#’Pandemic’ named word of the year by Merriam-Webster

#’Pandemic’ named word of the year by Merriam-Webster

“#’Pandemic’ named word of the year by Merriam-Webster” Merriam-Webster on Monday announced “pandemic” as its word of year. “That probably isn’t a big shock,” Peter Sokolowski, editor at large for Merriam-Webster, told The Associated Press. In its noun form, pandemic is defined by the dictionary as an outbreak of a disease that occurs over a…

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#Six inmates killed, 35 injured in Sri Lankan prison riot

#Six inmates killed, 35 injured in Sri Lankan prison riot

“#Six inmates killed, 35 injured in Sri Lankan prison riot” Six inmates were killed and 35 injured as guards opened fire during a Sri Lankan prison riot on Sunday, officials said. The prisoners created “unrest” and tried to take control of Mahara prison, located about 10 miles from the country’s capital of Colombo, according to…

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#Vic Fangio slams Broncos quarterbacks for COVID-19 debacle

#Vic Fangio slams Broncos quarterbacks for COVID-19 debacle

“#Vic Fangio slams Broncos quarterbacks for COVID-19 debacle” Not many NFL teams would have done better down to their QB5, but the expected disaster transpired Sunday for the Broncos. Practice-squad wide receiver Kendall Hinton, a former college quarterback at Wake Forest promoted to the active roster with all four Denver quarterbacks placed Saturday on the…

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#UK gets 2M more doses of COVID-19 vaccine

#UK gets 2M more doses of COVID-19 vaccine

“#UK gets 2M more doses of COVID-19 vaccine” The UK has secured 2 million more doses of the Moderna’s promising coronavirus vaccine as the country prepares for the launch of its COVID-19 inoculation program, health officials announced Sunday. The country’s Department of Health has now ordered 7 million doses of the Moderna vaccine, which the…

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#One-touch payments remain infuriatingly absent in America

#One-touch payments remain infuriatingly absent in America

“#One-touch payments remain infuriatingly absent in America” ’Tis the season for shopping. If you are fortunate enough to have kept your job through the pandemic-caused economic lockdowns, dropping dollars in person is good for workers and good for your streetscape. Yet America’s maddening payment system still has customers jabbing grubby little fingers over and over…

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#Shame on politicians who’ve fed anti-vax hysteria amid a pandemic

#Shame on politicians who’ve fed anti-vax hysteria amid a pandemic

“#Shame on politicians who’ve fed anti-vax hysteria amid a pandemic” A Siena poll shows that nearly a quarter of New Yorkers say they “probably won’t” or “definitely won’t” get an FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine. Blame longstanding anti-vax hysteria — but also more recent, and more disgraceful, fearmongering by the likes of Gov. Cuomo. Modern anti-vaxers got…

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