6 hours ago | Al Jazeera

Why COVID cases are rising and what we know about how past infections and vaccines interact with Omicron BA.4 and BA.5.
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A city of 650,000 had zero COVID deaths until Sunday. Omicron's most transmissible subvariant yet finally overtook its defenses

7 hours ago | Fortune

Macau has recorded two COVID-related deaths in the city's largest-ever COVID outbreak.
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What's behind the rise in COVID-19 cases?

20 hours ago | Al Jazeera

COVID-19 cases are surging again around the world amid Omicron variant mutations.
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5 Musts To Achieve Covid-19 Independence

1 day ago | Forbes

Far from cause for celebration, this 4th of July marks the 6th wave of Covid-19, with BA.4 and BA.5 variants leading the parade. The fact is that other strategies must be...
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COVID in Massachusetts: 1,678 new cases, 8 dead

2 days ago | Boston Herald

The state tallied 1,678 new coronavirus cases and eight more deaths as metrics largely have leveled out around a midpoint between the recent highs in May and the lows two...
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Coronavirus FAQ: Can I get COVID outdoors? (With printable poster on how to cut risks)

2 days ago | NPR

We've heard for months that chances of catching SARS-CoV-2 outdoors are far less than indoors. Is that still true with highly contagious omicron strains? And if it is, what can...
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Space volcanoes: Origins, variants and eruptions

2 days ago | Space

Capable of both destruction and creation, space volcanoes are common on planets and moons throughout the solar system and beyond.
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Texas STAAR results improve in math and reading after pandemic dips

2 days ago | ABC

School administrators feared scores wouldn't see much improvement this past school year because of school disruptions caused by delta and omicron surges.
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Tweaked COVID-19 Boosters In U.S. Must Target Newer Omicron Types

2 days ago | Time

U.S. regulators told COVID-19 vaccine makers Thursday that any booster shots tweaked for the fall will have to add protection against the newest Omicron relatives. The Food and...
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Plug-and-play test for keeping track of immunity to Sars-CoV-2 variants

3 days ago | Science Daily

Many antibody tests have been developed since the pandemic started, but very few are designed to specifically detect the Sars-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies which prevent...
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'I just started socking it in the face': 17-year-old describes terrifying...

"I didn't really know exactly what to do, but I knew that with sharks you're supposed to punch them in the nose to get them off of you." Read more ...

I'm married to a wheelchair user - stop asking questions about our sex life

“The concern is that some of the questions can be a bit perversive and fetishize us. Why would you ask questions about our sex lives?” Read more ...

US says Israeli troops likely killed reporter Shireen Abu Akleh ahead of...

State Department spokesman Ned Price said that Abu Akleh likely died as a result of Israeli gunfire while covering a military raid on a suspected Islamic Jihad location in... Read more ...

Police rescue man from ledge on Connecticut bridge

“The Norwalk Police that responded to this scene acted without hesitation, placing themselves in harm's way,” said Sgt. Sofia Gulino, Norwalk's public information officer. Read more ...

Netflix's 'The Sea Beast' Release Date, Cast and Trailer

Netflix is set to release a new animated feature film "The Sea Beast" that features a swashbuckling adventure from the director of "Big Hero 6." Read more ...

Trophy Hunter Found Shot to Death: 'Hunter Was Hunted'

Victim Riaan Naude had been denounced by international animal rights organizations because of the large number of wild animals that died at his hands. Read more ...

Actor Diedrich Bader Shares Touching Message After Losing Dog to Cancer

Bader described his late dog as "the absolute sweetest soul" and "a good, good boy" in a heartbreaking social media post. Read more ...

Second woman killed in shark attack in Egypt's Red Sea

Two women were killed in shark attacks in Egypt's Red Sea, south of the city of Hurghada, the Egyptian Ministry of Environment said on Sunday. Read more ...

Man's hand blown off in Florida fireworks accident, officials say

A man had his hand blown off in a South Florida fireworks accident, forcing first responders to rush the severed body part to the hospital, authorities said Sunday. Read more ...

4 rescued, a dozen bodies retrieved after typhoon sinks ship off Hong Kong

Chinese search and rescue officials pulled 12 bodies on Monday from waters southwest of Hong Kong after a vessel snapped in two in tropical storm Chaba. Read more ...