After the nearly 800 families in what Bloomberg calls the richest ZIP code in America became concerned about Covid-19, they did not wait in long lines for a test. Fisher Island has its own health clinic, operated by the University of Miami Health System. The wealthy community is paying for […]
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Image copyright Francis Crick Institute Image caption Hundreds of employees at the Francis Crick Institute volunteered to work on coronavirus testing Dr Charles Swanton’s days are busy, but the work is rewarding. The Francis Crick Institute, where he works, has been testing medics at the Royal Marsden hospital who were […]
A new diagnostic tool uses CRISPR to detect COVID-19. Getty/Alexander Hassenstein For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. As the coronavirus pandemic has worsened, reliable, accurate and speedy testing to detect COVID-19 has become one of the most important measures for controlling […]
WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden announced during a virtual fundraiser Thursday that he is starting to put together a post-election transition team as he sets his sights beyond November. Biden, the apparent Democratic presidential nominee, also did not rule out announcing some Cabinet member selections before November’s election, […]
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — In the 25 years since a truck bomb ripped through a federal building in downtown Oklahoma City and killed 168 people, the United States has suffered through foreign wars, a rise in mass shootings and a much deadlier act of terror, the Sept. 11 attacks. But […]
Firaxis surprise announced XCOM: Chimera Squad earlier this week, confirming an April 24 release date for the standalone spin-off. Unlike XCOM 2, it isn’t a full-priced game: in Australia, the RRP is AU$30, but most sellers are offering a steep 50 percent discount at the moment. It’s not even a […]
Brian Dennehy, two-time Tony winner and ‘First Blood’ and ‘Silverado’ star, dies at 81 source: abcnews.go.com
When General Maximus — that’s Russell Crowe in “Gladiator” — leads his Roman legions into battle, Hans Zimmer’s bombastic, percussive score propels them to victory. As hundreds of bedraggled British troops waging World War II await a tenuous evacuation from the beaches of “Dunkirk,” Mr. Zimmer’s tick-tock effects mirror their […]