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COVID-19: Here's What To Know About New XEC Strain That's Arrived In US From Europe COVID-19: Here's What To Know About New XEC Strain That's Arrived In US From Europe
Covid-19: Here's What To Know About New XEC Strain That's Arrived In US From Europe A new highly transmissible COVID-19 strain that first appeared in Europe is now beginning to spread in the United States. Called XEC, the offshoot of the Omicron strain was initially identified in Germany early this past summer before quickly spreading throughout Europe. It is not causing more serious symptoms than other COVID strains, but it is causing concern. “The rate of infections from XEC they're seeing in some countries rose pretty quickly compared to previous variants in those same places," Dr. Scott Roberts, a Yale Medicine infectious diseases specialist said in YaleMedicine.…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Catherine Zeta-Jones Posts Nude Photo: Here's Why Catherine Zeta-Jones Posts Nude Photo: Here's Why
Catherine Zeta-Jones Posts Nude Photo: Here's Why Longtime New York resident actress Catherine Zeta-Jones found a new meaning for the term "birthday suit" in a new social media post.  The 55-year-old actress posted a naked photo of herself on Instagram on Thursday, Sept. 25 to celebrate both her birthday and that of her husband, acclaimed actor Michael Douglas, who turned 80.  The post shows Zeta-Jones standing over a bathroom sink wearing nothing but her high heels. In the caption, the actress said the photo was "gift option two" for her husband, after golf balls. "After over 25 years of sharing my birthday day with my hu…

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by Ben Crnic
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COVID-19: Surge In Summer Cases Sparks Concern COVID-19: Surge In Summer Cases Sparks Concern
Covid-19: Surge In Summer Cases Sparks Concern A surge in COVID-19 cases in the United States and around the globe is sparking concern among health officials who are warning that more severe variants of the virus may be coming. “COVID-19 is still very much with us and circulating in all countries," Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove of the World Health Organization said in a news conference last week. “Data from our sentinel-based surveillance system across 84 countries reports that the percent of positive tests for SARS-CoV-2 has been rising over several weeks." Wastewater surveillance suggests that the circulation of COVID is two to 20 times…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Building An Empire: Babson College Grad Wants To Revolutionize Real Estate Industry Building An Empire: Babson College Grad Wants To Revolutionize Real Estate Industry
Building An Empire: Babson College Grad Wants To Revolutionize Real Estate Industry Saranga Pagadala doesn't have an off switch. It's why at just 22, he’s built a CV that would make someone 10 years older jealous. It's a drive he's had since childhood, and now he says he's putting the full might of that confidence into his attempt to revolutionize the real estate industry. Pagadala's story begins in Florida and twists through India and most of Europe before landing in Massachusetts. But while he’s making a make for himself with his big-brained ideas now, the Boston man had hoped to be known for his legs. "I wanted to be a professional soccer player," he says. "I traveled a…

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by Josh Lanier