Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Federal health officials now advise wearing a homemade face mask while in public, recently changing the guidelines in a bid to protect more Americans from contracting the novel coronavirus. But in some states, a face covering of some kind is…
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro said Monday that he is "bewildered and somewhat terrified" by some of the stay-at-home regulations imposed on residents of New York, Michigan, and California.THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK, STATE-BY-STATE"I believe that the American citizen is generally a responsible human being who is capable of going back to work, wearing a mask, staying six feet away…
The Trump administration sought Friday to alleviate fears about the availability of mass testing for the coronavirus, with Vice President Mike Pence telling reporters that states "have enough tests to implement the criteria of phase one" of the White House plan to reopen the economy "if they choose to do so."A slide in the White…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Several states have started to outline how they will reopen after a month of lockdown measures designed to combat the coronavirus pandemic.While some states have yet to see their peak, others have managed to flatten the curve, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo saying…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…