(Newser) – A 31-year-old patient with COVID-19 was attacked by cats. That happened after she was being tested in a Japanese laboratory. Before that, she had been on fire, unable to move and scared. “It was so real,” she said. But it was not like that. Once thought to primarily …
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New images of NASA’s Saharan dust blanket reveal its massive size
NASA has released images that reveal the dust layer of the Sahara dust storm as it moves across the ocean to the Americas. This is not a new phenomenon: dust has gravitated like this many times before. However, NASA notes that the blanket resulting from this particular dust storm has …
Read More »Rockies’ Ian Desmond chooses not to play in 2020, citing high risk amid pandemic
Ian Desmond will choose not to play this season, the Colorado Rockies outfielder announced Monday. “The COVID-19 pandemic has made this baseball season one that is a risk I’m not comfortable with,” he wrote at the end of a long Instagram post that touched on race and opportunities for youth …
Read More »Chase Rice responds to backlash over crowded concert amidst coronavirus pandemic: ‘Please follow the rules’
Country singer Chase Rice is speaking after receiving a backlash for hosting a crowded concert amid the coronavirus pandemic. On Saturday night, Rice, 34, performed at a concert in Tennessee, where thousands of concertgoers gathered at the venue, most of whom appear not to be wearing face masks, as recommended …
Read More »The opening of Super Nintendo World has been indefinitely delayed
The world has suffered economically due to COVID-19, but Japan in particular had two major events that have now been delayed due to the pandemic. The first was the Summer Olympics, which were delayed until the summer of 2021, and the second is the opening of the Universal Studios Japan …
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