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Three snow leopards test positive for coronavirus, making it the sixth confirmed animal species
Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Scottie Andrew, CNN(CNN) Another big cat species , this time a snow leopard. It's the sixth animal species confirmed to have been infected with the virus after human contactThree snow leopards, two males and a female, tested positive for the virus at the Louisville Zoo, and the US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed Friday.The female's infection was confirmed first. All three leopards, whose symptoms are "mild" and include wheezes and dry coughs, are expected to fully recover, Louisville Zoo...…Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Scottie Andrew, CNN(CNN) Another big cat species , this time a snow leopard. It's the sixth animal species confirmed to have been infected with the virus after human contactThree snow leopards, two males and a female, tested positive for the virus at the Louisville Zoo, and the US Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed Friday.The female's infection was confirmed first. All three leopards, whose symptoms are "mild" and include wheezes and dry coughs, are expected to fully recover, Louisville Zoo...WW…
Utah monolith (probably) wasn't the work of aliens, but it's still a mystery
Marketplace Loading...To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to aweb browser thatEstimated read time: 4-5 minutesThis archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.SALT LAKE CITY (CNN) — That shining, eerily symmetrical silver monolith found in the Utah desert has everyone screaming "E.T." The truth is likely far more terrestrial.We still don't...…Marketplace Loading...To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to aweb browser thatEstimated read time: 4-5 minutesThis archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in its archived form does not constitute a republication of the story.SALT LAKE CITY (CNN) — That shining, eerily symmetrical silver monolith found in the Utah desert has everyone screaming "E.T." The truth is likely far more terrestrial.We still don't...WW…
Officials clarify that a Florida bridge is not at risk of immediate collapse after a large crack appears
AdvertisementA is not at risk of imminent collapse, authorities said this week, diverging from the U.S. Coast Guard's warning that the bridge would soon fail.Stuart Mayor Mike Meier said that the 24-year-old bridge will not immediately collapse, despite the Coast Guard's cautioning on Wednesday after a large crack in the bridge was discovered. The initial warning was issued to "drive the point home that it was not safe to travel under the bridge," Meier said."Let me be clear: There is no evidence to suggest that the bridge will collapse imminently," he said during a news conference...…AdvertisementA is not at risk of imminent collapse, authorities said this week, diverging from the U.S. Coast Guard's warning that the bridge would soon fail.Stuart Mayor Mike Meier said that the 24-year-old bridge will not immediately collapse, despite the Coast Guard's cautioning on Wednesday after a large crack in the bridge was discovered. The initial warning was issued to "drive the point home that it was not safe to travel under the bridge," Meier said."Let me be clear: There is no evidence to suggest that the bridge will collapse imminently," he said during a news conference...WW…
The Los Angeles Dodgers debut fully vaccinated seating section for home games
(CNN)Fully vaccinated fans won't have to maintain social distancing this weekend at Dodger Stadium.The , reigning World Series champs, designated two sections of its 56,000-seat stadium for fully vaccinated attendees starting Saturday. Guests from different households will be seated next to each other and masks are still required.To gain entry to the Dodgers-Padres match-up, fully vaccinated fans ages 16 and up will need to present proof that at least two weeks have passed since their final vaccine dose. If they're underage and not eligible to be vaccinated, they must prove they tested...…(CNN)Fully vaccinated fans won't have to maintain social distancing this weekend at Dodger Stadium.The , reigning World Series champs, designated two sections of its 56,000-seat stadium for fully vaccinated attendees starting Saturday. Guests from different households will be seated next to each other and masks are still required.To gain entry to the Dodgers-Padres match-up, fully vaccinated fans ages 16 and up will need to present proof that at least two weeks have passed since their final vaccine dose. If they're underage and not eligible to be vaccinated, they must prove they tested...WW…
Four gray whales have been found dead in California's Bay Area within eight days | CNN
By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Gray whales are visible just twice a year in California as they migrate from the southern tip of the West Coast up toward Alaska and back again. They delight residents as they appear briefly in coastal waters before returning to the open ocean.This spring, though, they’ve been washing up dead.The carcasses of four gray whales have been found around the San Francisco Bay Area in eight days – an alarming string of deaths that constitutes an unusual mortality event, defined by the (NOAA) as a significant die-off of a marine species.Marine researchers...…By , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Gray whales are visible just twice a year in California as they migrate from the southern tip of the West Coast up toward Alaska and back again. They delight residents as they appear briefly in coastal waters before returning to the open ocean.This spring, though, they’ve been washing up dead.The carcasses of four gray whales have been found around the San Francisco Bay Area in eight days – an alarming string of deaths that constitutes an unusual mortality event, defined by the (NOAA) as a significant die-off of a marine species.Marine researchers...WW…
Oakland will give low-income families of color $500 per month, no strings attached | CNN
By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Low-income families of color in Oakland, California, could receive some extra financial assistance over the next year and a half.Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced this week that the city will launch a guaranteed income project to give hundreds of Black and Indigenous families and people of color $500 per month for 18 months.The project’s payments will be unconditional, and recipients may spend the money however they choose.The Oakland Resilient Families program is the latest trial of a “” system of wealth distribution, where residents are...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Low-income families of color in Oakland, California, could receive some extra financial assistance over the next year and a half.Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced this week that the city will launch a guaranteed income project to give hundreds of Black and Indigenous families and people of color $500 per month for 18 months.The project’s payments will be unconditional, and recipients may spend the money however they choose.The Oakland Resilient Families program is the latest trial of a “” system of wealth distribution, where residents are...WW…
Here's when the US will see a lot more vaccine doses | CNN
By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Millions more are on the way.Moderna, Pfizer and now Johnson & Johnson will – more than one-third of the US population – by the end of March, the pharmaceutical companies told a House subcommittee last week.Moderna plans to deliver 100 million doses by the end of the month, said Dr. Stephen Hoge, the company’s president. It’ll deliver another 100 million by the end of May and 100 million more by the end of July.Pfizer will deliver 120 million doses by the end of the month, 80 million more doses by the end of May and 100 million more by the...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Millions more are on the way.Moderna, Pfizer and now Johnson & Johnson will – more than one-third of the US population – by the end of March, the pharmaceutical companies told a House subcommittee last week.Moderna plans to deliver 100 million doses by the end of the month, said Dr. Stephen Hoge, the company’s president. It’ll deliver another 100 million by the end of May and 100 million more by the end of July.Pfizer will deliver 120 million doses by the end of the month, 80 million more doses by the end of May and 100 million more by the...WW…
Traumatized and tired, nurses are quitting due to the pandemic | CNN
Video Ad FeedbackCovid-19 pushed this nurse to quit her job. See where she lives nowBy and , CNNLink Copied! — was more than a career to Rachel Ellsworth. She says she was “called” to the work.For 10 of her 12 years in nursing, Ellsworth was an indefatigable intensive care nurse. The work energized her, and she felt privileged to witness some of the most important moments of people’s lives, when their worlds shifted for better or worse. Though she did all she could to save them, she also found purpose in giving her patients a “peaceful, dignified death” when it was time.“I was the...…Video Ad FeedbackCovid-19 pushed this nurse to quit her job. See where she lives nowBy and , CNNLink Copied! — was more than a career to Rachel Ellsworth. She says she was “called” to the work.For 10 of her 12 years in nursing, Ellsworth was an indefatigable intensive care nurse. The work energized her, and she felt privileged to witness some of the most important moments of people’s lives, when their worlds shifted for better or worse. Though she did all she could to save them, she also found purpose in giving her patients a “peaceful, dignified death” when it was time.“I was the...WW…
The bizarre and totally scientific way that alligators breathe in icy water
(CNN)Winter storms have battered the US this week, and many animals are . The cold-blooded alligator, though, is getting through the week with an unusual method of survival.This week, an employee at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation posted of alligators frozen in water. A grim scene, maybe -- if their snouts weren't sticking out.It's called "icing," and it's how alligators breathe when submerged in freezing temperatures. While they may look dead in photos, they're surviving -- and in the middle of a fight of their lives.Read MoreThe "icing" response is tied to , which is...…(CNN)Winter storms have battered the US this week, and many animals are . The cold-blooded alligator, though, is getting through the week with an unusual method of survival.This week, an employee at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation posted of alligators frozen in water. A grim scene, maybe -- if their snouts weren't sticking out.It's called "icing," and it's how alligators breathe when submerged in freezing temperatures. While they may look dead in photos, they're surviving -- and in the middle of a fight of their lives.Read MoreThe "icing" response is tied to , which is...WW…
'Double Rainbow Guy' Paul Vasquez has died
Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Scottie Andrew, CNN(CNN) lived simply. He sheltered on the side of a mountain outside , grew his own food and woke up every morning to one of the most magnificent views in California.The world may never have known him if not for a .Vasquez, the portly man whose cries of exaltation at a double rainbow , died at 57 on Saturday. The Mariposa County Coroner's Office confirmed his death to CNN.See more"Bear" lived in relative solitude for much of his life. But his sincere love of nature -- and rainbows in particular -- endeared him to millions.In...…Stay Updated on Developing StoriesView in AppBy Scottie Andrew, CNN(CNN) lived simply. He sheltered on the side of a mountain outside , grew his own food and woke up every morning to one of the most magnificent views in California.The world may never have known him if not for a .Vasquez, the portly man whose cries of exaltation at a double rainbow , died at 57 on Saturday. The Mariposa County Coroner's Office confirmed his death to CNN.See more"Bear" lived in relative solitude for much of his life. But his sincere love of nature -- and rainbows in particular -- endeared him to millions.In...WW…