[ad_1] WILMINGTON, NC (WECT) – A mask warrant has been in place since Friday of last week in New Hanover County – but questions arise as to what the county plans to do on enforcement. Last year we saw governor mask warrants and other restrictions put in place by local governments; However, that mandate was … Read more
[ad_1] Alabama now ranks fourth in the country for the most new COVID-19 cases per capita, as medical officials hoped full federal approval of the Pfizer vaccine will persuade people to get the vaccine. According to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University, Alabama ranks behind Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida, for the most new cases per … Read more
[ad_1] COVID-19: Soumya Swaminathan said it was impossible to predict a third wave. (To file) New Delhi: COVID-19 in India could enter a kind of endemic stage where there is a low or moderate level of transmission, World Health Organization chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan said. The endemic stage is when a population learns to … Read more
[ad_1] Distinguished Professor Esther Takeuchi and David Brock, former SBU graduate student and BNL associate scientist in the “dry lab” of the interdisciplinary science building at Brookhaven. Cars and trucks powered by fossil fuels are a leading cause of air pollution and carbon emissions. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, transportation is the … Read more
[ad_1] The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many of us into self-isolation and disrupted our usual routines, especially those related to exercise. If you haven’t resumed regular physical activity, a new study might make you want to get back to horseback riding (or cycling, of course). He found that inactivity has a potentially very serious consequence. … Read more
[ad_1] Thanks to a recent increase in public support, Troy community organizers and city officials are working with a construction company to give the municipality’s skatepark a facelift. City Councilor TJ Boswell said residents began expressing support for the park’s improvements in a poll last year. Locals began sending letters to city officials, showing up … Read more
[ad_1] Summer may not be over yet, but the nationwide spike in COVID infections that can still be seen in most of the United States is not yet over. The national seven-day case average reached its highest level since January, reaching 149,626 as of August 23. according to data from The Washington Post. And while … Read more
[ad_1] By MARINA VILLENEUVE ALBANY, NY (AP) – Kathy Hochul became New York’s first female governor on Tuesday, vowing to bring new energy and urgency to solving immense challenges as she took over an administration criticized for its inaction during Andrew Cuomo’s distracted final months in power. Hochul, a Democrat and former congressman from western … Read more
[ad_1] The result of Yokohama’s mayor election cast another shadow over Japan’s ambitions to build massive casino complexes, a dynamic that was already under strain due to the withdrawal of interest from key foreign players in the in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Takeharu Yamanaka, a former professor at Yokohama City University, will become … Read more
[ad_1] A group called Nantucket Residents Against Turbines has scheduled a press conference for Wednesday to announce a federal lawsuit to stop construction of offshore wind farms in waters south of the island. The group said on Tuesday their prosecution would be based on efforts to protect the North Atlantic right whale, which NOAA describes … Read more