Tag: Diseases and conditions
Birmingham to vote on mask mandate
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham city leaders say they will vote next month whether to extend the city’s mask mandate.
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US air travel rises to highest levels yet since pandemic hit
The number of people flying in the United States has eclipsed the year-ago level for the first time in the pandemic period, although travel...
Vice President urges calm as Tanzania’s leader still unseen
NAIROBI, Kenya — As Tanzania's president has not been seen in public for more than two weeks, the East African country's vice president on...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro eyes 4th health minister as COVID rages
SAO PAULO — Brazil’s health minister Eduardo Pazuello said on Monday that President Jair Bolsonaro is planning to replace him amid the worst throes...
Rights group: Jordan’s debt prisons violate human rights law
AMMAN, Jordan — Samer Qraih had a good job working at a bank in Amman, Jordan, and decided to start his own business importing...
February retail sales fall 3% after soaring the month before
NEW YORK — Americans spent less last month, partly due to bad weather in parts of the country that kept shoppers away from stores....
6 officials out of NCAA Tournament after 1 tests positive
INDIANAPOLIS — Six officials won’t be working the NCAA Tournament because one tested positive for COVID-19 and five others were deemed close contacts after...
Grammy Award ratings drop 51 percent to record low
NEW YORK — Grammy producers avoided the Zoom awkwardness of other pandemic-era awards shows and gave music-starved fans performances by the industry's biggest stars....
Comcast signs deal with LA 2028 Olympic organizers
<p>LOS ANGELES — The company that owns NBC is pumping more money into the Olympic business, signing a deal with the 2028 Los Angeles...
Extent of COVID-19 vaccine waste remains largely unknown
<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. — As millions continue to wait their turn for the COVID-19 vaccine, small but steady amounts of the precious doses have gone...