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Nov192020 by adminNo Comments

CDC pleads with Americans to not travel for Thanksgiving

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NEW YORK -- With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household.It was some of the firmest guidance yet from the government on curtailing traditional gatherings to fight the outbreak.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the recommendations just one week before Thanksgiving, at a time when diagnosed infections, hospitalizations and deaths are skyrocketing across the country. In many areas, the health care system is being squeezed by a combination of sick patients filling up beds and medical workers falling ill themselves.The CDC’s Dr. Erin Sauber-Schatz cited more than 1 million new cases in the U.S. over the ...

Mar192020 by adminNo Comments

Houston pleads for more tests, gear as cars pack hospital

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Houston residents are waiting in a line of cars more than a mile long line as drive-thru testing for the new coronavirus begins in the cityBy JOHN L. MONE and PAUL J. WEBER Associated PressMarch 19, 2020, 10:04 PM3 min readHOUSTON -- Cars lined up for more than a mile outside a Houston hospital Thursday as the nation's fourth-largest city began drive-thru testing for the coronavirus, but officials warned they don't have enough kits or protective gear to meet demand. “I don't want to create false hope that we are ready right now to have a radical increase in testing," said Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, the top county official in Houston. "We are unfortunately not.” Hours after the drive-thru testing began, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered schools closed for more than 5 million students ...

Oct32019 by adminNo Comments

Thai marine biologist pleads for dugong conservation plan

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Apr202019 by adminNo Comments

Hacking ‘hero’ Marcus Hutchins pleads guilty to US malware charges

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A British man hailed as a hero for stopping a global cyber-attack that was threatening the NHS has pleaded guilty to US malware charges.Marcus Hutchins, 24, has pleaded guilty to two charges related to writing malware - or malicious software - court documents show.Writing on his website, Hutchins said he regretted his actions and accepted "full responsibility for my mistakes".Hutchins has been held in the US since he was arrested by the FBI in 2017."As you may be aware, I've pleaded guilty to two charges related to writing malware in the years prior to my career in security," he wrote on his website. "I regret these actions and accept full responsibility for my mistakes. "Having grown up, I've since been using the same skills that I misused several years ...

Feb282019 by adminNo Comments

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft pleads not guilty to solicitation of prostitution charges

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RESPONSE The 77-year-old requested a non-jury trial Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, has pleaded not guilty to two solicitation of prostitution charges in court in Florida. The billionaire also requested a non-jury trial, according to court records. The 77-year-old celebrated on the pitch after the Patriots won the Super Bowl in Atlanta A published court document read: “The defendant, Robert Kraft, hereby pleads not guilty to all charges and requests a non-jury trial in the above-styled cause.” As part of a bust in Jupiter, Florida, Kraft was allegedly involved in two incidents last month at the Orchids of Day Spa. The charge is a first-degree misdemeanour and is punishable by up to a year in jail, a $ 5,000 (&poun...