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Jen Psaki falls ill with COVID-19 again

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that she is positive again for COVID-19 and will not accompany President Joe Biden to Europe for meetings on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Biden tested negative on Tuesday, she said. CAN YOU GUESS: Which one of these fruits supports healthier blood pressure?… Read More

Tornado watch issued for Texas amid powerful storm

One person was killed and more than a dozen were injured when tornadoes tore through parts of Texas and Oklahoma, damaging a school, homes and businesses, officials said. The same storm system was poised to move into Louisiana and Mississippi on Tuesday, carrying the risk of dangerous tornadoes and powerful… Read More

9 million African children to be vaccinated against polio

A drive to vaccinate more than 9 million children against polio has been launched this week in four countries in southern and eastern Africa after an outbreak was confirmed in Malawi. The urgent vaccination campaign has started in Malawi where drops of the inoculation are being placed in the mouths… Read More

Hospitalized Justice Thomas status updated by SCOTUS

Justice Clarence Thomas, who remains hospitalized in Washington, does not have COVID-19, the Supreme Court said Monday. The court provided no additional information about the infection that put Thomas in the hospital on Friday, other than to say he is responding to intravenous antibiotics. The 73-year-old justice has been vaccinated… Read More

Doctors say COVID pill rollout is hampered by red tape

High-risk COVID-19 patients now have new treatments they can take at home to stay out of the hospital — if doctors get the pills to them fast enough. Health systems around the country are rushing out same-day prescription deliveries. Some clinics have started testing and treating patients in one visit,… Read More

Baker makes ‘peace bread’ for Ukrainian refugees

A small bakery in northern Italy is trying to do its part to help Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian invasion. Baker Matteo Cunsolo is making and selling “peace bread” in the blue and yellow colors of the Ukrainian flag, with proceeds going to a charitable fund helping refugees who cross… Read More

UN worried as Great Barrier Reef suffers coral bleaching

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is suffering widespread and severe coral bleaching due to high ocean temperatures two years after a mass bleaching event, a government agency said on Friday. The report by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Authority, which manages the world’s largest coral reef ecosystem, comes three days before… Read More

Smoking rate falls despite higher rates of drinking, drug use

The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic saw more Americans drinking heavily or using illicit drugs — but apparently not smoking. U.S. cigarette smoking dropped to a new all-time low in 2020, with 1 in 8 adults saying they were current smokers, according to survey data released Thursday by the… Read More

Texas crash involved a 13-year-old driver (Is that legal?)

The investigation into this week’s fiery head-on crash in West Texas now focuses on the revelation that a 13-year-old was driving the pickup truck that struck a van, killing nine people, including six members of a college golf team and their coach. The young teen, who is still unidentified, and… Read More

Japan begins cleanup after earthquake

Residents in Fukushima and Miyagi were cleaning their homes after a sleepless night following a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck off the northern Japanese coasts, smashing furniture, knocking out power and killing four people. The region is part of an area devastated by a deadly 9.0 quake and tsunami 11… Read More