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Florida State Ripped For Postponing Clemson Game Over Covid

"This game was not canceled because of COVID. COVID was just an excuse." – Dabo Swinney Nov 22, 2020 ESPN – One day after Florida State abruptly postponed its scheduled game against Clemson because of a positive COVID-19 test among the Tigers' roster, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney lambasted FSU's administration for the decision. Swinney said Sunday that Clemson followed all required protocols when it traveled with a player who had shown prior symptoms of COVID-19 but...

“Organic” Romaine Recalled Over E. Coli

Maybe this lettuce is a little bit too "organic"? November 21, 2020 Food Safety News – Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. on Saturday recalled some number of cases of organic romaine hearts. The recalled products are Dole™ Organic Romaine Hearts 3pk (UPC 0-71430-90061-1), combined English/French packaging, with Harvested-On dates of 10-23-20 and 10-26-20, and Wild Harvest Organic Romaine Hearts (UPC 7-11535-50201-2), with Harvested-On dates of 10-23-20 and 10-26-20. The recall is being conducted due to possible health risk from E....

Florida Man Pries Open Gator’s Jaws To Save Puppy

Nov 21, 2020 CNN – A Florida man chased an alligator under water and rescued his 3-month-old puppy from the jaws of death. Richard Wilbanks, 74, of Estero pried the gator's jaws open to free Gunner, his Cavalier King Charles spaniel. "We were just out walking by the pond," Wilbanks told CNN, "and it came out of the water like a missile. I never thought an alligator could be that fast." He said adrenaline or instinct kicked in, and...

Deer Hunters Urged To “Stay COVID-19 Safe”

Nov 19, 2020 Appleton Post-Crescent – Wisconsin public health and natural resources leaders are pleading with deer hunters to avoid traditional gatherings during the gun season that starts Saturday to prevent an even greater surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths. But without any actual restrictions in place beyond a statewide mask mandate, it will be up to individual hunters to decide whether to listen to that advice. The Department of Natural Resources won't have extra staff...

Who Crapped In America’s Lettuce? FDA Investigates Fecal Bacteria Sources

"Taking measures like ... teaching food handlers and farm workers about the principles of food hygiene, and its application can significantly reduce the incidence of EHEC infections." – StatPearls, Nov 21, 2020 By Coral Beach, Nov 20, 2020 | Food Safety News – On the heels of multiple outbreaks this past year and currently amid three mystery outbreaks, the FDA along with growers, researchers and other entities in California have announced a multi-year study to...

Newsom Lockdown Includes Town Where He Dined At Tony French Bistro

Fox News – California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday imposed an overnight curfew through December to stave off the state’s resurgent coronavirus cases. Beginning Saturday, “non-essential work, movement and gatherings” in purple tier counties must stop between 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. The “Purple Tier” is is the most severe level in the state’s color-coded system based on the number of coronavirus cases in each county. A color-coded map available on covid19.ca.gov shows that as of Nov....

Facebook Bans Anti-Vax Group

Nov 18, 2020 NEWSWEEK – Larry Cook, a prominent figure in anti-vaccine circles and the creator of the "Stop Mandatory Vaccination" group on Facebook, has had his Facebook and Twitter accounts suspended. The Stop Mandatory Vaccination group, which had amassed more than 195,000 members on Facebook, has also been taken down. In February, it emerged that the mother of a four-year-old boy who died of flu had opted not to use the Tamiflu medication that had been...

New Details In Whitmer Assassination Plot | Articles Of Impeachment

Televised executions of state officials would have gone on for a week | PLUS: MI Republicans file articles to impeach Whitmer over COVID policy | Nov 19, 2020 Fox News – The militia group accused of planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer previously discussed taking over the state Capitol building and staging a weeklong series of televised executions of public officials, authorities said. The plot was revealed by the Michigan Attorney General's Office during arguments against the release of...

Michael J. Fox Says His Good-Byes, Again

"There is a time for everything ... " CNN – Michael J. Fox has had more recent health issues. He writes that "The nascent diminishment in my ability to download words and repeat them verbatim is just the latest ripple in the pond." "There is a time for everything, and my time of putting in a twelve-hour workday, and memorizing seven pages of dialogue, is best behind me," he reportedly writes in his book. "At least for...

Fauci Eager For Transition, But Biden Hasn’t Called

"You pass the baton. That's what a smooth transition is. It's very, very much like a relay race." – Dr. Anthony Fauci Nov 18, 2020 USA TODAY – Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday he wants to begin talks with President-elect Joe Biden to ensure a smooth transition for the new administration but believes the Biden team is wary of putting him in a "compromised position" as President Donald Trump refuses to concede the election. Fauci, the...

Why Contact Tracing Is NOT Going As Planned

“It’s so polarizing, no businesses have wanted to sign up, honestly.” Human nature is weak link in COVID-tracking apps Nov 19, 2020 Kaiser Health News – The app builders had planned for pranksters, ensuring that only people with verified COVID-19 cases could trigger an alert. They’d planned for heavy criticism about privacy, in many cases making the features as bare-bones as possible. But, as more states roll out smartphone contact-tracing technology, other challenges are emerging. Namely, human nature. The...

FL Man Sticks Tongue Out At Doctors, Insists He’s Not Being Rude

Nov 18, 2020 HOUSTON – A man in Florida, Anthony Jones, was hospitalized with COVID-19 in July. A day later, his wife, Gail, says he was placed on a ventilator. Gail said: “They were trying to heal his lungs ... They had to turn him on his stomach for 12 hours.” Lying on the stomach helped his lungs, but caused extreme swelling in his tongue. Jones lived like that for three months before his mom found a specialist...

Unelected Fauci Seeks Authority Over Red States

Nov 17, 2020 | Boston Globe – The nation’s top infectious disease expert on Tuesday described the need for a uniform, national response to the United States’s accelerating COVID-19 crisis, saying there are a number of fundamental things the country can do to mitigate the spread of the virus, instead of a “disjointed” state-by-state approach. “The thing we need to get people to understand is that when you’re dealing with an infectious disease outbreak, the...

Hunting Licenses Soar As Virus-Weary Americans Seek Normalcy

Nov 17, 2020 TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Hunting was a big part of Zane Goucher's youth, when he pursued whitetail deer and ruffed grouse in the Maine woods with his father. He eventually drifted away from the sport but has returned after a 22-year absence, inspired by the coronavirus outbreak. Many Americans appear to be doing likewise, as sales of hunting and fishing licenses are spiking in much of the U.S. Weary of being cooped...

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