How to check if expired tests still work as cases rise
In this photo illustration, Abbott’s at-home covid-19 rapid test kits are seen on display in Orlando. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images As Covid cases surge again in the …
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Trump Squeezed America’s Geek Squad. Biden Built It Back Stronger
Mina Hsiang returned to the United States Digital Service, the US government’s rapid digital fix-it squad, on January 26, 2021, when the streets of Washington, DC, had hardly been cleared …
New Jersey Veterans Homes Failed To Keep Residents Safe During COVID: DOJ Report
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey state-run veterans homes were unprepared to keep residents safe during the COVID-19 outbreak and suffered a “systemic inability” to implement care, the U.S. Justice …
Qantas delivers record profit, international fleet set to increase
Australia’s Transport Workers’ Union have asked Qantas’ CEO to resign over for “empty promises to frustrated passengers” and “announcing more tactics to silence workers and suppress wages.” Phil Noble | …
Here’s what happened on Day 1 of the ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial – National
Crown prosecutor Tim Radcliffe says that “Freedom Convoy” organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber’s political views are not on trial, but rather the means they allegedly employed to achieve their …
Biden Jokes About Not Wearing A Mask After COVID Exposure
President Joe Biden joked about not wearing a mask while he delivered remarks at the White House on Wednesday, just a day after testing negative for COVID-19 following his wife’s …
Djokovic Wins Men’s Record 23rd Grand Slam In French Open
PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic made clear for years this was his goal. What drove him. What inspired him. The biggest titles from his sport’s biggest stages were Djokovic’s main …
FDA Advisers Endorse Updating COVID Vaccines To Target Latest Omicron Strain
The COVID-19 vaccines are on track for a big recipe change this fall. Today’s vaccines still contain the original coronavirus strain, the one that started the pandemic — even though …
US Intelligence Report On COVID-19 Origins Rejects Some Points Raised By Lab Leak Theory Proponents
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials released an intelligence report Friday that rejected some points raised by those who argue COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab, instead reiterating that American spy …
Pride Month Reaches Grand Crescendo Across The Country
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of effusive marchers danced to club music in New York City streets Sunday as bubbles and confetti rained down, and fellow revelers from Toronto to …