California now has the most confirmed coronavirus infections of any state, beating New York, as a statewide steady increase in the number of infections has brought its overall case count to more than 409,000. As of Wednesday morning, data from Johns Hopkins University showed that California had reported about 1,100 …
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Senate Republicans Reflect on Short-Term Extension of Increased Unemployment Benefits
WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans are considering approving a short-term extension of increased federal unemployment benefits, just days before payments are due for millions of Americans. Senators said Wednesday that talks are in the early stages and that there is no consensus on the size or duration of any extension of …
Read More »Hamilton County Health Department Change Isolation Guidelines for COVID-19
CHATTANOOGA, TN (WDEF) – The Hamilton County Department of Health released new guidelines that reduced the recommended isolation period after a positive COVID-19 test. These recommendations are based on whether the patient has been fever-free for at least 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications and other symptoms have …
Read More »The first humans stayed in the “oldest hotel” in America in the Mexican cave
Credit: Devlin A. Gandy A cave in a remote part of Mexico was visited by humans about 30,000 years ago, 15,000 years earlier than people were thought to have arrived in the Americas. Thorough excavations of the Chiquihuite cave, located in a mountainous area of northern Mexico controlled by drug …
Read More »The Black Lives Matter / MLB roster will debut on the mound Thursday when the Nationals host the Yankees.
A Black Lives Matter / MLB squad will appear on the pitcher’s mound during the first games of the weekend, the Washington Nationals announced Wednesday. “The Nationals, along with Major League Baseball, join the Black Lives Matter movement and will use the platform and the national stage of Opening Day …
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