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Month: July 2021

Couple charged with involuntary manslaughter after gender reveal sparks deadly fire

Couple charged with involuntary manslaughter after gender reveal sparks deadly fire

iStock/My Photo Buddy (EL DORADO, Calif.) — A couple whose gender reveal celebration triggered the El Dorado Fire in California last year that killed a firefighter and left 13 injured has been charged. Refugio Manuel Jimenez Jr. and Angela Renee Jimenez each were charged with one felony count of involuntary […]

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BYU Football’s Allgeier Named To Doak Walker Award Watch List

BYU Football’s Allgeier Named To Doak Walker Award Watch List

PROVO, Utah-Wednesday, BYU football star sophomore tailback Tyler Allgeier was named to the Doak Walker Award watch list for the 2021 season. Allgeier ranked 8th nationally with 1,130 rushing yards in 2020 and was No. 1 among tailbacks with 150 carries or less with his yardage. Allgeier also ran for […]

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New COVID rule for New York City health workers: Get vaccinated or tested weekly

New COVID rule for New York City health workers: Get vaccinated or tested weekly

sudok1/iStock (NEW YORK) — New York City health workers will be required to get vaccinated for COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced during a Wednesday news conference. “The delta variant continues to make more and more trouble, and we’ve got to fight back,” de Blasio said. […]

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Why breakthrough COVID-19 infections don’t mean the vaccine isn’t working

Why breakthrough COVID-19 infections don’t mean the vaccine isn’t working

iStock/Geber86 (WASHINGTON) — With more than 161 million people now fully vaccinated in the U.S., experts say we are bound to see reports of breakthrough infections, meaning people will test positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated. These breakthrough COVID-19 cases aren’t proof the vaccines aren’t working, experts said, but […]

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Why we’re seeing more breakthrough COVID-19 infections and what that means

Why we’re seeing more breakthrough COVID-19 infections and what that means

iStock/Geber86 (WASHINGTON) — With more than 161 million people now fully vaccinated in the U.S., experts say we are bound to see reports of breakthrough infections, meaning people will test positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated. These breakthrough COVID-19 cases aren’t proof the vaccines aren’t working, experts said, but […]

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Researchers find air filtration systems provide added layer of protection in classrooms

Researchers find air filtration systems provide added layer of protection in classrooms

iStock/Jomkwan (NEW YORK) — With many students heading back to school soon, researchers are gathering information that can help schools set COVID protocols. Some devices being studied are portable air purification units, which could add a layer of protection and slow the spread of aerosols and droplets in a classroom […]

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Tokyo Olympics highlight both strides and remaining hurdles in gender equality

Tokyo Olympics highlight both strides and remaining hurdles in gender equality

iStock/CHUNYIP WONG (TOKYO) — At the first modern Olympic Games, held in 1896 in Athens, there wasn’t a single female competitor. When the 2020 Games kick off in Tokyo this month, nearly half of the athletes competing will be women. Tokyo marks a “turning point” for the elite international sporting […]

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Tokyo Games show strides, hurdles in gender equality

Tokyo Games show strides, hurdles in gender equality

iStock/CHUNYIP WONG (TOKYO) — At the first modern Olympic Games, held in 1896 in Athens, there wasn’t a single female competitor. When the 2020 Games kick off in Tokyo this month, nearly half of the athletes competing will be women. Tokyo marks a “turning point” for the elite international sporting […]

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Milwaukee Bucks win first NBA title in 50 years

Milwaukee Bucks win first NBA title in 50 years

Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — The Milwaukee Bucks won the NBA Championship 105-98 Tuesday night, beating the Phoenix Suns four games to two. Giannis Antetokounmpo became the series MVP, after putting up 50 points during the Game 6 win. Antetokounmpo averaged 31.9 points per game during the NBA Finals — […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 7/20/21

Scoreboard roundup — 7/20/21

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores for Tuesday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE Kansas City 5, Milwaukee 2 NY Yankees 6, Philadelphia 4 Seattle 6, Colorado 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland 6, L.A Angels 0 Detroit 4, Texas 1 Tampa Bay 9, Baltimore 3 Houston 9, Cleveland 3 […]

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