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Widespread Internet Outage Affects Google, Amazon, Other Major Websites Widespread Internet Outage Affects Google, Amazon, Other Major Websites
Widespread Internet Outage Affects Google, Amazon, Other Major Websites Some of the largest websites in the world were knocked offline at around midday Thursday, July 22.  The outage rendered financial, travel, retail, and gaming sites unavailable for a brief amount of time. Google, Amazon, Fidelity, Costco, Delta Air Lines, British Airways, and Capital One -- and even the official Olympic website -- were all affected. Content delivery network provider Akamai reported the outage at 12:10 p.m. At around 12:45 p.m., it issued an update saying, "We have implemented a fix for this issue, and based on current observations, the service is resumi…

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COVID-19: NY Hospitals, Labs To Test For UK Strain COVID-19: NY Hospitals, Labs To Test For UK Strain
Covid-19: NY Hospitals, Labs To Test For UK Strain New York Gov Andrew Cuomo has directed hospitals statewide to begin testing for the new COVID-19 strain in the United Kingdom that could be more viral and transferrable than the original virus, though not more deadly. Related story - COVID-19: Cuomo Calls On Airlines To Do Pre-Flight Testing From UK Due To New Mutation Of Virus On Tuesday, Dec. 22, Cuomo announced that Wadsworth Laboratory has started researching the newly reported strain that has been circulating in the UK, while ordering New York hospitals to begin testing for it. According to Cuomo, Wadsworth has looked at more than 3,7…

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COVID-19: Cuomo Calls On Airlines To Do Pre-Flight Testing From UK Due To New Mutation Of Virus COVID-19: Cuomo Calls On Airlines To Do Pre-Flight Testing From UK Due To New Mutation Of Virus
Covid-19: Cuomo Calls On Airlines To Do Pre-Flight Testing From UK Due To New Mutation Of Virus Citing a potential new COVID-19 strain in the United Kingdom that could be more transferrable between individuals, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling for pre-flight testing of the virus from travelers coming into New York from that region. Cuomo is asking for New York to be added to a list of 120 countries that will require pre-flight COVID-19 testing before allowing the plane to take off, noting that the new strain has forced the UK to shut down again. “They’re saying the strain is 70 percent more transferrable, but they don’t know if there’s any higher rate of death or if the vaccine is as effe…

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