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American with coronavirus died in Wuhan, China, embassy says
A U.S. citizen diagnosed with novel coronavirus has died in China in what appears to be the first death of an American from the virus that has sickened tens of thousands of people in China and killed more than 700, a U.S. embassy spokesperson said. “We can confirm a 60-year-old U.S. citizen diagnosed with coronavirus …
Closing The Health Disparity Gap For American Indians And Alaska Natives Through Health IT Modernization
Since its founding in 1955, the Indian Health Service (IHS) has provided a comprehensive health service delivery system to approximately 2.56 million American Indians and Alaska Natives who belong to 573 federally recognized tribes in 37 states. The agency’s mission and vision are to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians …
3 American firefighters killed in Australia plane crash identified
The three are 44-year-old Capt. Ian McBeth of Great Falls, Montana, who was piloting the downed C-130 plane; First Officer Paul Clyde Hudson, age 42, of Buckeye, Arizona; and 43-year-old Flight Engineer Rick DeMorgan Jr., who lived in Navarre, Florida, Coulson said in a statement. “The aviation industry and emergency service sector is a small …
Bipartisan HFC Legislation Boosts Technology Leadership for American Workers
With all the partisan bickering that often envelopes Capitol Hill, American workers and businesses—and the communities they live in—are looking for solutions that will create jobs and boost our economy. Sometimes, this means change and innovation. The heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration industry isn’t afraid of change and transition to new technology. U.S. manufacturers of air-conditioning …
American Airlines Begins Using Translation Technology at LAX Lounges – NBC Los Angeles
American Airlines announced today that is testing technology at Los Angeles International Airport that interprets 29 languages to help passengers in its airport lounges. American Airlines officials said testing of Google Assistant’s “interpreter mode” began last week at LAX in the Admirals Clubs in Terminals 4 and 5. LAX is only location where the airline …
Donald Trump’s deeply twisted idea of American exceptionalism
In the wake of the American drone strike that killed Soleimani, Trump tweeted that if Iran retaliated, they should know that he (and the United States) had already “targeted 52 Iranian sites (representing the 52 American hostages taken by Iran many years ago), some at a very high level & important to Iran & the …
Iran’s Shadowy Leader Of Revolutionary Guard’s Quds Force Killed By American Airstrike In Iraq
Iraqi TV and U.S. sources confirmed the leader of the Iranian Revolution Guard’s elite black ops Quds Force Thursday, along with the Iraqi leader of an Iran-aligned militia reportedly responsible for the attack on the U.S. embassy and the rocket attacks that killed a U.S. contractor and wounded U.S. soldiers. Iran’s Qassim Soleimani and Iraq’s …
How American Citizens Finance $17.0 Billion In Health Care For Unauthorized Immigrants
TLDR: All told, Americans cross-subsidize health care for unauthorized immigrants to the tune of $17.0 billion a year. Federal taxpayers provided $10.0 billion in subsidized care to unauthorized immigrants in 2019. The total amounts to $1,615 per unauthorized immigrant, imposing a burden of $51 per U.S. resident. Current federal policy is to prohibit federal tax …
American Cities Question Police Use of Facial Recognition Technology
American police departments are increasingly using face recognition computer programs as part of their fight against crime. But some lawmakers — and even some major technology companies — are showing resistance. Are fears of an all-seeing, artificially intelligent security system understandable? Maybe in China, where huge networks of street cameras have helped officials track members …
BREAKING NEWS: YOUNG AMERICAN MUSICIAN DIES AGED 21
AMERICAN rapper ‘Juice Wrld’ has died after suffering a seizure at an airport in Chicago this morning (Sunday, December 8). The 21-year-old fell ill at Chicago’s Midway airport following a flight from California. According to reports, he was conscious when paramedics arrived and was rushed to hospital but sadly he died a short time later. …
