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'Taken Too Soon': Greenville Native, Northeastern Student Dies Of Meningitis 'Taken Too Soon': Greenville Native, Northeastern Student Dies Of Meningitis
'Taken Too Soon': Greenville Native, Northeastern Student Dies Of Meningitis The family of a 21-year-old Greenville native said their 21-year-old son had a bright future ahead of him that was snuffed out when he died unexpectedly of bacterial meningitis.  Shane McCarthy was a junior business administration student at Northeastern University who graduated from Deerfield Academy. He died on Nov. 30.  It's unclear where he contracted the deadly virus, but the school said his friends and those who may have come into contact with him have been tested and treated as a precaution.  "Our hearts go out to the family, friends, and loved ones of Shane McCarthy,…

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by Josh Lanier
News
COVID-19: Cases Of Eris Subvariant EG.5 Jump; Here Are Symptoms COVID-19: Cases Of Eris Subvariant EG.5 Jump; Here Are Symptoms
Covid-19: Cases Of Eris Subvariant EG.5 Jump; Here Are Symptoms Cases of a COVID-19 strain known as Eris, whose official name is EG.5, have increased according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC).Already the most prevalent subvariant in the US, Eris now accounts for 29.4 percent of COVID cases in the US in the CDC's report released Saturday, Sept. 30. Two weeks ago, Eris accounted for 24.5 percent of US cases. Eris is an offshoot of the highly-contagious Omicron strain. In a Risk Evaluation statement on the EG.5 strain released late last week, the World Health Organization said cases of the subvariant have …

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Hyundai Recalls 82K Vehicles Due To Battery Fire Risk Hyundai Recalls 82K Vehicles Due To Battery Fire Risk
Hyundai Recalls 82K Vehicles Due To Battery Fire Risk Hyundai is recalling tens of thousands of electric cars across the globe to replace batteries following more than a dozen reports of fires breaking out in vehicles in what is believed to be one of the most expensive auto recalls in history. Approximately 76,000 Kona EVs manufactured between 2018 and 2020 and thousands of Ioniq EVs and electric buses built between November 2017 and March 2020 are subject to the recall due to reported fires related to the vehicles’ electric battery packs. In total, approximately 82,000 vehicles are being recalled, which is expected to cost Hyundai approximate…

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by Zak Failla
News
Flags To Fly At Half-Staff In Honor Of On-Duty Soldier's Death Flags To Fly At Half-Staff In Honor Of On-Duty Soldier's Death
Flags To Fly At Half-Staff In Honor Of On-Duty Soldier's Death The American flag will be flying at half-staff in Massachusetts today, Monday, Jan. 25, to honor the recent death of a soldier who had been deployed overseas. On Jan. 5, in South Korea, Staff Sergeant James Lynch Wento of the U.S. Army died, the Governor’s office said. Wento was from Lynn and was 34 years old at the time of his death. He was on his second South Korean tour. The United States of America flag and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts flag will be lowered to half-staff from sunrise until sunset on Monday. They will fly at half-staff at administrative buildings, any public or sta…

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by Kristin Palpini
Lifestyle
COVID-19: New Study Demonstrates Danger Of Indoor Dining Amid Pandemic COVID-19: New Study Demonstrates Danger Of Indoor Dining Amid Pandemic
Covid-19: New Study Demonstrates Danger Of Indoor Dining Amid Pandemic Indoor dining could be the fastest-growing source of COVID-19 spread, according to a new study. Researchers published a study in the Korean Academy of Medical Sciences that was investigating a case in South Korea when a student became infected with the virus in minutes from a person approximately 20 feet away while dining indoors. The discovery came after contact tracers were initially unable to figure out how the student contracted COVID-19 before tracking it back to her brief stop at a local restaurant. According to the study, the student hadn’t traveled outside his region before spreadi…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
COVID-19: US Image Plummets Internationally Over Handling Of Pandemic, Survey Reveals COVID-19: US Image Plummets Internationally Over Handling Of Pandemic, Survey Reveals
Covid-19: US Image Plummets Internationally Over Handling Of Pandemic, Survey Reveals With hundreds still dying daily from COVID-19, views of the United States by citizens of other countries’  continue to crater due to America's response to the crisis, according to a brand-new Pew Research Center survey. The Pew Research Center released the 13-nation survey that shows America’s reputation has also rapidly declined since Donald Trump assumed the office of president in 2017, but now, especially so, during the COVID-19 outbreak. According to researchers, the favorable view of the United States is the lowest it has been since polling began more than 20 years ago. Countrie…

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by Zak Failla