Tag: Infectious diseases
Japanese composer for Tokyo Olympics apologizes for abuse
TOKYO — Keigo Oyamada, a Japanese composer whose music is part of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony, has apologized for bullying a classmate during...
Los Angeles hopes new mask mandate will reverse virus spike
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County residents are again required to wear masks indoors regardless of their vaccination status — a new mandate starting...
First positive COVID tests for athletes in Olympic Village
TOKYO — Two athletes living in the Olympic Village have tested positive for COVID-19, the first to do so with the Tokyo Games opening...
With pandemic worsening in US, surgeon general worried
The U.S. surgeon general said Sunday that he's concerned about what lies ahead with cases of COVID-19 increasing in every state, millions still unvaccinated...
Jeremy Ebobbise scores in Timbers’ 1-0 win over FC Dallas
PORTLAND, Ore. — Jeremy Ebobisse scored in the 84th minute and the Portland Timbers beat FC Dallas 1-0 on Saturday night before the first...
Coco Gauff to miss Olympics after testing positive for virus
U.S. tennis player Coco Gauff has tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing her to pull out of the Tokyo Olympics.
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Here they come! California lists recall election candidates
LOS ANGELES — California’s next governor could be a retired homicide detective, a marijuana reform advocate or a former mayor. Maybe the job will...
Some seek more boxes to check for ‘other’ Pacific Islanders
HONOLULU — A few months into the pandemic, data showed Pacific Islanders suffered the highest infection rates in Hawaii.
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California fire prompts evacuations; Oregon blaze balloons
SAN FRANCISCO — A rapidly growing wildfire south of Lake Tahoe jumped a highway, prompting more evacuation orders and the cancellation of an extreme...
Vaccine inequity: Inside the cutthroat race to secure doses
PARIS — No one disputes that the world is unfair. But no one expected a vaccine gap between the global rich and poor that...