- PoliticsThe Independent
Postal service seen hauling mailboxes away in trucks as Trump's pick to lead USPS makes controversial changes before election
New reports of US Postal Service workers hauling away mailboxes in flatbed trucks and locking shut convenient drop slots have caused widespread concerns among Oregon residents about mail-in voting during the presidential election in November.Photos that spread across social media in recent weeks showed truck beds stacked with dropbox mailboxes — large, blue Postal Service boxes in which mail can be dropped off on the side of the road without having to visit a Post Office.
- SportsYahoo Sports
Cowboys' DeMarcus Lawrence says pregnant wife made call to not opt out
After speculation that he wouldn't play, DeMarcus Lawrence said that his wife made the call to not opt out.
- U.S.USA TODAY
Iowans grapple with aftermath of Monday's deadly derecho, 'a disaster that we have never seen'
The National Guard arrived in Cedar Rapids on Friday to assist residents there after Monday's deadly derecho storm that was like a hurricane
- CelebrityE!
Khloe Kardashian Debuts Chic New Hairstyle Alongside Tristan Thompson After Kylie Jenner's Birthday Trip
Keeping Up With the Kardashians star Khloe Kardashian sported a new 'do while arriving back from Turks and Caicos.
- HealthEat This, Not That!
Dr. Fauci Just Warned of This 'Very Disturbing' COVID Symptom
Fever or chills, dry cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, loss of sense of smell and taste. These are just a few of the scary symptoms that people infected with COVID-19 are reporting. Usually it takes a few weeks—or even more than a month—for these manifestations of the highly infectious virus to subside. Most people do get better. However, there are some people who are battling symptoms of the virus log after the infection subsides, a phenomenon that Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's leading infectious disease expert, deems "very disturbing." He's Concerned for 'Long-Haulers'During an Instagram interview with actor and UT Austin Professor Matthew McConaughe on Thursday, the NIH Director expressed his concern about what the group of people the medical world has come to describe as "long haulers." "We're starting to see more and more people who apparently recover from the actual viral part of it, and then weeks later, they feel weak, they feel tired, they feel sluggish, they feel short of breath," Fauci, a key member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, explained. Read all 98 Symptoms Coronavirus Patients Say They've Had right here."It's a chronic projection forward of symptoms, even though the virus is gone, and we think that's probably an immunological effect."RELATED: The CDC Just Announced You Shouldn't Wear These MasksHe admitted that although health experts are researching the phenomenon and learning more about it every week, they are still puzzled why some people are left with these puzzling symptoms, while others make a complete recovery. "It's very disturbing, because if this is true for a lot of people, then just recovering from this may not be OK." The CDC Confirms His WorriesIn late July, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a report confirming that thirty-five percent of coronavirus sufferers surveyed by the agency were still experiencing its wrath two to three weeks after testing positive for the virus. An interesting aspect of their study is that they only surveyed individuals with the virus who hadn't been admitted into a hospital, signifying a seemingly milder infection. Additionally, those who reported lingering symptoms weren't just older people. 26% of those between the ages of 18 to 34 and 32% of those 35 to 49 reported longer term symptoms. "COVID-19 can result in prolonged illness even among persons with milder outpatient illness, including young adults," the report's authors wrote. Until a vaccine is widely available, do everything you can to prevent getting—and spreading—COVID-19: Wear a face mask, get tested if you think you have coronavirus, avoid crowds (and bars, and house parties), practice social distancing, only run essential errands, wash your hands regularly, disinfect frequently touched surfaces, and to get through this pandemic at your healthiest, don't miss these 37 Places You're Most Likely to Catch Coronavirus.
- LifestyleIn The Know
Former McDonald's employee reveals alleged 'secrets' she learned at work: 'Will never eat there again'
If you’ve had a tough job before, you know how relieving it can be when you can finally walk away and talk about it.
- U.S.Business Insider
3 women were arrested after a 17-year-old Chili's hostess said angry customers attacked her for trying to enforce the restaurant's COVID-19 seating policy
"I had blood rushing everywhere," Kelsy Wallace told WBRZ, a local news station in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
