Tag: Health
For Parkland seniors, high school years bookended by tragedy
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — They were baptized by gunfire their freshman year, bonded as they spent hours hiding under desks, inextricably linked by tragedy....
Puerto Rico prepares to reopen schools 1 year after pandemic
<p>SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico officials announced Monday that five grades will return to in-person classes next month as the U.S. territory...
Fresh funding aims to revitalize Indigenous oral history
<p>Associated Press — A major effort is getting underway at several universities, tribal museums and libraries around the U.S. to digitize the oral histories...
Breeders’ Cup won’t allow race-day Lasix in qualifying races
<p>LEXINGTON, Ky. — Qualifying races for this year’s Breeders’ Cup will be run without the antibleeding medication Lasix in the world championships’ attempt to...
Hard-hit restaurants feed COVID doctors, nurses to survive
<p>PORTLAND, Ore. — It was the week after Christmas and coronavirus case numbers and hospitalizations were soaring in Portland, Oregon. </p>
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UAE sheikh’s investment in Israeli soccer club put on hold
<p>JERUSALEM — Plans for an Emirati sheikh to purchase a 50% ownership stake in Israel's famed and controversial Beitar Jerusalem soccer club have been...
Pitcher Mike Soroka and Braves argue salary arbitration case
<p>NEW YORK — Mike Soroka argued his salary arbitration case with the Atlanta Braves on Friday, arguing for a raise from $583,500 to $2.8...