It’s well known that the flu ebbs and flows with the weather each year. During the colder months, the virus strikes hard, infecting millions nationwide — but when spring rolls around, the illness begins to lose strength and flu activity subsides until the next cold season. That’s because respiratory viruses like the flu are more […]
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Models were seen wearing facemasks at Marine Serre’s Paris Fashion Week show One show at Paris Fashion Week proved to be unintentionally timely as models wore a range of outfits complete with matching facemasks. The outfits were shown earlier this week by French designer Marine Serre. The catwalk show
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Image copyright Downfall Image caption Bruno Ganz’s depiction of Adolf Hitler in Downfall has spawned countless parodies A BP refinery worker in Australia has successfully won back his job after being sacked for parodying the company in a well-known Hitler meme. Scott Tracey used the popular meme, from the 2004 film Downfall, to portray scenes
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Facebook canceled one of its advertising events, which is attended largely by employees, and its annual F8 conference — one of the company’s most anticipated events. That’s where it showcases its products and plans for the future to software developers. Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive, is a mainstay at the event, giving a regular state-of-the-industry
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Concerned about human health and the environment, the ski racing community is backing away from something that has long made athletes go faster By LISA RATHKE Associated Press February 28, 2020, 2:27 PM 4 min read MONTPELIER, Vt. — At ski races across the United States, competitors are starting to abandon a type of wax
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His fingers and forearms were paint stained, blacks and reds deep under his nails, flecks on his jeans and boots, something his wife, Melissa Cohen, whom he married in May after a weeklong courtship, can’t stand. “I always get my pants dirty,” he said. “I don’t even notice it, but Melissa hates it.” Ms. Cohen,
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Americans pulled back on their spending in January, even as their incomes surged, a sign the economy was growing modestly before the threat of coronavirus arose By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer February 28, 2020, 1:41 PM 1 min read WASHINGTON — Americans pulled back on their spending in January, even as their incomes surged,
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Fear of the spreading coronavirus has led to a global run on sales of face masks despite evidence that most people who aren’t sick don’t need to wear them. Many businesses are sold out, while others are limiting how many a customer can buy. Amazon is policing its site, trying to make sure sellers don’t
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President Donald Trump’s appointment of Vice President Mike Pence to head the U.S. response to coronavirus has been criticized because of his questionable public health record. But that didn’t stop Fox News host Laura Ingraham from jumping to the veep’s defense on “The Ingraham Factor” Thursday. She accused Pence’s critics of launching a “deceitful smear campaign” over his
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Image copyright PA Media An investigation into the leasehold property market has found “worrying evidence” that buyers are being treated unfairly and charged unreasonable fees. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said many homeowners found themselves in “serious traps” after being misled by housing developers. It said it would take action against firms, calling for
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