The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday abruptly reverted to its previous guidance about how coronavirus is transmitted. They removed language about airborne transmission it had posted just days earlier. “A draft version of proposed changes to these recommendations was posted in error to the agency’s official website. CDC is currently updating […] Read more
Hobart, Australia — At least 380 whales have died in a mass stranding in southern Australia, officials said Wednesday. Rescuers managing to free just a few dozen survivors. Nearly the entire pod of 460 long-finned pilot whales stuck in Macquarie Harbour has perished on the rugged and sparsely populated west coast of Tasmania. “We have got […] Read more
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott has become the world’s richest woman after Amazon shares surged amid coronavirus lockdowns. Scott, who owns a 4 percent stake in the ecommerce giant, has added another $30.3 billion to her bank balance in the last year, taking her net worth to a staggering $67.4 billion, according to Bloomberg Billionaires […] Read more
Pope Francis announced a “jubilee for the earth” Tuesday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, calling on all to combat the “climate emergency.” In his message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, the pontiff has called for repentance, insisting we have “broken the bonds of our relationship with […] Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now says asymptomatic people no longer need to get tested for the novel coronavirus, a quiet change the federal agency recently made to its online guidelines regarding COVID-19. “You do not necessarily need a test unless you are a vulnerable individual or your health care provider or state or […] Read more
The number and rate of coronavirus cases in children have risen since the pandemic took hold in the spring, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in recently updated guidance, underscoring the risk for young people and their families as the new school year begins. According to the CDC, the infection rate in children […] Read more
For months, we’ve primarily been told of three dominant outcomes for those infected with COVID-19: Some people die (particularly in the case of older patients and those with underlying health problems), some people experience something like a bad flu, and some people don’t notice they’re infected at all. But for some, the coronavirus is neither lethal nor mild, with illness lasting far […] Read more
Angelina Jolie asked Monday that the private judge overseeing her divorce from Brad Pitt be disqualified from the case because of insufficient disclosures of his business relationships with one of Pitt’s attorneys. In a filing in Los Angeles Superior Court, Jolie argues that Judge John W. Ouderkirk should be taken off the divorce case that […] Read more
An Air India Express plane crashed in the South Indian state of Kerala after skidding off the runway and breaking into two while landing at Kozhikode Calicut International Airport. At least 18 people died in the crash, including both pilots, with up to 30 others receiving treatment for serious injuries, according to CV Anand, Central Industrial Security Force’s Inspector […] Read more
Heavy rain from Hurricane Isaias may start drenching portions of Florida Friday night before the Category 1 storm turns and makes its way up the east coast with expected landfall in North Carolina, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. Isaias, declared a hurricane late Thursday night, had maximum sustained winds of 75 mph midday Friday and was centered about 295 miles southeast of Nassau, the capital of […] Read more
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