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Belgium becomes first country to introduce mandatory monkeypox quarantine as global cases rise.
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Jif peanut butter is being recalled for potential salmonella contamination. The FDA noted that the peanut butter has a two-year shelf life so consumers should check any Jif peanut butter already in their home.
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Economist Jeffrey Sachs presents evidence of possible lab origin of Covid-19. An article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences calls for an independent investigation of information held by U.S.-based institutions that could shed light on the origins of Covid.
Also, As avian influenza spreads in birds, conspiracy theories about the disease infect the internet. ...users are questioning whether the virus is a bioweapon, suggesting it's a ploy by Bill Gates, and claiming a TV interview with a former CDC director offers proof that the disease outbreaks were planned or that the flu news was designed to scare people. None of which is true.
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Have we been getting sleep all wrong? Eight hours a day is a myth. Embracing our individual sleeping patterns could be the key to a better night's rest. (Favorite observation about sleep from someone on Facebook: "Sleep is death without the commitment.")
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Drew Carey is 64 today.
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Joan Collins is 89 today.
(Star Trek was filmed at Desilu, as was The Andy Griffith show. This scene was actually shot on the latter show's Mayberry main street. Note Floyd's Barber Shop in the background.)
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There are more Airbnb rentals than available apartments in New York City. The total number of short-term rentals of entire homes in the city's five boroughs- those listed on Airbnb Inc. and Expedia Group Inc.'s Vrbo- is more than 13,000, according to third-party data tracker AirDNA. Meanwhile, rental inventory in Manhattan, Brooklyn and a portion of Queens hovers just over 7,500, according to an April report from broker Douglas Elliman Real Estate.
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Tweets, observations, and diversions:
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On this day in 1969, the BBC ordered 13 episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus.
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When racists say "I have Black friends," they mean Herschel Walker.
-Middle
Age Riot
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My mother insists she's not going to make it through the end of this year, despite the fact she's in better shape than I am and her doctor describes her condition as excellent.
I took her shopping today and she bought some vitamins- a buy one, get one free deal. I pointed out that buying vitamins seemed kind of pointless based on her calculated life expectancy, and getting an extra bottle was really overshooting her self-proclaimed anticipated end date.
She was not amused.
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Gubernatorial comes from the Latin gubernator, which means governor. Gubernator is derived from gubernare, which means to steer or govern.
Given the current state of the country, gubernator sounds more accurate than governor. Only it should be spelled goobernator.
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Friends and patients of the late Lawrence J. Nelson, MD... A memorial will be held Sunday, June 12 at noon at the George Irvin Green Funeral Home, 3511 Main Street, Munhall.
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