[ad_1] This year, the police were ready for the start of the school year. A year after an off-campus party in Dahlonega made national news, authorities made arrests at the University Heights apartment complex. Back to school videos party 2020 was circulating nationwide, showing a large crowd outside without masks. The Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office … Read more
[ad_1] A police lieutenant and father of three from Baker, Louisiana died of complications from Covid-19 on August 13 – a day before his wedding. Demarcus Dunn, 36, who was not vaccinated, had planned to marry his fiancee Francine in July 2020, but postponed the ceremony until August 14 due to the pandemic, the chief … Read more
[ad_1] In this file photo from Friday, January 8, 2021, Reverend Jesse Jackson receives Pfizer’s BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from Dr. Kiran Chekka, a Covid administration physician at Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago. (AP Photo / Charles Rex Arbogast, File) CHICAGO (AP) – Reverend Jesse Jackson said on Tuesday he was feeling “pretty well” and receiving … Read more
[ad_1] 3 things to know 3,838 newly confirmed or probable cases (3 day count); 8 newly reported deaths 10,859 known active cases; 547 currently hospitalized 71.2 percent of residents aged 16 and over who received at least one dose of vaccine Update 3:14 p.m. A month of August that opened with hope that the end … Read more
[ad_1] Ava Apostolich, Carlson: Apostolovich is one of the many talented players who are due to return next year for Carlson. The junior forward led the Marauders in goals (12) and had three assists in a year the team won 12 games and won a district title. “She is a real player in all directions; … Read more
[ad_1] Handwritten message from a COVID patient in Baton Rouge General’s intensive care unit draws attention. Charlotte Broussard, 72, resident of Lafayette, was intubated and unable to speak. So she signaled to the nurses that she wanted to write something. David Begnaud, CBS national correspondent and native of Louisiana, was the first to share images … Read more
[ad_1] By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ROBERT BURNS AND RAHIM FAIEZ US President Joe Biden is meeting his August 31 deadline to complete a rampant airlift of Americans, at-risk Afghans and others seeking to escape Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The move challenges Allied leaders who want to give the evacuation more time and opens Biden to criticism that he … Read more
[ad_1] RT: Maria Van Kerkhove, Head ai Emerging Diseases and Zoonosis at the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks at a press conference on the coronavirus situation at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, January 29 2020. Denis Balibouse | Reuters A senior World Health Organization official said misinformation about Covid-19 and vaccines appears to have … Read more
[ad_1] FILE – In this May 23, 2020 image from a video provided by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s office, Governor Cuomo briefs the public on New York’s response to the coronavirus. Hours after leaving office, scandalized former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo suffered another defeat on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, losing the special Emmy award … Read more
[ad_1] Some airlines are changing their policies on what constitutes an acceptable face mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on their flights. Finland’s largest airline, Finnair, recently announced that passengers will no longer be allowed to wear cloth masks on flights. Because “cloth masks are slightly less effective in protecting people against infection than … Read more