Fewer precautions, recent holidays and subvariants have led to an increase, however, reminders, masking and other measures remain effective. Also, will Donald Trump be able to return to Facebook?
How big is the increase? Covid deaths rose four percent, from 2705 in the week ending January 4 to 3907 in the week ending January 11. This is one of the biggest increases in cases since the beginning of the pandemic, according to analyses of the virus’ wastewater. It is well below the peak of January 2022 and still lives up to summer 2022.
How did the immediate floods take such a fatal toll?For the past two weeks, a parade of strong atmospheric rivers, narrow strips of stepped water vapor, has brought relief or ruin to California. While rain is a welcome sight in the drought-battered state, violent storms have followed one quickly, causing flash floods, billions of dollars in damage and killing at least 19 people.
Italian police arrested Matteo Messina Denaro, Italy’s most wanted mafia boss, who has been on the run for 3 decades. Denaro, who was arrested at a clinic in Palermo, is said to be a member of the Sicilian mafia Cosa Nostra.
On Sunday, moments before Nepal’s deadliest plane crash in decades, 4 Indian friends who were on board began recording the descent on Facebook live video. Before the crash, everything was calm on the plane, with no emergency announcements or warnings from the pilot or staff.
Dr. Dre effectively prevented Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene from using his music in any context similar to her political career after her 1999 hit Still Dre for the soundtrack of a promotional video. Billboard reports that Greene’s lawyers have officially declared a stop and desist letter.
New York Republican Congressman George Santos, whose resume turned out to be largely fictitious and who is the subject of local, federal and foreign investigations, is a “bad guy” who has done “really bad” things, the new chairman of the House oversight committees said Sunday.