Experts keeping an eye on flu-COVID dual infections
“Flurona.” The name conjures images of cheap cable horror flicks – think “Sharknado” – but flu-COVID dual infections are real. More cases are likely.
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President’s home burned in Kazakhstan
MOSCOW – Protesters in Kazakhstan’s largest city stormed the presidential residence and the mayor’s office Wednesday and set both on fire, according to news reports, as demonstrations sparked by a rise in fuel prices escalated sharply in the Central Asian nation.
Cal Fire blames big blaze on PG&E
REDDING, Calif. – California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection officials have concluded that a destructive fire last summer was started by electrical lines owned by Pacific Gas and Electric Co.
Hong Kong imposing new COVID rules
HONG KONG – Hong Kong authorities announced a two-week ban on flights from the United States and seven other countries and held 2,500 passengers on a cruise ship for coronavirus testing Wednesday as the city attempted to stem an emerging omicron outbreak.
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Rabbi wounded in synagogue shooting sentenced for fraud SAN DIEGO – A rabbi who was badly wounded in a deadly antisemitic attack at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in Southern California was sentenced Tuesday to 14 months in federal prison for running a multimillion-dollar donation fraud, authorities said. Yisrael Goldstein, 60, pleaded guilty in 2020 to wire and tax fraud.
Politics strain friendship that’s lasted for decades
Dear Abby: A friend of 40 years got mad at me after the last presidential election. I told her I didn’t want to talk politics, since we voted for different candidates. She then emailed me saying she thought we should take a break from our long-distance phone calls. We had been calling each other every two weeks to catch up.
5 easy ways to keep your home organized
It’s a new year, yet another day with a long list of work commitments, family responsibilities and just not enough time to get it all done. Does this sound familiar? It’s important to create a home that is peaceful and calm, a place to snuggle in and unwind.
State law intentionally impairs efforts to stop crime
After an Independence, Missouri, police officer was shot and killed in September, state law enforcement initially refused to accept routine federal assistance in tracing the murder weapon. A Missouri state trooper released a federal fugitive after a traffic stop. The Missouri state crime lab is refusing to process evidence to help in federal firearms prosecutions.
The First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
In letters, we share stories and connections
There’s something about a brand new year that makes me want to wipe the slate clean, so to speak – clean house, clean diet, clean body, mind and soul – and start fresh all over again. Not that I’ll ever do all of that.