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Covid-19 vaccines in US lie unused
By Agencies | New York
PUBLISHED ON JAN 07, 2021 12:27 AM IST
As the virus continues to rage, Germany is set to extend its nationwide lockdown until the end of the month and introduce tougher restrictions.
Buck whose antlers got entangled in hammock freed after several weeks
By Sanya Budhiraja | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2021 06:17 PM IST
This post was shared on the Facebook page of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
California funeral homes run out of space as Covid-19 rages
By Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | Los angeles
UPDATED ON JAN 03, 2021 10:22 AM IST
The head of the state funeral directors association says mortuaries are being inundated as the United States nears a grim tally of 350,000 Covid-19 deaths. More than 20 million people in the country have been infected, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.
Head-on crash kills 7 kids, 2 adults in Central California
By Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | Frenso, California
UPDATED ON JAN 03, 2021 10:22 AM IST
The children, who were between 6 and 15 years old, were members of two related families traveling in a 2007 Ford that collided around 8 p.m. Friday with a Dodge vehicle on State Route 33 between Avenal and Coalinga, the Fresno County Coroner’s office and the California Highway Patrol said.
California funeral homes run out of space as Covid-19 rages
By Associated Press| Posted by Mallika Soni | California
UPDATED ON JAN 03, 2021 02:30 AM IST
The head of the state funeral directors association says mortuaries are being inundated as the United States nears a grim tally of 350,000 Covid-19 deaths.
Once a model, California now struggles to tame Covid-19
By Associated Press | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh | Los Angeles
PUBLISHED ON JAN 02, 2021 08:22 AM IST
Now infections have been racing out of control for weeks, and California remains at or near the top of the list of states with the most new cases per capita.
Trump vetoes California fishing bill, cites worsening seafood trade deficit
By Associated Press | Posted by Nilavro Ghosh | Washington
PUBLISHED ON JAN 02, 2021 07:45 AM IST
Trump said the West Coast drift gillnet fishery is subject to “robust legal and regulatory requirements” for environmental protection that equal or go beyond environmental protections applied to foreign fisheries.
California hits record 585 coronavirus deaths in 1 day
By Associated Press| Posted by: Harshit Sabarwal | Los Angeles
UPDATED ON JAN 02, 2021 08:17 AM IST
Hospitals in the state ended the year on “the brink of catastrophe,” a health official said as the pandemic pushed deaths and sickness to staggering levels and some medical centers scrambled to provide oxygen for the critically ill.
‘Samuel Little’ US serial killer, who confessed to 93 murders, dies in California hospital
By Reuters| Posted by Mallika Soni | California
PUBLISHED ON JAN 01, 2021 04:06 AM IST
He was convicted of first-degree murder by a Los Angeles County jury on Sept. 25, 2014, and began serving his prison sentence about two months later.
California becomes the third state in US to pass 25,000 coronavirus deaths
By Press Trust of India| Posted by Mallika Soni | California
UPDATED ON JAN 01, 2021 03:20 AM IST
California’s reported its first case of Covid-19 in late January. It recorded it’s 10,000th death from the virus in August.
California announces first confirmed case of new Covid-19 variant
By Associated Press| Posted by Mallika Soni | Sacramento
UPDATED ON DEC 31, 2020 04:49 AM IST
The first person in the US known to be infected with the variant was identified Wednesday as a Colorado National Guardsman who had been sent to help out at a nursing home struggling with an outbreak.
California nurse tests positive a week after receiving Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
By Reuters | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri | California
PUBLISHED ON DEC 30, 2020 02:30 PM IST
Matthew W, a nurse, became sick after working a shift in the Covid-19 unit, six days after receiving the Pfizer shot. He got the chills and later came down with muscle aches and fatigue. He went to a drive-up hospital testing site and tested positive for Covid-19 the day after Christmas.
Super Man or Iron Man? Flying human-like figure spotted over California coast, netizens have mixed reactions
By Srimoyee Chowdhury | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 30, 2020 02:30 PM IST
The clip shows a human-like figure zooming over the sea with the Catalina island visible in the background.
Donald Trump pardons 15, including Republican allies
By Associated Press | Posted by Deepali Sharma | Washington
UPDATED ON DEC 23, 2020 07:14 AM IST
Trump also announced a pardon for George Papadopoulos, his 2016 campaign adviser whose conversation unwittingly helped trigger the Russia investigation that shadowed Trump’s presidency for nearly two years.
Ho ho ho Oh no! Firefighters rescue paragliding ‘Santa’ stuck in utility pole in California. Watch
By Srimoyee Chowdhury | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 22, 2020 06:27 PM IST
The incident, shared by the fire department of Sacramento, California describes how officials had to rescue a man dressed as Santa from a utility pole.
Apple temporarily shuts California stores in virus surge, some in UK after new curbs
By Reuters| Posted by Mallika Soni | California
UPDATED ON DEC 20, 2020 08:34 AM IST
The company said on Friday it was temporarily shutting some stores in California following a surge in Covid-19 cases, sending the iPhone maker’s shares down in trading after the bell. That announcement covered at least 12 stores.
Every state in US saw personal incomes drop in third quarter
By Bloomberg | Posted by Arpan Rai
UPDATED ON DEC 17, 2020 11:27 PM IST
West Virginia led declines, contracting 30% at an annual rate, as Michigan, Kentucky and Oklahoma all registered drops exceeding 20%, Commerce Department data showed Thursday.
After 5 years, lost Chihuahua returns home in California
By Press Trust of India | Posted by: Srimoyee Chowdhury | Pomona, US
PUBLISHED ON DEC 17, 2020 09:18 AM IST
Sweet-Pea went missing in the city of Compton in 2015.
A testimony to a fine art by Ivan Wong
UPDATED ON DEC 15, 2020 05:08 PM IST
Ivan, who is a graduate of the university of southern California, moved back to NY to pursue consulting management as his career.
Natural disasters cost insurance industry $76 billion in 2020: Officials
By Reuters | Posted by Arpan Rai | Zurich
PUBLISHED ON DEC 15, 2020 04:53 PM IST
The 40% increase from $54 billion in 2019 dwarfed the $7 billion in man-made losses during 2020, the reinsurance company said in its sigma estimate for the year.
Cops dress as Santa and elves, nab shoplifters and car thieves in California. Watch
By Srimoyee Chowdhury | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 15, 2020 12:28 PM IST
Termed as ‘Santa’s intervention’, the operation was carried out in front of a Target store in the Canyon Springs shopping center.
California subpoenas Amazon over worker safety in Covid-19 pandemic
By Associated Press | Posted by Shivani Kumar | Washington
UPDATED ON DEC 15, 2020 10:53 AM IST
Becerra said on Monday the online sales giant hasn’t provided enough information on its safety steps and the status of infections and deaths at its shipping facilities across California.
‘Under the rug’: Sexual misconduct shakes FBI’s senior ranks
By Associated Press | Posted by Kunal Gaurav | Washington
UPDATED ON DEC 10, 2020 02:36 PM IST
The recurring sexual misconduct has drawn the attention of Congress and advocacy groups, which have called for whistleblower protections for rank-and-file FBI employees and for an outside entity to review the bureau’s disciplinary cases.
California becomes biggest US state to launch virus contact-tracing app
By Reuters | Posted by Shivani Kumar | Oakland
UPDATED ON DEC 08, 2020 12:07 AM IST
Beginning on Thursday, people in California can activate the exposure notifications tool from the settings menu on iPhones or by downloading the CA Notify App in the Google Play store on Android devices.
Covid-19: California prepares for ‘harshest lockdown’ in United States amid Covid-19 spike
By Reuters | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz | Los Angeles
UPDATED ON DEC 07, 2020 12:56 PM IST
The Covid-19 restrictions in California on bars, hair and nail salons, tattoo shops, even on outdoor restaurant dining have been ordered by Governor Gavin Newsom and will take effect on a region-by-region basis as hospital intensive care unit beds are filled almost to capacity
Rudy Giuliani, personal lawyer of Donald Trump, tests positive for Covid-19
By Yashwant Raj , edited by Vinod Janardhanan | Hindustan Times, Washington
UPDATED ON DEC 07, 2020 06:49 PM IST
Giuliani is the newest member of the expanding circle of Trump’s aides, associate and family members to have been infected by the deadly virus
Avocados: The ‘pandemic-proof’ crop for health nuts
By Bloomberg | Posted by: Shivani Kale | Bloomberg
UPDATED ON DEC 06, 2020 02:21 PM IST
“People want to eat healthy. The new luxury post-pandemic is going to be eating healthy, and wellness. Even the fashion industry is saying that.”
Tesla’s first ever diversity report shows white, male leadership
By Bloomberg | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri
UPDATED ON DEC 06, 2020 11:30 AM IST
While the report showcases a heavy presence of minorities in its US workforce, it highlights a lack of diversity with a predominantly male and White leadership team, and offers a peek into a relatively opaque structure
Covid-19 cases continue climbing in US during holiday season
By Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
PUBLISHED ON DEC 06, 2020 06:00 AM IST
The seven-day rolling average of deaths attributable to Covid-19 in the US passed 2,000 for the first time since spring, rising to 2,011. Two weeks ago, the seven-day average was 1,448. There were 2,607 deaths reported in the US on Friday.
Are you on top of this week’s news?
By Rachel Lopez
UPDATED ON DEC 06, 2020 02:09 AM IST
The HT quiz is for know-it-alls and those who want to know it all. Ten questions every Sunday, covering events of the week. So, what’s your score?