China says it's "extremely unlikely" COVID pandemic came from lab leak, as CIA now indicates
China says it's "extremely unlikely" that COVID-19​ came from a lab, after the CIA said it believed​, though with low ...
NBC 10 I-Team: Rhode Island sees 5.27% drop in public school students since pre-pandemic
Rhode Island has 135,978 public school students this academic year compared to 136,154 last year. The comparison to ...
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Will bird flu spark a human pandemic? Scientists say the risk is rising
The team found that animals that had the virus inoculated directly into their lungs became severely ill, whereas animals that ...
Idaho student test scores still haven’t overcome pandemic dips, but top national averages
That is one bright spot: Idaho fourth and eighth graders had higher proficiency rates than their national peers in reading ...
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COVID-19 Pandemic Increased Long-Term Nursing Home Stay or Death Across All Groups
Although long-term nursing home stay or death decreased before the COVID-19 pandemic, the trend slowed during the pandemic ...
Most violent crime rates have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new report shows
The number of homicides across the United States declined by 16% in 2024, continuing a recent downward trajectory, according ...
California students’ test scores show slow recovery from pandemic-era learning losses
SAN JOSE, Calif. — California students continue to trail their peers across the country in two key subjects on the newly ...
NYC students have regained ground lost during the pandemic, but reading scores remain stubbornly low
With the latest improvements, students are performing at about the same level as fourth graders before the COVID years.
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Wise Men Distillery closes, citing pandemic
KENTWOOD, Mich. (WOOD) — Wise Men Distillery in Kentwood has closed. The distillery announced the closure Wednesday, saying ...
‘Didn’t Die’ Review: Pandemic Zom-Com Has All the Right Ideas but Lacks Horror Execution
Meera Menon's sardonic horror comedy 'Didn't Die' hits the right character beats, but can't quite up the ante.
Post-pandemic nose-dive: Why student test scores are raising alarms among parents and teachers
Kids now don't have the joy for reading they once did, and teachers have changed the way they teach writing in the digital ...