The Drug Enforcement Administration on Monday issued a rare public safety alert warning Americans of an “alarming increase” in deadlya> <a href="https: containing fentanyl flooding the country. In its first such alert in six years, the agency said the majority of the counterfeit pills found in the U.S. are being …
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The first freeze of the season: How to prepare
As fall begins, states across the U.S. are bracing for the first freezea> of the 2021 season.< and us-regions. STORMY WEATHER FORECAST FOR PLAINS, COOLER TEMPERATURES TO MOVE INTO NORTHEAST Average freeze dates for much of the central and southern U.S. begin in October and November, according to the Weather …
Read More »Some Disney World employees have been with the park for 50 years, since the very beginning
Some people really love their jobs. It’s been 50 years since vacation-destinations first opened. During the time, a lot has general were replaced and new characters were brought in. Throughout the years, however, some things have remained constant. Chuck Milam, Earliene Anderson and Forrest Bahruth have been working at Disney …
Read More »Parents who lost children to fentanyl poisoning sound alarm about counterfeit pills coming across border
Two parents who lost children to fentanyl poisoning appeared on “Fox & Friends” Tuesday to react to the DEA issuing a public safety alert after law enforcement officials announced they have seized more than 9.5 million counterfeit pills this year. “According to the California drug task force, between 8-10% of …
Read More »Steroid nasal sprays reduce COVID-related poor outcomes, study suggests
Regular use of steroid nasal sprays afforded infectious-disease patients protection against virus-related hospitalization, ICU admission and death, the Cleveland Clinic announced Tuesday. However, the findings don’t suggest the sprays as a COVID-19 treatment and further findings are needed to confirm the results, the health system said. The study, funded by …
Read More »Melissa Yandell Smith, ‘Nomadland’ actress, dead at 64
Melissa Yandell Smith, who helped steer San Francisco’s esteemed American Conservatory Theatre for 25 years and made a notable late-career film debut opposite her longtime friend Frances McDormand in the Oscar-nominated 2020 film “Nomadland,” died September 7 of cancer at her home in San Francisco. She was 64. Her death …
Read More »China tells NATO to play 'constructive' security role instead of listening to ‘lies and rumors’
world-regions top diplomat warned NATO to stop believing “lies and rumors” when it comes to Chinese policies in conflicts and the Indo-Pacific region and instead play a “constructive role” in securing stability. In a virtual call with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg Monday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said “the key to …
Read More »GM's BrightDrop electric van company starts production
General Motors new electric commercial delivery division BrightDrop has built its first production truck less than two years after its formation. The BrightDrop EV600 has a range of 250 miles per charge. (BrightDrop) The 20-month development period is the quickest in GM’s history for a new vehicle, and the EV600 …
Read More »NASA: 'At least 5 fireballs' reported over US
There were reports of at least five air-and-space over the U.S. last week. NASA CONFIRMS MARS REGION HAD THOUSANDS OF ANCIENT VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS In a Facebook post, air-and-space wrote Saturday that there had been “many reports” of the air-and-space” target=”_blank”>fireballs< coast. “An analysis of these accounts shows that the meteor …
Read More »'5 or more': Higher fruit, vegetable servings linked to kids' improved mental well-being
Highernutrition-and-fitness” target=”_blank”> fruit and vegetable intake< scores among secondary schoolchildren, according to a new study based out of the U.K. “The relationship of diet and nutrition with mental health and well-being in either children or adults is not fully understood, although the relevance of diet quality to physical health in …
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