Minnesota Emergency Rooms Strained by ‘Quad-Demic’ of COVID, Flu, RSV, and Norovirus

Patients are piling up in Minnesota emergency rooms once again, but it’s not just from COVID-19. State health officials say influenza is making a comeback, combining with COVID, norovirus and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) to put more pressure on Minnesota hospitals than they’ve faced since the end of the pandemic. Thursday’s weekly update of COVID activity only…

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Viral Video: Unauthorized Immigrant with Blowtorch Detained Near California Fire, According to Reports

A suspect with a blowtorch who was “subdued by residents” and arrested by police officers near the Kenneth wildfire in West Hills, California, is reportedly an illegal immigrant from Mexico. A viral video on X, formerly Twitter, shows a man with a blowtorch being confronted and restrained by local California residents until police officers arrive…

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City seeks dismissal of FOIA lawsuit regarding Ground Zero toxin research from 9/11

The city is trying to quash a lawsuit seeking pivotal data on the toxins that hovered over lower Manhattan following the 9/11 terror attacks, claiming it doesn’t have the important documents and that the search for the long-sought records is nothing more than a “fishing expedition,” the Daily News has learned. In court papers filed late last year, the city’s…

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