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Month: August 2021

COVID-19 live updates: Positivity rate climbs to 25% at Children’s Hospital New Orleans

COVID-19 live updates: Positivity rate climbs to 25% at Children’s Hospital New Orleans

Hoptocopter/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 621,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and over 4.3 million people have died worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering […]

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Nearly 600 patients wait for hospital beds in Houston as city sees surge in COVID cases

Nearly 600 patients wait for hospital beds in Houston as city sees surge in COVID cases

Hoptocopter/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 620,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 and over 4.3 million people have died worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering […]

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Astros reach settlement with parents of toddler hit by foul ball in 2019, family attorney says

Astros reach settlement with parents of toddler hit by foul ball in 2019, family attorney says

33ft/iStock (HOUSTON) — The parents of a toddler who was hit by a foul ball during a 2019 Houston Astros game, fracturing her skull, have reached a settlement with the team, according to the family’s lawyer. In a petition filed Thursday, parents Jonathan David Scott and Alexandra Colchado claimed that […]

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Seven-year-old fatally shot as gun violence rocks three major US cities

Seven-year-old fatally shot as gun violence rocks three major US cities

carlballou/iStock (NEW YORK) — Three major U.S. cities struggling to curb a surge in gun violence collectively had at least 64 people wounded and 12 dead, including a 7-year-old girl, in multiple shootings this weekend, according to police. The shootings in New York, Philadelphia and Chicago came as all three […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 8/15/21

Scoreboard roundup — 8/15/21

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Sunday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUE St. Louis 7, Kansas City 2 AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 11, Detroit 0 Boston 6, Baltimore 2 Texas 7, Oakland 4 Minnesota 5, Tampa Bay 4 NY Yankees 5, Chi White Sox 3 LA Angels […]

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Fort Bragg paratrooper found dead in barracks, investigation underway

Fort Bragg paratrooper found dead in barracks, investigation underway

Chmiel/iStock (FAYETTVILLE, N.C.) — An investigation is underway into the death of a 29-year-old 82nd Airborne paratrooper discovered lifeless in his barracks at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, military officials said. Pfc. Mikel Rubino was pronounced dead after emergency medical services personnel were called to his barracks and attempted life-saving measures, […]

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Fred aims for Florida Panhandle, Tropical Storm Grace targets Puerto Rico and Haiti

Fred aims for Florida Panhandle, Tropical Storm Grace targets Puerto Rico and Haiti

ABC News (NEW YORK) — The remnants of Fred redeveloped into a tropical storm over the southeastern part of the Gulf of Mexico earlier Sunday morning. Tropical Storm Fred has maximum sustained winds of 40 mph, is moving to the north-northwest at 10 mph and the center is currently about […]

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Wood scores in Real Salt Lake’s 1-0 victory over Austin FC

Wood scores in Real Salt Lake’s 1-0 victory over Austin FC

SANDY, Utah (AP) — Bobby Wood scored in 32nd minute in Real Salt Lake’s 1-0 victory over expansion Austin FC on Saturday night. Wood found space between defenders to bounce a header past goalkeeper Brad Stuver. Real Salt Lake improved to 6-6-0, and Austin dropped to 4-10-4.

Prep Sports Roundup: 8/14

Prep Sports Roundup: 8/14

Girls Soccer Non-Region RICHFIELD, Utah-Marissa Woolley, Brinley Meadows and Jantzyn Losee each scored as the Crimson Cliffs Mustangs blanked Richfield 3-0 Saturday in non-region girls soccer action.

9/11 anniversary, COVID-19 measures could spark terrorist attacks in the US: DHS

9/11 anniversary, COVID-19 measures could spark terrorist attacks in the US: DHS

tzahiV/iStock (WASHINGTON) — The upcoming 20th anniversary of 9/11, religious holidays and more pandemic restrictions amid a COVID-19 surge caused by the delta variant, could give rise to terrorist attacks in the U.S, the Department of Homeland Security is warning. DHS’ National Terrorism Advisory System bulletin issued on Friday, warned […]

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