JERUSALEM – The Israeli government said on Thursday it was tightening its second national lockdown after the number of coronavirus cases rose to nearly 5,000 a day in the past week, the highest per capita rate in the world. The new measures, to be implemented on Friday, will remain in …
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Large-scale genetic studies show coronavirus mutating amid rapid US spread
Scientists in Houston on Wednesday published a study of more than 5,000 genetic sequences of the coronavirus, accumulating a constant mutation of the virus, one of which made it more contagious. Mutations in patients after initial diagnosis are associated with increased viral load, the researchers found. The study, which has …
Read More »SpaceX pops up a starship tank for explosive pressure testing purposes
SpaceX just popped another Starship Test tank. Stainship S.N. tank. The tank crashed at SpaceX’s South Texas facility on Tuesday night (Sept. 22) during a pressure test designed to deliver stainless-steel hardware to its burst site. SpaceX has conducted several other tests of this type, including one this past June …
Read More »A doctor from the Chargers’ team punctured Taylor’s lungs
Costa Mesa, California. (AP) – Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Tyrode Taylor missed last Sunday’s game because the team’s doctor accidentally punctured his lung, according to a person familiar with the case. The man spoke to the Associated Press on Wednesday on condition of anonymity because of a medical ban issue. …
Read More »‘My 600-lb. Dead on Life ‘star Colisa Macmillan 41
Specific details Colisa Macmillan – who appeared on season 8 of “My 600-Pound. Life” earlier this year – has died, according to his family. A relative told TMZ that she died Tuesday at a Louisiana hospital. The coal was 643 kg. When she appeared on the TLC show back in …
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