A student wears a face mask during an elementary school class on Aug. 20 in Surprise, Arizona. Cheney Orr / Bloomberg / Getty Images The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its school curriculum on Friday. The update adds more details to inform administrators’ decisions about opening schools …
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The Independent uses reporters all over the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider making a contribution. Donald Trump on Friday reiterated a ‘crazy theory’ that Nancy Pelosi would become president if an election result was delayed due to vote by mail. As House Speaker, …
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World Health Organization officials meet on August 21 in Geneva, Switzerland. world health organization Fighting the coronavirus pandemic is both easier and more difficult than it would be to fight the 1918 flu pandemic, World Health Organization officials said Friday. “With more connectivity, the virus has a better chance of …
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The Independent uses reporters all over the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider making a contribution. Donald Trump threatened to withhold California’s emergency funding because the state had ignored its “rake” theory of forest management to prevent burns. When firefighters battled hundreds of burns …
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The team was also able to dissect the mummies to learn how the animals lived and died more than 2,000 years ago, according to a press release from the University of Swansea in Wales, published on Thursday. Earlier research had shown that the mummies contained a snake, a bird and …
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