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‘We ran out of space.’ Amid Covid-19 surge, an Illinois funeral home director says it’s hard keeping up with demand
The Honquest funeral home in Northern Illinois receives about 30 calls for services a month. In November, the home’s numbers nearly doubled. Founder and funeral director Tim Honquest told CNN affiliate WREX the home received about 54 calls — 26 of which involved Covid-19 cases. “This month of November was something I’ve never seen before,”…… More
Maryland authorities raced to find and stop a child positive for Covid-19 from boarding a flight
Maryland State Police were informed by a local health officer at 3 p.m. on November 24 that a young boy who was about to board a plane with his family had tested positive for Covid-19, State Police Sgt. Travis Nelson told CNN. The health officer told police they had been unable to reach the 9-year-old…… More
New comic book celebrates nurses as health care superheroes
Move over Superman, Spiderman and Batman, there are new superheroes in town! And they’re wearing scrubs not capes! Marvel Comics and Allegheny Health Network (AHN) say they have collaborated to celebrate real-life health care heroes with a new comic book. It’s been developed with advertising agency Doner. In a year where the coronavirus pandemic has…… More
Arkansas police officer is first in the state to die in the line of duty from Covid-19, department says
A North Little Rock, Arkansas, police sergeant who had Covid-19 is the first officer in the state to die in the line of duty from the disease, according to the police department. “It is with saddened hearts that the NLRPD announces the passing of Sgt. J.L. ‘Buck’ Dancy, 62. Sgt. Dancy is the first Police…… More
Massachusetts state trooper who served on former governor’s protection detail was subject to racial and age-based discrimination, state commission rules
A Black former Massachusetts state trooper who served on Gov. Deval Patrick’s protection detail from 2007 to 2013 was the victim of racial and age-related discrimination when he was removed from that unit, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination has ruled. The ruling, which was made in June, was first reported Wednesday by The Boston Globe.…… More
The 2017 travel ban may be associated with preterm births among women from the targeted countries, study says
The 2017 travel ban imposed by the Trump administration on seven Muslim-majority countries may be associated with an increase in preterm births among women from those countries residing in the United States, according to a new study. The study, published last week in the journal Social Science and Medicine, analyzed preterm birth rates among women…… More
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Pearl Jam unite for Georgia Senate runoffs fundraiser
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Pearl Jam are teaming up to host a virtual fundraiser ahead of January’s Senate runoffs in Georgia. Miranda, creator of the musical “Hamilton,” and the Seattle rock legends will come together to host the event on Wednesday, December 16, at 8:30 p.m. ET. It will be the first time the artists have…… More
Sheriff who refused to enforce restrictions tests positive for Covid-19
As California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered restrictions aimed at curbing a surge of Covid-19 cases, Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones declined to enforce them. Jones resisted enforcing the statewide mask order issued in June. And he pushed back on the governor-ordered curfew aimed at curbing nonessential gatherings last month. On Wednesday, Jones’ office announced that…… More
Kenosha shooting suspect Kyle Rittenhouse ordered to stand trial
Kyle Rittenhouse was ordered Thursday to stand trial in the fatal shooting of two men and the wounding of another in August during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse appeared in a preliminary hearing via video conference, seated next to his attorney, whose motions to dismiss some of the pending charges against his client were rejected…… More
Arizona official who ran fraud scheme for adoption sentenced to six years in prison
A former Arizona county assessor who pleaded guilty to running an adoption fraud scheme has been sentenced to six years in federal prison, according to federal prosecutors. Paul Petersen was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release and must pay a fine and court costs totaling $105,100, the US Attorney’s Office for the…… More