When a retired janitor suddenly died in southern Georgia, crowds of relatives and friends flocked to a local funeral home and mourned together. Within weeks, their city was overrun by coronavirus cases. That cluster of coronavirus cases was linked to the funerals of 64-year-old Andrew J. Mitchell and another man, held in late February and…… MORE
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Life found in rocks beneath the ocean floor give scientists hope of finding life on Mars
When scientists find microbial life thriving in some of the most extreme environments on Earth, it gives them hope that they may be able to find life on other planets. Now, researchers have discovered billions of bacteria living in tiny cracks in volcanic rocks beneath the ocean floor, more than nine miles below the surface…… MORE
‘What are you waiting for?’ California governor appeals to 11 states that haven’t ordered residents to stay home
Coronavirus deaths across the US have topped 5,000 and all but 11 states have issued sweeping orders for residents to stay home — affecting nearly 90% of the country’s population. “What are you waiting for? What more evidence do you need? If you think it’s not going to happen to you, there are proof points…… MORE
An ER doctor dies in his husband’s arms a week after first coronavirus symptoms
New Jersey emergency room doctor Frank Gabrin knew he could contract coronavirus when he walked into work to treat patients. But still he continued, and about a week after contracting the virus Gabrin died in his husband’s arms Tuesday. His loss is a lesson on the importance of caring for the people who are caring…… MORE
Humans are terrible at being apart. Here’s why and what to do about it
In Tokyo, crowds have been congregating in parks each day to see the cherry blossoms at peak bloom. Some 6,000 miles away in Washington DC, people were doing the exact same thing. Like so many people in so many countries, they are willfully ignoring government advice to stay at home and to keep well away…… MORE
Lori Loughlin and 13 other defendants move to dismiss charges in college admissions scandal
Attorneys for parents in the college admissions scandal case, including Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli, filed a collection of motions to the dismiss charges against them in Massachusetts federal court Wednesday. One memo filed on behalf of 14 defendants including Loughlin and Giannulli argues that charges should be dismissed because the venue was…… MORE
FBI sees spike in gun sale background checks amid coronavirus pandemic
The FBI reported a 41% surge in background checks by individuals attempting to purchase firearms in the United States last month, according to newly released data from the agency, a significant increase over the same period last year. The new figures indicate 3.7 million gun purchase background checks were conducted in the month of March…… MORE
As tragic toll from virus rises, so do questions about Trump’s leadership
President Donald Trump‘s White House appears powerless to halt an increasingly tragic trajectory in the coronavirus pandemic as the death toll climbed by nearly 1,000 on a single, dark day. Vice President Mike Pence warned in a CNN interview that the most comparable example for what is to come is Italy, which has endured weeks…… MORE
The ‘game changer’ that wasn’t: Company falsely claimed FDA authorization for coronavirus blood test
The company claimed it would distribute the first coronavirus antibody test authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration. It promised to detect current and past infections in as little as two minutes — with just a tiny amount of blood. “This is a game changer,” said the company, Bodysphere, in a statement on Tuesday.…… MORE
Ellis Marsalis Jr., pianist, educator and patriarch of legendary musical family, dies of complications from coronavirus
Ellis Marsalis Jr., a New Orleans jazz legend, educator and father of four musical sons died on Wednesday, Ellis Marsalis Center for Music Director Emeritus Quint Davis told CNN. He was 85. The cause of death was complications of Covid-19, his son Branford Marsalis told the New York Times. “Ellis Marsalis was a legend. He…… MORE
