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Memorial Day Weekend Forecast: Severe Weather Threatens Plans With Heavy Wind and Rain, Thousands of Flight Delays, and Possible Tornadoes
Ominous dark clouds at Jones Beach on Long Island The Memorial Day three-day weekend is almost here and the weather forecast isn’t limited...
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Amtrak Northeast Corridor Service Resumes Following Massive Meltdown
The view from an Amtrak Northeast Regional train Amtrak resumed service along the Northeast Corridor late Thursday. “Full scheduled...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – May 23: A Kardashian Tests Positive, Dr. Fauci Under Fire, Free Vaccinations May End for Poor People
Adidas cut ties with Kanye West after the latter’s repeated antisemitic rants Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research...
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Electric Vehicles More Likely to Strike Pedestrians Than Gasoline- or Diesel-Powered Automobiles
The BMW i3 on Park Lane in London Hybrid-battery and electric automobiles are more likely to hit pedestrians than traditional gasoline or...
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How to Improve Your Chances of Surviving ‘Extreme Air Turbulence’ or a Plane Crash
Back in 2016, a then recent bus crash in New England led to a discussion with a close friend about the survivability of plane crashes versus bus...
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BMW Introduces Art Car Nr. 20 in Paris, A Stunning M Hybrid V8 Transformed Into a Canvas by Celebrated Artist Julie Mehretu
BMW presented its 20th Art Car this week at the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The last BMW Art Cars were unveiled in 2017 and The artist who...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – May 22: 14-Year-Old Bedridden From Long Covid, How Cockroaches Took Over the World
A Western Gull near Monterey Bay in California Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid...
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One Person Dead, 71 Injured After ‘Sudden Extreme Turbulence’ on Singapore Airlines Flight. ‘All Hell Broke Loose’
A Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 at JFK One passenger is dead and 71 others were injured to varying degrees after a Singapore Airlines...
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Monday Is Memorial Day in 2024: Here’s What’s Open and What’s Closed
Monday, May 27, is Memorial Day in the United States, a holiday that honors Americans who died while in military service. This Monday also marks...
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Here Are More Sustainable Ways to Do Laundry, the Dishes, Shower, Brush Your Teeth, and Shave
You may not give a second thought to many parts of your daily routine such as morning or evening lavations, how you shave, the temperature of the...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – May 21: A Day Without Covid Deaths, N.J. Convicted Murderer/Gym Owner Sees Covid Violation Charges Dropped
“Welcome to New Jersey” Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research,...
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Is the World Still in a Pandemic? The Answer May Surprise You.
Not one day goes by that I don’t get asked one of the two following questions: 1.) Are we still in a pandemic (this is the easy question, and the...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – May 20: Studying Climate Change to Prepare for Next Pandemic, Does Covid Persist and Result in Long Covid
A classic photograph of Thurman Munson, a 7-time All Star catcher with the New York Yankees who played 11 seasons with the team from 1969...
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Today Is Eliza Doolittle Day – Here’s How to Celebrate ‘By Using Proper English’
In case you’re wondering why today, of all days, is Eliza Doolittle Day, the answer is right there in the script for the hit Broadway musical “My...
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U.S. Issues Unusual Worldwide LGBT Travel Alert
Current pride flags. Harvey Milk commissioned artist Gilbert Baker in 1978 to create a flag for the gay community, sensing a void for a symbol...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – May 19: New Cases in Singapore Double in One Week, New York Finds Millions in Overcharges for Pandemic Relief Food
In front of a shuttered McDonald’s restaurant on 42nd Street in Manhattan, a man demonstrates the proper way to wear a face mask....
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United Airlines Flight from Zürich to Chicago Makes History as First-Ever Diversion Due to Laptop Lodged in Business-Class Seat
A United Airlines Polaris business-class seat A United Airlines flight en route from Zürich to Chicago had to divert to Shannon before...
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NYPD Creates Special Character-Actor Task Force in Wake of Steve Buscemi Atack in ‘SNL’ Season Finale
Apparent members of the “Organization to Hinder Harmful Incidents in Manhattan” task force The New York Police Department, in the wake of...
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Yet Another American Arrested at Turks and Caicos Airport With Ammunition Found in Luggage and Faces 12-Year Prison Term
One of many signs in New York City reminding the public that they are in a gun-free zone. Yet another American citizen was arrested for...
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World’s No. 1 Golfer Arrested and Jailed Trying to Get to the PGA Championship Golf Course
Ojai Country Club golf course in Ojai Valley in California This was undoubtedly a PGA championship first and a scenario that one doesn’t...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – May 17: SARS-CoV-2 Cases Increasing in 12 U.S. States, Moderna Prevails in Jab Patent Dispute With Pfizer
Sunset on the Big Island of Hawaii Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research,...
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The 200-Year-Long Mystery of Beethoven’s Death Is Slowly Unraveling: Here’s What We Now Know
What killed the great composer Ludwig van Beethoven? Given that he died in 1827, the mystery of the cause of his death has stumped musicologists...
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Coronavirus Daily News Brief – May 16: Vote Fails to Overturn Rules for Pandemic Recovery Funds, ‘An Unfinished Film’ About Covid in China
The Old Senate Chamber in the Capitol Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research,...
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American Classical Orchestra Takes Off With ‘Astronomical’ Evening of Astronomers and Planets
Astronomy, the science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos, is one of the oldest natural sciences. Early...
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Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia Shot and Gravely Injured
A sign announcing the border between Austria and Slovakia A would-be assassin shot Prime Minister Robert Fico of Slovakia multiple times at...