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🐶 Virus-sniffing dogs are being deployed in the fight against COVID-19
COVID-sniffing canines have become an unexpected weapon in the battle against the deadly virus — and have already been deployed from Florida to New York to Massachusetts. The specially trained canines are now scouring schools to detect the virus, a precaution before students return to class.
“The dogs have been tested in data collected and published at 99.6 percent accuracy,” program manager Kip Schultz told. “So, that’s pretty good.”
With super-sensitive snouts, the dogs, primarily Beagles, can be trained to detect the scent of the virus, just as they can smell explosives, drugs, and even bed bugs.
One downside, Junqueira said, is that once the canines are trained to detect the virus they cannot be re-trained to detect other scents. Nonetheless, the four-legged sleuths will likely be busy for a while.
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COVID-sniffing canines have become an unexpected weapon in the battle against the deadly virus — and have already been deployed from Florida to New York to Massachusetts. The specially trained canines are now scouring schools to detect the virus, a precaution before students return to class.
“The dogs have been tested in data collected and published at 99.6 percent accuracy,” program manager Kip Schultz told. “So, that’s pretty good.”
With super-sensitive snouts, the dogs, primarily Beagles, can be trained to detect the scent of the virus, just as they can smell explosives, drugs, and even bed bugs.
One downside, Junqueira said, is that once the canines are trained to detect the virus they cannot be re-trained to detect other scents. Nonetheless, the four-legged sleuths will likely be busy for a while.
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⚡️ White House says Biden has accepted House Speaker Pelosi's invitation to deliver an annual State of the Union Address before the Congress on March 1
⚡️ Three sentenced to life in jail for murder of black man Ahmaud Arbery
🏢 The trial for the collapse of Miami's Champlain Towers South was set for early 2023
The estimated date was six months earlier, but lawyers for the insurance companies and the developers of the adjacent building argued that experts would not have time to fully assess what happened.
The trial that will resolve the causes of the collapse of an apartment building in Surfside, in Miami-Dade (Florida, USA), which last June caused the death of almost a hundred people.
The building built in 1981 was in the middle of a recertification process, a study of structures and electricity required by law as a 40-year-old building, when part of it collapsed in the middle of the night. Three years earlier, a report by an engineering firm warned of serious structural problems in the building that deserved urgent attention.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NITS), whose final report will be a linchpin in the process.
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The estimated date was six months earlier, but lawyers for the insurance companies and the developers of the adjacent building argued that experts would not have time to fully assess what happened.
The trial that will resolve the causes of the collapse of an apartment building in Surfside, in Miami-Dade (Florida, USA), which last June caused the death of almost a hundred people.
The building built in 1981 was in the middle of a recertification process, a study of structures and electricity required by law as a 40-year-old building, when part of it collapsed in the middle of the night. Three years earlier, a report by an engineering firm warned of serious structural problems in the building that deserved urgent attention.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NITS), whose final report will be a linchpin in the process.
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📈 Five people died last year after coming into direct contact with rabid bats, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
It’s the highest number in a decade, and health officials said some of the individuals didn't realize they were infected or refused life-saving vaccinations
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It’s the highest number in a decade, and health officials said some of the individuals didn't realize they were infected or refused life-saving vaccinations
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⚡️ Reports that US ready to discuss pulling back troops from eastern Europe not accurate, State Dept says
@real_DonaldJTrump blasted President Biden and Congressional Democrats on Friday, calling Thursday's Capitol constituency event “the last gasps of a corrupt and discredited left-wing political and media establishment that has, for decades, driven our country into the ground."
🧬 Abbott is working on ‘biowearables’ to measure glucose, lactate and ketones
They are working on “biowearable” devices to track certain elements of one’s body, with the idea that they’ll provide users with more insights about their general health and help them take action. The Lingo devices will measure glucose, ketones and lactate, and eventually they may be able to monitor alcohol levels.
🗣 "This will be like having a window into your body," Abbott CEO Robert B. Ford said at CES.
With Lingo, the company is planning to expand glucose monitoring use cases to help the public manage things like sleep, weight and energy levels.
They are working on “biowearable” devices to track certain elements of one’s body, with the idea that they’ll provide users with more insights about their general health and help them take action. The Lingo devices will measure glucose, ketones and lactate, and eventually they may be able to monitor alcohol levels.
🗣 "This will be like having a window into your body," Abbott CEO Robert B. Ford said at CES.
With Lingo, the company is planning to expand glucose monitoring use cases to help the public manage things like sleep, weight and energy levels.
The unemployment rate in the United States fell in December to 3.9%, three tenths less than in the previous month and the lowest in almost two years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported this Friday.
Last month the US economy added 199,000 jobs, below the expectation of analysts who had calculated an increase of 440,000 jobs. Hourly wages of workers rose 0.6% in December and have increased 4.7% in one year.
The US unemployment rate at the beginning of 2020 stood at 3.5% and jumped to 14.4% in April of that year, when statistics reflected the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which included the loss of some 18 million jobs.
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Last month the US economy added 199,000 jobs, below the expectation of analysts who had calculated an increase of 440,000 jobs. Hourly wages of workers rose 0.6% in December and have increased 4.7% in one year.
The US unemployment rate at the beginning of 2020 stood at 3.5% and jumped to 14.4% in April of that year, when statistics reflected the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which included the loss of some 18 million jobs.
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📦 Amazon workers will now get only a week of time off for COVID
Amazon has changed its PTO policy for workers forced to quarantine. The policy has shrunk to one week (or 40 hours) off, down from its initial length of 14 days.
The CDC’s new guidance, released at the end of December, took the recommended isolation time down from ten days to five. Public health experts have said it’s supported by research, but some have expressed concern about employees who are still sick being brought back to work.
For some employees, their economic situations could force a return to work if they’re not paid to stay home, regardless of company policy about coming in sick.
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Amazon has changed its PTO policy for workers forced to quarantine. The policy has shrunk to one week (or 40 hours) off, down from its initial length of 14 days.
The CDC’s new guidance, released at the end of December, took the recommended isolation time down from ten days to five. Public health experts have said it’s supported by research, but some have expressed concern about employees who are still sick being brought back to work.
For some employees, their economic situations could force a return to work if they’re not paid to stay home, regardless of company policy about coming in sick.
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The legend returns on 03/09/22!
Nearly five years after it first revealed its ID Buzz concept at the Detroit auto show, Volkswagen is finally ready to show off a production-ready version of the beloved vehicle. The vehicle is a clear homage to the iconic Microbus that the company sold in North America between 1950 and 1980.
VW has said the autonomous Microbus will serve as a platform for its full-scale commercial ride-hailing and delivery operation that it plans on launching in Germany in 2025.
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Nearly five years after it first revealed its ID Buzz concept at the Detroit auto show, Volkswagen is finally ready to show off a production-ready version of the beloved vehicle. The vehicle is a clear homage to the iconic Microbus that the company sold in North America between 1950 and 1980.
VW has said the autonomous Microbus will serve as a platform for its full-scale commercial ride-hailing and delivery operation that it plans on launching in Germany in 2025.
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A new video shows the horrifying sequence of 29-year-old Jason Jones from upstate New York bursting into flames when police used a Taser gun to subdue him after he sprayed himself with hand sanitizer when he was drunk. The man died almost six weeks later.
The state attorney general's office will be involved in the investigation into Jones's death.
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A new video shows the horrifying sequence of 29-year-old Jason Jones from upstate New York bursting into flames when police used a Taser gun to subdue him after he sprayed himself with hand sanitizer when he was drunk. The man died almost six weeks later.
The state attorney general's office will be involved in the investigation into Jones's death.
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🚤 Coast Guard announces safety rules after deadly boat fire
The Labor Day 2019 fire that killed 34 people aboard the Conception off Santa Barbara marked the deadliest marine disaster in modern state history and led to criminal charges and calls for tougher regulations for small passenger vessels.
Under interim rules that take effect over the next two years, boat owners will be required, among other things, to install fire detection and suppression systems, provide better escapes and use devices aboard that make sure a night watchman is alert and making frequent rounds.
The law, included in the National Defense Authorization Act, also added new requirements regarding fire detection and suppression. The rules published late last month in the Federal Register begin taking effect March 28 and could be changed after a public comment period that ends in June.
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The Labor Day 2019 fire that killed 34 people aboard the Conception off Santa Barbara marked the deadliest marine disaster in modern state history and led to criminal charges and calls for tougher regulations for small passenger vessels.
Under interim rules that take effect over the next two years, boat owners will be required, among other things, to install fire detection and suppression systems, provide better escapes and use devices aboard that make sure a night watchman is alert and making frequent rounds.
The law, included in the National Defense Authorization Act, also added new requirements regarding fire detection and suppression. The rules published late last month in the Federal Register begin taking effect March 28 and could be changed after a public comment period that ends in June.
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⚡️ Iran has slapped sanctions on dozens of Americans, including Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley and head of US Central Command (CENTCOM) Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr.
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▪️A criminal case against ex-NY Governor Andrew Cuomo has been formally dismissed.
▪️Virginia Giuffre, who has accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault, "thought it was pretty cool" that she had slept with the royal, said one of Jeffrey Epstein's victims, Carolyn Andriano.
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▪️The Capitol riot panel is allegedly probing Donald Trump over conspiracy to derail certification of the 2020 election.
▪️Late billionaire John McAfee admitted that he once planned to kill his family due to DMT overdose, claims the book "No Domain" by Mark Ellington.
▪️A criminal case against ex-NY Governor Andrew Cuomo has been formally dismissed.
▪️Virginia Giuffre, who has accused Prince Andrew of sexual assault, "thought it was pretty cool" that she had slept with the royal, said one of Jeffrey Epstein's victims, Carolyn Andriano.
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📹: Peter McIndoe, the creator of the "Birds Aren't Real" conspiracy theory, "threw up" during a live TV interview with Chicago's WGN.
Less than a minute into the talk, the 23-year-old started choking on his coffee and threw up right into the camera.
The "vomiting" was fake, though.
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Less than a minute into the talk, the 23-year-old started choking on his coffee and threw up right into the camera.
The "vomiting" was fake, though.
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⚡️ The US will be bringing proposals on the deployment of missiles and the scope of military drills in Europe to the negotiating table with Russia, The Washington Post has reported, citing anonymous sources.
According to them, this will be done in order to test Moscow's readiness to handle the crisis around Ukraine diplomatically.
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According to them, this will be done in order to test Moscow's readiness to handle the crisis around Ukraine diplomatically.
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⚡️The Pentagon says the US is not planning to scale down its military presence in Europe
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⚡️The Pentagon says the US is not planning to scale down its military presence in Europe
Washington doesn't plan to change troop numbers in the Baltics and Poland, Pentagon press secretary John Kirby tweeted.
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▪️ A man who became trapped in a collapsed mine in Fayette County, Pennsylvania on Friday has died at the scene, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
A rescue operation lasted for hours and continued through the night. Officials reportedly believe that a roof fell on the equipment the man had been working at and fatally injured him.
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A rescue operation lasted for hours and continued through the night. Officials reportedly believe that a roof fell on the equipment the man had been working at and fatally injured him.
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