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Lifting the lid: Virginia health department rolls out COVID data tied to what you flush

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:45 GMT

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Virginia Department of Health began pushing to use wastewater to track the spread of coronavirus. Now that data is available to the public.The dashboard, now available where the state’s coronavirus dashboard is located, uses wastewater from 36 treatment plants throughout Virginia to track and monitor the virus.“Used with other data, wastewater data can provide an indicator of community transmission that does not depend on COVID-19 lab testing or health care provider reporting,” said Dr. Karen Shelton, Virginia’s state health commissioner.The department said that the virus is shed in the bowl movements of infected people, even if they’re without symptoms, so detection is possible in sewage systems days before you start feeling sick.“Wastewater surveillance has proven to be a helpful tool in monitoring trends of viruses; we are excited to also explore the potential of utilizing this technology for the fent...

Police lieutenant accused of leaking information to Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio is charged with obstruction

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:45 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police lieutenant accused of leaking information to Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio is charged with obstruction.Source

Gunman kills 1, wounds another at General Motors plant in Ohio

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:45 GMT

MORAINE, Ohio (AP) — Police say a man shot two people at a General Motors engine factory in Ohio, killing one and wounding another before wounding himself.Officers and firefighters responded just after 9 p.m. Thursday to a report of an active shooter at the DMAX plant, Moraine Police Sgt. Andrew Parish said.Parish said the suspect “targeted” the two victims. One died at the scene and the other was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect also shot himself and was transported to a hospital for treatment, Parish said. Other people were injured while the workplace was being evacuated, he said.The DMAX plant in Moraine provides diesel engines for pickup trucks, according to the General Motors website. It’s a 60/40 joint venture between GM and Isuzu Motors that employs more than 800 workers and has built engines in Moraine since 1999.Pat Morrissey, GM’s vice president of corporate communications, said production at the plant has been suspended until...

Flooding, power outage force school to close Friday

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:45 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Cherry Creek School District says Campus Middle School will be closed on Friday due to a power outage caused by flooding.The school said it doesn't believe the power can be restored until the weekend. Denver weather: Soggy and cool end to the workweek "We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your partnership in efforts to keep our students and staff safe," the school shared on its website.The school district said the school can't safely operate with power out in most of the building.The Pinpoint Weather team said more rain is possible on Friday. Temperatures will be cooler with highs in the 60s.

Worker rescues discarded 2-week-old puppy from garbage truck

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:45 GMT

FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — A 2-week-old puppy was pulled from the back of a garbage truck in Flint after it was left in a garbage bag on the side of the road.TV5′s James Felton spoke to the worker who went in headfirst to rescue the pup.“I started hearing a sound, and I thought at first it could’ve been a rat or rodent,” said Bobby Brooks, a loader for Priority Waste.However, what Brooks heard inside a trash bag along his pickup route in Flint on Wednesday, May 17 was different.“We seen the face of a puppy,” Brooks said.He said the 2-week-old puppy was at the bottom of his truck. Video shows Brooks going in headfirst to rescue the animal.“I was completely shocked and my stomach kind of turned a little bit to see how someone would just throw a live animal away in the trash,” Brooks said.While Brooks was shocked, relief also came to mind.“If I didn’t notice it, and I pulled those levers, I could’ve been the one to hurt the animal, or kill it itself,” he said.Trevor Manning, a driv...

Hyundai and Kia agree to $200 million legal settlement over theft issues

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:45 GMT

New York (CNN) — Korean automakers Kia and Hyundai have agreed to an estimated $200 million class action legal settlement over claims that many of the companies’ cars and SUVs are much too easy to steal.The settlement, which could cover up to nine million vehicle owners, provides a total of up to $145 million that will be distributed to owners whose vehicles have been stolen to help cover their out-of-pocket losses.This could include payments of up to $6,125 per owner for the complete loss of their vehicle as well as payments for damage to the vehicle and to personal property for up to $3,375. It could also include payments for insurance-related expenses and other costs, including car rental, taxi fare, ride share costs or public transit payments not otherwise covered by insurance.Including costs related to installing anti-theft software systems and payments for other anti-theft measures, the total cost of the settlement could be slightly more or less than $200 million, depending on...

‘Killers of The Flower Moon’ trailer is latest Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio project

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:45 GMT

(CNN) — Martin Scorsese is back working with two of his favorite muses.The trailer for his forthcoming epic film ‘Killers of the Flower Moon” is out, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro.Based on the bestseller by David Grann, the film is a true-crime story “set in 1920s Oklahoma and depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation, a string of brutal crimes that came to be known as the Reign of Terror.”In the trailer, DiCaprio narrates in character with a Midwest accent.“The Osage took their name from Missouri and Osage Rivers. Ni-U-Kon-Ska. Children of the Middle Waters.” he says. “Move, said the great white father. There are many, so many hungry wolves. Can you find the wolves in this picture?”It also stars Lily Gladstone, Jesse Plemons, Tantoo Cardinal, Cara Jade Myers, JaNae Collins, and Jillian Dion.The film debuts in theaters on October 6.

Biden agrees to joint fighter jet training for Ukrainian pilots

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:45 GMT

President Joe Biden informed G-7 leaders on Friday that the U.S. will support a joint international effort to train Ukrainian pilots on modern fighter aircraft, including F-16s, according to a senior administration official.The training will take place outside Ukraine at a site in Europe and will require months to complete. Officials hope to begin the training in the coming weeks, according to the official.

Erdoğan: I have a ‘special relationship’ with Putin — and it’s only growing

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:45 GMT

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan  Vladimir Putin.Turkey will defy pressure from the West and continue to strengthen political and economic ties with Moscow despite its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the country’s president has insisted a week before he faces voters in a tense runoff election.“Russia and Turkey need each other in every field possible,” Erdoğan told CNN in an interview aired Friday, emphasizing his own “special relationship” with Russian President Putin is deepening.“The West is not leading a very balanced approach — you need a balanced approach toward a country such as Russia,” Erdoğan said. “We are not at a point where we would impose sanctions on Russia like the West has done.”Despite the country’s membership of NATO, Ankara has stepped up its economic ties with Moscow since the start of the war, increasing imports of cheap Russian oil embargoed by other European countries.While supplying Ukraine with human...

Move over, politicians: King Charles III clocks poll rating to make elected reps blush

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:59:45 GMT

LONDON — Maybe democracy was a bad idea after all?King Charles III of the U.K.’s personal poll ratings have received a boost in the wake of his coronation early May. According to new polling from Ipsos, 63 percent of Brits are now satisfied with the job he is doing as monarch — up 6 points since April. Only 17 percent said they disapproved of the king’s work.In another apparent boost for the U.K.’s constitutional monarchy, satisfaction with Charles’ son — William, prince of Wales and the heir to the throne — has also risen. 73 percent of Brits said they were pleased with his work as a prince, while just 10 percent were unhappy with his record as next-in-line.“Both King Charles and Prince William have seen improvements in their public satisfaction ratings after the Coronation, to levels that most politicians would be only too delighted to receive,” said Gideon Skinner, head of political research at Ipsos.Indeed, the royal ratings eclipse those of the U.K...