While people all over the country visit parks and trips to the mountains feel themselves in horrific encounters with bears, the National Park Service (NPS) has offered some tips on what to do if you are face-to-face with the furry animals. The first tip? “Please do not run away from …
Read More »260 students and 8 quarantine teachers in Georgia’s school district after the first week of school
In statements posted on its website, the Cherokee County School District reported positive cases in at least 11 students and two staff members. Students and staff who had possible exposure with a positive case were quarantined two weeks ago. The students were from the elementary, middle and high schools of …
Read More »Russian city holds another anti-Kremlin protest over detained governor
People take part in an anti-Kremlin rally in support of former regional governor Sergei Furgal arrested on murder charges, in the far eastern city of Khabarovsk, Russia August 8, 2020. The poster reads: “I am / We are Sergei Furgal”. REUTERS / Evgenii Pereverzev MOSCOW (Reuters) – As many as …
Read More »The New Mexico man died this year from the second reported case of plague
The Rio Arriba County man was in his 20s and was hospitalized before he died, the New Mexico Department of Health said Friday in a news release. “Pest activity in New Mexico is usually highest during the summer months, so it is especially important to take precautionary measures now to …
Read More »NASA throws out racially charged names of celestial bodies
Now NASA is adding celestial bodies to the list that includes Aunt Jemima, the Washington Football Team and hitmakers The Chicks and Lady A. “Eskimo Nebula” and “Siamese Twins Galaxy” are out, for example. “Nicknames are often more approachable and public – friendly than official names for cosmic objects, such …
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