The Michigan Mink Mystery: How An Interspecies Epidemic Arose

But determining when and in whom the mutations first appeared would require much more virus samples from farm workers, local residents and mink before and after the outbreak. “This data is not available,” said Arinjay Banerjee, a virologist at the University of Saskatchewan. During 2020, tests were difficult for Americans to access, and few patient …

Smells Good, Do You Play Well? MLB Players Vomit Themselves In Cologne

In juniors, where players often receive meager salaries, Pérez said he hasn’t seen too many players spraying themselves before games. But majors are more about everything from paychecks to notoriety. “You have to look good,” said Aledmys Díaz, 31-year-old Cuban Astros home player. “This most to show.” Gurriel said he used a cologne from the …

A New Psychological Thriller Exploring Life’s Brutal Belly.

WE SHOULD REMOVE THIS ARTICLE, By Hanna Bervoets, translated by Emma Rault Hanna Bervoets’ slender, powerful new novel “We Had to Remove This Post” seems like the story of a tech workplace gone terribly wrong at first, but it quickly turns into something more puzzling and enigmatic. Acclaimed in the Netherlands, Bervoets is the author …

The Boston Celtics Provide The Drama. Miami Heat Brings Win.

BOSTON – Miami Heat quarterback Kyle Lowry made a statement as the first owner of the game. He picked up a missed Boston Celtics rebound and sped the ball across the court before finding Max Strus for an open three-pointer. Thus began an avalanche against a typically solid Celtics defense. Miami’s dominant first quarter on …

Australia’s ‘Climate Choice’ Has Finally Arrived. Will it be enough?

SYDNEY, Australia — Minutes after he took the stage to declare victory in Australia’s upcoming election on Saturday, new Labor Party prime minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to transform climate change from a source of political conflict to a generator of economic growth. “Together we can end the climate wars,” he told his supporters, who …

Unforgettable Kenneth Welsh as Villain on ‘Twin Peaks’ dies at 80

Kenneth Welsh, a prolific Canadian stage and film actor best known for playing the murderous, greedy villain Windom Earle on the hit television series “Twin Peaks” in the early 1990s, died May 5 at his home in Sanford, Ontario. He was 80 years old. His longtime manager, Pam Winter, said the cause was cancer. Mr. …

New York and Beyond Conservation Expert Frank Gilbert dies at 91

Conservationist Frank Gilbert, who helped save Grand Central Terminal from destruction by a 55-story skyscraper and incubated the pioneering icon law that supported New York City’s nationwide conservation movements in the mid-1960s, died at Chevy Chase on May 14. The doctor was 91 years old. His wife, Ann Hersh Gilbert, said the cause was pneumonia …

Above-Normal Summer Temperature Forecast for Most Countries in the USA

With temperatures soaring for nearly half of the U.S. population this week, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its monthly report on climate trends on Thursday. The main takeaway? Prepare for a scorching summer. Above-normal temperatures are likely in nearly all 48 states in June, July and August, with the exception of small areas …