RAF CASERT, KELVIN CHAN and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press BRUSSELS — Europe faces a tough choice: Is it worth a recession to choke off oil and gas money to Russia while it fights a war in Ukraine? While U.S. and British bans on Russian oil increase the pressure on Europe […]
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Longview dentist Sam Wise is evicted from 11th Avenue office, faces state review, court cases surrounding practice | Crime and Courts
Longview dentist Dr. Sam Wise was evicted last week from his 11th Avenue office after staying roughly three months past the lease agreement, amid court cases and state investigations about his Lower Columbia Oral Health practice. The 1538 11th Avenue office Wise operated for almost three years stood empty and […]
Aymeric Laporte faces long battle to regain his Manchester City place on return to fitness
Pep Guardiola has told Aymeric Laporte that it is down to him to prove he can dislodge Manchester City’s formidable new centre-half pairing of Ruben Dias and John Stones. Laporte returned to training from a hamstring injury this week and hopes to make his comeback in Saturday’s FA Cup fourth-round […]
Moby Dick, one of the oldest gay bars in SF, faces uncertain future
His bar has sat empty since March 15, 2020, but Joe Cappelletti still has to feed the fish. If you’ve been to Moby Dick in the Castro, you’re familiar with the giant, glowing 250-gallon fish tank that sits above the wooden bar, gurgling away as an unlikely backdrop to one […]
Johnson under fire as UK again faces onslaught of COVID-19
FILE – In this Monday Jan. 4, 2021 file photo Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson rolls up his sleeves, during a visit to Chase Farm Hospital in north London. Johnson warned Sunday that more onerous lockdown restrictions in England are likely in the coming weeks as the country reels from […]
Snap up North Face’s top-rated walking boots in the January sales and embrace the great outdoors
Whether you’re going on a nature-filled getaway from the city or simply in the market for new boots, these practical hiking shoes are a great choice for winter (The Independent/ iStock) Christmas and Boxing Day have come and gone for another year, meaning that savvy consumers can now turn their […]
The Navajo Nation faces a battle to protect its elders and traditions as Covid-19 deaths spike
Native Americans are losing their elders to Covid-19. As death tolls continue to climb, tribes are struggling to protect some of their last remaining knowledge and language keepers. “Every time one of those elders leaves this world, it’s like a whole library, a whole beautiful chapter of our history, of […]
With 300,000 COVID-19 Deaths And Counting, The U.S. Faces Unfathomable Loss : Shots
White flags planted by volunteers visualize lives lost in the U.S. to COVID-19 as part of an installation by artist Suzanne Firstenberg in Washington, D.C. The death toll has now reached 300,000. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images White flags planted by […]
Perfume. Wrist Buzzers. Hypnosis. How People Try to Stop Touching Their Faces.
Nine months into a pandemic and you’re still touching your face? Wearable devices, meditations, athletic gear and tchotchkes want to help you kick the habit. Nose itching, coughing, nail biting, mustache twirling, eye rubbing and hair flipping are among the reasons people touch their faces, often without realizing it. One study from […]
Most of California faces strict new lockdown as cases surge
San Francisco’s local lockdown begins on Sunday night, slightly earlier than in some other parts of the state Large parts of the US state of California are facing a strict new lockdown, as Covid-19 cases surge across the state and the country. More than half of the state’s 40 million […]
Coronavirus: SLO County faces COVID-19 stay-at-home orders
San Luis Obispo County will likely face a new stay-at-home order under stricter public health guidelines for Southern California counties, widely increasing coronavirus-related restrictions, San Luis Obispo County’s public health officer said at a news conference Thursday. Dr. Penny Borenstein said the new restrictions are expected to kick in within […]
Health-Care Industry Faces Greater Scrutiny Around Payments to Doctors to Promote Products
The health-care industry’s longstanding practice of paying doctors to explain and promote products is under review after a government watchdog last month issued a rare warning. The special fraud alert by the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—its first in six years—will at […]
The Memo: Economy faces new COVID-19 dangers
Economic experts are increasingly worried about the possibility of a double-dip recession, a scenario that would make the first months of President-elect Joe BidenJoe BidenTrump alludes to possible 2024 run in White House remarks Tiger King’s attorney believes they’re close to getting pardon from Trump Cruz urges Supreme Court to […]
Biden Faces Tough Choice Over COVID-19 Lockdowns
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden faces a decision unlike any other incoming president: whether to back a short-term national lockdown to finally arrest a raging pandemic. For now, it’s a question the president-elect would prefer to avoid. In the week since he defeated President Donald Trump, Biden has devoted most […]
Biden faces tough choice of whether to back virus lockdowns
President-elect Joe Biden wavs as he leaves The Queen theater, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. Carolyn Kaster AP WASHINGTON Joe Biden faces a decision unlike any other incoming president: whether to back a short-term national lockdown to finally arrest a raging pandemic. For now, it’s a question the […]
Coded Bias review: Eye-opening documentary faces up to racist technology
Scientist and campaigner Joy Buolamwini faces the consequences of racially biased algorithms. 7th Empire Media When exactly did it happen that computers started making decisions about our health care, our jobs, our access to opportunities, even whether we can walk down the street without being arrested? New documentary Coded Bias […]
Brits may need to swap pineapples for pears as exotic produce faces threat from climate change
Buying pineapples in November is a luxury that many of us take for granted. But middle-class Brits may need to start settling for homegrown apples and pears, a study has warned, as our supply of exotic fruit and vegetables dries up due to climate change. A study from the London […]
Donald Trump Faces a Personal and Political Vulnerability
The President stood triumphant on the White House balcony, having persuaded his doctors to submit to his will. He had spent his days at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center pushing them to let him out, medical advice be damned. Donald Trump tore off his mask and seemed to gasp […]
Trump Faces Credibility Crisis Over Health Scare
WASHINGTON (AP) — One month from Election Day, President Donald Trump is facing a credibility crisis as yawning as his health crisis, at a moment when he needs the public’s trust the most. The president’s coronavirus infection, as well as the illnesses of several aides and allies, has imperiled the […]
Analysis: Trump faces credibility crisis over health scare
FILE – In this Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump steps down from Marine One as he arrives at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., after he tested positive for COVID-19. White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is in the background. The president’s […]