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CDC updates travel guidelines, noting high-risk territories

Photo courtesy of Suhyeon Choi, Unsplash Interested in traveling to your favorite country for vacation or studies? You may wish to reconsider your travel plans for the summer break.  In close alignment with Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) policies, the United States State Department updated its travel advisories. The […]

J&J vaccine under scrutiny during distribution pause

Photo courtesy of Hakan Nural, Unsplash The United States Food and Drug Administration and Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently supported the temporary ceasing of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine distribution.    Six women between the ages of 18 and 45 suffered from rare blood clot complications within […]

Overview of Derek Chauvin trial, likely to last weeks

Photo courtesy of munshots, Unsplash Derek Chauvin’s criminal court trial commenced its opening statements on March 29. Defendants and plaintiffs are expected to present their arguments to Hennepin County Judge Peter A. Cahill in the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis.  Cameras have been authorized to record Chauvin’s trial out […]

Researchers are studying two new COVID variants

Photo courtesy of Prasesh Shiwakoti (Lomash), Unsplash For the past weeks, scientists have been analyzing two new variants of the coronavirus propagating throughout the country.  A virus mutation known as the B.1.526 has been identified in New York City. The B.1.427 or B.1.429 strain also appeared in California.  Researchers have found […]

U.S. military strikes Syria and Iraq, 22 killed

Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Flickr A U.S military airstrike dispatched by President Joe Biden targeted several buildings located between al-Bukamal, Syria and Qaim, Iraq at 1:00 a.m. local Syrian time last week. London-based human rights organization Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported the deaths of 22 individuals from the […]

Biden’s nominee for secretary of the interior faces scrutiny

Photo courtesy of Franmarie Metzler, Wikipedia President Joe Biden’s nominee for secretary of the interior, Deb Haaland (D-NM), has faced scrutiny from senators during her Tuesday and Wednesday confirmation hearings.  Haaland, a member of the Laguna Pueblo tribe, was opposed to the Keystone XL gas pipeline construction and fracking. In […]

Lawmakers push for a second COVID stimulus package

Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Wikimedia Commons There are less than four weeks left before Congress adjourns for winter break. Lawmakers of various political parties have been pressuring both Democrats and Republicans to compromise on their proposals for a COVID-19 monetary relief. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) […]

Biden’s plan against COVID-19 relies on science

Photo courtesy of Peter Stevens, Flickr After achieving less than 25,000 daily cases in the United States during the month of September, COVID-19 continues to manifest itself in a more frequent presence. Since the week of Oct. 16, COVID cases continue to resurface in the United States. Between that given […]