A woman with a rare genetic condition has shared how she wears a mask that looks like a ‘space helmet’ to protect her skin from harmful UV rays, and has not left the house without it in 20 years. At just two years old, Fatima Ghazaoui, 28, from Mohammedia, Morocco, …
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McDonald’s and African Americans: it’s complicated, says professor
Washington (AFP) – Businesses have proclaimed their support for anti-racism protests against African Americans that occur in the United States, including perhaps the most iconic of all: the ubiquitous McDonald’s fast food chain. “Today we are with black communities across the United States,” read a message posted in June on …
Read More »Schools were kept open by 3 cities during the 1918 pandemic. Experts say 2020 is different.
When the flu pandemic hit the United States in 1918, most cities responded with measures that included closing schools. However, three cities, New York, Chicago, and New Haven, Connecticut, promised to remain open. Schools had extensive public health programs and argued that keeping students in school was “an opportunity to …
Read More »Texas Hospital Forced to Establish a “Death Panel” as Covid-19 Cases Increase | Coronavirus outbreak
An increase in coronavirus cases in rural Texas has forced a hospital to establish “death panels” to decide which patients it can save and which will be sent home to die. Doctors at Starr County Memorial Hospital, the only hospital in Starr County, have received critical care guidelines to decide …
Read More »Giants pitch Pro Bowl kicker Aldrick Rosas
The New York Giants are releasing Pro Bowl kicker Aldrick Rosas just days before the start of training camp after his arrest earlier this summer, according to multiple sources. Rosas, 25, was charged with three misdemeanors stemming from an accident that occurred on June 15 in Butte County, California. He …
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