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Severe threats of hail and storm forecasted for parts of Ohio Valley and South: Live updates
Preparing for severe weather in central TexasThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USA powerful storm system brought tornadoes, heavy rainfall and tennis ball-sized hail to the central United States on Monday evening, in what is forecast to …
Health officials discuss COVID-19 effects, top health threats for Licking Co.
The long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The top health threat for Licking County. These were some topics discussed by Licking County health officials at a United Way of Licking County Community Partners Council forum held at the Licking County Library Wednesday morning. The panelists included: Licking County Health Commissioner Chad Brown Licking Memorial Health …
Poison Hemlock blooming in Illinois, posing health threats
MONTICELLO, Ill. (WCIA) — Summer is a great season to be outside. However, there is a type of plant that you have to keep an eye out for, since it can pose a serious threat to your health. A Monticello man was exposed to Poison Hemlock and three weeks later, he is still recovering from …
Not ‘cookie cutter’: Navy’s unmanned tech should answer threats, advisors say
The medium-displacement unmanned surface vessel Sea Hunter sits pierside at Naval Base San Diego, during the Unmanned Surface Vessel Division (USDIV) One Establishment ceremony.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kevin C. Leitner) WASHINGTON: A group of Navy experts on unmanned systems plans to provide senior leadership with recommendations not just on what …
U.S. early warning system aims to track emerging health threats | News
April 18, 2022 – Since August 2021, Marc Lipsitch, professor of epidemiology and director of the Center for Communicable Disease Dynamics at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, has been working to strengthen the U.S. early warning system for health threats as director for science at the CDC’s Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics …
Australia accelerates missile upgrade due to growing threats
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has accelerated plans to buy long-range strike missiles years ahead of schedule because of growing threats posed by Russia and China. Defense Minister Peter Dutton said Tuesday the accelerated rearming of fighter jets and warships would cost 3.5 billion Australian dollars ($2.6 billion) and increase Australia’s deterrence to potential adversaries. …
Doctors fighting racial health disparities faces threats, harassment
Dr. Aletha Maybank joined the American Medical Association as its first chief health equity officer in 2019, determined to fight racial disparities in medicine. That work grew more urgent in 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic exposed deadly inequities in health care, and as George Floyd’s murder turned the country’s attention to the pervasiveness of systemic …
G7: Foreign ministers to discuss rising threats at London summit – BBC News
G7: Foreign ministers to discuss rising threats at London summit BBC News Secretary of State Blinken in London for G7 foreign ministers meeting CBS News U.S. and Britain tell China and Russia: the West is not over yet Yahoo News G7 nations to agree on global plan to help 40m girls into education The Guardian UK’s Raab: Biden Administration …
the contracts, plots and threats that shook football to its core – The Athletic
European football is at war after the continent absorbed the staggering news that the sport’s most famous football clubs are prepared to break away from UEFA competitions and establish a new European Super League. The Premier League’s self-styled “Big Six” clubs have all agreed in principle to support proposals backed by Italian clubs Juventus, AC …
CWMD Delivers Updated Technology to Detect Radiological Threats – Homeland Security Today
To improve our Nation’s defense against radiological threats, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office (CWMD) completed a technical refresh of 60 mobile Radiation Portal Monitors currently deployed and used by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). CWMD supplies CBP with this capability to scan cargo for potential radiological threats. …
