ARLINGTON — The looks on the faces of those 46,000 Baltimore Orioles fans as they quietly exited Camden Yards on Sunday after a discouraging loss to the Rangers was not one of anger, but of sadness. The fans of Baltimore — a provincial town, a brick town, a neighborhood town — had …
Read More »Cristian Javier subdues Twins to put Astros on cusp of ALCS
MINNEAPOLIS — Another stingy October outing from Cristian Javier put the Houston Astros one win away from another American League Championship Series. In his first postseason start since a combined World Series no-hitter last year, Javier limited the Minnesota Twins to one hit over five scoreless innings, and the Astros whacked four home runs in a …
Read More »California Is Banning Four Food Additives — But Don’t Worry, Your Skittles Are Safe
On October 7, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 418, known as the California Food Safety Act, into law. The historic legislation bans the “manufacturing, selling, delivering, distributing, holding, or offering for sale” of food products that contain four additives currently found in about 12,000 candies, cereals, and sodas. The contentious bill …
Read More »VP Kamala Harris’ ‘Fight for Our Freedoms College Tour’ stops in Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday is set to visit the College of Charleston. This stop is one of many along her “Fight for Our Freedoms College Tour,” which focuses on critical issues that affect young Americans. Harris is expected to address several topics, including reproductive …
Read More »Putin says U.S. is inflaming Middle East by sending aircraft carrier group
MOSCOW, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Wednesday of inflaming the Middle East by sending an aircraft carrier group to the region, saying “compromise solutions” were needed and that he hoped common sense would prevail. The Kremlin chief has called the explosion of violence between …
Read More »Dolly Parton’s launching a radio series: Here’s what to know
Dolly Parton is back with another exciting project for her fans. The country music icon announced “What Would Dolly Do? Radio,” a four-part series airing on Apple Music’s global live-streaming radio station Apple Music 1. Ahead of its release, TODAY has an exclusive look at the upcoming series, in which …
Read More »Jada Pinkett Smith reveals she and Will Smith have been separated since 2016: Exclusive
Jada Pinkett Smith is revealing the truth about her relationship with Will Smith. In an exclusive clip from her upcoming NBC News prime-time special with Hoda Kotb — which will air on Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC — Pinkett Smith confirms to Hoda that there’s more to her marriage …
Read More »CDC stops printing COVID vaccination cards
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are no longer printing the COVID vaccination cards that became a trademark of the pandemic, according to its website. “CDC no longer distributes the white CDC COVID-19 Vaccination cards and does not maintain vaccination records,” the CDC website states on its Frequently Asked Questions page …
Read More »7 in 10 Democrats say they’ll get latest COVID shot compared to 28 percent of Republicans: survey
Differences in political party affiliation is the primary force dividing whether Americans are going to get the latest COVID-19 booster shot, a poll released Friday found. Seventy percent of Democrats say they are likely to or have already received the updated shot, while 28 percent of Republicans say they will, the …
Read More »UK researchers find evidence of ‘long cold’ syndrome
Research published Friday shows various acute respiratory infections, such as pneumonia, influenza and the common cold, may present with long-term symptoms, similar to COVID-19. “Long cold” symptoms could linger for up to four weeks in some cases, much like “long COVID,” the UK-based researchers said. The study tracked more than 10,000 …
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