In most states in the country there is a vaccination delay, even as vaccines continue to become available. The culprit behind this delay? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most vaccination reluctance came from young, rural, and low-income people. Additional data shows that at least 10% of people who have received a … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: A Maricopa County constable signing an eviction notice in Phoenix last year.Credit…John Moore/Getty Images The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to lift a moratorium on evictions that had been imposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The vote was 5 to … Read more
Most Americans – 84% – have heard of the Delta Coronavirus variant, but the number of people who practice safety measures like social distancing and masking continues to decline, according to new poll results released Tuesday by Axios-Ipsos. One in 10 said they were very familiar with the Delta variant, 38% said they were somewhat … Read more
A neighbor’s zebra-cobra snake escaped and is at large in a North Carolina neighborhood, Raleigh. At 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, neighbors woke up with a warning from local police about the poisonous snake. The zebra cobra is not native to the country; in fact, it is not even native to the country. Zebra cobras … Read more
Here’s what you need to know: Dia King, 49, left, and Shakeara Mingo dancing to a local band during a Juneteenth celebration and reopening party in Washington this month.Credit…Sarahbeth Maney/The New York Times World Health Organization officials, concerned about the easing of precautions meant to stop the spread of the coronavirus even as the most … Read more
As July 4th approaches this Sunday, health officials are concerned about the spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in those parts of the nation where vaccination rates remain low. President Joe Biden had hoped to have 70% of adult Americans at least partially vaccinated by the holidays, but the White House said last week … Read more
The Covid-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed the way we experience urban spaces. In no time at all, there was a mass migration to the suburbs in densely populated city centers as people were looking for greener and larger spaces. If the pandemic is an indication of the challenges of a changing climate, what lessons can … Read more
Search and rescue teams are searching for possible survivors in the partially collapsed 12-story Champlain Towers South apartment building on June 27 in Surfside, Florida. Giorgio Viera / AFP / Getty Images A Surfside City official assured residents of Champlain Towers South at a meeting in November 2018 that their building was “in very good … Read more
SURFSIDE, Florida – Nine people are confirmed dead and at least 150 are missing as the arduous and dangerous search for survivors of a condo collapse continued in this coastal city north of Miami Beach on Sunday. Accompanied by dogs trained to find both people and bodies, the searchers dug a 12-meter-deep trench through the … Read more
