LAKE CHARLES, La. – One of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the U.S., Laura stormed Louisiana on Thursday, tearing down roofs and killing at least six people while cutting a destructive path hundreds of miles into the country. A full assessment of the damage caused by the Category 4 …
Read More »Mammal-like Triassic creatures defeated polar winters by sleeping
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The branches of a well-built plant-eating mammal that inhabited Antarctica 250 million years ago provide the oldest known evidence that animals deployed in winter-like states to survive lean periods such as polar winters. The interpretation of an artist shows the mammalian relative Lystrosaurus during the Triassic period …
Read More »‘Fortnite’ launches ‘Nexus War’ from Marvel, but not on Apple devices
Epic Games Inc. launched Wolverine and Dr. Doom on Thursday in “Fortnite”, but fans of the popular video game that plays on Apple and Android devices may not know it. In the first major consequence for consumers caught in the crossfire of the legal battle Royale between ‘Fortnite’ publisher Epic …
Read More »Moderna says Covid-19 vaccine shows signs of working in older adults
Moderna Inc. said Wednesday that his experimental coronavirus vaccine caused immune responses in people 56 years and older that were comparable to those seen in younger adults in a small study, a promising sign for a vulnerable age group. Older adults have a higher risk of hospitalization and death of …
Read More »EU trade chief Hogan quits controversy over ‘golf hole’ in Ireland COVID-19
DUBLIN / BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Phil Hogan stepped down as EU Trade Commissioner on Wednesday after days of pressure over allegations that he violated COVID-19 guidelines during a trip to his native Ireland, saying it had become clear that the controversy was a distraction from his work, FILE PHOTO: European …
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