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Cat drugs may fight COVID-19 in humans, says study
Two coronavirus drugs used in cats might help humans infected with the novel coronavirus, according to a preliminary study recently published in the journal Nature. The drugs, dipeptide-based protein inhibitors, referred to as GC376 and GC373, are designed to treat cats with feline infectious peritonitis, a potentially fatal illness caused by another type of coronavirus,…
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Berlin police disperse rally vs COVID-19 restrictions
A massive protest Saturday in Berlin against Germany’s coronavirus restrictions was shut down just hours after it began because the majority of attendees were not wearing face masks or socially distancing as is required. Berlin police estimate that 18,000 people were in attendance. Berlin police tweeted that they had warned protesters several times to comply…
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Democrats meet tops TV ratings, Trump blames media
In a series of tweets Saturday morning, President Donald Trump targeted news outlets for correctly reporting that the Republican National Convention and his speech accepting the nomination were beat in TV ratings by the Democratic National Convention and Joe Biden’s speech a week earlier. Trump’s speech at the RNC Thursday night drew 23.4 million viewers…
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Man wrongly convicted of rape walks free after 44 years
A North Carolina man hugged his family as a free man for the first time in decades this week after serving 44 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Ronnie Long was greeted by family and community members who had long proclaimed his innocence on Thursday afternoon when he made his long-awaited…
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Night sky ‘no longer the norm’
Clear, unobstructed images of the stars above will “no longer be the norm,” a group of US scientists warned, thanks to Elon Musk’s network of Starlink satellites. But Musk is not the only businessman who may blot out the sky. Musk launched his Starlink project last year with a lofty goal: to bring high-speed internet…
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WHO: COVID-19 could cause more deaths as weather cools
The World Health Organization’s chief for Europe has warned COVID-19 is a “tornado with a long tail” and says increased case counts among young people could ultimately be passed on to more vulnerable older people and cause an uptick in deaths. Dr. Hans Kluge said younger people are likely to come into closer contact with…
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Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to resign for health reasons
Tokyo — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will step down from his role leading the country due to declining health, he said Friday. The bombshell announcement will bring a contest for the premiership in the world’s third-largest economy as it grapples with the coronavirus pandemic, the looming threat from North Korea and an increasingly aggressive…
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Officer who shot Jacob Blake identified
The Wisconsin Department of Justice on Wednesday identified the officer who shot Jacob Blake as Officer Rusten Sheskey. Blake’s shooting has sparked national condemnation and three nights of violence in the state. The state’s DOJ said in a press release that officers from the Kenosha Police Department were dispatched to the area on Sunday after…
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NBA players refuse to play, cancels Wednesday games
The NBA announced Wednesday it chose to postpone all three games scheduled for the day after the Milwaukee Bucks refused to play their Game 5 against the Orlando Magic and other teams appeared likely to follow suit. The Bucks decided not to take the court for Game 5 of their series against the Orlando Magic…
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Woman found alive in body bag ready to be embalmed
A 20-year-old Michigan woman who was declared dead by paramedics and placed in a body bag for nearly three hours was discovered alive when a funeral home employee unzipped the bag and found her staring up at him, a lawyer for the woman’s family said. Timesha Beauchamp, who’s suffered from cerebral palsy since birth, was…