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Work on the system, known as the Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR), was halted in March due to the pandemic, according to a July report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). An “initial fielding” of the LRDR had been planned for the 2021 fiscal year, while transfer to the Air Force had been expected the following year. “All LRDR construction and integration activities ceased in March 2020 due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19),” the report states....

As it stands, the U.S. has reported more than 2,381,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The five counties with the highest amount of cases are Los Angeles in California, Cook in Illinois and Queens, Kings and Bronx in New York. To date, there have been more than 121,900 deaths confirmed in the U.S. with 656,100 recoveries. However, with research still being conducted into the after-effects of COVID-19 on our bodies—including damage to the lungs, increased risk of strokes and potential brain damage—it is still important for Americans to continue to take precautions outside and in the workplace....

Dozens of nations are dealing with the rapid spread of the variant, with infections like “nothing we’ve seen before” in the U.K., according to the country’s Health Secretary Sajid Javid, who said yesterday that it could be spreading to up to 200,000 people each day and become the dominant strain in just weeks. Some governments are waiting for more evidence to emerge about the severity of Omicron before acting but others - mainly in Europe - have chosen strict vaccine-based restrictions on socializing and employment as booster shots get rolled out at an unprecedented speed....

Tributes have poured in for Kelly Peterson, 41, who was a staff member at Lake Shipp Elementary School in Winter Haven. Peterson had been advised against getting a COVID vaccine by medics as she was undergoing treatment for leukemia, her sister told Fox32. She said: “Because her leukemia was so bad at this point, their concern was by getting the vaccine that potentially could put too much stress on her body....

The 53 signatories of the statement include the American Medical Association, American College of Physicians, American Academy of Nursing (ANA), American Psychiatric Association and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. The statement, which was shown first to The Washington Post, reads: “Due to the recent COVID-19 surge and the availability of safe and effective vaccines, our health care organizations and societies advocate that all health care and long-term care employers require their workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine....

On Monday, U.S.-based Johnson & Johnson announced a pause on all of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials due to an “unexplained illness” in one of its study participants. French pharmaceutical company Sanofi is hoping to have its vaccine candidate rolled out by mid-next year, according to Olivier Bogillot, the president of Sanofi France. “We are in a very concrete environment at the regulatory level. We ourselves have signed a charter with various laboratories so as not to compromise on the safety of the vaccine....

During the fourth quarter of Dallas’ 27-20 win against the Washington Football Team, Dak Prescott was shoved out of bounds by defensive end William Bradley-King. Collins felt the shove was a cheap shot on his quarterback, and he was ready to defend him. Collins rushed over and began to shove Bradley-King back, throwing in a few swings at the Washington lineman. For the altercation, the Cowboys were handed a 15-yard penalty, and Collins was ejected from the game....

NFL games are usually played in a fully sold-out stadiums, where crowd noise would make it difficult for visiting players on the field. One such stadium was in Baltimore, where they have hardcore fans who have had some great teams throughout the years. Due to the pandemic that has spread across the world, the schedule has to be flexible to even have a normal NFL season. Week 13 was supposed to kick off last Thursday night with a game between the Dallas Cowboys and Baltimore Ravens....

Not that they did a lot wrong against the Jamaica Tallawahs- contributions from Chris Lynn (46), Colin Munro (61) and Brendon McCullum (56) propelled the Knight Riders to a formidable score of 223 before their bowlers led by Ali Khan (3/24) reduced the Tallawahs to 41/5. But the all-round brilliance of Andre Russell on his captaincy debut proved too hot for TKR to handle as he first took a brilliant catch to send back a dangerous looking Chris Lynn, secured the first hat-trick of the season in the 20th over of TKR’s innings and then smoked a 49-ball 121 to complete a scarcely believable win for the Tallawahs....

Remember the first time we took classes on the computer? What was the first thing we were taught? Yes, it is the fact that CPU is the brain of any computer. However, later on, when we went on to buy our own computers, we seemed to forget all about it and did not give much of a thought on the CPU. What might be the reason for this? One of the most important ones is that we never knew much about the CPU in the first place....

Barca were rocked by the departure of Neymar at the beginning of August, when the Brazil forward moved to Paris Saint-Germain for €222 million. Nevertheless, there was still time to strengthen the squad and straight away the plan was clear: not one signing, but two - Ousmane Dembele and Philippe Coutinho. Unfortunately for Barca, everyone in Europe knew about the €222m burning a hole in their pockets and Neymar’s move served only to further inflate prices in an already overpriced market....

My husband, 48, voted for President Donald Trump in 2016, and we’ve both voted for Senator Lindsey Graham in the past. Never did I expect that these two men, along with Graham’s Republican colleagues in the Senate, would force through a Supreme Court justice who will, very likely, be responsible for taking away our health care when we need it most. In some ways, we are the lucky ones. More than 230,000 Americans have lost their lives because of COVID-19....

President Biden is adjusting expectations for the summer’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout. On May 4, Biden announced a new goal for the country: By July 4, 70% of U.S. adults will have at least one shot, and 160 million U.S. adults will be fully vaccinated. Remarks that the president made in March suggested that he was aiming for 70% full immunization by July 4, but after a few consecutive weeks of declining enthusiasm for vaccines, it’s clear that expectations need to be adjusted....

But five years later, their lives were rocked when David, 48, died suddenly of COVID-19. He was on his way to the doctor to pick up medication on December 30, 2020, when he called her from his truck because he was struggling to catch his breath. “He wasn’t hyperventilating, he wasn’t freaking out or anything. He was just like, ‘I can’t catch my breath,’” Margaret Garza, 58, told Newsweek....

Riley Behrens, 23, has been documenting his experience on social media since testing positive on November 25, stressing he had been healthy before contracting the disease and was largely adhering to social distancing and face covering guidelines. Initially, Behrens said symptoms were mild and he was only experiencing “occasional headaches and on/off chest tightness.” That soon changed. Within three days, he was admitted to hospital after having trouble breathing, dizziness and vision loss....

Friday’s report encourages those who aren’t yet to get vaccinated as growing laboratory evidence shows that people who once had COVID-19 get a dramatic boost in virus-fighting immune cells when they’re vaccinated. “If you have had COVID-19 before, please still get vaccinated,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC’s Director. “Getting the vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and others around you, especially as the more contagious delta variant spreads around the country....

“Breakthrough cases” refer to people who catch a virus despite having received the vaccine for it more than two weeks earlier. Scientists say the incidents are rare, but are to be expected in mass vaccination programs. Although vaccines have been shown to prevent COVID illness in clinical trials, they are not 100 percent effective. In a statement released on Tuesday, Washington’s Department of Health said 1 million people in the state had been fully vaccinated....

Grapevine police spokesman Sgt. Robert Eberling said Wednesday night that the alleged assault took place early Sept. 20 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center. The team flew to St. Louis later that Saturday, and Spillman played against the Rams the next day. He has played in all four games, including last weekend at home against New Orleans. His only tackle of the season came against the Rams. Spillman is listed as a safety but hasn’t played defense this season....

MORE: Bizarre NFL offseason injuries Linebacker Damien Wilson will miss the first few weeks of Cowboys training camp because he got hit in the eye with a paintball, owner Jerry Jones said Friday (via the Dallas Morning News). Because of the injury, Wilson has been placed on the non-football injury list. Several questions need to be answered here. Why wasn’t Wilson wearing goggles? Isn’t that protocol when one plays paintball?...

Ray was shot outside a Dallas nightclub on March 18, and recently unveiled surveillance footage shows Joseph among a group of men who had been fighting with the victim prior to the shooting. Ray was later transported to a hospital, where he died from his injuries. Here’s what we know about the ongoing investigation: Kelvin Joseph homicide investigation details According to Yahoo’s Charles Robinson, Joseph is being sought as a person of interest in a homicide investigation surrounding the death of Ray....