[ad_1] Just south of Galapagos’ Marchena Island is a dive spot known by locals as the “fish arena,” where colorful fish, like these rainbow runners, swim in large schools. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times) Six hundred miles west of Ecuador’s coast, the Galapagos Islands are a chain of volcanic islands — some still active […]
[ad_1] ROME – Italy and the United States are a study in contrasts when it comes to the way they confronted the pandemic. Italy was the first country hit hard after the virus spread beyond China’s borders and after some early missteps, the country took decisive action. Italy’s national lockdown was the first in Europe during peacetime and
[ad_1] Tara Granger, 36, has worked as a nurse for two decades in Suffolk County, NY, and she and her two children have been vaccinated every year. “Drugs are my life,” she says. “It’s what I learned in school.” But she’s been questioning the promised upcoming vaccine for COVID-19, in large part because of what
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[ad_1] Royal Navy Vanguard-class submarine HMS Vigilant. Royal Navy photo A UK ballistic-missile submarine has had a COVID-19 outbreak, with more than one-fourth of its crew getting sick after a recent visit to a US Navy base. More than 30 sailors aboard Vanguard-class submarine HMS Vigilant, one of four that maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent,
[ad_1] If you’re worried about going to the dentist in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, a new study might ease your fears. Researchers with the American Dental Association Science and Research Institute found less than 1% of dentists surveyed caught COVID-19 after reopening their offices. The study, titled Estimating COVID-19 Prevalence and Infection Control
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[ad_1] Freshman enrollment is down at colleges nationwide, falling a staggering 16% compared to last year, according to a report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. While all campuses except four-year, for-profit colleges have seen a dip in registrations, first-year students account for nearly 70% of the total decline in undergraduate enrollment — a
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[ad_1] During a town hall in Miami on Thursday, President Trump said he is not given a COVID-19 test daily. Video Transcript SAVANNAH GUTHRIE: Do you have any remaining symptoms from COVID? PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP: Nothing whatsoever. I’m great– I feel good. I was in North Carolina today and did a big rally with tremendous
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[ad_1] SILICON VALLEY, Calif. — Sarah Rivas was barely making rent since she’d move to Sunnyvale, in Silicon Valley, California. When, three months into the pandemic, she woke up to an email from her school announcing a nearly 7% cut in teachers’ pay, she gave up a three-year battle. “I moved into my parent’s house,” said
[ad_1] Former Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey at the White House. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he was “wrong” not to wear a mask to the White House Rose Garden event for the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Christie along with a number of other attendees and other
[ad_1] Democratic US vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris was not required to enter quarantine (Reuters) One of Senator Kamala Harris’s top aides has tested positive for Covid-19, prompting the cancellation of the senator’s events until after the weekend. Ms Harris’s campaign manager, Jen O’Malley Dillon, released a statement on Thursday that identified the infected
