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NY will ease COVID rules for schools: ‘We’ve been through that experiment,’ Hochul says New York state will end many of its COVID-19 rules for schools this academic year, including random testing for students, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday. As kids get ready to return to classrooms in the coming weeks, the governor said the […]

It’s now just a matter of time before someone livestreams their ascent of Africa’s highest mountain. High-speed WiFi has come to Kilimanjaro. The Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation turned on the broadband network on Tuesday at 12,200 feet. That covers the lower two-thirds of the mountain, but by the end of the year, officials say, connectivity will […]

Long lines are forming outside of McDonald’s restaurants in Russia ahead of the company’s nationwide exit, mirroring a time when eager consumers first gathered for the fast-food chain’s arrival in Moscow over 30 years ago. McDonald’s announced this week that it will sell its 850 restaurants in Russia due to the ongoing war in Ukraine. […]

‘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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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,” […]