He was rushed to an Annapolis, Md., hospital where he was pronounced dead, the release said. Duke Carrillo was a Quantitative Economics major and had earned a 4.0 grade point average last semester. It is not now known what the cause of the midshipman's death was but investigations surrounding the circumstances are ongoing. "Grief counseling services and support are available to students, teach... [Full Article...]
During the State of the Union, Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh, who in 2008 encouraged his listeners to launch "Operation Chaos", in which Republican voters would cross over and vote for Barack Obama in open primaries . [Full Article...]
All three patients are believed to have visited Wuhan, according to authorities. The Wuhan Health Commission said it recorded 136 new patients suffering from pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus over the weekend, raising the total number of cases to 198. [Full Article...]
Malaysian health authorities have said people from China including one from the city of Wuhan, where the virus emerged in December, attended. Up to this day, Singapore has reported 24 confirmed cases of the 2019-nCoV infection, which includes 4 confirmed human-to-human infections. [Full Article...]
The case is considered "presumptive-confirmed" because while a test in B.C. did turn up positive, the sample still must be sent to the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg for official confirmation. We want to reassure people that the risk of this virus spreading within British Columbia remains low at this time. The transmission of the new coronavirus depends on proximity to someone who ... [Full Article...]
The unidentified 35-year-old man's statement was provided to The Associated Press by Providence Medical Center in Everett, Washington, near Seattle. This comes as Sea-Tac Airport becomes one of eight USA airports now handling all arriving flights from China in a bid to curb the spread of coronavirus. [Full Article...]
Kelly also celebrated Trump's statements that Pennsylvania's number of drug overdose deaths related to the opioid crisis have dropped by 18%. She avoided citing the customary "high privilege and distinct honor" that usually accompanies the speaker's introduction of the president to Congress. [Full Article...]
One person shared footage online writing: "Two videos show all floors of a residential building in Jiangsu-China were blocked by welding fence because a confirmed case found in it". Meanwhile shocking videos have been shared on social media in China showing residents being barricaded inside their own homes by groups of people using wooden boards and nails to keep their doors shut and prevent them ... [Full Article...]