Restaurants, gyms, hotels, and houses of worship are among the 10 percent of locations that would appear to account for 80 percent of the infections, according to research published in the journal Nature on Tuesday. Read HERE. If you’re tired of jamming your fingers or swabs in your ears without success, an earwax removal kit is just the thing…
Read More Did You Know …You’re sneezing and sniffling, and you feel crummy. Allergies may be your first thought, especially if you have a history of them. But allergies aren’t the only condition that can create these symptoms. For more information, view slideshow HERE.
Read More Is It Allergies or Something Else?Take time today to save money on the income tax you will pay in 2021 by Allan Roth, AARP, November 6, 2020 2020 can’t end soon enough for me; maybe you’re feeling the same way. But while we’re counting down the socially distanced minutes to Jan. 1, let’s use this time to do things now to…
Read More 10 Smart Tax Moves to Consider Before Year-EndBy Betty Gold November 09, 2020 According to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the recall is voluntary, meaning the company is conducting it out of an abundance of caution. The affected packages of romaine lettuce contain a single head and are labeled with a “packed on date of 10/15/2020 or 10/16/2020,” the company said.…
Read More The FDA Is Recalling Nearly 3,500 Pounds of Romaine Lettuce in 19 States Over Potential E. Coli ContaminationBy Anna Silman@annaesilman Thanks to an emergent body of research, we now know that symptoms like Chimére’s be indicative of post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, which can leave patients suffering from a long list of full-body issues for months after an initial COVID infection. Many of these people, like Chimére, have never tested positive, though research shows that those with…
Read More She Had COVID For Months. No One Believed Her.The term was originally coined in a political cartoon drawn in 1812. The then Governor Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts helped to enact a law that defined new state senatorial districts. The outline of one of the districts was said to resemble a salamander. Cartoonist Elkanah Tisdale, at the Boston Gazette then drew a picture of…
Read More What is gerrymandering?The aptly named Pride was a symbol of Black pride back in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s when he was the first major Black country artist to hit the charts. Coming on the heels of the Civil Rights Movement, Pride won Male Vocalist of the Year two years running in 1971 and 1972, in addition…
Read More Charley Pride Receives Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award at CMAWe turn out reliably every election. But you can’t just vote white supremacy away. [Sister girl is speaking for me here. I can’t say it any better.] By Taylor Crumpton November 7, 2020 at 11:45 a.m. EST Black women saved Joe Biden. Without our support, the president-elect would be preparing a powerful speech about how despite…
Read More Black women saved the Democrats. Don’t make us do it again.Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf and Will Mullery, CNN Updated 9:25 AM ET, Wed November 4, 2020 What happens after Election Day We’ve sketched out the legal mechanisms that lead from Election Day to Inauguration Day. Next to each item below is an icon that denotes whether state laws or federal laws are relevant. Read HERE.
Read More Here’s how long states have to count votes, according to federal lawYale professor Marcella Nunez-Smith to co-chair Joe Biden’s coronavirus task force. Nunez-Smith is an associate professor of internal medicine, public health, and management with a focus on healthcare equity. She will be joined as task force co-chair by Dr. David Kessler, a professor of pediatrics and epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of California, San…
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