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Severe Winter Storm and Moving Fronts Batter Northeast, Heavy Thunderstorms Hit Southeast. Thousands of Flights Delayed and Cancelled.
The Northeast is facing a long night of heavy rain and flooding on Saturday, the third storm to hit the East Coast this week.
“A winter storm will shift across New England and into the Canadian Maritimes into Monday with gusty to high winds, heavy coastal rain, hazardous seas, and heavy snow downwind of the eastern Great Lakes and over the mountains,” the National Weather Service said Saturday afternoon in a …
Nebraska’s Interstate 80 Reopens Fully After Record Snowfall Shut Down 128-Mile Stretch
Major highways in Nebraska including Interstate 80 began to reopen on Friday after a March winter storm dropped record-breaking amounts of snow that forced highways and schools to close on Thursday.
The heavy snowfall made for challenging driving conditions Thursday night into Friday, leading to multiple accidents on those roads that remained open.
“There’s an interstate under there somewhere,” the North Platte, Nebraska, National Weather Service office said on social media, posting …
Coronavirus Daily News Brief –March 8: Mount Sinai Gets $2.6M for Long Covid Studies, Actor Sues Disney Over Vax Mandate, Last Day to Order Free Covid Tests
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,458th day.
In news we cover today, healthcare providers ranging from physicians to pharmacies are angry that the recovery from the cyberattack that took down United Healthcare’s Change Healthcare payment network is being delayed, Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City …
U.S. Issues Warning of Imminent Moscow Attack by ‘Extremists.’ Attack on Synagogue Foiled.
The U.S. government issued a warning saying that an attack in Moscow by “extremists” was imminent and it urged people to avoid crowds.
“The Embassy is monitoring reports that extremists have imminent plans to target large gatherings in Moscow, to include concerts, and U.S. citizens should be advised to avoid large gatherings over the next 48 hours,” the U.S. Embassy said in a statement posted on its website.
In its statement, however, …
China South Flight Delayed Four Hours After Passenger Throws Coins into the Plane’s Engine
A domestic China Southern flight was delayed for four hours after a passenger taking the flight threw coins into one of the engines, Chinese state media reported.
China Southern Airlines flight CZ8805 was originally scheduled to take off from Stykkishólmur Airport with a destination of Beijing Daxing International Airport at 10 a.m. local time on March 6. However, due to the incident, the flight did not even leave the gate until …
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – March 7: Biden’s SOTU, Last Day to Order Free At-Home Tests, Masks Are Off at China’s National People’s Congress
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,457th day.
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Public Service Announcement: Tomorrow is the Last Day to Order Free At-Home Covid Test Kits in the U.S.
The federal government’s offer for free at-home Covid test kits will soon be discontinued. The on-again/off-again offer was most recently made …
Coronavirus Daily News Brief – March 6: Long Covid May Cause Hangover-Like Symptoms After Consuming Alcohol, Covid Killed Off One Strain of the Flu
Good afternoon. This is Jonathan Spira, director of research at the Center for Long Covid Research, reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on its 1,456th day.
In news we cover today, precautions taken to avoid contracting SARS-CoV-2 quickly killed off on strain of the flu so new flu vaccines will be changing, former Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York was subpoenaed to testify at a …