• Long But Relatively Mild Flu Season Winds Down In US

    The U.S. flu season appears to be over. It was long, but it wasn’t unusually severe. Last week, for the third straight week, medical visits for flu-like illnesses dipped below the threshold for what’s counted as an active flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. Other indicators, like hospitalizations and patient […]

  • Alcohol-related deaths soar to an all-time high in wake of Covid

    Experts are particularly alarmed by a 'concerning' uptick of booze-related fatalities among middle-aged women. Pandemic-era curbs also likely fuelled dangerous drinking habits.

  • The World Health Organization’s Pandemic Treaty Ignores Covid Policy Mistakes

    The World Health Organization’s Pandemic Treaty Ignores Covid Policy Mistakes Authroed by Kevin Bardosh & Jay Bhattarcharya via RealClearPolicy, The World Health Organization is urging the U.S. and 193 other governments to commit next month to a new global treaty to prevent and manage future pandemics. Current estimates suggest over $31 billion per year will be needed to fund its obligations, a cost most lower income countries cannot afford. But that isn’t the only reason to oppose...

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    One year after the end of COVID-19 pandemic emergency, Oregon is among top states keeping people covered

    More than 1 million people keep Oregon Health Plan benefits due to efforts to expand coverage options SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — With more than 90 percent of the state’s 1.5 million renewals complete, more than 4 out of 5 Oregonians are keeping their Oregon Health Plan or other Medicaid benefits. During the COVID-19 Public Health

  • The Covid vaccine is dead! Long live the Covid vaccine ?!

    Did you know that four years after the Great Covid Pandemonium erupted, vaccine mandates are still being enforced in the…What to read next: After the Thalidomide apology, where is the Covid vaccine apology? | Port Macquarie educator fired during Covid slams medical authoritarianism | The Covid show must go on! | Last of the Covid midwits

  • Cartoon: Putin can't relate

    A cartoon by Jeff Danziger. Campaign Action

  • Abbott Elementary 3x10

    https://instagram.com/p/C51zbewtLwK 3x10: 2 Ava 2 FestAva Fest is back, and with the help of the teachers, Ava's set on outdoing last year by any means necessary; after Janine accepts the offer for a full-time position at the district, she just has to check off one last thing to make it official.source

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    Look to a cloudy and mild weekend

    Not much rain is expected today over the High Desert this weekend. There will be some snow showers off and on over the Cascades.  We may experience a bit of fog in some pockets due to the snow on the ground and the milder air and light rain.  Conditions might set off a fog advisory,

  • Nicole King - Good relations

    During one of my interviews this year with the British Ambassador, Hugh Elliott, the topic of crime and guns came up. He said that security is one of those areas where the Embassy has excellent cooperation with Spain, even counting on a team from the National Crime Agency, which works as part of the embassy […]

  • Here's Why We Can't Forget Hollywood's Pandemic Bailouts

    Inflation is on its way up again, and it’s a top concern among voters in poll after poll. But it doesn’t require a survey to know Americans are stressed when their money continues to buy less. What should also capture our attention? The underlying causes. There are many, including the big-money pandemic relief programs that dumped huge amounts of government-borrowed, consumer-spent cash into the economy. It often didn't go to those who actually needed it. By now, there are tons of examples of...

  • LA COVID Debt Deadline

    The deadline is coming up for tenants in Los Angeles to repay all their past-due rent from earlier in the COVID.

  • Very mild spring day ahead

    MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) – Happy Earth Day and good Monday morning to everyone! Today, we’re starting off with temperatures in the 40s and 50s under partly cloudy skies. As the day progresses, we’ll warm up into the upper 60s with plenty of sunshine. Tonight, expect temperatures to drop back into the mid-40s under clear skies. Tomorrow afternoon, we’ll see temperatures