Tag: Diseases and conditions
China’s auto sales up 27% in 2021, but hurt by chip shortage
BEIJING — China’s auto sales rose 27% in the first half of 2021 from a year earlier but still were below pre-pandemic levels, and...
Pandemic garbage boom ignites debate over waste as energy
PORTLAND, Maine — America remains awash in refuse as new cases of the coronavirus decline — and that has reignited a debate about the...
USDA unveils plan to help build small meat processing plants
DES MOINES, Iowa — The federal government promised Friday to spend $500 million to encourage the construction of smaller meat processing plants located closer...
Canadian health officials wanted strict protocols from NHL
Face masks were as prevalent as pucks throughout the NHL this past season, but documents show Canadian health officials wanted the league to take...
Devils re-sign defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler to 2-year deal
NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils re-signed restricted free agent defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler to a two-year contract worth $2,250,000 on Friday.
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Rio opens 10% of Maracana Stadium for Copa America final
RIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro officials are allowing Copa America organizers to invite thousands of COVID-19-tested fans into the final at Maracana...
Kyrgios pulls out of Olympics; cites injury, lack of crowds
SYDNEY — Nick Kyrgios pulled out of Australia’s tennis team for the Olympics hours after Tokyo’s governor confirmed a ban on fans in the...
Russia blames increase in deaths in June on delta variant
MOSCOW — The head of Russia's state coronavirus task force says the number of deaths nationwide in June this year rose nearly 14% over...
Local firefighter with task force reflects on Florida recovery efforts
By Taylor Wooten | [email protected]
Rescue efforts continue at the site of the Champlain Towers South condo collapse, and four Johnson County firefighters are bearing...
Free samples are back, but with safety in mind
NEW YORK — When Pat Curry spotted bite-sized wood-fire rotisserie chicken with portabella mushroom at her local Costco in early June, she felt “giddy."...