rates of COVID-19 Cases and Deaths by Vaccination Status

08/16/2022 Surley 0

Even with the new COVID variants you’re 6 times less likely to die from Covid if you’re vaccinated with 2 shots, and 9 times less likely to die of Covid if you’re boosted, and 29 MORE

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The Movie “Rust”: Baldwin’s story disputed by new FBI report showing gun trigger was pulled

08/14/2022 Rachel Kennedy 0

FBI testing of the gun used in the fatal shooting on the movie set of “Rust” found that the weapon handled by actor Alec Baldwin could not be fired without pulling the trigger while the gun was MORE

Education

Florida Teacher Resigns After Staff Took Down His Images of Black heroes

08/11/2022 Ms. G 0

 In the midst of a national teacher shortage and a day before the start of the new school year, special education teacher, Michael James, resigned. He claimed in a letter to both Gov. DeSatan and the MORE

Climate Change

Monkey Pox: Facts, Fictions and Unknowns So Far

08/11/2022 Rachel Kennedy 0

CDC: US Case Count: 10,392 Total confirmed monkeypox/orthopoxvirus cases as of August 10, 2022 As monkeypox cases mount and the disease spreads, some people might have déjà vu — here comes another potentially life-disrupting virus. MORE

Education

Uncle Clarence ‘cancels’ teaching a seminar at George Washington University’s law school

07/28/2022 Ms. G 0

George Washington University’s School of Law will have one less adjunct professor this fall. Extreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has ‘canceled’ teaching a seminar this fall after calls to remove him from the position completely. MORE

Health

The Far Right Is Going After Antidepressants 

07/28/2022 Rachel Kennedy 0

Right-wing parents are moving on from pearl-clutching over LGBTQ children’s books to (spins wheel) worrying if kids are being prescribed antidepressants without their knowledge A recent study calling into question the long-held theory that depression MORE

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2 New Studies Bolster Theory Coronavirus Emerged From Wuhan Market

07/27/2022 Surley 0

The research, published online Tuesday by the journal Science, shows that the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market was likely the early epicenter of the scourge that has now killed nearly 6.4 million people around the world. MORE

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Missing Americans: America Was in an Early-Death Crisis Long Before COVID 

07/24/2022 Rachel Kennedy 0

Even before the pandemic began, more people here were dying at younger ages than in comparably wealthy nations. The current mortality crisis was long in the making. In terms of mortality, America’s peer countries—many of MORE

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New York reports nation’s first polio case in nearly a decade

07/21/2022 Clancy 0

Reported by Politico earlier today, a case of polio has been diagnosed in Rockland County (a NYC suburb), according to the New York State Department of Health and the CDC. From the article: “The case MORE

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Dallas ISD now requiring clear or mesh backpacks for some students this year

07/18/2022 Surley 0

In a statement, the Dallas Independent School District said, “Starting in the 2022-2023 school year, students in sixth through 12th grade will be required to use clear or mesh backpacks. Other bags will no longer MORE

Environment

More local monkeypox cases — the CDC’s warnings for your summer plans 

07/13/2022 Rachel Kennedy 0

Monkeypox is a rare disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. Monkeypox virus is part of the same family of viruses as variola virus, the virus that causes smallpox. Monkeypox symptoms are similar to MORE

Education

More AZ Idiocracy; Teachers Don’t Need College Degrees to be Hired

07/13/2022 Rachel Kennedy 0

Last week, just days after the Arizona legislature passed the most expansive school voucher law anywhere in the nation, Gov. Doug Ducey signed into law another education measure decreeing that public school teachers are no longer required to have MORE

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The Universe Unfolding : First Images from the James Webb Telescope Live

07/12/2022 Rachel Kennedy 0

It’s time to #UnfoldTheUniverse. Watch as the mission team reveals the long-awaited first images from the James Webb Space Telescope. Webb, an international collaboration led by NASA with our partners the European Space Agency and MORE

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FDA Weighs the First Application for Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pills

07/11/2022 PMSwithESP 0

For the first time, a pharmaceutical company has asked the FDA for approval to sell a birth control pill over the counter in the U.S. The process is expected to take approximately 10 months. The MORE

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The Quest for a ‘Tick Map’ Continues as Tick Numbers and Lyme Disease Cases Increase

07/09/2022 Rachel Kennedy 0

Scientists scramble to forecast where and when the disease-carrying ticks pose the most danger. In the 1970s, an epidemic of mysterious arthritis-like symptoms began spreading among children in the lushly wooded area around Lyme, Connecticut. Scientists MORE

Health

Hot Dog Eatery Offers Free Milkshake for Proof of Vasectomy

07/09/2022 PMSwithESP 0

A hot dog joint in Nashville is raising awareness of men’s health and supporting male birth control by announcing a unique deal to men who show proof of a vasectomy: a free milkshake of choice MORE

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San Antonio Man Killed After Lighting Firework On His Head

07/07/2022 Surley 0

More Fireworks Fun On The Fourth DATELINE: SAN ANTONIO – The medical examiner’s office identified the man killed as Pablo Ruiz, 43. His cause of death was determined to be a head injury due to MORE

Education

The Dumbing Down of Arizona Kids and Vouchers All Around

07/02/2022 Rachel Kennedy 0

Families who bail on public school will get $7,000 per kid in GOP’s new scheme: “Every red state” urged to follow. Last Friday, while the country reeled from the Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade, Arizona MORE

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Retailers Start Rationing Emergency Contraceptives as Demand Spikes

06/28/2022 Ms. G 0

Retailers across the country have now seen a spike in demand for emergency contraceptives following the Extreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade and certain states outlawing abortion. Although CVS stated they currently have ample MORE

Science

The Planets are Lining Up Tonight. No, Really…

06/04/2022 Rachel Kennedy 0

Grab your binoculars and set your alarm. For the first time in 18 years, five planets — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn — will be sequentially aligned and visible at dawn throughout this month. MORE

Education

Students are Far, Far Behind in School

05/24/2022 Rachel Kennedy 0

During the 20-21 school year, schools closed down for periods of time to stop the spread of COVID. researchers are now learning that the closures came at a stiff price—a large decline in children’s achievement MORE

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US House Subcommittee holds hearings on UFO sightings

05/17/2022 Rachel Kennedy 0

The Pentagon’s top intelligence official on Tuesday vowed to apply “rigorous scientific analysis” to learning the origin of UFOs, in a rare public hearing on the highly secretive and controversial mystery. Ronald Moultrie, DoD’s undersecretary MORE

Health

Formula Shortage: Why don’t you just “breast feed. It’s free and available on demand.”

05/17/2022 Rachel Kennedy 0

In recent weeks, a nationwide baby-formula shortage has left parents scrambling to find enough food to feed their children. More than 40 percent of the usual formula supply is out of stock following supply-chain issues and a MORE

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A Baby Formula Shortage Leaves Desperate Parents Searching for Food

05/11/2022 Rachel Kennedy 0

Across the country, many mothers say they are rationing food for their babies as they search for more formula. Some are driving several hours, only to find more empty shelves. Online, private sellers are gouging MORE

Health

Lone Star Tick Bite Can Cause Red Meat Allergy

05/02/2022 PMSwithESP 0

A tick local to the South is spreading into the East and Midwest and its bite can put a bite into your love of red meats. Meet the Lone Star Tick. The tick doesn’t spread MORE

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