Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak: Useful information from the CDC

Voter turnout was abysmally low during Tuesday’s midterm elections. Preliminary election data reveals that two-thirds of eligible voters stayed home on Election Day. Turnout among the voting-eligible population in the United States stood at a measly 36.6 percent nationwide. Several states had far lower turnout. Indiana ranked as the worst state in voter turnout. Only…
President Joe Biden on Thursday signed an executive order requiring many interstate travelers to wear face coverings in order to help combat the coronavirus pandemic that has now claimed more than 413,000 U.S. lives. Part of his “100 Days Masking Challenge,” Thursday’s executive order followed another on Wednesday—the very first of Biden’s presidency—mandating masks on federal properties and directing federal agencies…
A nationwide survey of U.S. beekeepers released on Wednesday found that the pollinators have been hit by another massive population drop, with 42 percent of bee colonies nationwide dying in the last year — the second-largest annual recorded loss to date and a number that is too high to be sustainable, according to researchers. The…
A federal court of appeals on Wednesday issued a stay of execution for Texas death row inmate Scott Panetti just hours before the man diagnosed with severe mental illness was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection. The Texas Tribune reports: A two-sentence stay was released by the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in…
FBI Director James Comey has responded to recent moves by tech giants Apple and Google to offer better encryption services on their handheld devices by suggesting that giving people the ability to protect their private communications from state law enforcement agencies is akin to lawlessness. In recent weeks both companies have rolled out new software…
Stephen Colbert is nationally recognized for his biting wit and satire. The comedian is less widely known for his vast philanthropic work, which in the past has benefited organizations advocating for human rights, autism research, and injured veterans, among other causes. The late night comedian — who stepped down from Comedy Central’s “Colbert Report” at…
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