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Trump brags the U.S. is sending medical aid to ITALY despite hospitals warning of shortages at home
President Trump boasted that the U.S. would send $100 million in medical supplies to Italy despite American hospitals fretting about shortages at home due to the coronavirus epidemic. ‘We’re going to be sending approximately $100 million worth of things, of surgical and medical and hospital things to Italy,’ Trump told reporters Monday in the White …
What if Utahns had a few seconds’ warning before an earthquake? Technology may make it possible — and save lives.
No one can predict earthquakes, but what if cities in seismically unstable regions could receive advance notice of a major temblor’s shock waves? Could a few seconds’ warning save lives or reduce damage? The technology exists and is being deployed along the West Coast, where 50 million people inhabit a region that could get a …
Virginia Tech issues coronavirus travel warning ahead of spring break
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech is issuing a warning for students and staff as the threat of coronavirus continues to grow across the United States and internationally. The university’s spring break begins on March 7. Knowing that many students will be traveling, the university issued a warning on Thursday: “If your travels take you through …
Warning of possible hidden cluster as U.S. sees 2nd COVID-19 death
With two deaths confirmed in the U.S. and scientists warning the new coronavirus could already have spread much more widely than believed in one state, the disease that emerged in central China was taking a mounting toll on American nerves by Monday morning. Stores in regions with COVID-19 clusters were selling out of basic goods …
The Technology 202: Microsoft’s warning to investors shows worsening coronavirus impact on tech
A security guard checks the temperature of customers at the entrance of an Apple store in Shanghai. (Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images) Ctrl + N Fears that coronavirus will hurt tech companies’ business are already becoming a reality. Microsoft became the second U.S. tech giant to warn investors that the impact of the flulike virus on its …
Outbreak spreads in South Korea and Italy as CDC warning rattles markets
The coronavirus epidemic that started in China late last year continues to spread around the world, with hundreds more cases confirmed in South Korea on Wednesday and Italy and Iran racing to try and control smaller, but equally worrying outbreaks. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Americans Tuesday to be prepared for …
Coastal floods warning in UK as sea levels rise
Image copyright PA Media Image caption Storm Ciara brought widespread flooding Coastal communities face “serious questions” about their long-term safety from rising seas, a senior Environment Agency official has warned. People have become used to a ‘myth of protection’, according to John Curtin, head of floods and coastal management. “We are in a cycle of …
Orange Police see recent uptick in vehicle break-ins | News
ORANGE, MA (WGGB/WSHM) – Police in Orange are issuing a warning to residents after a series of vehicle break-ins. Orange Police officials tell us that these break-ins occurred during the overnight hours in the area of Memory Lane and Memorial Drive. Officers found that items from the vehicles that were broken into were found outside …