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Medical Breakthroughs: COVID-19 Mild in Children+Heart Failure Patients and COVID-19+How Mindfulness Helps Breast Cancer Survivors

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A new review shows covid-19 is generally mild in young children.  Australian researchers looked at dozens of studies and found children under five years old were likely to recover. Half of those infected were infants and almost half of the younger children who were positive for covid-19 had no symptoms. New research highlights the importance for heart failure patients to…

Hall of Fame Dodgers Manager Tommy Lasorda Dies at 93

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Hall of Fame manager and Dodgers legend Tommy Lasorda died on Thursday night, according to the team. Lasorda, 93, had recently been released from the hospital after a month-long stint that included time in the intensive care unit. Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda looks on from the dugout before a spring training baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Wednesday, Feb….

Titans to Honor Officers Who Responded to Christmas Bombing

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Nashville Police Chief John Drake, left, joins a group of police officers as they embrace after speaking at a news conference Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. The officers are part of a group of officers credited with evacuating people before an explosion took place in downtown Nashville early Christmas morning. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – The…

Hiring Likely Weakened in December Amid Resurgent Virus

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WASHINGTON (AP) – America’s employers likely cut back again on hiring last month – and might even have shed jobs – with the economy under pressure from a resurgent virus that has led many consumers to reduce spending and states and cities to reimpose business restrictions. Economists have forecast that employers added just 105,000 jobs in December. That would mark…

Police Officer’s Death Intensifies Capitol Siege Questions

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WASHINGTON (AP) – A police officer has died from injuries sustained as President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol, intensifying the questions about the defeated president’s remaining days in office and the ability of the Capitol police to secure the area. The U.S. Capitol Police said in a statement that Officer Brian D. Sicknick died Thursday after being injured “while…

Chilly Weather Through the Weekend

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Today will be another cloudy and cold day for Alabama with areas of lingering light rain, temperatures will be in the mid and upper 40s. Factor in northerly winds, and it will feel even colder much of the day. The sky should finally clear tonight, allowing temperatures to fall to near freezing for many of us. WEEKEND WEATHER: Tomorrow starts…

Trump Finally Concedes – Amid Talk Of Ouster From Office

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With 13 days left in his term, President Donald Trump finally bent to reality on Thursday, acknowledging his electoral defeat amid growing talk in Washington of trying to force him from office early. His statement came end the of a day when the cornered president stayed out of sight in the White House, silenced on some of his favorite internet…

Alabama’s Smith named Walter Camp Player of the Year

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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama football senior wide receiver DeVonta Smith has been named the 2020 Walter Camp Player of the Year, the Walter Camp Football Foundation announced Thursday evening. Smith joins past Alabama winners Derrick Henry (2015) and Tua Tagovailoa (2018) for the award presented annually to the most outstanding player of the year in college football who has exemplified the…

Is the Black Community Reluctant to take Coronavirus Vaccines?

Tuskegee leaders are reassuring the community that the vaccine is safe.
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For many years people in Tuskegee, Alabama and many other predominately black communities have held reservations about government sponsored vaccinations. The black community of Macon Co. is apprehensive about the vaccine with good reason. From 1932 to 1972, the Federal Government conducted syphillys studies on 600 black men in Macon Co. The men were never given actual treatment, and the…

What the Tech? Your Router May Be the Reason Your WiFi Is Slow

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When you think of home improvements you probably consider painting a room or new carpet for the bedroom. Another home improvement that the entire family will enjoy isn’t something you see with your eyes but with your devices. Never has it been more important than having a good solid WiFi router in the home. Noticeable slow speeds are common after…

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