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‘It Has to Stop’: Georgia Election Official Lashes Trump. Gabriel Sterling, a voting system official in Georgia, harshly criticized the president for failing to condemn threats of violence against people overseeing the election in his state. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/01/us/politics/georgia-election-trump.html
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggested two “alternatives” to a 14-day quarantine after you’ve been exposed to COVID-19, saying people who can’t do that can end their quarantine after seven days, followed by a negative test, or end it after 10 days without a positive test. https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvxvx8/the-cdc-just-gave-americans-2-alternatives-to-a-14-day-quarantine
German scientists identify warning sign for severe COVID. Researchers at German universities have identified immature blood cells that could signal coagulation complications in patients with COVID-19. Potential severe cases could now be detected at an earlier stage. https://p.dw.com/p/3m5ea
Patterns of missing credit card and loan payments could be an early indicator of dementia years before diagnosis, a new study says.
The study, published Monday in the medical journal JAMA, looked at Medicare patients living alone across the United States and analyzed their credit data and payments over time. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/03/health/dementia-study-financial-symptoms-wellness-trnd/index.html
Video footage shows the moment that one of the world's largest telescopes collapsed at Puerto Rico's Arecibo Observatory on Tuesday.
It had been in operation for 57 years, but shut after engineers warned of the structure's deterioration earlier this year.
No injuries were reported from the collapse. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-55181448
Health officials and experts are still baffled by a mysterious illness that has left over 500 people hospitalized and one person dead in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
The illness was first detected Saturday evening in Eluru, an ancient city famous for its hand-woven products. People started convulsing without any warning, said Geeta Prasadini, the director of public health.
Since then, symptoms ranging from nausea and anxiety to loss of consciousness have been reported in 546 patients admitted to hospitals. https://apnews.com/article/india-mystery-illness-baffles-experts-f607e38af215896bca5276ded25bf893
President Trump's lawyer Jenna Ellis has informed associates she tested positive for the coronavirus stirring West Wing fears after she attended a senior staff Christmas party on Friday. https://www.axios.com/jenna-ellis-trump-lawyer-covid-2bab2624-0b25-4f47-a532-079fd2c392da.html
British regulators warned Wednesday that people who have a history of serious allergic reactions shouldn’t receive the new Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as they investigate two adverse reactions that occurred on the first day of the country’s mass vaccination program.
The U.K.’s Medical and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency is looking into whether the reactions were linked to the vaccine. The two people affected were staff members with the National Health Service who had a history of allergies, and both are recovering. Authorities have not specified what their reactions were. https://apnews.com/article/uk-allergic-reaction-pfizer-vaccine-64ddccd70c38a39f880da27941db3540
As the coronavirus pandemic rages on, transportation officials around the world have been looking for ways to keep passengers and crew safe on board planes.
On November 25, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) released new guidelines for the country's airline industry, which it oversees.
But one of those suggestions — that personnel like flight attendants wear disposable diapers so they don't need to use the bathroom — has raised some eyebrows.
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/china-civil-aviation-administration-coronavirus-guidance-intl-hnk/index.html
Seven volunteer firefighters homes destroyed along with the department's fire station. Yet that did not stop the team from working around the clock, evacuating neighbors, extinguishing the flames, and fighting to save remaining homes.
Within days, 2019 CNN Hero Woody Faircloth learned of the tragedy and sprang into action, sourcing and delivering RVs for them to stay until they can get back on their feet. https://edition.cnn.com/2020/10/22/us/wildfires-california-emergency-rv-firefighters-shelter-cnnheroes/index.html
Ah yes, "ze Autobahn". Few other landmarks represent Germany more than its freeway system. Cologne's cathedral is distinctively West German, and the TV Tower in Berlin is a GDR feat of engineering, but the Autobahn (literally "car runway") connects the whole country. https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/autobahn-germany-history/index.html
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez believes the Democratic Party needs new leadership, telling in an interview that it’s time for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to go. But the left, she said, currently has no plan on how to fill the subsequent leadership vacuum. https://theintercept.com/2020/12/16/aoc-nancy-pelosi-needs-to-go-but-theres-nobody-to-replace-her-yet/