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Omicron Amps Up Concerns About Long COVID and Its Causes
More than a year after a bout with COVID-19, Rebekah Hogan still suffers from severe brain fog, pain and fatigue that leave her unable to do her nursing job or handle household activities. Long COVID has her questioning her worth … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSafety App For Drivers Debuts in Flood-Plagued Virginia City
NORFOLK, Va. (AP)–The sun was shining when Kim Williams hopped in her Honda Odyssey to visit a friend at a nursing home. But an unexpected downpour on the drive back left her trapped in a maze of flooded streets. Williams … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreEurope Storms: Ships Collide Off Dutch Coast; Crew Evacuated
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Rescue helicopters evacuated all 18 crew members from a ship that was left drifting rudderless in a wind turbine park off the Dutch North Sea coast Monday after it collided with another ship and began … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCyberattacks Increasingly Hobble Pandemic-Weary US Schools
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — For teachers at a middle school in New Mexico’s largest city, the first inkling of a widespread tech problem came during an early morning staff call. On the video, there were shout-outs for a new custodian … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRingleader Pleads Guilty in Arson, Insurance Fraud Scheme
A Kansas City-area man has pleaded guilty to an arson and insurance fraud scheme that allegedly destroyed three houses from 2013 to 2019. Wandale J. Fulton, 40, was accused of conspiring with six others to buy houses, create fake lease … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDeadly Colorado Blaze Renews Focus on Underground Coal Fires
DENVER (AP) _ A fire raging in an underground Colorado coal field in 1883 sent so much smoke pouring from cracks in the ground that the scene was likened to burning volcanoes and the state’s first mining inspector deemed the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreToxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Michigan Farm’s Beef
Beef produced at a small Michigan farm was found to contain toxic “forever chemicals” after the cattle were fed crops grown with fertilizer made from contaminated wastewater biosolids, state officials said Friday. A consumption advisory issued by state agencies stopped … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInvestigators Vow to Put Collapsed Bridge Under ‘Microscope’
PITTSBURGH (AP)–Federal investigators on Saturday vowed to put a collapsed bridge in a Pittsburgh park “under a microscope” as they examine evidence, including video from a municipal bus that plummeted along the span, prompting rescuers to rappel down a ravine … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCarbon Monoxide Poisoning at Hotel; 7 in Critical Condition
MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Seven people were hospitalized in critical condition Saturday after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning at a Hampton Inn in Ohio, local officials said. A total of 13 people were taken to local hospitals, according to WCLU … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreStudy Explores Social Legacy of Frequent Wildfires
Three months after the most destructive fire in California’s history, while the residents of Paradise were sifting through the rubble of their houses, Catrin Edgeley took her notebook and recorder to the destroyed town. She wanted to understand the ecology … Source: Claims Journal
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