A new outbreak of the Ebola virus has infected 100 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Equatorial Province, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which said several dozen people have died. The outbreak was first reported in the province on June 1, and a cluster was first …
Read More »The Comey Rule trailer: Donald Trump demands loyalty
The world continues to hide under our feet as the elections this fall draw ever closer, making the events of 2016 look even further. Now, Showtime is here with a reminder of the months both leading up to and following Donald Trump’s election to the presidency with The Comey Rule, …
Read More »New Covid-19 cases in the US fall to lowest level in more than two months
The number of new coronavirus infections in the US dropped from a day earlier, reached its lowest level in more than two months and recorded a ninth straight day with less than 50,000 new cases. The nation reported 34,567 new cases on Sunday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins …
Read More »A robotic nose swab is a terrible way to test for COVID-19
If you have been tested for COVID-19, you have probably experienced the unpleasantness of a nasal swab. Someone takes a cotton swab with long hands and sticks it in the nose – wei up your nose – until it reaches the back of the mucous membrane, which is your nasal …
Read More »Gerald D. Hines, developer who created the Houston skyline, dies at 95
Gerald D. Hines, an Indiana engineer who became a towering figure in real estate development by collaborating with world-renowned architects on projects from Barcelona to Beijing and in his adopted hometown of Houston, died Sunday in a family home in Connecticut. He was 95. Hines, which launched its one-man shop …
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