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Covid-
19: Delta Variant As Contagious As Chickenpox, Internal CDC Document Says
The Delta variant, which now accounts for about 85 percent of new COVID-19 cases in the United States, is as contagious as chickenpox, according to internal documents by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Details of those documents were reported on Friday, July 30 by both The Washington Post and New York Times. The high viral load of the Delta variant makes it possible for vaccinated who become infected through breakthrough cases to spread the virus in some cases, the CDC now says. “We have studies that have now shown that even on the first swab on somebody with a…
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NY Prosecutors Inform Trump Organization It Could Face Criminal Charges In Days
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has informed lawyers for the Trump Organization that it could be facing criminal charges as soon as next week. According to reports, charges stemming from allegations of tax evasion over compensation paid out to top executives could be filed as soon as Monday, June 28. Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization CFO could also face charges next week as he faces scrutiny for benefits he received, including a company-funded apartment and car. Attorney Ron Fischetti said that lawyers for the Trump Organization met with prosecutors on Thursday, June 24. …
Sports
Former Sports Writer Kat O'Brien Says She Was Raped By Major League Baseball Player
Former sports reporter Kat O'Brien has opened up about being raped by a Major League Baseball player when she was 22 years old. O'Brien -- who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business -- kept the incident a secret until now, when she told her story in a New York Times essay. The now-40-year-old writer says she had just graduated from Notre Dame and was working as a (mostly high school) sports reporter for "The Fort Worth Star-Telegram" in 2002. She was in a hotel room with an interview subject for a longer piece on foreign-born athletes in the U.S., w…
Politics
Covid-
19: Cuomo To Get $5M For Book On Pandemic, Tax Records Reveal
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will cash in on his book about leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic to the tune of more than $5 million. Cuomo, who has drawn criticism for patting his administration on the back by writing the book during the height of the outbreak, disclosed that he was paid a $3.1 million advance to write “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic,” and will pocket another $2 million over the next two years on the book. Cuomo, who has come under fire for underreporting COVID deaths in nursing homes and then attempting to have his administration cover it…
Business
Covid-
19: Pfizer Nearing Release Of Vaccine For New Age Group Of Children, FDA Says
The US Food and Drug Administration could authorize Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15 as early as next week, The New York Times reported on Monday, May 3, citing federal officials. The timing could not be better for school districts that are resuming in-person instruction and hoping for a full return to normalcy next fall. Vaccinating children is also a crucial element in achieving herd immunity and decreasing numbers of hospitalizations and deaths, The Times says. While NJ, NY and CT positive rates have been dropping, other states including Pennsylvani…
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Report: Cuomo Aides' Effort To Keep Nursing Home Deaths Secret Greater Than Previously Known
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration took another hit as a new report found that aides may have obscured the true COVID-19 death toll in the state’s nursing homes for months longer than initially believed. The New York Times is now reporting that aides meticulously schemed for months to conceal the number of virus-related fatalities that were being counted in nursing homes, with the scan lasting at least five months. According to the report, the effort to hide the true numbers included halting the publication of a scientific paper, which included the true tally, and the sending of at…
Politics
Covid-
19: Nation's Least Vaccinated Counties Share Common Bond, Report Says
The COVID-19 vaccine has become the latest thing to become split along “red” and “blue” party lines, according to a newly released study. A new report released in The New York Times, which examined survey and vaccine administration data for nearly every US county, found that those willing to receive a vaccination and actual vaccination rates to date were lower in regions that voters sought to re-elect former President Donald Trump. According to the report, some largely Democratic cities find themselves unable to meet the demand required for the number of vaccines required, while other more …
Sports
'Confessions Of A Hockey Parent': Local Dad Examines Crazy World Of Competitive Youth Sports
A New York Times bestselling “hockey parent” from Connecticut took a different tact with his latest book, this time going on the road and documenting a year in the life of his 11-year-old son’s Pee Wee hockey team. Fairfield County resident Rich Cohen, of Ridgefield, followed his son Micah during the 2018-19 hockey season as he played for the Ridgefield Bears Pee Wee A team, which led to the conception of his latest book, “Pee Wee: Confessions of a Hockey Parent,” which was published earlier this year. Cohen said that the idea for the book was born while talking with friends at the Brewster…
Politics
New Cuomo Scandal: Gov Accused Of Giving Special Access To Family, Friends For COVID Testing
New calls for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation are ringing loudly following the latest report alleging that he prioritized friends, family, and VIPs in getting tested for COVID-19 at the outset of the outbreak last year. The newest controversy for Cuomo comes amid a new report that he used state resources to prioritize testing for certain parties, including his siblings, mother, and influential people with ties to the administration at a time when COVID-19 tests were scarce. Among the new allegations is that a New York State Police trooper was sent to Chris Cuomo’s South Hampton home more th…
Politics
New Cuomo Controversy: Vaccine Czar Calls County Executives To Gauge Their Loyalty To Governor
Embattled New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration took another hit as reports have emerged that one of his longest-serving and most-trusted advisers who is now serving COVID-19 vaccine czar made calls to Democratic county executives to gauge support for the three-term governor before discussing the state's vaccine program and distribution. On Sunday, March 14, both The New York Times and Washington Post reported that Larry Schwartz, who is overseeing the state’s vaccination efforts, made calls to county officials to check on Cuomo’s support and discuss ongoing immunization efforts. The …
Politics
Covid-
19: Cuomo Got Seven-Figure Advance For His Controversial Book Now Pulled From Publication
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo reportedly received a seven-figure advance for his much-maligned book about leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic that was written while the virus was still surging across the country. Cuomo, who has come under fire for underreporting COVID deaths in nursing homes and then attempting to have his administration cover it up, was paid handsomely for his controversial book touting the state’s response to the pandemic, according to a new Vanity Fair story. That report comes just as Crown Publishing announced it has stopped promoting and printing new copies of Cuomo'…
Politics
Cuomo Aides Doctored Documents To Hide Higher Number Of Nursing Home Deaths, New Report Says
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is again making headlines for the wrong reasons, this time because his aides reportedly doctored documents to conceal the number of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes at the height of the pandemic. It is alleged in a New York Times report that Cuomo’s aides rewrote a report from state health officials to conceal the true number of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes while strengthening his reputation as a leader. According to the report, Cuomo’s aides rewrote the report before it went public to omit 9,250 deaths that were recorded by the state Health Department, prompt…
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