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Coronavirus Daily News Brief –March 14: Is It Time to Stop Using the Term ‘Long Covid?’, Fear of Covid Fades Despite ‘Significant Risk’

Coronavirus Daily News Brief –March 14: Is It Time to Stop Using the Term ‘Long Covid?’, Fear of Covid Fades Despite ‘Significant Risk’

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 1,464th day and Pi Day.
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Happy Pi Day. Here’s a Look at How This Tasty Holiday Came About.
Today, March 14, is Pi Day, the annual celebration of the mathematical constant denoted by the Greek letter π, facilitated by the all-numeric …

It Was a Really Bad Week to be CEO of United Airlines: ‘At Dawn, When You Have Trouble Getting Out of Bed, Tell Yourself: I Have to Go to Work’

With a fourth emergency in a single week, there’s a good reason that the United Airlines’ CEO Scott Kirby is sitting at home, writing sayings such as “I’ve been here before and I can do it again” and “I don’t’ have to solve all problems in a single day.” Indeed, he might even be texting former United CEO Oscar Munoz telling him that he just won the airline’s “CEO for …

Coronavirus Daily News Brief – March 6: Long Covid May Cause Hangover-Like Symptoms After Consuming Alcohol, Covid Killed Off One Strain of the Flu

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 …

Powerful Life-Threatening Blizzard in California, Closing Major Highways and Power Outages; Wind Gust of 190 MPH Reported

Powerful Life-Threatening Blizzard in California, Closing Major Highways and Power Outages; Wind Gust of 190 MPH Reported

At press time, millions across the western United States are on alert for dangerous weather. From California to Texas, every state in the West is dealing with either winter or wind alerts – or both, and the California Highway Patrol issued a dire warning: “We suggest you stay home,” it said. “Stay warm and don’t put yourself and your family in a dangerous position.”
In Sierra-Nevada, where a life-threatening late winter …

Macy’s to Shutter 150 Stores Including Flagship San Francisco Union Square Location

Macy’s to Shutter 150 Stores Including Flagship San Francisco Union Square Location

Macy’s Union Square in San Francisco, one of the department store chain’s largest and oldest locations, has long been the flagship location for Macy’s West Coast operations and is extremely popular with visitors to the city.
The store’s San Francisco roots trace back to 1846 and the founding of the O’Connor, Moffat, Kean Co. department store, which was acquired by Macy’s in 1945.
Now this west coast bastion of business seems headed …

‘Treacherous’ and ‘Life-Threatening’ Blizzard to Cripple Parts of California With Up to 13’ of Snow. Expect Numerous Flight Delays

‘Treacherous’ and ‘Life-Threatening’ Blizzard to Cripple Parts of California With Up to 13’ of Snow. Expect Numerous Flight Delays

A severe late winter storm will bring heavy snow and blizzard conditions to parts of Northern California from Thursday through the weekend and forecasters and local officials are warning of closed roads and flight delays and cancellations.
Total accumulations could be as much as 13’ (396 cm) in the Sierra Nevada.
The storm warnings come exactly once year to date after a major storm hit the region but this storm is expected …

Coronavirus Weekend News Brief– Feb. 25: Suit Over ‘General Hospital’ Vaccine Mandate, Supreme Court Rejects Mask Appeal from MTG

Coronavirus Weekend News Brief– Feb. 25: Suit Over ‘General Hospital’ Vaccine Mandate, Supreme Court Rejects Mask Appeal from MTG

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 1,446th day and the weekend of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ birthday.
Steve Jobs, who would have been 69 on Saturday, was born on February 24, 1955.  He died on October 5, 2011, at his home in Palo Alto due to complications …