Mysterious ‘Time Cohort’ Cancer Cluster

‘A cancer cluster is defined as a greater-than-expected number of cancer cases that occurs within a group of people in a geographic area over a period of time’   The Township of Woodbridge is investigating a medical mystery of more than 100 cases of brain tumors linked to alumni and staff at Colonia High School […]

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Kindergartner Brings Tequila to School and Shares It

Michigan kindergartner brings tequila to school and shares with classmates Some parents are outraged after learning a kindergartner brought alcohol to school and shared it with classmates. According to NBC 15, the Michigan student shared a bottle of Jose Cuervo mix with 10% alcohol content with four students at Grand River Academy before a teacher […]

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The Fed’s First Interest Rate Hike of the Pandemic

The Fed’s first interest rate hike of the pandemic means car loans, mortgages, and credit card payments are getting pricier The Federal Reserve raised interest rates on Wednesday, ending the near-zero rates of the pandemic. The move comes as the Fed looks to tame inflation, which is holding strong at four-decade highs. The rate hike […]

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Denmark to Ban Cigarette Sales

Denmark to ban sale of cigarettes to anyone born after 2010 Denmark’s Ministry of Health has announced plans to ban the sale of cigarettes and nicotine products to anyone born after 2010. In a press conference on Tuesday 15 March, health minister Magnus Heunicke said the policy change would prevent the next generation from smoking […]

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Omicron Sub-Variant BA.2 Spreading

Omicron sub-variant BA.2 spreading across U.S. as cases rise overseas   Just as Americans start taking off their masks, the Omicron sub-variant BA.2 is quickly spreading across the United States, making up nearly a quarter of new COVID-19 infections, health officials estimate. BA.2 is about 30% more transmissible than Omicron, but it does not appear […]

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China Locks Down More Than 45 Million People as COVID Returns

China saw more than 5,000 new Covid-19 infections for the first time since the early days of the pandemic, as outbreaks of the highly contagious omicron variant prompt officials to lock down more cities and impose further restrictions.   The were a total of 5,154 new cases Tuesday, of which 1,647 were asymptomatic, the National […]

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R.I.P. Emilio Delgado, Luis on ‘Sesame Street’

Emilio Delgado, the actor and singer who for 45 years played fix-it shop owner Luis on “Sesame Street,” has died Emilio Delgado, the actor and singer who for 45 years was a warm and familiar presence in children’s lives and a rare Latino face on American television as fix-it shop owner Luis on “Sesame Street,” […]

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Book Controversy Leads to Assistant Principal’s Firing

The assistant principal at a Mississippi school has been fired for reading a children’s book called “I Need a New Butt!” to second-graders. Toby Price said he was asked to set up a Zoom class for the kids at Gary Road Elementary School in Byram – and that when the principal failed to show up […]

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Lata Mangeshkar, Legendary Bollywood Singer

Lata Mangeshkar, Legendary Bollywood Singer, Dead at 92 “Nightingale of India” who recorded thousands of songs during seven-decade career dies following battle with Covid-19 Legendary Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar, “the Nightingale of India,” died Sunday at the age of 92. The prolific voice behind Indian film and devotional songs had been battling a Covid-19 infection […]

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COVID-Hit Warship Delivers Disaster Aid

A coronavirus-hit Australian warship docked in Tonga on Wednesday, delivering desperately needed aid to the volcano-and-tsunami-struck nation under strict “no-contact” protocols. Tongan Health Minister Saia Piukala said the crew of the HMAS Adelaide would follow drastic health protocols to ensure the remote Pacific kingdom remains one of the few places in the world still free […]

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