November 17, 2020

Contact of Student in Attendance at Social Gathering on Halloween Tests Positive for COVID-19

Contact of Student in Attendance at Social Gathering on Halloween Tests Positive for COVID-19

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November 16, 2020

U.S. COVID-19 cases cross 11 million as pandemic intensifies

U.S. COVID-19 cases cross 11 million as pandemic intensifies
By Roshan AbrahamSeerat Gupta
(Reuters) - The number of coronavirus cases in the United States crossed the 11-million mark on Sunday reaching yet another grim milestone, according to a Reuters tally, as the third wave of COVID-19 infections surged across the country.

        As COVID-19 related hospitalizations continue to rise, crossing 69,000 on         Saturday, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s top advisers have stressed the            need to control the pandemic, warning that local healthcare systems are at         a tipping point.

Several states this week [reimpose] restrictions to curb the spread of the virus across the nation. North Dakota became the latest state to require that face coverings be worn in public, as it joins 39 other states this month in reporting record daily jumps in new cases.

'We blew it'

November 13, 2020

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake shakes Nevada, California state line
By Tim FitzsimonsNov. 13, 2020, 7:45 AM EST / Updated Nov. 13, 2020, 7:55 AM EST

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook an area 20 miles southeast of Mina, Nevada. Residents reported shaking in central California and across Nevada.

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck western Nevada early Friday, shaking residents of an area stretching hundreds of square miles in two states, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Friday morning's magnitude 5.5 quake was followed by many aftershocks, according to the USGS's website.

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Staff at 11 Albany County restaurants test positive for COVID-19

Staff at 11 Albany County restaurants test positive for COVID-19
Steve Barnes Nov. 11, 2020 Updated: Nov. 11, 2020 5:52 p.m.

ALBANY — As Albany County continues to see a surge in COVID-19 cases, nine city restaurants, including a cluster in the Lark Street corridor, are temporarily closed after staff members tested positive for the virus, according to owners and announcements on social media.

The news came the same day as Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that he was ordering bars, restaurants and gyms across the state to close at 10 p.m. daily starting Friday, saying the state's increase in COVID-19 cases was largely attributed to such locations and to private parties. Previously allowed to have up to 50 people, such gatherings are now limited to 10, Cuomo said.

November 12, 2020

Stabbing at McDonald's

Man charged with stabbing in East Greenbush McDonald's
by WRGB Staff


EAST GREENBUSH (WRGB) A Rensselaer man is facing charges, after reportedly stabbing a victim at McDonald's in East Greenbush.
At about 12:20 p.m., East Greenbush received multiple calls about a fight at the McDonald's at 310 Troy Road.
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November 9, 2020

Alex Trebek was awesome

LOS ANGELES -- In a politically torn, culturally divided and socially splintered America, there was one thing nearly everyone could agree on: Alex Trebek was awesome.

For 36 years, the “Jeopardy!" host was a figure of consensus in an era that increasingly lacked it, and died at the end of an election week when those divisions were in full force.
At at time when emotions, opinions and personal details feel like they're at the center of every broadcast, post and podcast, the exceedingly Canadian Trebek held them all in check, instead valuing formality and factuality, dignity and decorum.


Trebek gave the role a gravitas, and a virtuosity, that didn't seem possible before him.

“Alex was the Sinatra of our business,” Wink Martindale, a longtime host of several games shows, said in a statement. “The word class defined him. In my view, there will never be another with such multiple talents.”

October 31, 2020

Sean Connery - The Coolest Bond Ever!


Beyond James Bond, Sean Connery was the ultimate movie star
Analysis by Brian Lowry, CNN

(CNN)Sean Connery was a movie star, like few before him and practically no one since. Made famous by the role of Bond, James Bond, the Oscar-winning actor established himself as much more than just 007, although his standard-setting work in that role is surely the most indelible aspect of his screen legacy.

Connery -- who died at the age of 90 -- was surely helped by his striking good looks, which included being anointed in the Mr. Scotland bodybuilding competition before landing the role of Bond, playing the suave British spy in seven movies, beginning with "Dr. No" in 1962.

Sir Thomas Sean Connery was a Scottish actor and producer. He is best known as the first actor to portray the character James Bond in film, starring in seven Bond films between 1962 and 1983. Connery was in smaller theatre and television productions until he got his break with the Bond films. Wikipedia