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“I would not be surprised, given the prevalence of this in the U.K., that we already have cases here at a low level that we haven’t detected yet,” Fauci said, according to a video tweeted by Bloomberg. Fauci added that the U.S. has not yet detected the new variants, but health experts are “doing surveillance” to see if it’s here. On Saturday, the U.K. detected the first new strain in England’s southeast and said that it could be up to 70 percent more transmissible....

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NEWSWEEK: With this auction, the FCC wanted to clear the path for a third broadband service provider that can compete with cable and telephone companies which control 96 percent of residential broadband lines in the United States. Did it? Carol Mattey: The point of vacating the spectrum was to create additional wireless services and opportunities, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that there had to be a third provider. Did they create a path for a third broadband provider?...

From August 26 to September 14, 2020, Wohl and Burkman allegedly used a dialing service to make the calls. The prerecorded messages were delivered by a woman calling herself “Tamika Taylor of Project 1599.” Project 1599 is the name of Wohl’s political organization. The calls falsely told potential voters in battleground states that voting by mail would cause their personal information to be placed into a public database. The database would then be “used by the police to track old warrants, credit card companies to collect debts and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to track individuals for mandatory vaccines,” according to the New York Attorney General’s office....

“There is no FCC program to provide relief funds to consumers,” the FCC said in a statement. “The text is likely a phishing attempt to get banking or other personal information from victims.” The scam is also just one of many that have proliferated during the epidemic, a time in which criminals are using financial and health fears to prey on business owners, unemployed people, students, the elderly and anyone with money or information worth stealing....

The drug, made by AbbVie, was already approved for treating psoriasis. Now, health providers may prescribe it for adults with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease. Skyrizi uses a unique mechanism that may alleviate symptoms such as diarrhea and abdominal pain, even in patients who don’t respond well to other treatments. It is given intravenously by a health provider for the first three doses. After that, the patient self-injects the medicine every other month....

Humira is an injectable drug widely used to manage symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and several other autoimmune conditions. Cyltezo is expected to be more affordable than Humira, which can cost up to $9,000 a month. However, the new product will not be available until July 2023 because Humira is protected by a patent until then. “The biosimilar and interchangeable approval pathway was created to help increase access to treatment options for patients with serious medical conditions,” acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock, MD said in a press release....

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Tuesday authorized the emergency use of the first such self-testing with approval of the Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One-Test Kit. It’s a single-use kit that’s designed to rapidly detect the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19. “The FDA continues to demonstrate its unprecedented speed in response to the pandemic,” FDA Commissioner Stephen M. Hahn, M.D., said in a statement. “While COVID-19 diagnostic tests have been authorized for at-home collection, this is the first that can be fully self-administered and provide results at home....

Coulrophobia is a fear of clowns. When a person has this condition, they are known to react when they see a photo of a clown, a video, or a clown in person. Due to the phobia or fear, they will try to avoid any interactions with clowns. This article will cover coulrophobia, its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options. Symptoms For people who have coulrophobia, the natural reaction is to avoid clowns at all costs....

Doomscrolling, of course, is that dopamine-fueled compulsion to keep up with dire news delivered in an unending scroll to your smartphone’s social-media app of choice. The phenomenon, popularized by journalist Karen K. Ho, is thought to be a factor in the rise in social-media use since March, when the pandemic crisis began spreading in earnest. News and social networking apps saw a surge in downloads in the United States as a result of the lockdown, which grew by 44....

The action, which takes effect as President Joe Biden’s administration works to alleviate economic burdens during the coronavirus pandemic, suspends interest and collections on student loans through the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program. Loans provided through the FFEL program were initially funded by private entities and insured by guaranty agencies, then reinsured by the federal government. After the program ended in 2010, the Education Department became the only source able to lend federally-subsidized student loans....

“We know that high inflation exacts a toll, particularly for those less able to meet the higher costs of essentials like food, housing, and transportation,” Powell said in the testimony according to The Associated Press. Members of the Senate Banking Committee will question Powell in a hearing Tuesday, in which he will likely face harsh questioning about whether the Fed is prepared to meet the needs of the economy in the coming months and take the necessary steps to slow the record rates of inflation of the past several months....

Evan Ray Atkinson, who was arrested on January 4 and indicted on January 20, faces multiple charges, including theft, possession, improper storage and transport of explosive materials, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Nevada. He allegedly stole the material, drove it to a Las Vegas suburb and stored it in a hotel. Atkinson was charged in a six-count indictment, the Associated Press reported. According to the Department of Justice, if convicted, he would face a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison for each count....

Benny Feilhaber, Matt Hedges, Dax McCarty and Chad Marshall are among the players called into the January camp, all four being MLS standouts who failed to generate much, if any, interest from former U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann. Top 10 American storylines for 2017 U.S. regulars Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore headline a group that includes several younger players set to take part in their first national team camps. Keegan Rosenberry, Walker Zimmerman and Sebastian Lletget are among the new faces called into the camp, which will take place in Carson, California, beginning Jan....

Despite finally being allowed to play at their home ground in the AFC Cup and needing a win to push for the top spot in their group, Felda United fell to a 3-1 defeat to Singapore’s Tampines Rovers in their Group G AFC Cup match on Wednesday. Khairul Amri Kamal became the Stags’ hero in the match, scoring a brace within eight minutes of his introduction as a second-half substitute....

Felton was arraigned early Tuesday on charges of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree and criminal possession of a firearm. He returned to practice Wednesday morning. Felton was released on $25,000 bond and his case was adjourned until June 2. The judge in the case issued a six-month order of protection that prevents him from having contact with his wife, Ariane Raymondo-Felton, who had an attorney turn in a loaded weapon to a Manhattan police precinct after stating that she did not want the gun in her house....

Some people are born with internal or external structures that are ambiguous or characteristic of both male and female anatomy. The following female anatomy chart is a reference based on typical location. The word “female” is used here to refer to people who identify as female and have typical reproductive organs of a cisgender female. We recognize that some people who identify as female do not have the same anatomy as that depicted in this article....

Serious and/or fatal respiratory depression has occurred. Monitor closely, especially after starting fentanyl or after a dose increase. Due to the risk of fatal respiratory depression, fentanyl is not prescribed to people who are not opioid-tolerant. Accidental ingestion of fentanyl, especially by children, can result in a fatal overdose of fentanyl. Keep out of reach of children. Simultaneous use of CYP3A4 inhibitors (or stopping CYP3A4 inducers) can result in a fatal overdose of fentanyl....