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December 25, 2020 at 12:39 pm

Deadliest jobs in America statistics reveal racial disparities

In a 12-year high, a worker died every 99 minutes, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in its annual statement.

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October 12, 2020 at 6:19 pm

Johnson & Johnson vaccine trial halted by participant’s illness

Johnson & Johnson confirmed that the study was on hold, saying only that it was due to “an unexplained illness in a study participant.”

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October 11, 2020 at 1:55 pm

Fauci rips new Trump ad, says his comments were taken out of context

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday he was taken completely out of context — and without his permission — in a campaign ad for President Trump...

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August 4, 2020 at 1:00 pm

Science with a horror twist: How zombie cicadas become ‘flying salt shakers of death’

The report describes how the fungus enlists cicadas to do their bidding — a horror show for the cicadas. They become “flying salt shakers of...

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July 23, 2020 at 4:36 pm

We’re not winning against coronavirus, says Fauci

The U.S. is not even close to winning against COVID-19, a health expert’s “worst nightmare” — and we are not even midway through it, Dr....

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June 17, 2020 at 5:00 pm

Massive Sahara dust plume headed for southeastern U.S., could bring sensational sunsets

Saharan dust tends to cross the ocean during June and July - an average 182 million tons a year, NASA found.

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March 30, 2020 at 10:30 am

Coronavirus is mutating and now has 8 strains, doctors say

The novel coronavirus is mutating, as viruses do, and eight strains are now making the rounds globally, medical experts say. The good news is that...

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November 25, 2019 at 2:56 pm

Tiffany’s new owner could become become world’s richest man, edging out Bezos and Gates

Diamonds are Bernard Arnault’s best friend. With Tiffany in the backpocket of Europe’s richest man, Bernard Arnault is now in position to edge into first...

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July 30, 2019 at 5:47 pm

California college professors have installed seesaws along US-Mexico border so kids can play

Border crisis, meet Teetertotter Wall. A pair of California college profs have installed pink seesaws along the border fence between Sunland Park, N.M., and Anapra,...

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July 15, 2019 at 8:09 am

Georgia man was 11th U.S. tourist to die in Dominican Republic recently, says State Dept.

Like many of the other tourists who died while vacationing there over the past year, the man was taken ill suddenly, vomiting up blood and...

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