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Night one of the Republican National Convention

A look back at the kick off event on night one of the four night Republican National Convention

(CNN) — Two of South Carolina’s most prominent political figures front and center Monday night as the Republican National Convention kicked off from Charlotte., North Carolina Former Governor Nikki Haley and Senator Tim Scott headlining night one of the convention. Mary Moloney kicks off our team coverage as republicans lay out their pitch for 4 more years under the leadership…

Protests break out in Wisconsin after unarmed black man shot in front of children

Two officers are on leave while shooting victim remains in ICU fighting for his life

Cell Phone video shot by: Raysean White (CNN) — Rage spilled onto the street in Kenosha Wisconsin after his attorney says at least one police officer opened fire shooting a black man in the back in front of his children. As Whitney Wild reports,  two Wisconsin police officers have been placed on leave as state authorities investigate why a Black…

Access to childhood vaccines expanded by the Department of Health and Human Services

The expansion allows pharmacists to give vaccines to children 3 and up in every state

(CNN) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has expanded access to childhood vaccines during this pandemic. The department will now allow pharmacists in every state to give vaccines to any child over the age of three. HHS officials hope this will lead to more children getting vaccinated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a sharp…

Sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite

Researchers find fossilized grass bedbugs 200,000 years ago

(CNN) —Researchers say as long as humans have had beds we have had to deal with bedbugs. Researchers say they have found fossilized grass bedbugs at an archaeological site in South Africa. The beds dated back to 200-thousand years ago. They were sitting on top of layers of ash. Researchers believe that the earliest humans used the ash to deter…

Netflix offers new ‘shuffle play’ feature

If you have trouble deciding what to bindge watch one streaming service has an option

(CNN) — If like some of us you’re too lazy to actually look for something to watch on netflix, help is here. You can now let Netflix stream titles for you at random, with the new shuffle-play feature. Here’s how it works. Shuffle play picks content based on your viewing history or playlists. If you don’t like what you see,…

Poll: Americans embarrassed by COVID 19 response

New York, NY (CNN)–Almost 7 in 10 Americans say they are embarrassed by the the US response to the coronavirus. That’s according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. 62% of the public says President Donald Trump could be doing more to fight the outbreak. The poll finds disapproval of President Trump’s handling of the outbreak at a new…

New deal could make antibody COVID 19 therapy more widely available.

Photo:CNN New York, NY (CNN)–A new deal could make antibody therapy to fight the coronavirus more widely available in the future. Tuesday the two pharmaceutical companies– Regeneron and Roche– announced they were joining forces to increase the supply of Regeneron’s COVID-19 therapy. But the therapy is still in trial. The antibody cocktail is in phase three of the prevention trial…

President declares August National Suffrage Month

Photo: CNN Washington, D.C. (CNN)—President Trump signed a proclamation Tuesday declaring August “National Suffrage Month.” it comes on the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote on August 18th, 1920. President Trump also said he would sign a pardon later in the day for Susan B. Anthony. The women’s suffrage leader…

Researchers: Flu, COVID can be spread via dust

UC Davis, CA (CNN)–A new study indicates that dust particles may be able to carry and spread the flu and perhaps other viruses — such as coronavirus. University of California Davis researchers reported the results Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications. Studies using tissues soaked with the virus and allowed to dry could send off possibly infectious particles when crumpled….

Sewing appears to be the new pandemic past time

The surge in sewing machines came after the demand for face masks left some making their own

(CNN) — While many businesses are struggling to stay afloat amid the coronavirus pandemic one industry is experiencing a sudden boom. Many people are taking up sewing as a way to fill their spare time brought on by the pandemic. sewing machine sellers are now scrambling to keep up with a surge in demand. A more obvious trigger for the…