Month: November 2021

Patients queue to get vaccinated against COVID-19, in Aristotelous Square, in the center of the Greek city of Thessaloniki on November 26, 2021. Sakis Mitroldis /AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sakis Mitroldis /AFP via Getty Images Patients queue to get vaccinated against COVID-19, in Aristotelous Square, in the center of the Greek

Two men in India go viral for casually eating while an unplanned fire blazes in the background

Press play to listen to this article The European Commission was forced to perform a U-turn Tuesday after its guide to internal communication was accused of trying to cancel Christmas and launching an attack on “common sense.” The 30-page guide on how to use more gender-neutral, LGBTQ+ friendly language in the Commission was unveiled by

President Joe Biden extended his support and sympathies Tuesday for the families of the southeast Michigan school shooting victims, saying his heart goes out to those “enduring the unimaginable grief of losing a loved one.” (Nov. 30)       

Charlotte Bennett, a former New York state employee and the second woman to accuse now-ousted Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexual harassment, is calling on CNN to fire its embattled anchor Chris Cuomo following revelations from the New York Attorney General’s investigation. “Yesterday, we learned just how far Chris Cuomo was willing to go to

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA called off a spacewalk Tuesday because of menacing space junk that could puncture an astronaut’s suit or damage the International Space Station. Two U.S. astronauts were set to replace a bad antenna outside of the space station. But late Monday night, Mission Control learned that a piece of orbiting

ImageA protester writes on the ground on Monday outside the courthouse in Manhattan where Ghislaine Maxwell is being tried on federal sex-trafficking charges. Credit…Carlo Allegri/Reuters The 14-year-old girl from Florida was away at summer camp in Michigan in 1994, she said, when a “tall thin woman” with a “cute little Yorkie” walked by. The woman stopped

It’s too soon to know if the Omicron variant of coronavirus causes less severe disease than the Delta variant – in spite of reports that many cases so far have been mild, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Tuesday. Most cases of Covid-19 overall are mild, and especially among younger patients. But nonetheless the virus can and

WASHINGTON — A panel of U.S. health advisers on Tuesday narrowly backed the benefits of a closely watched COVID-19 pill from Merck, setting the stage for a likely authorization of the first drug that Americans could take at home to treat the virus. A Food and Drug Administration panel voted 13-10 that the drug’s benefits

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said a new project that broke ground in Baltimore Monday will be “an absolute game-changer” for the entire region. The expansion of the 126-year-old Howard Street Tunnel is beginning. (Courtesy MDOT MPA) Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said a new project that broke ground in Baltimore on Monday will be “an absolute

You can’t brew beer without barley, hops, yeast and water, and you certainly can’t run a national craft beer organization without Julia Herz. Nearly a year and a half after she was laid off by the Brewers Association during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Herz has returned in a new role with the Boulder-based

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have added rookie linebacker Monty Rice to an injured reserve list now at 18 with the team at its bye. The Titans put Rice on injured reserve Tuesday and released wide receiver Austin Mack from the practice squad. Rice hurt his right ankle in last week’s 36-13 loss to

Paves way for U.S. authorization of the first at-home drug for virus by: Associated Press Posted: Nov 30, 2021 / 04:09 PM CST / Updated: Nov 30, 2021 / 04:10 PM CST WASHINGTON (AP) – A panel of U.S. health advisers on Tuesday narrowly backed the benefits of a closely watched COVID-19 pill from Merck,

The future of Stellantis’ Brampton Assembly Plant will remain in limbo until U.S. lawmakers firm up or drop a Biden administration-backed bill aimed at boosting electric vehicles adoption south of the border, according to the union that represents workers at the plant outside Toronto. Unifor Local 1285 President Danny Price told members last week the

(KXAN) — Certain little swimmers could soon help the world use less plastic. Researchers in China have already successfully made a cup, puzzle pieces and a DNA molecule using a gel formulation containing salmon sperm. French network Euronews’ environmentally-focused euronews.green reports scientists fused two strands of salmon sperm DNA together using a chemical found in