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CDC issues ‘urgent’ warning for pregnant people not yet vaccinated against COVID-19
ArtMarie/iStock (ATLANTA) — Pregnant people and people who were recently pregnant or are trying to get pregnant need to prioritize getting vaccinated against COVID-19, according to an “urgent health advisory” released Wednesday by the Centers [Read More…]
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Ohio health care workers warn of ‘astronomical’ COVID-19 pediatric surge
show999/iStock (DAYTON, Ohio) — Although coronavirus-related hospitalizations are beginning to trend down nationally among all age groups, the rate of pediatric infections remains at an “exceptionally high” level, according to experts. Across the country, federal [Read More…]
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‘High levels’ of toxic heavy metals found in baby food: Report
DebbiSmirnoff/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Several popular baby food brands contain “high levels” of toxic heavy metals — and they are not doing enough to stop the practice, according to a new report released Wednesday by a [Read More…]
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Masking in classrooms decreases COVID outbreaks, additional research shows
FatCamera/iStock (NEW YORK) — The debate over requiring children to wear masks at schools rages on, but not among doctors or scientists — or teachers. Multiple recent studies have shown that masks effectively slow virus [Read More…]
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Scoreboard roundup — 9/29/21
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Wednesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Chi White Sox 6, Cincinnati 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 6, NY Yankees 5 Boston 6, Baltimore 0 Minnesota 5, [Read More…]
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Senate reaches last-minute deal to avert government shutdown
uschools/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The Senate was set to vote Thursday on a deal party leaders reached late Wednesday to avert a government shutdown that would have affected hundreds of thousands of federal workers and slammed [Read More…]
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Negotiations on Biden’s infrastructure bill intensify at Congressional Baseball Game
(File Photo) – WoodysPhotos/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Intense phone calls, ice cream and bipartisanship. The Congressional Baseball Game had it all as lawmakers of all stripes came together Wednesday night to enjoy a little of America’s [Read More…]
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Bodycam video shows moments before Chicago police officer attempted to tackle Black woman
iStock/Marcus Lindstrom Newly released police body cam footage shows the moments before a white police officer attempted to tackle a Black woman walking her dog in a closed park, allegedly unprovoked. Nikkita Brown said that [Read More…]
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More than half of US killings by police go unreported: Study
iStock/ChiccoDodiFC (NEW YORK) — A new study on fatal police violence shows more than half of killings by police were left unreported in the last 40 years, and that Black Americans were estimated to be [Read More…]
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FBI assisting in 3-county search for missing Florida college student Miya Marcano: Sheriff
iStock/ijoe84 (ORLANDO) — The FBI has joined the search for 19-year-old Florida college student Miya Marcano as her desperate family said they suspect she was kidnapped from her apartment a week ago. Marcano, a student [Read More…]
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COVID-19 live updates: 37% of people may have at least 1 symptom months later
Drazen Zigic/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States has been facing a COVID-19 surge as the more contagious delta variant continues to spread. More than 696,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.7 million [Read More…]
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Hundreds of hospital staffers fired or suspended for refusing COVID-19 vaccine mandate
Tempura/iStock (NEW YORK) — Hundreds of health care workers across the country are being fired or suspended in droves for not complying with COVID-19 vaccine mandates. President Joe Biden announced earlier this month a vaccine [Read More…]
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UPDATE: Britney Spears’ father Jamie suspended as her conservator, hearing to decide on end of conservatorship set for November
Britney Spears is finally free…of her father. Judge Brenda Penny — whose main role at today’s hearing in L.A. was determining what is in Britney’s best interests — said that the “toxic environment” between Jamie [Read More…]
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Netflix head teases ‘Stranger Things’ spin-off, says ‘Bridgerton’ and ‘Bird Box’ topped its viewership lists
Netflix While taking part in the Code Conference at the Beverly Hilton this week, Netflix chief Ted Sarandos shared some viewer numbers from the normally-secretive streaming service, and also teased a spin-off of one of its hit [Read More…]
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Not participating in a standing ovation led Neil Patrick Harris to ice out Mayim Bialik
Terence Patrick ©2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved It seems that a disagreement over Rent put the friendship between Neil Patrick Harris and Miyam Bialik in jeopardy. On Tuesday night’s episode of The Late Late Show, the newly minted co-Jeopardy! host confessed that, unlike [Read More…]
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‘True Lies’ TV series finds its Helen in ‘She-Hulk’ and ‘Kenan’ star Ginger Gonzaga
Michael Tullberg/FilmMagic — Amanda Edwards/WireImage The CBS adaptation of the 1994 James Cameron hit True Lies now has its main couple. Variety reports that actress Ginger Gonzaga, who will be seen in the Marvel Studios Disney+ show She-Hulk and currently appears on NBC’s Kenan, will [Read More…]
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50 Cent launches entrepreneur program for Houston high school students
Mike Coppola/Getty Images Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has created an entertainment empire with his G-Unit music label, and several TV series, including the Power franchise and his latest production, BMF. Now he’s mentoring future entrepreneurs with a new business program [Read More…]
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Costco, Walmart rent out own shipping containers amid supply chain hiccups ahead of holidays
slobo/iStock (NEW YORK) — The backup of container ships off the coast of major ports of entry has greatly slowed the nation’s supply chain, prompting new possible workarounds ahead of the busy holiday retail season. [Read More…]
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NYC Department of Health warns about lead found in traditional ceramic
Mlenny/iStock (NEW YORK) — Recent cases of lead poisoning have been associated with the use of traditional or handmade ceramic ware, a recent health advisory from the New York City Department of Health and Hygiene [Read More…]
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Some school districts adopt new testing protocol to keep kids in class and out of COVID quarantine
Halfpoint/iStock (NEW YORK) — With schools back in session again, many parents around the country on edge — dreading the news of a positive coronavirus case in their children’s classes. Coronavirus outbreaks have led to [Read More…]