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A huge column of dust from the Sahara desert in North Africa has been traversing the atmosphere, thousands of feet above the tropical Atlantic Ocean, and is now covering the Caribbean and approaching the southeastern United States. While summer dust plumes are a common occurrence, this appears to be one …

GENEVA (Reuters) – The world is facing a shortage of oxygen concentrators as the number of global cases of coronavirus infection approaches the 10 million mark, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, …

Race car driver Jessi Combs was posthumously awarded the fastest ground speed record by a woman this week when Guinness World Records published that she counted her speed, which means she officially broke the record. Combs, 39, died last year in an accident on the day of the attempt in …

After UFC on ESPN 11, it was the event’s opening contest that became the biggest story ever. On Saturday, Austin Hubbard welcomed newcomer Max Rohskopf to the octagon in light combat. After a competitive first round, Hubbard took over the second in the standup department, creating a trio of 10-8 …

Brooks Koepka, the world’s No. 4 golfer, withdraws from the Travelers Championship after his caddy tested positive for coronavirus. Ricky Elliott, Koepka’s caddy, learned that he tested positive for the virus Wednesday morning at TPC River Highlands in Connecticut, where the tournament will be held. Koepka has subsequently announced that …