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New flu and COVID variants spread, but immune defenses still blunt severe disease

We're keeping an eye on new influenza and SARS-CoV-2 viral variants. Here's what we know about those viruses—and your immune system's ability to fight back.

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San Francisco, CA ABC7 SF Apr 14
California ranks 11th for state with highest 'tax burden': new report

With tax day around the corner, a new study has some surprising findings about how much we Californians pay in state and local taxes.

Chicago, IL WGN News Apr 14
Heightened risk for severe thunderstorms late Tuesday afternoon into nighttime hours

Tuesday afternoon warmth will set the stage for storms to refire later in the afternoon or nighttime hours. 

New York, NY NY Post Apr 14
Don’t just look at Mayor Bass — look at her appointees

What do America’s three largest cities — New York, Chicago and Los Angeles — all have in common?

Columbus, OH NBC4i Apr 14
DeWine calls for reflection at annual Holocaust event

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine gave remarks for the 46th Annual Holocaust Commemoration at the Ohio Statehouse on Monday. Guests at the event heard from Holocaust survivor Dr. Henry Fenichel. As a child, he was sent to a Nazi transit camp in the Netherlands and later the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in Germany [...]

Chicago, IL WGN News Apr 14
Chicago Sky draft UCLA star Gabriela Jaquez with No. 5 pick in 2026 WNBA Draft

Welcome to Chicago, Gabriela!

New York, NY NY Post Apr 14
Pete DeBoer feels extra time puts him ‘way ahead’ despite rough Islanders start

Pete DeBoer’s earliest work is often his best work.

New York, NY NY Post Apr 14
Former ‘SNL’ star Heidi Gardner reveals surprising moment she knew she ‘made it’

“I’m still in a text chain with all my high school friends. I remember texting them, ‘I’ve made it!'” she told Page Six.

Health Medical Xpress Apr 14
Lab-grown retina gives gene change clue to rare childhood eye condition

A study using tiny retinas grown in a lab has revealed how subtle changes in a key growth-controlling protein can lead to a condition causing serious eye defects from birth. The findings, published in the journal Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)—Molecular Basis of Disease, shed new light on ocular coloboma, a rare congenital eye condition affecting about 1 in 5,000 births and responsible for roughly 10% of childhood blindness. Coloboma arises when a structure in the developing eye, the optic fissure, fails to close properly and often co-occurs with other tissue-fusion problems such as cleft lip and/or palate.

Science PhysOrg Apr 14
How hidden soil fungi 'steal' bacterial DNA to control the rain

Tiny organisms on the ground—bacteria and fungi—have a "superpower" that allows them to reach up into the atmosphere and pull down the rain, according to a recent study.

Columbus, OH NBC4i Apr 14
Crew program keeps kids in school

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Columbus Crew is encouraging children to stay in school by bringing the Crew excitement to them. Monday was the first collaboration of the Crew’s two education platforms – Stay in the Game and Soccer in Schools. Students at Imagine Columbus Primary Academy got to enjoy a pep rally with games [...]

Global Upworthy Apr 13
19-year-old taco shop owner’s heartfelt plea to save his restaurant has been a huge success

He nearly had to say goodbye to his lifelong dream. One TikTok changed everything. The post 19-year-old taco shop owner’s heartfelt plea to save his restaurant has been a huge success appeared first on Upworthy.