The Moderna Covid-19 vaccine created antibodies that neutralized coronavirus variants first found in the United Kingdom and South Africa, the company said in a news release on Monday. But there are concerns that the vaccine may have a somewhat decreased efficacy against the strain first spotted in South Africa, and Moderna is working on a
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California health officials ended the state’s regional stay-at-home order on Monday, saying the latest four-week projections of increasing intensive care unit capacity allowed the restrictions to be lifted. The orders applied to the Southern California, San Joaquin Valley and Bay Area regions, which encompassing more than 90% of the state’s population of 39 million people.
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The Office of Developmental Disabilities Services launched a website, ImpactOregon.careers, focused on available positions in the developmental disabilities field throughout Oregon.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FORT ATKINSON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Two boys are dead after they were trapped inside a Fort Atkinson house fire Saturday, Jan. 23. The Fort Atkinson Fire Department said they were called at 3:23 a.m. to respond to the 400 block of Milo Street. Snow and icicles now hang
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Oregonians have a long-standing and beloved winter tradition of plunging into the frigid Deschutes waters every February to raise money and awareness for Special Olympics Oregon.
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order to repeal a Trump-era ban on most transgender Americans joining the military on Monday when he meets with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. “President Biden believes that gender identity should not be a bar to military service, and that America’s strength is found in its diversity,” a fact
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story SUBIACO, Arkansas (KFSM) — Two days after a Logan County woman laid her father to rest from an apparent suicide, she says a video surfaced of him being brutally beaten at a residence in Subiaco, Ark. just a few weeks prior. “It was my grandmother’s house, she had
Continue ReadingAs the NAACP Legal Defense Fund celebrates its 80th anniversary this year, they’re also giving back — to the tune of $40 million — to support the careers of future civil rights lawyers. Thanks to an anonymous donor, the legal organization is launching the Marshall-Motley Scholars Program, named after Thurgood Marshall, the founder of the
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President Joe Biden is set to meet Monday morning with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, as the President is poised to repeal a Trump-era ban on most transgender Americans joining the military as early as Monday. President Donald Trump’s ban has been rebuked by the Democrat-led House of Representatives and condemned by LGBTQ activists as discriminatory. Austin voiced his
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People in the United Kingdom have been living under lockdown for the past three weeks, hoping their sacrifice would bring the country’s latest coronavirus surge — caused by the new, more contagious variant of the virus — under control. But despite the harsh restrictions, case numbers are not dropping as fast as experts have hoped.
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — Across Mobile people are letting their creative juices flow into the streets, hoping to keep the Mardi Gras spirit alive. Since carnival was curbed by COVID-19, many are bringing the party curbside! “Share the spirit with everyone as they drive by and I hope
Continue ReadingNo new snow is expected to be added to Mt. Bachelor today
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Atlanta police are working to track down the person who fatally shot a man in Buckhead. The shooting happened early Sunday just before 3 a.m. on Sidney Marcus Boulevard near Piedmont Road. According to Atlanta homicide detectives, a man was driving a Rolls Royce on
Continue ReadingThe first dogs have entered the White House — the Bidens’ two German shepherds, Champ and Major, officially joined the first family in their new residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on Sunday. “The First Family wanted to get settled before bringing the dogs down to Washington from Delaware. Champ is enjoying his new dog bed
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Continue ReadingThe new President and first lady settled in at the White House this weekend, and did so with extended Biden family members. “The residence has life in it again,” a White House source told CNN of the energy inside. “It’s the honeymoon period where everything feels new.” There were nighttime movie binges in the White
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story NASHVILLE (WSMV) — Out of a job since last June due to COVID-19, Clarksville resident Calvin Stewart never thought he’d still be fighting for his unemployment benefits months later. “I tried to get unemployment and they denied me the first time and said something was wrong with it,”
Continue ReadingHere’s a look at Liberia, a West African nation, which borders the North Atlantic Ocean and lies between Sierra Leone and Cote d’Ivoire. About Liberia (from the CIA World Factbook)Area: 111,369 square kilometers, a little larger than Tennessee Population: 5,214,030 (2021 est.) Median age: 18 years Capital: Monrovia (named for US President James Monroe) Ethnic
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court on Monday denied an appeal by former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for his bribery conviction. It is the latest case in which the nine justices have considered exploring the reach of federal prosecutors when it comes to policing public officials. Silver’s petition had been pending before the justices for
Continue ReadingAccording to Keira Knightley, she doesn’t “have an absolute ban” on shooting nude scenes, but she’s not comfortable doing so with male directors. During an appearance on the Chanel Connects podcast, the actress said “It’s partly vanity and also it’s the male gaze” for why she doesn’t want to shoot such scenes under the direction
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