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In late December, scientists in California began screening coronavirus samples for a rapidly spreading new variant that had just been identified in the UK.They found it, albeit in relatively few samples. The scientists made another…

As the global pandemic brought many aspects of life to a standstill, millions of people still managed to fly across the country, including more than 29 million on US airlines in October alone.Among these passengers was Aditya Singh. But on…

Gavin Newsom, California Governor, speaks during a press conference in Sacramento, CaliforniaRich Pedroncelli | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom canceled his planned coronavirus update on Wednesday out of "caution"…

An air-powered, inflatable costume that a worker wears for Christmas to spread the Christmas cheer could be responsible for a coronavirus outbreak that infected dozen of workers at a San Jose, Calif. Hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said.An…

The first bird appeared in September 2019.A brown pelican arrived at International Bird Rescue in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles with serious injuries: straight slashes on either side of its pouch that continued to the back of…

In this file photo dated June 30, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom removes his face mask before giving an update during a visit to Pittsburg, California.Rich Pedroncelli | APCalifornia health officials have identified the state's first case of…

"I would expect a similar trend," said Trevor Bedford, evolutionary biologist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle. The variant is currently likely to make up less than 1 percent of cases, but it could make up the…

Clinicians work in the former lobby of Providence St. Mary Medical Center, which was converted into a care area to treat suspicious COVID patients on December 23, 2020 in Apple Valley, California, Southern California.Mario Tama | Getty…

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 20: Apple CEO Tim Cook greets customers at the reopening of Apple's flagship retail store, Apple Fifth Avenue on September 20, 2019 in New York City.Taylor Hill | WireImage | Getty ImagesApple temporarily…

Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine is pictured at Rady Children's Hospital before being returned to the refrigerator on December 15, 2020 in San Diego, California.Adriana Drehsler | AFP | Getty ImagesUS officials said Wednesday they quarantined…