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Month: August 2021

COVID patients overwhelm Texas hospitals, amid ‘hair on fire’ crisis

COVID patients overwhelm Texas hospitals, amid ‘hair on fire’ crisis

ABC (GALVESTON, Texas) — Hospitals across the state of Texas are once again finding themselves buckling under the pressures of an overwhelmed health system, with an average of more than 1,700 patients a day currently streaming into emergency rooms across the state. “I feel like the surge came on quicker […]

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COVID-19 live updates: Supreme Court suspends eviction moratorium

COVID-19 live updates: Supreme Court suspends eviction moratorium

coldsnowstorm/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 633,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while over 4.4 million people have died from the disease worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems […]

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Possible hurricane takes aim at Louisiana: Latest path

Possible hurricane takes aim at Louisiana: Latest path

ABC News (NEW YORK) — Tropical Storm Ida, which formed Thursday, is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane before targeting Louisiana this weekend. Ida is set to hit the Cayman Islands and Cuba as a tropical storm on Friday morning, delivering up to 20 inches of rain. Tropical storm warnings […]

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Scoreboard roundup — 8/26/21

Scoreboard roundup — 8/26/21

iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 13. LA Angels 1 Chi White Sox 10. Toronto 7 Cleveland 10, Texas 6 Boston 12, Minnesota 2 NY Yankees 7, Oakland 6 Kansas City 6, Seattle 4 NATIONAL LEAGUE Cincinnati 5, […]

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Prep Sports Roundup: 8/26

Prep Sports Roundup: 8/26

Volleyball Non-Region RICHFIELD, Utah-Avery Oman posted 18 kills and the Springville Red Devils bested Richfield 3-0 Thursday in non-region volleyball action. The Red Devils prevailed 25-20, 26-24, 25-21 to earn the sweep. Nicole Willardson led the Wildcats in defeat with 34 kills. GREEN RIVER, Utah-The Wayne Badgers outlasted Green River […]

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Standing pat: Pac-12 decides it will not explore expansion

Standing pat: Pac-12 decides it will not explore expansion

The Pac-12 says it will stand pat with its membership and not look to add schools to the 12-team conference, making it highly unlikely the Big 12 schools being left behind by Texas and Oklahoma will find new Power Five homes. The announcement comes two days after the Pac-12, Atlantic […]

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Utah State Football To Visit Texas A&M In 2025

Utah State Football To Visit Texas A&M In 2025

LOGAN, Utah-Thursday, Utah State University vice president and director of athletics John Hartwell confirmed the Aggies’ football squad will play at Texas A&M September 6, 2025. Game time and broadcast plans shall be released at a future date. This is the second time these two Aggies will meet on the […]

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Evidence allegedly destroyed by officers at police precinct during George Floyd protest threatens to derail drug case

Evidence allegedly destroyed by officers at police precinct during George Floyd protest threatens to derail drug case

Prathaan/iStock (MINNEAPOLIS) — A Minnesota judge is considering whether to drop charges against an alleged drug dealer after his lawyer claimed Minneapolis law enforcement officers destroyed critical evidence in a panic prompted by a blaze and takeover of another police department precinct during a 2020 protest over the murder of […]

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7 Capitol Police officers sue Trump, Roger Stone, Proud Boys over Jan. 6 attack

7 Capitol Police officers sue Trump, Roger Stone, Proud Boys over Jan. 6 attack

Samuel Corum/GettyImages (WASHINGTON) — Seven U.S. Capitol Police officers are suing former President Donald Trump, his campaign, his associate Roger Stone, and members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, alleging that “their unlawful efforts culminated in the Jan. 6 mass attack on the United States Capitol.” The lawsuit, filed […]

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Professor spends 2 years secretly improving his health to donate kidney to colleague

Professor spends 2 years secretly improving his health to donate kidney to colleague

CatLane/iStock (NEW YORK) — Ron Ehrenberg was ready to give up. The professor at the Industrial and Labor Relations and Economics School at Cornell University had been looking for a kidney transplant for two years, testing every friend and family in hopes of finding a potential donor. With no one […]

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