"More than 500 years ago, a medieval soldier's dead body settled at the bottom of a Lithuanian lake, and for centuries it lay hidden beneath the mud. Now, those submerged remains have finally been found… The skeleton was discovered during an underwater inspection of the old Dubingiai bridge in eastern Lithuania's Lake Asveja."
"During deep sleep, the brain appears to wash away waste products that increase the risk for Alzheimer's disease… A host of new research studies suggest that this stage of sleep — when dreams are rare and the brain follows a slow, steady beat – can help reduce levels of beta-amyloid and tau, two hallmarks of the disease."
"A recent Ohio wedding attended by 83 people has become the latest super-spreader event amid a nationwide surge in Covid-19 after nearly half of them tested positive for coronavirus, the newlywed couple said… Among the 32 people to contract the virus were the couple… and three of their grandparents, two of whom visited the emergency room, the Bishops said in an interview with NBC affiliate WLWT of Cincinnati." Nobody thinks it'll happen to them.
"With a vaccine on the horizon, Gov. Mike DeWine is implementing a three-week, 10 p.m.-to-5 a.m. general curfew starting Thursday in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and “build a bridge” to immunity." This will have no effect.
Eight months in… "'We're still far behind where we need to be with testing. And as these cases skyrocket, the need for tests are far outpacing what we have,' says Heather Pierce, senior director for science policy and regulatory counsel at the Association of American Medical Colleges."
"Medical workers don’t get enough protective equipment. 'They’re given one N95 mask and have to keep it in a bag to reuse for days,' the nurse said, fretting about her husband’s safety. 'He should at least get a new mask for every shift, right?'… I looked at the calendar: It was Oct. 30, but it might as well have been March." Hell, we're now supposed to reuse our "procedures" mask for multiple days. There are days where I sweat through 2 or 3 in a shift. The most precious commodity are the masks that come in some procedure trays (sterilized prepackaged tools for doing things like arthrograms, chest tubes, SVC line placement). And not just because they tie around the head instead of having ear loops.
"U.S. regulators on Tuesday allowed emergency use of the first rapid coronavirus test that can be performed entirely at home. The announcement by the Food and Drug Administration represents an important step in U.S. efforts to expand testing options for COVID-19 beyond health care facilities and testing sites — but the test will require a prescription, likely limiting its initial use." Did someone ring a bell, or was that at the starting gate opening? Also, at least for other test the nasal swab has to be performed well, and it's a deep nasal swab, for it to register properly.
"Israel launched air raids against what it called a wide range of Syrian and Iranian targets in Syria on Wednesday, sending a signal that it will pursue its policy of striking across the border despite U.S. President Donald Trump's election defeat."
"Boeing's troubled 737 Max airliner)'s)… return to the skies will not be immediate, however. The FAA is requiring a series of design changes laid out in a 115-page directive. It also put forward training requirements for pilots and maintenance requirements for airlines."
"For years, immigrants in the Atlanta suburbs lived in fear that a routine traffic stop would lead to deportation. Thousands of immigrants in the country illegally have been deported for minor offenses, advocates say, because of close ties between county jails and immigration authorities… But now, there are some new sheriffs in town."
"Judy Shelton's nomination as a member of the Federal Reserve Board is stalled… The Senate failed to advance President Trump's controversial pick to the powerful central bank on Tuesday after Republicans Mitt Romney of Utah and Susan Collins of Maine joined the Senate's Democrats in blocking Shelton's appointment."
"With millions of Americans in desperate financial straits due to the pandemic, he says, more people are vulnerable to predatory (financial) practices… But under the Trump administration, (the CFPB) had its teeth removed. President Trump put one of the bureau's fiercest Republican critics, Mick Mulvaney, in charge of running it."
"Christopher Krebs, the Department of Homeland Security director who had spearheaded a campaign to counter rumors about voter fraud, has been fired, President Trump tweeted on Tuesday."
"According to the Rockland/Westchester Journal News on Sunday evening, dozens of Trump supporters blasted music, honked horns, shouted through megaphones and carried pro-Trump flags as they walked past the Clintons’ and Cuomo’s residences. Signs read: 'Cuomo sucks,' 'Expose the corruption,' and 'Dead people don’t vote!'… Chelsea Clinton tweeted on Sunday evening that Trump supporters were outside of her parents’ residence chanting 'lock her up' — a phrase that the President has egged on since the 2016 cycle when he ran against his Democratic rival and has recently appropriated during campaign rallies when attacking Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D)."
"As President Donald Trump’s legal efforts challenging the election results continue to hit dead ends, his campaign and legal teams have descended into chaos behind the scenes as many brace for the end of the post-election fight, multiple sources tell ABC News."
"Former acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Wednesday slammed Rudy Giuliani’s leadership of the Trump campaign’s election-related legal challenges, saying that the effort to reverse the presidential race’s outcome 'is not a television program' and should be handled by more experienced attorneys." Actually Micky, it is made for television. That you don't understand this is, frankly, stunning.
"At almost the same time that the president's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, was in federal court in Williamsport, Pa., complaining that Republican observers were illegally denied access to vote counting in Philadelphia and other Democratic areas, the state Supreme Court in Harrisburg concluded otherwise. By a 5-2 vote, it ruled that Philadelphia election officials had acted properly in their handling of the observation process."
"U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign on Tuesday announced a lawsuit to halt President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Nevada, the latest in a flurry of challenges that legal experts have said will not change the election’s outcome."
"Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger stood firm Monday on his account that Sen. Lindsey Graham had hinted that he should try to discard some ballots in Georgia, where a recount is underway after the state went for President-elect Joe Biden in the presidential election." There is no reason for Sen. Graham to be involved in the Georgia election. This is blatantly unethical and quite probably illegal interference.
"In an abrupt about-face, Michigan’s largest county on Tuesday night unanimously certified election results showing Democrat Joe Biden defeating President Donald Trump, hours after Republicans first blocked formal approval of voters’ intentions… The initial move was quickly condemned by Democrats, election experts and spectators at the Wayne County Board of Canvassers online meeting as a dangerous attempt to block the results of a free and fair election."
Lots of "missing" ballot being found in Georgia. "Those votes changed the margin by about 800 in favor of President Trump. The margin was similar in the Perdue-Ossoff race and will not affect the runoff, Secretary of State Official Gabriel Sterling said… Sterling said they are also investigating a potential memory card with 224 votes on it in Walton County that may have been missed." This is why it takes so long to certify the vote. This is normal in a general election.
"As the only obstacle between President-elect Joe Biden and the formal start of the presidential transition, General Services Administrator Emily Murphy is struggling with the weight of the presidential election being dropped on her shoulders, feeling like she's been put in a no-win situation, according to people who have spoken to her recently." Except for garnering Trump's (and his supporter's) wrath, this really isn't a hard decision.
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