PREVIOUSLY:Winfred Grissom, Former T-S ‘Paper Man’ and Docent at Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum, Dies from COVID-19###Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center: A fourth Humboldt County resident has died after being diagnosed with COVID-19. One additional case was confirmed today, bringing to 103 the total number of county residents who have tested positive for the virus.The individual who died was an elderly resident of Alder Bay Assisted Living and was diagnosed with COVID-19 early in the facility’s outbreak. Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich said, “We send our condolences for this loss to family, friends and caregivers.”Another round of testing was completed today at the facility, and there are no new positive cases in staff or residents. Ten days have passed since the last new positive case at Alder Bay.More than 700 individuals in our county reside in licensed skilled nursing or assisted living facilities. “These people, who are o

Image caption Greg Crockett After a police officer shot and killed Greg Crockett's best friend, he left Minnesota for good. Then in the aftermath of George Floyd's killing, he decided he couldn't stay away. How everything and nothing changed after the death of Philando Castile.Greg Crockett was sitting in the passenger seat of his grandfather's van when he saw that - in the midst of rapidly escalating protests over the death of an unarmed black man named George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer - an auto parts store near his old neighbourhood was on fire. Although he moved away from Minnesota almost two years ago, Crockett told his grandfather he needed to go. In response, his grandfather, a retired Marine, quoted Che Guevara."The revolution is not an apple that falls when it is ripe. You have to make it fall."As Crockett's flight descended over the Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport, an older whi

WASHINGTON/MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people defied curfews to take to the streets of U.S. cities on Tuesday for an eighth night of protests over the death of a black man in police custody, as National Guard troops lined the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Clashes between protesters and police and looting of some stores in New York City gave way to relative quiet by night’s end. In Los Angeles, numerous demonstrators who stayed out after the city’s curfew were arrested. But by late evening, conditions were quiet enough that local television stations switched from wall-to-wall coverage back to regular programming. Large marches and rallies also took place in Philadelphia, Atlanta, Denver and Seattle. In Portland, Oregon, crowds seemed to swell before 11 p.m. local time. Police used stun grenades and tear gas on the crowd, calling it an “Unlawful assembly.” The scattering crowd shouted “Peaceful protest,” back at police. Although rallies on behalf of Floyd

Spurred by promising early findings, researchers are investigating whether drugs currently approved to treat heart disease can also prevent or reduce complications from Covid-19 and help hospitalized patients recover sooner. Treatments being evaluated include blood-pressure drugs, blood thinners, statins, antiplatelets and a drug to lower triglycerides. Results from the studies, some of which could come as early as this summer, could offer doctors a new array of drugs to treat patients infected with the coronavirus....
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President Trump announced late Tuesday that Republicans are "forced" to seek another state to host their convention, saying North Carolina's governor was "still in Shelter-In-Place Mode" and had "ref…
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EntertainmentDominic SmithersPublished 8:55 PM, Monday January 27 2020 GMTIt's been more than six year since fans said goodbye to Walter White in the hit series Breaking Bad, but now it seems the drug lord's on-screen son wants to return to carry on his father's legacy.Actor RJ Mitte, who played Walter Jr., has revealed that he has already spoken to Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan about the possibility of a new spin-off, with him taking the lead.Speaking to The Sun, the 27-year-old - who, like his character, has cerebal palsy - said he thinks the issues Walter Jr had to go through in the show would make for a gripping series.He said: "He is his father's son in a way of his actions and his moralities of what he's going to do would be right for his family."I think for us it would be a very hard life after what Heisenberg did to his family and I think that stigma would carry.Credit: AMC"But I would like to see Walt Jr. being a gangster."While this may excite some fans of the iconic

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Vice President Mike Pence tweeted that the U.S. is standing by Israel. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF, OMRI NAHMIAS  NOVEMBER 13, 2019 16:28 Police sappers inspect site of a rocket that landed on Road 4 in Israel (photo credit: POLICE SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) Dozens of U.S. lawmakers, senior elected officials and other political figures from both sides of the aisle condemned the Palestinian Islamic Jihad for launching hundreds of rockets from Gaza into Israel on Tuesday and Wednesday.Vice President Mike Pence tweeted that the U.S. is standing by Israel. "The United States condemns the barrage of rockets on Israeli civilians," Pence tweeted. "It's clear Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad put violence ahead of bettering the lives of the people of Gaza. America strongly affirms Israel's r

Trump tweeted late Thursday that the Republican Party was being “forced to seek” alternatives to Charlotte, though most of the convention’s official business will still take place there due to contractual obligations. High-profile events, such as Trump’s televised acceptance speech, will likely take place elsewhere, with Orlando, Nashville, Las Vegas and Jacksonville, Fla., being floated as possibilities. Here are some significant developments:Iran, which was one of the first countries besides China to be hit hard by the coronavirus, appears to be facing a second wave of infections. Government health officials reported close to 3,000 new cases on Monday, the highest single-day rise in two months.Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Tuesday that he was “cautiously optimistic” about Moderna’s potential vaccine, which is entering its second round of clinical trials. A new survey shows 70 percent of Americans would get