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David Ogden Stiers, Winchester on 'M*A*S*H,' Dies at 75
Born Oct. 31, 1942 in Peoria, Illinois, Stiers first appeared in the Broadway production "The Magic Show" in 1974. Major Charles Winchester III, played by David Ogden Stiers , from the popular television series M*A*S*H* holds the 43rd Mobile Army Surgical Hospital's flag. [Full Article...]
The CDC Voted to Bring Back the Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine
But Tarrant County Public Health officials caution that far more adults have likely died since adult deaths are not required to be reported by law. More than 23,000 people were hospitalized in 10 states due to the flu since October. "This year we have quite a lot of disease in the elderly and middle-aged adults", Schuchat said. "Given the same H3N2 subtype [is circulating in the US], our estim... [Full Article...]
Scotland's weather: Drivers stuck in snow as extreme weather continues
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A number of football fixtures have also been postponed. The Forth Road Bridge is closed while high winds and wintry showers are making driving conditions hard on the Tay Road Bridge. A number of councils, including Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, Inverclyde, Midlothian, Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire and Clackmannanshire have already announced that their schools... [Full Article...]
Shareef O'Neal says he has received threats since decommitting from Arizona
Five-star point guard Jahvon Quinerly opened his recruitment in October, and eventually ended up at Villanova . Williams released a message on Twitter for the Arizona fans can coaching staff. Arizona has lost its second commit in the last week since an ESPN report alleged coach Sean Miller discussed paying more than $100,000 to make sure freshman Deandre Ayton signed with the Wildcats. [Full Article...]
Trump suggests death penalty for drug traffickers
Veterans' Affairs Secretary David Shulkin participated in a panel on prevention, treatment and recovery with Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson. His comments echo rumors around the White House of Trump speaking in glowing terms about the policies of deeply controversial Filipino leader Rodrigo Duterte. [Full Article...]
NRA U comes to campus to defend Second Amendment rights
Since the year 2012, Governor Scott Walker has received $12,500 from NRA, and in 2015 Walker signed two laws to loosen gun laws in Wisconsin (CBS). The gun lobby keeps the public discussion focused on the last half; "the right of the people to keep and bear arms." and willfully ignores the beginning of the sentence . [Full Article...]
Friday's weather; Heavy snowfalls overnight with Status Red warning in place
People are advised to still exercise high levels of caution as snowfall will continue throughout the day - after drivers stayed in cars overnight and thousands remain without power . Patchy snow showers continue in the Midlands, the North and into southern Scotland into Sunday. Repeated snow showers are expected to rampage northwards from the south-west dumping more snow on already widespread a... [Full Article...]
Worst of flu season may be over — CDC
While flu is most risky for adults over the age of 65 and children under the age of 5, it can turn deadly for anyone. Oklahoma County has seen 28 deaths and central Oklahoma, which includes Cleveland County, has had 27 deaths. Flu activity is slowly decreasing in Canada and seems to be winding down in the US, health officials say. Public health authorities can't count every case of flu. [Full Article...]