The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the first over-the-counter, at-home coronavirus test kit for consumers. Lapcorp’s Pixel COVID-19 Test Home Collection Kit is intended for use by anyone 18 years of age or older and allows people to self-collect a nasal swab sample at home and send it …
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Morocco will normalize relations with Israel, which the U.S. It will be the fourth Middle Eastern country to do so this year under a brokerage deal. In turn, the U.S. has recognized Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara region. President Trump announced on Saturday that the two countries would …
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Two members of the demolition crew went missing Thursday when a shutter power plant collapsed in South Ohio, officials said. The Killen Generating Station near Manchester in Adams County, Ohio, was shut down two years ago and was preparing for demolition before it collapsed around 9 a.m. Wednesday, officials said. …
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But, as city officials celebrated the news of imminent vaccination approvals, Mayor Lori Lightfoot warned residents to follow public health guidelines and not be cheerful as widespread community vaccinations are still several months away. Here’s what’s happening Thursday with COVID-19 in the Chicago area and Illinois: 12:08 pm: 11,101 new …
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Steve Echez discovered well-preserved ichthyosaur fossils in limestone on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset. He thought the relic was so unusual that he gave it to experts from the University of Portsmouth in the south of England for study. Megan Jacobs, a researcher at the University of Portsmouth and a …
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