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COVID-19: New XEC Strain 'Just Getting Started' Sparks Concern Amid Summer Wave Of US Cases COVID-19: New XEC Strain 'Just Getting Started' Sparks Concern Amid Summer Wave Of US Cases
Covid-19: New XEC Strain 'Just Getting Started' Sparks Concern Amid Summer Wave Of US Cases A newly discovered more contagious COVID-19 strain spreading rapidly through Europe is sparking concerns among health authorities around the globe as the United States is experiencing its largest wave of cases in over two years. XEC, which was first identified in Germany, may eventually overtake the current dominant subvariant, KP.3.1.1, which is currently most common in the United States, accounting for about 42 percent of cases nationally according to data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released on Saturday, Aug. 31. XEC make take weeks or even months before it s…
‘Dilbert’ Creator, NY Native Scott Adams On Racist Video: ‘I Shook Box Intentionally': Report ‘Dilbert’ Creator, NY Native Scott Adams On Racist Video: ‘I Shook Box Intentionally': Report
‘Dilbert’ Creator, NY Native Scott Adams On Racist Video: ‘I Shook Box Intentionally': Report "Dilbert" comic creator and New York native Scott Adams is showing no signs of backing down after making racist comments likening Black people to “a hate group,” The Washington Post reports.  In a text message to the outlet, Adams - who grew up in Greene County in the town of Windham and now lives in California - said, “I shook the box intentionally. I did not realize how hard I shook it.” The remarks came after newspapers across the country dropped his popular comic series following Adams’ controversial comments in a Feb. 22 episode on his YouTube channel, “Real Coffee with Scott Adams.” …
COVID-19: This Early Symptom Could Be First Sign You Have A Breakthrough Omicron Infection COVID-19: This Early Symptom Could Be First Sign You Have A Breakthrough Omicron Infection
Covid-19: This Early Symptom Could Be First Sign You Have A Breakthrough Omicron Infection With an alarming number of breakthrough cases of COVID-19 amid the outbreak of the highly contagious Omicron variant, an early symptom to look for as a possible first sign you've become infected with the strain has emerged. Dr. Allison Arwady, Chicago's Public Health Commissioner, said during a Facebook Live session on Tuesday, Jan. 11 that sore throat is commonly reported, especially in people with "these more mild breakthrough infections," according to NBC Chicago. "We are definitely seeing sore throat be a predictor in that group," Arwady added. With at-home COVID tests difficult t…
COVID-19: California Deputy DA, Former Assembly Candidate Who Opposed Vax Mandates Dies At 46 COVID-19: California Deputy DA, Former Assembly Candidate Who Opposed Vax Mandates Dies At 46
Covid-19: California Deputy DA, Former Assembly Candidate Who Opposed Vax Mandates Dies At 46 A California deputy district attorney who was a candidate for State Assembly has died from COVID-19 at the age of 46. Kelly Ernby had informed Jon Fleischman, the former executive director of the California Republican Party that she had fallen sick with COVID, and Fleischman said her death was sudden. The Los Angeles Times reported on Monday, Jan. 3. The LA Times said Ernby previously ran as a Republican for an Orange County state Assembly seat. The news outlet reported that Ernby vocally opposed mandating COVID vaccines, and she spoke out against them at a rally on Saturday, Dec. 4. The…
Ex-Yankees Manager Joe Torre Sells Lake House In Hudson Valley Ex-Yankees Manager Joe Torre Sells Lake House In Hudson Valley
Ex-Yankees Manager Joe Torre Sells Lake House In Hudson Valley He’s outta there! Legendary New York Yankees manager Joe Torre, who has a career in Major League Baseball spanning six decades, has sold his charming lake house in the Hudson Valley. The Los Angeles Times reported that Torre, who has been everything from a player to a manager to league executive in MLB, sold his Carmel home, which overlooks Lake Mahopac, for $983,000, a reported $117,000 loss off what he paid for the Putnam County property in 2006. According to the report, “the hillside lot boasts a pair of charming cottages: the main residence perched at the top of the property and a gues…
Netflix Acquires 'Seinfeld' Global Streaming Rights: Here's When It Will First Be Available Netflix Acquires 'Seinfeld' Global Streaming Rights: Here's When It Will First Be Available
Netflix Acquires 'Seinfeld' Global Streaming Rights: Here's When It Will First Be Available Netflix has flexed its muscles again, acquiring the streaming rights to "Seinfeld," beginning in 2021, according to company officials. In a statement to the Los Angeles Times, the company said that as part of a deal with Sony Pictures Television, Netflix will offer all 180 episodes of “Seinfeld” in the U.S. and its 151 million subscribers throughout the world when the deal's "go button" date hits in 2021. “‘Seinfeld’ is a one-of-a-kind, iconic, culture-defining show,” Sony Pictures Television Chairman Mike Hopkins said in a statement to The Times. “Now, 30 years after its premiere, ‘Seinfe…
Stamford Couple Among 34 Victims Of Fatal California Boat Fire Stamford Couple Among 34 Victims Of Fatal California Boat Fire
Stamford Couple Among 34 Victims Of Fatal California Boat Fire Two victims in the fast-moving boat fire that killed 34 people in California were a couple from Fairfield County. The two, Kaustubh Nirmal, 44, and Sanjeeri Deopujari, 31, lived in Stamford and were married for two-and-a-half years, according to the Los Angeles Times. The boat, a 75-foot vessel called Conception, was on a three-day scuba-diving excursion when the blaze broke out on Monday, Sept. 2. Five crew members were able to escape. Nirmal was a senior adviser at Ernst and Young and Deopujari was a dentist in Norwalk. “He found a soulmate in Sanjeeri,” Nirmal’s cousin, …