The Democrats’ fragile hold on the Senate majority became vividly apparent Wednesday with the sudden illness of New Mexico Sen. Ben Ray Luján, who won’t be back to work for at least four weeks, throwing President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court pick and lagging legislative agenda in doubt. The 49-year-old Democrat… Read More
Truckers descend on Ottawa for COVID protest
Thousands of protesters gathered in Canada’s capital on Saturday to protest vaccine mandates, masks and lockdowns. Protestors compared vaccine mandates to fascism, one truck carried a Confederate flag and many carried expletive-laden signs targeting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Sponsored: This INSANE Fish Experiment Will Leave You Speechless Eric Simmons,… Read More
Doctors say long-lasting cell treatment cured leukemia patients
In 2010, doctors treated Doug Olson’s leukemia with an experimental gene therapy that transformed some of his blood cells into cancer killers. More than a decade later, there’s no sign of cancer in his body. The treatment cured Olson and a second patient, according to the University of Pennsylvania doctors,… Read More
Purdue Pharma, oxycontin maker, close to new settlement
The attorneys general for eight holdout states and the District of Columbia are close to reaching a new settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would require members of the family who own the company to increase their contribution to the deal, according to a court filing. A judge Tuesday… Read More
Recipe: Hot, melty dips for Superbowl entertaining
In the coldest months, we all look for bright spots, and football fans this winter have had plenty. The Super Bowl (on Feb. 13) is always a dead-of-winter highlight. And while gatherings might be smaller than in pre-pandemic years, we can still pull out the stops with snacks and food…. Read More
Inside Biden’s battle to stay COVID-free
When President Joe Biden met with U.S. governors at the White House on Monday, he was the only one given a glass of water. The message was clear — no one else is to remove their mask, even to take a drink. The president was seated more than 10 feet… Read More
Thousands evacuated amid fire at fertilizer plant
An uncontrolled fire raging at a North Carolina fertilizer plant forced the evacuations of thousands of people as firefighters warned early Tuesday that chemicals at the site could cause a large explosion. Authorities drove through neighborhoods and knocked on doors asking residents to leave within a one-mile radius (1.6 km)… Read More
When to throw away an N95 mask: Experts weigh in…
We now know that cloth masks don’t protect very well against omicron. To reduce the risk of transmission, experts are now suggesting surgical masks and — especially N95 masks. But how many times can you reuse the same N95? It depends, but you should be able to use N95s and… Read More
Catastrophic Virginia flood leads to new driver safety app
The sun was shining when Kim Williams hopped in her Honda Odyssey to visit a friend at a nursing home. But an unexpected downpour on the drive back left her trapped in a maze of flooded streets. Williams made turn after turn to avoid rising waters in a century-old neighborhood… Read More
Authorities assess the damage from Northeast snowstorm
The sun shone down on much of the East Coast on Sunday, a day after a vicious nor’easter brought blizzard conditions to many areas, and left more than 100,000 customers without power for a stretch that could last into Monday. Winds that had gusted to more than 80 mph on… Read More
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