And as we get closer to an incredibly consequential election day—one ultimately affecting local offices, state legislatures, governorships, Congress and the Senate, and the office of the president—we must recognize and address the storm on the horizon. Many Americans are currently unequipped with what they need to vote in states with voter ID laws, unprepared or confused by the nationwide “REAL ID” switchover on October 1 that will affect their ability to travel and fly, and facing uncertainty about how the spread of the novel coronavirus may upset the primary process and election day....

The authors of the separate studies said their work shows that SARS-CoV-2 (the coronavirus that causes COVID-19) not only affects the lungs but also appears to have the potential to cause heart and brain problems. In one paper published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine, scientists watched to see if SARS-CoV-2 could infect human heart cells grown from stem cells in a lab. SARS-CoV-2 was found to infect the heart cells by attaching itself to ACE2, the enzyme the virus uses to invade our cells....

According to the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center, more than 499,000 people have died from COVID-19 since the first cases were confirmed in January, while more than five million individuals have recovered. The true number of global infections is likely to be significantly higher due to testing limitations. Nevertheless, the 10 million figures is still around double the number of severe influenza cases that are recorded every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), although the COVID-19 death count is roughly similar to the number of annual influenza deaths....

Asked if he is concerned that medical bills may be prohibitive to some people, and if this could in turn help the new coronavirus spread, Dr. Karan Chhabra of the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation said: “I’m very worried that people will hesitate to get tested and treated due to cost.” Chhabra, an expert in the affordability of healthcare and a resident at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, warned: “This is most likely to happen to the uninsured and the ‘underinsured’—people who have insurance, but are in such weak plans that they’re not actually protected from their healthcare costs....

Mounting statistics confirm disturbing evidence of racial disparities in reported coronavirus deaths. In Wisconsin, perhaps the state with the most extreme ratio of black morbidity, black people represent 6 percent of the population and 40 percent of the deaths. Those African American deaths have occurred at a rate 700 percent higher than black people’s share of the state’s population. In our home state of North Carolina, black people account for 22 percent of the population but close to 40 percent of the deaths....

The department noted it would be working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to “develop and implement public health interventions” for the COVID-19 pandemic, Arizona’s ABC15 reports. The department’s notification was reportedly received via email hours after Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced the next steps for the state’s reopening plan, which would see restaurants, coffee shops, beauty salons and barber shops resume operations starting from May 8-11. The chief of the ADHS bureau of public health statistics, Steven “Robert” Bailey, was reported to have sent an email Monday evening to the team of 23 researchers from Arizona State University and the University of Arizona stating: “We’ve been asked by Department leadership to ‘pause’ all current work on projections modeling,” ABC15 reports....

The total number of cases in the U.S. has surpassed 4,600, with at least 85 deaths. Cases continue to soar in Italy, where nearly 28,000 infections have been reported and more than 2,100 people have died. New infections have been reported in at least four countries across Africa, Europe and the Americas in the past two days, according to the latest report by World Health Organization (WHO). Brazil and Chile have started to see a surge in cases in recent days, with Brazil reporting a jump from 121 on Saturday to 234 confirmed cases on Sunday....

Every year, the Post Office negotiates these lucrative deals with large companies—giving minimal consideration to family businesses—to subsidize their high number of deliveries. This happens ever year but little, if anything, is revealed to the public. The fact that USPS gives away its services at below-market prices to one of the world’s largest companies, while demanding additional taxpayer support, is simply unfathomable. Sweetheart deals for large corporations disadvantage mom and pop businesses, leaving them on the hook for peak surcharges, while e-commerce behemoths take advantage of backroom arrangements to subsidize their immense shipping activities....

Corticosteroids treat many different conditions, but cortisone and hydrocortisone, while similar, are not the same thing. Read on to learn more about the differences between cortisone and hydrocortisone, and when to use each. What Is Hydrocortisone? Hydrocortisone in a topical form is a mild corticosteroid medication that relieves pain, redness, itching, and inflammation on the skin. It does this by activating natural substances in the skin that suppress immune system responses....

Glee launched to worldwide acclaim in 2009 but, over the years, the show’s reputation has been tainted following the deaths of three cast members and rumors of a toxic atmosphere on the set. The new three-part series, The Price of Glee, arrives on Monday, January 16, on ID and on Discovery+. It details previously untold stories from behind the scenes of the hit show, and details circumstances that led to the deaths of Cory Monteith, Mark Salling, and Naya Rivera....

SUBURBAN DAY-CARE COST AREAS PER WEEK Boston, Mass $109 New York, N.Y. $95 Anchorage, Alaska $91 Manchester, N.H. $90 Washington, D.C. $87 Minneapolis, Minn. $87 Hartford, Conn. $86 Philadelphia. Pa. $86 Portland, Maine $83 Burlington, Vt. $79 [*] COSTS ARE BASED ON PLACING A 3-YEAR-OLD CHILD IN A FOR-PROFIT DAY-CARE CENTER OUTSIDE THE HOME. SOURCE: RUNZHEIMER INTERNATIONAL

Cracks in the relationship appeared to have been resolved by a renewing of vows in the summer of 2015, but just 12 months later the Brazilian defender was packing his bags and starting afresh with the Old Lady in Turin. Rebound fancies in Catalonia have failed to ignite the same spark, with Camp Nou chiefs continuing to flick through the options on the footballing equivalent of Tinder. Bellerin: Barca interest is special...

On Wednesday, Pfizer announced that its first participant had entered the second of a three-phase study of the oral antiviral that’s intended to keep people who aren’t at risk of developing serious illness after contracting COVID-19 out of the hospital. A similar study for people who are at an increased risk began in July. While the antiviral could mark another milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic, it’ll likely be months before it’s available to the public....

Where Are Cockroaches Found? Cockroaches are found all over the world, particularly in warmer climates. Even in colder climates, however, cockroaches can be found, especially where humans live. Cockroaches can be found indoors and outdoors, and some species are dependent upon humans for their survival. Usually, cockroaches can be found near sources of food and water, such as in the kitchen or bathroom. They feed on table scraps, trash, and pet food, but can eat other materials, such as paper goods and other forms of starch....

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Country music star Brantley Gilbert is planning to attend the Indianapolis 500 on May 25 as part of the sponsorship of 19-year-old Sage Karam, and then hop a flight to Charlotte in time to perform a prerace concert for the Coca-Cola 600 that night. "I think my label's goal and my management's goal the whole week is they're legitimately trying to kill me," Gilbert told The Associated Press on Monday....

The attorneys were addressing Andrew’s lawyer’s response to the “baseless” civil action, saying that Andrew had not been served. Britain’s High Court approved the request from Virginia Giuffre’s lawyers to officially notify Andrew regarding the lawsuit in the U.S. Guiffre’s lawsuit, filed in August in a New York federal court, reiterates public claims that the woman, a victim of the disgraced American financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was abused by Andrew on multiple occasions in 2001 when she was under 18....

During his campaign, Biden reiterated his intention to work with Beijing on matters of common interest, such as addressing global warming and the proliferation of nuclear arms, while at the same time confronting its “abusive behavior” in other realms. The pledge was emphasized as recently as Monday by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell that there were still “cooperative” aspects of the U.S.-China relationship. A few days earlier, however, the Chinese government had already indicated that it would not cooperate on climate without Washington’s willingness to first accept Beijing’s own conditions....