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Dangerous Heat Wave in Pacific Northwest Follows Near-Record Heat in New York City
A dangerous spring heat wave is slowly unfolding in the Pacific Northwest and will bring the region its first 90° (32° C) temperatures of the year.
The National Weather Service issued heat advisories for parts of the western United States.
“New daily record maximum temperatures are forecast this weekend for areas of the Pacific Northwest and interior California,” the NWS said in a weather statement.
Meanwhile, Environment Canada issued special heat statements for …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – May 11: The Public Health Emergency is Over But the Pandemic is Still With Us, Pandemic Memorial Opens
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,156th day of the pandemic.
OP-ED ON THURSDAY
As of Thursday, the public health emergency in the United States is officially over, but that is a bureaucratic and administrative change that doesn’t at all imply the pandemic has suddenly come to an end. Indeed, there is no real mechanism for declaring an …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – May 7: FDA Recalls Some Covid Test Kits, Cannabis-Related ER Visits Increased During Pandemic
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,152nd day of the pandemic as well as the day of the Five Boro Bike Tour in New York City.
Today, tens of thousands of cyclists of various skill levels from beginner to advanced will gather from around the world to cycle through every borough of New York City on streets …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – May 2: U.S. to End Vaccine Mandate for International Travelers, Protecting the Birds and the Bees
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,147thday of the pandemic and World Asthma Day, an annual event organized by the Global Initiative for Asthma to improve asthma awareness and care around the world.
The Biden administration plans to end the coronavirus vaccine requirements for federal workers, federal contractors, and international air travelers on May 11, concurrent with …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – April 27: From Bats to Cats to Rats, Cases in China Rise, School Mask Mandates Return in Some Places
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,142nd day of the pandemic. Today would also have been the 56th birthday of our company’s and, indirectly the Morning News Brief’s, co-founder, Greg Spira, my brother, who succumbed in 2011 to polycystic kidney disease, also known as PKD.
Simply put, PKD is a genetic disorder in which the renal tubules …
Ode to the New York City Subway’s MetroCard
For years, the New York City subway token was a kind of coin of the realm. In 2003, as they were about to be phased out, there were some 60 million still in circulation.
When the first subway began operations in New York, paper tickets cost five cents. The city discontinued paper tickets with the introduction of the turnstile, which required the insertion of a nickel and, starting in 1948, a …
Severe Weekend Weather in Midwest and I-95 Corridor Knocks Out Power to Thousands, Delays 18,000 Flights
It’s April, not December, but for many, the weather outside was frightful and it delayed thousands of flights in the period Friday through Sunday.
Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain in the Midwest and South spread into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, causing flash floods and storm damage.
Meanwhile, a tornado wreaked havoc in parts of New York State late Saturday as a line of thunderstorms lighted up the region, dumping heavy rain and …
