Biden Clinches Democratic Nomination as Trump Awaits: The president secured enough delegates to become his party’s standard-bearer after a mostly uncontested ...
nytimes.com/2024/03/12/us/politics/biden-democratic-nomination.html
Quick Glance: Decisive Victories: Biden and Trump Secure Nominations for Showdown
- President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump secured their parties' presidential nominations on Tuesday with clear victories in a series of low-profile primaries, setting the stage for a general election rematch that many voters oppose.
- Biden emphasized the significance of the nomination and highlighted Trump as a serious threat to democracy.
- In a video shared on social media, Trump celebrated what he termed as 'a great day of victory.'
- Despite their strong rhetoric, both presumptive nominees face challenging paths ahead.
Where the flu, RSV, and COVID are on the rise ahead of Thanksgiving: One in three Americans say they’re afraid of becoming sick in the coming months.
thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4321434-where-the-flu-rsv-and-covid-are-on-the-rise-ahead-of-thanksgiving/
Georgia sees more COVID hospitalizations after holiday surge: New COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise in Georgia and across the country after holiday ...
ajc.com/news/health-news/georgia-sees-more-covid-hospitalizations-after-holiday-surge/43MT6ZZG6NGR5PAK5ZZ7PZX7JM/
Kemp, DeSantis campaigns reject Trump’s ‘Covid Tyrant’ claims: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R ) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) campaign are both pushing back on ...
thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4196500-kemp-desantis-campaigns-reject-trumps-covid-tyrant-claims/
China’s spike in respiratory illnesses is not high as before the Covid pandemic, the WHO says and the body of Rosalynn Carter, the former US first lady ... Show more
COVID Hospitalization Map: 22 Counties With 'High' Rates As Shots Approved: Counties in nine states, including Kansas, Texas, Georgia and Oklahoma ...
newsweek.com/covid-hospitalisation-map-high-rates-1826271
Quick Glance: COVID Hospital Map: High Rates in 22 Counties with Approved Shots
- More than 20 counties in the US have high rates of COVID-19 hospitalizations.
- COVID-19 hospitalizations have been steadily increasing in recent months.
- There are 22 counties in nine states with high COVID-19 hospital admissions.
- Updated COVID-19 vaccines have been approved to enhance protection against new coronavirus strains.
Many Americans padded their savings amid COVID. How are they surviving as money dries up?
usatoday.com/story/money/2023/10/17/americans-spent-covid-savings-recession/71134095007/
Are masks returning? Lionsgate, Atlanta HBCU reinstate mandates amid COVID uptick
abcnews.go.com/Health/lionsgate-atlanta-hbcu-reinstate-mask-mandates-amid-covid/story
US CDC says existing antibodies can work against new COVID variant: Early research data has shown that antibodies produced by prior infection or existing ...
reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/us-cdc-says-existing-antibodies-can-work-against-new-covid-variant-2023-09-08/
COVID Map Shows Where Deaths Are Rising: The CDC reported 959 deaths for the week ending August 26, 2023.
newsweek.com/covid-map-shows-where-deaths-rising-1829957
COVID-19: How to order test kits by mail: The Department of Health and Human Services says orders can be placed at COVIDTests.gov starting Sept. 25 ...
ajc.com/news/health-news/covid-19-how-to-order-test-kits-by-mail-in-georgia/RH5XVEOIGBGQNBL72GCQ6ZGKPI/
Quick Glance: Free COVID Tests by Mail Starting Monday
- California-based iHealth is among 12 US manufacturers receiving government investment to offer free tests by mail before the winter COVID season.
- Starting Monday, September 25, the government will send up to four free COVID-19 rapid tests per household to those who request them.
- Many programs that provided free COVID testing, treatment, and vaccinations to Americans ended when the pandemic emergency designation expired.
- The Department of Health and Human Services is now investing $600 million in COVID test manufacturing through its Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response.
The US COVID health emergency is ending. What changes?: The U.S. government on Thursday will end the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency that allowed millions of ...
reuters.com/world/us/us-covid-health-emergency-is-ending-what-changes-2023-05-10/
Time for travel, turkey and ... vaccines: Georgia’s fourth pandemic Thanksgiving may feel like the most normal gathering in a long time ...
ajc.com/news/health-news/time-for-travel-turkey-and-vaccines/6SF2NONEK5AFVN7DT6XGSINLKI/
COVID-19 cases continue rise as new vaccine just a week away: More people are landing in Georgia hospitals with COVID-19 even as the country is waiting for an ...
ajc.com/news/health-news/covid-19-cases-continue-rise-as-new-vaccine-just-a-week-away/GFIPAYXFQJDZJCQEVBEKLFKOW4/
CDC gives update on illnesses - including pneumonia - in children: Dr. Mandy Cohen, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...
ajc.com/news/health-news/cdc-gives-update-on-illnesses-including-pneumonia-in-children/GRDIU4EZ7VH5VCVRNOPOGEBQJA/
COVID-19 numbers in Georgia are dropping again. Will it last?: COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are declining in Georgia after a modest ...
ajc.com/news/health-news/covid-19-numbers-are-dropping-again-will-it-last/SPIYY27K2JCWTGYYXO3EOY35JE/
With COVID-19 rising in Georgia, what can you do?: Health officials in Georgia are watching a rise in reported COVID-19 cases in Georgia.
ajc.com/news/health-news/with-covid-19-rising-in-georgia-what-can-you-do/MCARWBMP4RACZFEW6B7DLXBZZQ/
Here’s the latest on flu and COVID cases in Georgia : Flu and COVID-19 cases are down sharply after a holiday surge, according to the latest surveillance from ...
ajc.com/news/health-news/heres-the-latest-on-flu-and-covid-cases-in-georgia/SUUKHZ62IZHRJBVD4BO75MFNPY/
Flu still high in Georgia but showing signs of decline: Georgia remains at a“very high” level of flu activity along with a dozen other states ...
ajc.com/news/health-news/flu-still-high-in-georgia-but-showing-signs-of-decline/VUUKPW6CPVAADOGC3PC5GFI2PM/
Student homelessness rising in Georgia again, after a fall during COVID : The rate of student homelessness in Georga plunged after many schools went remote early ...
ajc.com/education/student-homelessness-rising-in-georgia-again-after-a-fall-during-covid/JXHOAQV2TVE2PB6HV5ZTSAPGLI/
Alyssa Farah Griffin says Meadows prevented her from trying to stop Trump COVID ‘bleach’ debacle
thehill.com/homenews/administration/3792964-alyssa-farah-griffin-says-meadows-prevented-her-from-trying-to-stop-trump-covid-bleach-debacle/
Quick Glance: Mark Meadows was acquitted of voter fraud charges in North Carolina.
- Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and his wife Debra will not face voter fraud charges in North Carolina, according to the state's Department of Justice on Friday.
- Meadows, a North Carolina congressman before becoming former President Donald Trump's chief of staff in 2020, was removed off the state's voting rolls in April after Stein initiated an investigation.
- Meadows and his wife, according to the report, refused to be interviewed by the State Bureau of Investigation.
- "Meadows has made numerous unfounded, damaging allegations about voter fraud both before and after the 2020 election," Stein added.
COVID Outbreak at CDC Conference in Atlanta Infects 181 People: The conference was for the same personnel whose job it is to contain outbreaks ...
thedailybeast.com/covid-outbreak-at-cdc-conference-in-atlanta-infects-181-people
Surge in Covid-19 cases unlikely to overwhelm S’pore hospitals: Experts: The estimated number of daily cases went up from about 1,400 a month ago to 4 ...
straitstimes.com/singapore/health/surge-in-covid-19-cases-unlikely-to-overwhelm-s-pore-hospitals-experts
Covid Death Rate Among Black Children Nearly Three Times Higher Than White Kids: Black children died of Covid-19 at almost three times the rate of White children ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-14/covid-killed-black-children-three-times-more-often-than-white-children
COVID-19 outbreak hits CDC epidemiology conference: The CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service Conference hosted 1,800 people over four days in Atlanta — 13% of ...
latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-05-31/covid-19-outbreak-hits-cdc-epidemiology-conference
Opinion: Amid economic complaints, Americans hit the road: In the aftermath of the Coronavirus outbreak, polls have consistently shown that Americans are unhappy ...
ajc.com/politics/opinion-amid-economic-complaints-americans-hit-the-road/EEUA5GSQIVAJTIJQQW4ZHKN3KQ/
MOH debunks claims that XBB Covid-19 variant more toxic than Delta: The false claims have been circulating in a message on WhatsApp. Read more at straitstimes ...
straitstimes.com/singapore/moh-debunks-claims-that-xbb-covid-19-variant-more-toxic-than-delta
A hunger crisis sparked by Covid rages on three years into the pandemic. Here’s how you can give or get help
cnn.com/2023/03/03/health/iyw-us-hunger-crisis-post-covid-help-trnd-wellness/
Deadline for Real ID extended until May 2025: The U.S. government has yet again delayed nationwide security requirements for driver's licenses and other ...
mercurynews.com/2022/12/05/deadline-for-real-id-expended-until-may-2025
Kevin McKenna: The Secret Covid Diary of a Downing Street adviser: Extract from the Covid Diary of Nigel Harpenden-Chorley, Special Adviser at the Department of ...
heraldscotland.com/politics/23894994.kevin-mckenna-secret-covid-diary-downing-street-adviser/
WhatsApp message claiming XBB COVID-19 subvariant more toxic and deadly than Delta variant untrue: MOH
channelnewsasia.com/singapore/whatsapp-message-xbb-covid-19-subvariant-more-toxic-deadly-delta-untrue-moh-3429561
Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 accounts for nearly 90% new Covid cases in US: The highly transmissible Omicron subvariant XBB15 now accounts for nearly 90 per cent ...
business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/omicron-subvariant-xbb-1-5-accounts-for-nearly-90-new-covid-cases-in-us-123030400159_1.html
Braid: UCP's public-health policy trumpets individualism over common good: The UCP so fears a Take Back Alberta backlash that it has abandoned traditional public ...
calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/braid-25
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Data on COVID-19 scarce as long-term care homes deal with outbreaks: One Calgary retirement home had 50 resident cases tied to a COVID-19 outbreak as of Friday ...
calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/data-scarce-covid-19-long-term-care-homes-outbreaks
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Bethlehem sees Christmas tourism boost after two-year Covid hiatus: Thousands are expected to visit the Palestinian town, where the economy was badly hit by ...
bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-64085597
Former U.S. President Clinton tests positive for COVID: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton said in a tweet on Wednesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 ...
reuters.com/world/us/bill-clinton-tests-positive-covid-tweet-2022-11-30/
CDC Encourages People Wear Masks Amid Surge of Flu, RSV and COVID-19: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is encouraging all U.S. residents to resume ...
democracynow.org/2022/12/6/headlines/cdc_encourages_people_wear_masks_amid_surge_of_flu_rsv_and_covid_19
For the uninsured, COVID care has entered a new stage of crisis: The government is running low on funds for free COVID care and vaccines for nearly 30 million ...
nytimes.com/2022/12/06/us/politics/covid-testing-treatment-uninsured.html
US CDC tracks new lineage of virus that causes COVID-19: The lineage is named BA.2.86, and has been detected in the United States, Denmark and Israel ...
rappler.com/science/life-health/new-lineage-covid-19-august-17-2023/
COVID variants BQ.1/BQ.1.1 make up 44% of U.S. cases - CDC: The U.S. national public health agency said on Friday that Omicron subvariants BQ.1 and BQ.1 ...
reuters.com/world/us/covid-variants-bq1bq11-make-up-44-us-cases-2022-11-11/
NTSB: Ohio derailment was preventable; Trump lawyers blast election probe; US ending extra help for groceries | Hot off the Wire podcast
omaha.com/news/national/ntsb-ohio-derailment-was-preventable-trump-lawyers-blast-election-probe-us-ending-extra-help-for/article_528c0bc8-55fa-52d3-bd0e-de8fcf5addb1.html
Georgia State’s defensive coordinator leaves for post at Cincinnati: Losing an assistant coach has become a Georgia State spring tradition.
ajc.com/sports/state-sports/georgia-states-defensive-coordinator-leaves-for-post-at-cincinnati/N3U7QYMYHNEMTKNLK4AXUHJ36U/
Georgia is a rising tourism locale. The pandemic was the launch point: JEKYLL ISLAND — Georgia Rep. Ron Stephens vividly recalls his telephone conversation with ...
ajc.com/politics/georgia-is-a-rising-tourism-locale-the-pandemic-was-the-launch-point/7SPPDSZUU5BEPFZ576KTZTJGQI/
Marjorie Taylor Greene Appointed to House Covid Committee: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has been appointed to a congressional select subcommittee tasked with ...
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/marjorie-taylor-greene-house-covid-committee-1234668012/
Quick Glance: Rep. Ilhan Omar criticizes Republicans ahead of a potential vote to remove her from a committee post.
- Ilhan Omar mocked Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday, as the GOP's attempt to remove her from the House Foreign Affairs Committee nears completion.
- Greene and Gosar have both been assigned to committees now that Republicans control the House.
- Republicans, however, can only spare a small number of votes if they want to remove Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee.
- "The Democratic caucus stands with Representative Omar that she should serve on this committee," Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep.
Atlanta college lifts temporary mask mandate that sparked off-campus outcry: Morris Brown College's temporary mask mandate drew a sharp rebuke from U.S. Rep ...
ajc.com/education/atlanta-college-lifts-temporary-mask-mandate-that-sparked-off-campus-outcry/IHJKOYFC5RE33JIY5OPXFKSB6Q/
Ryanair hails 'very strong' recovery with record summer profit: Ryanair (RYA.I) on Monday posted its largest ever profit for its key summer season and said it ...
reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/ryanair-posts-record-profit-key-summer-season-2022-11-07/
U.S. CDC director experiences COVID rebound after taking Pfizer's Paxlovid: The director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...
reuters.com/world/us/us-cdc-director-tests-positive-covid-19-again-2022-10-31/
UPDATED: New omicron subvariant rapidly spreading around U.S., Georgia: Editors note: This story has been updated to reflect the Centers for Disease Control and ...
ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/new-omicron-subvariant-rapidly-spreading-around-us-georgia/BMLCOTGI25CZ3PV54SP45IOFFQ/
2022 is the worst flu season in two decades. See the rise in charts.: And health care systems are getting absolutely crushed ... again.
vox.com/2022/12/6/23494948/flu-influenza-rsv-covid-vaccine-chart-tripledemic-tridemic
China Reels From Coronavirus Surge After Relaxing ‘Zero COVID’ Strategy: Officials are no longer tracking asymptomatic COVID-19 infections, leading to a large ...
usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-12-16/china-reels-from-coronavirus-surge-after-relaxing-zero-covid-strategy
Lines Stretch Down the Block at Food Banks as Costs Go Up and Pandemic Aid Expires
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-07/food-banks-see-surge-in-demand-driven-by-inflation-end-of-covid-aid
Delta to resume flights from Atlanta to Havana, Cuba: The twice-daily nonstop flights from Miami will begin April 10.
axios.com/local/atlanta/2022/12/12/delta-resumes-flights-atlanta-havana-cuba
What Science Tells Us About the Surge in Strep and Flu This Season: Getting the flu can increase the risk of getting a second infection, including strep throat ...
wsj.com/video/series/daniela-hernandez/what-science-tells-us-about-the-surge-in-strep-and-flu-this-season/AB85C261-A933-4AD1-8F5E-56F826F75368
China COVID Surge Could Infect Hundreds of Millions and Lead to 500,000+ Deaths: In China, public health officials warn COVID-19 cases are spreading rapidly and ...
democracynow.org/2022/12/16/headlines/china_covid_surge_could_infect_hundreds_of_millions_and_lead_to_500_000_deaths
Hospitals in the US are the fullest they’ve been throughout the pandemic – but it’s not just Covid
cnn.com/2022/12/08/health/hospitals-full-not-just-covid/
They bought mansions, a Rolls Royce, and chartered a jet with COVID relief loans, prosecutors allege
bostonglobe.com/2023/02/12/metro/they-bought-mansions-rolls-royce-chartered-jet-with-covid-relief-loans-prosecutors-allege/
Covid-19 vaccines will be on the 2023 vaccine schedule, but that doesn’t mean they’re required in schools
cnn.com/2022/10/20/health/child-vax-rates-school-mandates/
Fed to size up next rate hike with eye on inflation: Federal Reserve policymakers say fresh inflation data out later this week will help them decide whether they ...
reuters.com/markets/us/fed-could-hike-rates-by-25-or-50-basis-points-feb-1-daly-tells-wsj-2023-01-09/
Kemp will hand out up to $1.2B in cash to poorer Georgians: ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp said Monday he will spend up to $1.2 billion in federal COVID-19 aid ...
apnews.com/article/inflation-2022-midterm-elections-covid-health-8215c2834ec4abd0f140ddb62cd1aee8
As White House Presses for Booster Shots, Americans Are Slow to Get Them: Only about 15 million doses of the new shots have been administered so far ...
nytimes.com/2022/10/15/us/politics/covid-booster-shots.html
Stacey Abrams’s Last Stand: Rebecca Traister sits down with the Democratic candidate for governor in Georgia to discuss protecting abortion ...
thecut.com/2022/10/stacey-abrams-last-stand.html
Quick Glance: The Last Stand of Stacey Abrams
- Former state minority leader Stacey Abrams is running against incumbent Republican governor Brian Kemp in a repeat of one of the most contentious races in 2018.
- Women in Georgia are concerned about their physical safety as a result of the abortion ban.
- That is Brian Kemp's Georgia.
- If the state legislature is Republican, as it will be, and Brian Kemp is elected, Georgia will be able to transition from a winner-take-all Electoral College system to a congressional-district system.
Surge in flu and rapid increase in Covid cases - CMO: The Chief Medical Officer has said cases of the flu increased by 80% in the week to last Saturday.
rte.ie/news/2022/1217/1342524-covid-flu-health/
What they are saying at the COP27 climate summit: Here are some of the comments made as negotiators at the COP27 climate talks in Egypt made a final push for a ...
reuters.com/business/cop/what-they-are-saying-cop27-climate-summit-2022-11-19/
Quick Glance: At COP 27, the United States agreed to assist poorer countries in combating climate change.
- World leaders from affluent countries, including the United States, decided Sunday at the United Nations COP 27 climate meeting in Egypt to establish a fund for poorer nations, reversing a 30-year reluctance to establish such a fund, according to the New York Times.
- It also includes a provision stating that poor countries cannot sue affluent countries for these payments.
- Since the 1992 treaty, poor countries have advocated the establishment of a "loss and damage fund," facilitated by the UN.
- Prior to this year's conference, Scotland was the only developed nation to volunteer to begin contributing to other countries' "loss and damage."
Beijing Crematorium’s Death Surge Points to Rising Covid Toll in China: The Chinese government hasn’t announced any Covid deaths since abandoning ‘zero-Covid’ ...
wsj.com/articles/beijing-crematoriums-death-surge-points-to-rising-covid-toll-in-china-11671219181
Paid articlePaid China calls for ambitious, pragmatic biodiversity deal: China will lead talks to secure an "ambitious and pragmatic" new global pact to preserve biodiversity at ...
reuters.com/world/china/china-calls-ambitious-pragmatic-biodiversity-deal-2022-11-28/
Use private hospitals to combat Covid-19 and flu surge, Taoiseach says: HSE warns healthcare system is under ‘sustained pressure’ from winter viruses as Varadkar ...
irishtimes.com/health/2022/12/23/use-private-hospitals-to-combat-covid-19-and-flu-surge-taoiseach-says/
Surge in winter viruses to put health service under ‘highest pressure’ ever, HSE warns
irishtimes.com/health/2022/12/22/surge-in-winter-viruses-to-put-health-service-under-highest-pressure-ever-hse-warns/
Kemp commits $100 million more in federal COVID-19 money to law enforcement: Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday that he is committing another $100 million in ...
tinyurl.com/43e3ec4h
Applying Covid Metrics to Other Viruses Can Lead You Astray : Surge in flu and RSV cases seems to reflect an early virus season, but not necessarily a severe one
wsj.com/articles/applying-covid-metrics-to-other-viruses-can-lead-you-astray-11668162602
Paid articlePaid Omicron BA.4.6 subvariant makes up nearly 14% of COVID variants in U.S. - CDC: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday estimated that ...
reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/omicron-ba46-subvariant-makes-up-nearly-14-covid-variants-us-cdc-2022-10-07/
China Missed a Window to Be Better Prepared for Covid-19 Surge: A drive to build up hospital resources lost ground as virus control took priority
wsj.com/articles/china-missed-a-window-to-be-better-prepared-for-covid-19-surge-11669903580
Paid articlePaid White House plans to allow more free COVID home tests: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is again making some free COVID-19 tests available to all U.S ...
ajc.com/news/georgia-news/white-house-plans-to-allow-more-free-covid-home-tests/E7IBE7V2YRCGTLXFRCRJ2SNBN4/
5 things to know for December 15: Storms, Congress, Covid tests, US border, World Cup
cnn.com/2022/12/15/us/five-things-december-15-trnd/
Kemp slammed federal stimulus, but he’s using it now to help win reelection: Gov. Brian Kemp called the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill congressional ...
ajc.com/politics/kemp-slammed-federal-stimulus-but-hes-using-it-now-to-help-win-reelection/MBR3XL4KFBD6FH2ACOUNCKCSBA/
Thanksgiving Poses Next Covid-19 Test as U.S. Looks to Dodge Severe Surge: New Omicron subvariants are taking over as authorities urge booster shots
wsj.com/articles/thanksgiving-poses-next-covid-19-test-as-u-s-looks-to-dodge-severe-surge-11669180213
Kushner blocked Biden access to COVID-19 planning: former aide: Alyssa Farah Griffin told the Jan. 6 committee that Jared Kushner ruled that Biden's transition ...
businessinsider.com/jared-kushner-refused-biden-access-covid-19-planning-former-aide-2022-12
Paid articlePaid DeKalb to host latest big food giveaway this weekend: DeKalb County will host its latest COVID-era food giveaway this weekend, distributing some 5 ...
ajc.com/neighborhoods/dekalb/dekalb-to-host-latest-big-food-giveaway-this-weekend/Z3EPT25PGJGQVPDTJ3ZN2OV5DI/
Multiple people shot in US city Atlanta, at least one dead, five injured: Police: Multiple people shot in US city Atlanta, at least one dead, five injured: ...
wionews.com/world/multiple-people-shot-in-us-city-atlanta-at-least-one-dead-five-injured-police-537822
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