A Southern California beach that was closed more than a week ago because of a leak of crude oil from an undersea pipeline reopened on Monday, far sooner than many expected, City and state beaches in Huntington Beach reopened after water quality tests revealed no detectable levels of oil associated… Read More
Tornadoes badly damage central US
Several reported tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma late Sunday into early Monday morning, causing damage but no immediate word of deaths or injuries. The severe weather system also brought heavy rain, lightning and wind to parts of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Texas, and more stormy weather is predicted for later this… Read More
Facebook unveils new controls after Congress testimony
Facebook, in the aftermath of damning testimony that its platforms harm children, will be introducing several features including prompting teens to take a break using its photo sharing app Instagram, and “nudging” teens if they are repeatedly looking at the same content that’s not conducive to their well-being. The Menlo… Read More
Merck asks FDA to authorize promising COVID treatment pill
Drugmaker Merck asked U.S. regulators Monday to authorize its pill against COVID-19 in what would add an entirely new and easy-to-use weapon to the world’s arsenal against the pandemic. If cleared by the Food and Drug Administration — a decision that could come in a matter of weeks — it… Read More
Update: Understaffed FDA may get new chief after long vacancy
Straining under a pandemic workload and battered by a string of public controversies, one of the leading agencies in the government’s fight against COVID-19 is finally on the verge of getting a new commissioner. After nearly nine months of searching, President Joe Biden says he’s close to naming his choice… Read More
This COVID-19 bombshell changes everything…
A stunning new report finds the coronavirus infection may have been “spreading virulently” through Wuhan, China months before Beijing alerted the world to the outbreak. That could significantly change the timetable of the pandemic’s origins – and it raises new questions about how the pandemic began, when communist party leaders… Read More
Can I get the flu shot and COVID-19 vaccine at the same time?
Can I get the flu and COVID-19 vaccines at the same time? Yes, you can get the shots in the same visit. When COVID-19 vaccines were first rolling out in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended waiting 14 days between the shots and other immunizations as… Read More
Judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions
A federal judge ordered Texas to suspend the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S., calling it an “offensive deprivation” of a constitutional right by banning most abortions in the nation’s second-most populous state since September. The order Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman is the first legal blow… Read More
Due to Western U.S. drought, some buy units that make water from air
The machine Ted Bowman helped design can make water out of the air, and in parched California, some homeowners are already buying the pricey devices. The air-to-water systems work like air conditioners by using coils to chill air, then collect water drops in a basin. [Sponsored] Controversial Formula Increases Animal… Read More
Florida woman got $3.4M COVID grant she never applied for
A Florida gas station employee said she’s listed as receiving a $3.4 million COVID relief check that she never applied for and never received. Holly Hill resident Amy Williams said she’s stunned that her name and an outdated address ended up in the federal database stating that she received millions… Read More
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