[aggregation-styles] Smithsonian On November 30, 1955, a phone rang on Col. Harry Shoup’s desk at Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD). CONAD was tasked with watching for a Soviet attack by air and alerting Strategic Air Command. In the midst of the Cold War, a phone call to Colonel Shoup’s desk...
California ICU Nurse Released After 8 Month Hospitalization for COVID
[aggregation-styles] Washington Post This week, doctors and nurses who have been pushed to their limits in a part of Southern California ravaged by the pandemic received a rare piece of good news: Merlin Pambuan had recovered from COVID and was leaving after being hospitalized for eight months fighting the virus....
George Lucas Sues City Over Land Disupte
[aggregation-styles] San Francisco Chronicle Subscription Filmmaker George Lucas, creator of the “Star Wars” dynasty, has filed a lawsuit seeking to retain control over a slice of his property in San Anselmo that could be subject to a century-old real estate dispute. In the suit, filed in Marin County Superior Court...
‘New Disease, No Treatment, No Cure’: How Anthony Fauci’s Fight Against Aids Prepared Him for COVID-19
[aggregation-styles] The Guardian On the morning of 9 November, as the world awoke to the game-changing news that Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine was more than 90% effective, Anthony Fauci sat for a triumphant 9am press conference. But he was not there to discuss Covid-19. As head of the National Institute of...
COVID-19 Update: Tulare County Reports Both Record Daily and Monthly Deaths
[aggregation-styles] Visalia Times Delta Tulare County's losing battle with COVID-19 metrics hit two grim milestones on Wednesday, breaking records for both the most reported deaths in one day and shattering the monthly death toll, according to Tulare County Health and Human Services Agency statistics. With a record 13 newly reported...
Why Americans Will Be Demanding Proof of Vaccination
[aggregation-styles] Axios You've received a coronavirus vaccination — but can you prove it? The answer to that question will help determine how the global economy functions for the next few years. Why it matters: The federal government will probably neither mandate nor encourage digital immunity passports or other proofs of...
Honor Walk Pays Tribute to 15-Year-Old Organ Donor in Fresno
[aggregation-styles] Fox 26 News FRESNO, Calif. (KMPH) — A 15-year-old boy has given the ultimate gift of life after his life was cut short in a shooting in Fresno. Justin Molina had spent a week fighting for his life at Community Regional Medical Center (CRMC) after he was shot on...
COVID-19 Has Now Reached Every Continent, Including Antarctica
[aggregation-styles] USA Today Subscription For months, the hundreds of scientists and researchers who live in Antarctica have inhabited the only continent in the world without a reported case of COVID-19. But now the virus has reached even there. Three dozen people at a Chilean base have tested positive, the country's...
Tiny Mysterious Clear Orbs Wash up at California Beaches
[aggregation-styles] California News Times On the coastline along the beaches of Orange County, small, transparent orbs appear, and there are fascinating beach fans wondering what the mysterious sea creatures look like water droplets and glass balls. Sea Goose Berry is a member of the so-called jelly family and is a...
US Considers Granting Immunity to Saudi Prince in Suspected Assassination Attempt
[aggregation-styles] The New York Times WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is considering a request to grant Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia immunity from a federal lawsuit that accuses him of trying to kill a former Saudi intelligence official living in Canada, legal documents related to the case...