Here’s a hint: Thanksgiving travel. SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash — Spokane medical professionals say they are swamped with COVID-19 testing, which would make sense since the cases keep rising. However, the people coming in for testing are not always sick. Many people without symptoms are trying to get tested for travel […]
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GALENA, Ill. — After switching on the music, Emily Painter checked her computer to make sure all the dancers attending the class virtually could hear the song and see her as she started to move. Every song had different moves and a new tempo, but each was designed to ensure […]
Chris Kiple, CEO of Ventec Life Systems, alongside one of the company’s ventilators. (Stuart Isett Photo) To rapidly increase a company’s production 8-fold is daunting. To ramp up 80-fold is almost unimaginable. It’s also what Chris Kiple had to do last spring as CEO of one of the nation’s few […]
This story originally appeared in High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Every winter, volunteers from Seattle Mountain Rescue are dispatched to the sites of dozens of harrowing incidents: They rescue backcountry skiers buried in avalanches, help injured hikers descend slick trails—and once, they even removed […]
CLOSE When it comes to surviving the pandemic, sugary sweets appear to be an elixir for some businesses as folks looking for comfort buy candy, cookies and cakes in greater numbers. Which is why sales of candy grew by 3.8% from March through August when compared to the same period in […]
Determined to travel for Thanksgiving? Doing so increases your risk of being exposed to the coronavirus and of possibly spreading it to others, experts warn. Nonetheless, millions of Americans are expected to take to the skies for the holiday. Although it marks a 48% decline from last year, AAA estimates that 2.4 million […]
TOKYO — Asian travel companies are increasingly optimistic that recent breakthroughs in producing effective coronavirus vaccines will soon help the industry get back to normality — even though worries persist about a near-term resurgence of the pandemic and some officials suggest incentives to travel should be curbed. While the travel industry […]
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that people should not travel for Thanksgiving, citing the rapid increases in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations around the country. “It’s a strong recommendation,” said Henry Walke, COVID-19 incident manager at the CDC, during a press briefing. The United States is […]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has repeatedly said that “the safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving this year is to celebrate with people in your household.” Potential alternatives include a virtual Thanksgiving meal with friends or loved ones and contact-free delivery of safely prepared traditional dishes to family […]
As Thanksgiving break approaches and students prepare to travel home, Elon University students are considering whether or not to get tested for the coronavirus. Beginning on Nov. 16, Elon began providing pre-departure COVID-19 testing at no cost to students, faculty and staff. To get tested before departing from campus this […]
For two decades, Mikhael Tara Garver has been at the forefront of immersive and experiential entertainment. She had worked on projects for a wide range of organizations and companies, including AMC and the National Park Service. In January, Garver, who had been splitting her time between New York and Los […]
CLOSE Each year, holiday lights, cocktails, decorations, music and ugly sweaters take over bars across the country at Miracle Bar and Sippin’ Santa pop-up events. The holiday pop-ups started in New York City in 2014. Since then, the concept has exploded and Miracle Bars can be found in cities around the world. This year the […]
A California woman allegedly broke Hawaii’s COVID-19 quarantine rules and was arrested, Maui police said. Colleen Proppe, 52, arrived at the Honolulu International Airport from Dallas/Forth Worth International Airport on Nov. 7, the Maui Police Department said in a Monday news release. All visitors in Hawaii are required to self-quarantine […]
Shelby Dorsey, a student contact tracer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, tries to calm anxious people and give them health-related guidance. Elissa Nadworny/NPR hide caption toggle caption Elissa Nadworny/NPR Shelby Dorsey, a student contact tracer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, tries to calm anxious people and […]
Many professionals, including academics, are accustomed to flying a lot. Or they were before COVID-19 drastically reduced air travel and disrupted conference plans globally. For now, the mingling of many people in hotel conference rooms, flown in from many places, isn’t an option. Conferences are increasingly being organized online. What […]
As cases surge in the state, nearly 94% of all Californians now live in the most restrictive tier of the state’s reopening road map after Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that nearly 30 counties would be returning to the purple — indicating “widespread” transmission — tier effective immediately. That includes […]
RALEIGH (WTVD) — While Black Friday used to kick off the holiday shopping season, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many retailers to roll out the holiday deals now instead of waiting. Shopping experts say if you wait for last-minute deals, it could cost you in more ways than one. “The […]
COVID-19 has squashed most holiday and vacation plans this year amid travel restrictions and quarantine recommendations to slow the spread of the virus. Yet some California lawmakers have traveled to Maui this week for the California Independent Voter Project’s annual policy conference. A San Diego-based group that works to empower […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a weekend with dozens of arrests and scattered clashes between supporters and opponents of President Donald Trump, both sides took to social media to accuse the other of instigating violence. Meanwhile, a long-standing D.C. bar stands in danger of losing its liquor license after becoming a […]
click to enlarge City of Detroit COVID-19 testing site at Williams Recreation Center. As the number of daily coronavirus cases continue to rise to record levels, city of Detroit officials said Monday they will […]
Headlight staff reports Published 11:54 a.m. MT Nov. 16, 2020 CLOSE East Mesa Campus of Doña Ana Community College in Las Cruces, N.M. (Photo: Courtesy) LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Area colleges and universities have adjusted classes for students that will move to a virtual format in response to the recent surge […]
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG) – There are several locations in Bay County offering COVID-19 testing. The Bay County Health Department released information about where you can get tested for the virus. They also say county and state supported testing is free and no insurance is required. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and […]