fda: US FDA-approved ointment found to treat, kill viral infections including Covid-19 – The Economic Times

Scientists associated with the project said the FDA-registered non-prescription over the counter (OTC) ointment has been proven to prevent, treat and kill viral infections including coronavirus.

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What Sonia Sotomayor Told a 10-Year-Old Girl — Repeating Islands

A report by Jorge Ramos for The New York Times. Reflecting on the words of a Supreme Court justice and women’s path to political equality. Last February, before social distancing became a reality for us all, I was able to interview Justice Sonia Sotomayor for my “Contrapoder” podcast. Among our small audience was Sophie McLoud, 10. […]

What Sonia Sotomayor Told a 10-Year-Old Girl — Repeating Islands

Earth has lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice in less than 30 years

A total of 28 trillion tonnes of ice have disappeared from the surface of the Earth since 1994. That is stunning conclusion of UK scientists who have analysed satellite surveys of the planet’s poles, mountains and glaciers to measure how much ice coverage lost because of global heating triggered by rising greenhouse gas emissions.

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‘Stunned’ scientists say there is little doubt global heating is to blame for the loss

A total of 28 trillion tonnes of ice have disappeared from the surface of the Earth since 1994. That is stunning conclusion of UK scientists who have analysed satellite surveys of the planet’s poles, mountains and glaciers to measure how much ice coverage lost because of global heating triggered by rising greenhouse gas emissions.

The scientists – based at Leeds and Edinburgh universities and University College London – describe the level of ice loss as “staggering” and warn that their analysis indicates that sea level rises, triggered by melting glaciers and ice sheets, could reach a metre by the end of the century.

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The Waiting Game

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We’re all waiting for something. All things will come to the person who waits, provided they know what they’re are waiting for. My advice, never keep anyone long and don’t wait too long. Waiters and quitters have just a slight difference but a common end. Waiting for the movie to start before eating your popcorn is the hardest thing ever. Especially when it’s coated in caramel. The hardest part about making dinner is waiting for the delivery man.

Waiting is still an occupation. It is having nothing to wait for that is terrible. Waiting and hoping are the whole of life, and as soon as a dream is realized it is destroyed. Waiting is a sin against both the time that is still to come. Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Waiting is not mere empty hoping. It has…

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Coronavirus: Missing school is worse than virus for children – Whitty – BBC News

England’s chief medical officer says reopening classrooms carries an “incredibly small” risk to pupils.
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Self-delusion even worse than imagined – consider weight on child if he has to grow up knowing he “killed” his mother or father. Or the parent’s pain of losing a child. Then who will say the risk of staying safe was greater than the un-necessary death?

COVID-19 case count is up — ORANGE COUNTY TRIBUNE

The up-and-down pattern of reports of new COVID-19 cases in Orange County continued on Saturday. The latest compilation from the Orange County Health Care Agency is 493, up from 372 on Friday. There were 14 deaths, though, a decline from 26 the day before. The new to-date case total is 45,801, of which 37,241 are […]

COVID-19 case count is up — ORANGE COUNTY TRIBUNE