County fairs, cruises lead to COVID outbreaks
Posted by Catherine Reed / August 15, 2021In Mississippi, a state already overrun with COVID cases, a rural county is running out of hospital space following a tightly-packed county fair. Meanwhile, on a Texas-based Carnival cruise, 27 people have tested positive for COVID. Oklahoma hospitals are out of space, and there are no pediatric ICU beds in north Texas.Hospitals in Florida in …
Read MoreNOAA: July was Earth’s hottest month on record
Posted by Thomas Bush / August 15, 2021According to NOAA, July was Earth’s hottest month on record. Researchers have suggested that climate change may cause a potentially irreversible shift in ocean currents in the Atlantic, which would lead to sections of North America freezing rapidly. Nearly 14,000 scientists from 34 countries have come together to warn of the Earth’s climate crisis. “We …
Read MoreNew Orleans becomes next city to require proof of vaccination to enter most businesses
Posted by Thomas Bush / August 14, 2021New Orleans has become the next city to require vaccines to enter most indoor spaces. San Francisco has also expanded its vaccination proof requirements; now proof is required to enter most indoor spaces. Some San Francisco bars have requiring proof of vaccination for entry for weeks. Anthony Fauci has said that the CDC is considering …
Read MoreMore hospitals overrun by COVID patients
Posted by Robert Leonard / August 14, 2021Oklahoma hospitals are out of space, and there are no pediatric ICU beds in north Texas.Hospitals in Florida in Mississippi are reaching a breaking point as they’re overrun with critical COVID patients. Even as the Feds might have to rush in to help these hospitals, citizens in other states with high COVID rates, like Tennessee, …
Read MoreWith new school year approaching, masks and vaccines cause strife
Posted by Josh Taylor / August 13, 2021As families get ready to send children back to school, local and state governments struggle with how to run school safely. California will require teachers and school staff either to be vaccinated or to get tested weekly. Meanwhile, even though Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has unilaterally banned any kind of mask mandates, local officials are …
Read MoreHospitals in Florida, Mississippi overrun with COVID patients
Posted by Annie May / August 13, 2021Hospitals in Florida in Mississippi are reaching a breaking point as they’re overrun with critical COVID patients. Even as the Feds might have to rush in to help these hospitals, citizens in other states with high COVID rates, like Tennessee, are protesting masks and heckling mask supporters. The state of Florida has requested 300 ventilators …
Read MoreKids make up 15% of COVID cases, and some docs say they’re getting sicker
Posted by Annie May / August 12, 2021More children are getting sick from COVID, largely due to the Delta surge. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, some 15% of COVID cases are children, and some doctors say they’re getting sicker. An infant in Houston, for example, was airlifted 150 miles because there weren’t enough beds there. An increase in rare …
Read MoreFlorida requests 300 ventilators from feds
Posted by Robert Leonard / August 12, 2021The state of Florida has requested 300 ventilators from the federal government as cases continue to rise. Nevertheless, the state has done very little to slow the spread of the virus. Sad case in point: a vocal anti-vaccine activist broadcaster in Florida has died of COVID. His death is unfortunate, but it is a sign …
Read MoreTexas hospitals prepare for brutal COVID conditions
Posted by Thomas Bush / August 11, 2021A Houston doctor has said the ICU in his hospital is “like a war zone.” Throughout the city, hospitals are erecting tents in preparation for the Delta surge filling up their ICUs. A vocal anti-vaccine activist broadcaster in Florida has died of COVID. His death is unfortunate, but it is a sign of how dangerous …
Read MoreFederal judge questions Capitol rioter light punishments
Posted by Robert Leonard / August 11, 2021Chief U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell of Washington has challenged the Justice Department’s punishments for the Capitol rioters, wondering why they are being fined $1.5m when taxpayers are footing a whopping $500 bill. Paul Hodgkins, a crane operator from Florida, has the dubious honor of being the first felony sentenced in the Capitol riots. …
Read MoreSouthern hospitals running out of staff, beds amid COVID surge
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / August 10, 2021Southern hospitals are running out of staff and beds as the Delta variant surges in the region. More children are getting sick from COVID, largely due to the Delta surge. An infant in Houston, for example, was airlifted 150 miles because there weren’t enough beds there. An increase in rare “breakthrough” cases––that is, cases in …
Read MoreHuge group of world’s top climate scientists issue global heating threat
Posted by Annie May / August 10, 2021The scientists of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world’s foremost authority on climate, has issued a dire warning about climate change. The report warns that the floods, fires, and storms of the past few years are just the beginning––things are only going to get worse, and they’re going to get worse quickly. The …
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