The United States reported more than 34,400 coronavirus cases on Wednesday, according to a CNBC analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University, after health officials in California, Florida and Texas reported record single-day spikes. As of Wednesday, the seven-day average of new Covid-19 cases in the country was 31,172. This …
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As the Black Lives Matter movement becomes an influential political force in the wake of George Floyd’s death, some now wonder if his supporters, frustrated by a bipartisan system that refuses to heed his calls, could ultimately organize his own political party. in the U.S. Four years ago, 43 percent …
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Attending the protests, Moss said, “is not emerging as a risk for the most recent cases we are seeing in the county.” Stanford University epidemiologist Yvonne Maldonado came to the same conclusion. “I was concerned that the protests could be broadcast events,” she said. “It turns out, in a nutshell, …
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Scientists studying the lost continent of Zealandia have produced a series of detailed maps showing the continent sitting below the surface of the ocean. Zealandia is a huge underwater land mass below present-day New Zealand. The continent, if it were above sea level, would multiply the size of New Zealand …
Read More »The team replaces the national anthem with an inclusive classic
(Newser) – The third verse of the “Star-Spangled Banner” is not sung publicly often. But among the little-known words are: “No refuge could save the employee and the slave / From the terror of flight or the darkness of the grave.” Tulsa Athletic has decided that this is not the …
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