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More free home Covid-19 tests available for order

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:44:58 GMT

US households are now eligible to order an additional four at-home Covid-19 tests — free of cost — through the government.As of Monday, residential households in the US can submit an order through Covidtests.gov for four individual rapid antigen COVID-19 tests. Orders will start to ship on Nov. 27, according to USPS. People without an internet connection can call 1-800-232-0233 (TTY 1-888-720-7489) to request tests.The US government had suspended the rapid test distribution program earlier in May, then reopened it in September. Residents who haven’t placed an order since the program reopened can place two orders, which will provide eight tests in total, according to USPS.Covid-19 rapid tests can be taken at home and can be used regardless of whether someone has symptoms. The tests should work through the end of the year; some of the dates on the tests may show that they are expired, but the US Food and Drug Administration has extended those dates.The US Centers for Disease Control a...

California man charged with filming himself kill homeless man during jog

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:44:58 GMT

A 68-year-old Garden Grove man has been charged with voluntary manslaughter after prosecutors allege he filmed himself shooting and killing a homeless man while out on a weekday afternoon jog.Craig Sumner Elliott, a Garden Grove resident, is also facing a sentencing enhancement for the personal use of a firearm — for which he apparently had a concealed carry permit — related to the the Sept. 28 killing of 30-year-old Antonio Garcia Avalos, authorities said Monday.Elliott was jogging around 3 p.m. with his two dogs while using a pushcart in the 10400 block of Katella Avenue, prosecutors say, when he encountered Avalos sleeping in the middle of the sidewalk.Elliott nudged Avalos with the pushcart to wake him up, prosecutors allege, at which point Avalos awoke and began yelling at Elliott to get away from him.Elliott grabbed a handgun from his pushcart, prosecutors say, and began filming the encounter. Elliott at the time had an active concealed carry permit issued by the Orange County...

No more Thanksgiving ‘food orgy’? Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro change how users think of the big meal

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:44:58 GMT

By JONEL ALECCIA | AP Health WriterFor most of her life, Claudia Stearns dreaded Thanksgiving. As a person who struggled with obesity since childhood, Stearns hated the annual turmoil of obsessing about what she ate — and the guilt of overindulging on a holiday built around food.Now, after losing nearly 100 pounds using medications including Wegovy, a powerful new anti-obesity drug, Stearns says the “food noise” in her head has gone very, very quiet.“Last year, it felt so lovely to just be able to enjoy my meal, to focus on being with friends and family, to focus on the joy of the day,” says Stearns, 65, of Somerville, Massachusetts. “That was a whole new experience.”As millions of Americans struggling with obesity gain access to a new generation of weight-loss drugs, Stearns’ experience is becoming more common — and more noticeable at the times of year when cooking, eating and a sense of abundance can define and heighten gatherings of loved ones and friends. Medical experts and con...

20-year-old California driver doing donuts at intersection dies in crash, sheriff says

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:44:58 GMT

A 20-year-old man who authorities say was doing donuts in an SUV at a Perris intersection died early Saturday, Nov. 18, when the vehicle overturned.Deputies and medics responded to the intersection of Indian and Placentia avenues around 12:54 a.m. and found a 2023 Jeep Rubicon on its roof. Deputies attempted to revive Angel Zamora of Perris, but Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire paramedics pronounced him dead.“Preliminary findings reflect the vehicle was performing donuts in the intersection … when it lost control and rolled over onto the rooftop,” a sheriff’s news release said. “It is unknown if alcohol or drugs were a factor in this incident. This investigation is ongoing.”An undated Google Maps image from the intersection shows several circular skid marks.Investigators ask anyone with information on the crash to call Deputy Jess Kiebach at 951-210-1000.

Douthat: Nikki Haley is having her primary moment

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:44:58 GMT

It’s time to admit that I underestimated Nikki Haley.When she began her presidential campaign, she seemed caught betwixt and between: too much of a throwback to pre-Trump conservatism to challenge Ron DeSantis for the leadership of a Trumpified party, but also too entangled with Donald Trump after her service in his administration to offer the fresh start that anti-Trump Republicans would be seeking.If you wanted someone to attack Trump head-on with relish, Chris Christie was probably your guy. If you wanted someone with pre-Trump Republican politics but without much Trump-era baggage, Tim Scott seemed like the fresher face.But now Scott is gone, Christie has a modest New Hampshire constituency and not much else, and Haley is having her moment. She’s in second place in New Hampshire, tied with DeSantis in the most recent Des Moines Register-led poll in Iowa, and leading Joe Biden by more than either DeSantis or Trump in national polls. Big donors are fluttering her way, and there’s ...

Al-Shifa Hospital, Hamas’s Tunnels, and Israeli Propaganda

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:44:58 GMT

As the death toll in Gaza surpasses 13,000 Palestinians, including more than 5,500 children, the Israel Defense Forces propaganda machine has sought to use Al-Shifa Hospital as its main exhibit in justifying the unjustifiable. It is clear that the Israeli strategy centers on a belief that if the IDF can convince the world that Hamas used the hospital as a base of military operations, all of the carpet bombing — the attacks on refugee camps, schools, and hospitals — will retroactively be viewed as just acts of war against a terrorist enemy.Both Israel and the White House, including President Joe Biden personally, have staked their credibility on the claim that there is a massive smoking gun lying below Al-Shifa Hospital. The U.S. said publicly it was not relying exclusively on Israel to back up its own assertions. Leaving aside the fact that both the U.S. and Israel have track records as long as the Gaza strip of lying about the alleged crimes of their adversaries, the key question i...

Authorities say at least 37 dead after stampede at military stadium in Republic of Congo during recruitment event

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:44:58 GMT

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — Authorities say at least 37 dead after stampede at military stadium in Republic of Congo during recruitment event.Source

El presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández, se reúne con Javier Milei en la residencia de Olivos

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:44:58 GMT

(CNN Español) — El presidente de Argentina, Alberto Fernández, recibió al presidente electo Javier Milei en contexto de la transición prevista para comenzar el 10 de diciembre. El ganador de las elecciones presidenciales del pasado domingo llegó a la residencia de Olivos al rededor de las 8:30, hora local, según fue testigo un equipo de CNN en el lugar.Primeras entrevistas de Milei tras su triunfo: privatizaciones, economía y gabineteDe acuerdo con un comunicado de prensa oficial difundido el lunes en la cuenta denominada Oficina del Presidente Javier Milei, no habrá ningún anuncio de nombramientos respecto a cargos del futuro gobierno hasta el día de la asunción.pic.twitter.com/wkWciWKVss— Oficina del Presidente Javier Milei (@OPEArg) November 20, 2023Noticia en desarrolloThe-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.Source

Abercrombie: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:44:58 GMT

NEW ALBANY, Ohio (AP) — NEW ALBANY, Ohio (AP) — Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) on Tuesday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $96.2 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.On a per-share basis, the New Albany, Ohio-based company said it had net income of $1.83.The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.14 per share.The teen clothing retailer posted revenue of $1.06 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $977.5 million.Abercrombie shares have more than tripled since the beginning of the year. The stock has nearly quadrupled in the last 12 months._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ANF at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ANFSource

George Weston: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:44:58 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — George Weston Ltd. (WNGRF) on Tuesday reported profit of $465.2 million in its third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had profit of $3.29. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $2.51 per share.The baked goods maker and parent of the conglomerate Loblaw posted revenue of $13.72 billion in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on WNGRF at https://www.zacks.com/ap/WNGRFSource