The Golden State has now joined Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York and Rhode Island as well as Washington, D.C. in the growing list of places that mandate the use of masks in public spaces where social distancing is not possible, according to data published by #Masks4All. California Governor Gavin Newsom said in a public statement Thursday that there are too many people in California with their faces uncovered, putting any progress the state has made with battling the virus at risk....

Florida is currently leading the nation in pediatric hospitalizations for COVID-19. Recent data shows the number of pediatric cases confirmed in hospitals in Florida at 143, with Texas a close second at 140. The Miami Herald reported on Tuesday that 46 children were admitted to Florida hospitals with confirmed cases, and 22 admitted with suspected cases, according to healthdata.gov. By July 29, the Herald reported the seven-day average of new cases in children in Florida to be at 1,544—at least seven times greater than the same average the month prior....

Asked whether he was eager to have Biden join him in the battleground state, Ryan told Fox News on Monday, “No, I’m not, and I’m really not inviting anybody.” Ryan and Vance are facing off in one of this year’s hottest Senate races for the open seat in Ohio, a state that former President Donald Trump carried with more than 53 percent of the vote in 2020. As of Wednesday morning, FiveThirtyEight has Ryan with a very narrow lead of 0....

This latest state of play has greatly improved Biden’s chances of flipping the state blue and thus securing the presidency./ A Biden win in Pennsylvania would give him 20 more electoral college votes to a total of 273, taking him over the line of the 270 needed to win the election. Meanwhile, Trump is relying on winning the state to keep his chance of winning. Biden also narrowly edged ahead of Trump in Georgia in the early hours of November 6....

While Pope Francis has previously stated that he’s open to allowing non-celibate priests in regions such as the Pacific Islands, according to America Magazine reports, the prospect of allowing married men to be ordained has pitted progressive Catholics and traditionalists against each other. Some of that debate centered around the Pachamama statues, with some Catholic leaders accusing the synod of welcoming in pagan symbolism. Catholic news outlet Crux Now reported that some clergy defended the statues as “an indigenous statue of the Virgin Mary,” an argument which was countered when a Synod communications official told a press conference that the statue was merely a representation of life, according to one Catholic News Agency report....

In fact, so many players have impressed Bruce Arena during the winter camp that the U.S. boss says it will be next to impossible to trim the roster from 28 to 23 ahead of Sunday’s friendly against Serbia. Minnesota adds Molino in trade “Obviously when you have a change in coaches, you have different philosophies and the players have to respond to you,” Arena said Thursday. “I think over these two weeks we’ve gotten a good reaction out of the players....

Beloved country singer Naomi Judd died by suicide at the age of 76 on April 30, weeks after she had performed with daughter Wynonna Judd for the first time in two decades. In an op-ed published by The New York Times on Wednesday, the actor, 54, revealed that she fears having the details of the multiple police interviews she felt compelled to sit for as her mother’s life slipped away....

Sean uploaded the video on June 27 to his account @seantanwanton. Using the popular video chat-roulette site Omegle, which pairs users with strangers across the world, he found himself chatting with a young male. The experience swiftly turned into a negative one, as the boy can be heard reeling off racial slurs at Sean, who is from Singapore. The boy repeatedly asked Sean if he knew the meaning of the word, to which Sean said no....

GUPTE: As more people from developing countries migrate to the West, has heart disease become a noticeable factor among them? SHARMA: Yes. Heart disease in immigrants is much higher than in native-born Americans. I notice this especially among [people] from South Asia. They are overambitious, under a lot of stress and very nervous about their prospects for success. So heart disease becomes a noticeable factor in their lives. There is also a cultural tendency to ignore signs of heart disease, a reluctance to seek state-of-the-art medical treatment....

This week, topics range from those still-unsigned free agents, to my opinions on barbecue, to really hard-to-break records, to who would play me in a movie, and more. Let’s get started. MORE: Opening Day schedule for all 30 teams Q: “What are the possibilities that FAs like Arrieta, Cobb, Moustakas, etc. find a job by Opening Day and how devastating it would be for the league if they don’t in terms of a potential lockout?...

Types of Assistive Technology for Autism Assistive technology is usually divided into groups—low-tech, mid-tech, and high-tech. In general: Low-tech AT includes anything that needs no electricity; think weighted vests, sensory balls, or picture boards. Mid-tech AT is simple enough to be relatively inexpensive and easy to operate. Examples include battery-operated sensory toys, visual timers, and social skills videos. High-tech AT is digital technology and can include anything from augmentative communication technology for non-verbal people to robots built to increase social skills in children on the spectrum....

On Monday, the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft is expected to deliberately crash into a 530-foot-wide asteroid called Dimorphos at a speed of nearly 15,000 miles per hour. The aim is to demonstrate that a spacecraft can deflect an object that could pose an impact threat to the Earth. Dimorphos is a moonlet of the larger asteroid Didymos, neither of which pose a threat to our planet. But DART is the world’s first full-scale mission to test technology for defending Earth against an asteroid or comet collision and will help scientists to prepare for potential future hazards....

Asteroid 2008 GO20 is due to make a close approach to Earth on Sunday July 25 at about 1:50 p.m. EDT. It is being tracked by NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS). Scientists think the asteroid could measure up to 721 feet in diameter, though this figure is not certain. The space rock could also be as small as 218 feet in diameter. In comparison, the Washington Monument is 555 feet tall....

About 3% to 8% of pregnant people have preexisting asthma. While some research shows asthma can cause pregnancy complications, it rarely poses a significant risk during pregnancy when it is properly treated. You can increase your chance for a healthy pregnancy by: Understanding guidelines for using asthma medications during pregnancy Following your treatment plan for managing asthma Knowing how to watch for potential complications This article explains the symptoms, complications, diagnosis, and treatment of asthma during pregnancy....

Once more, the Ghanaian made his presence felt in the Championship as he set up Scott Hogan for the 23rd minute opener in the New Year’s Day fixture. The Claret and Blue ultimately humiliated their visitors by a 5-0 scoreline. “It was a good way to start the New Year,” Bruce said, as reported by his club’s official website. “It was a funny old game because we didn’t have the best of starts to the match....

The study was halted following a “standard” review process, so safety data could be investigated, a spokesperson for the COVID-19 Vaccine Team at the Oxford Vaccine Centre told Newsweek in a statement. “This is a routine action which has to happen whenever there is a potentially unexplained illness in one of the studies, while it is investigated, ensuring we maintain the integrity of the trials,” the spokesperson said. In large trials involving many participants, illnesses can happen by chance “but must be independently reviewed,” according to the spokesperson....

The game went on over the objections of the players who remained on the active roster. Such is life in Season 2 of pandemic baseball. “I’ll just say we felt that it would have been better if we weren’t out there today,” Astros starting pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. told reporters after the game (per MLB.com). “I think it would have been the smartest thing today [to not play], but we were overruled....

Speaking to British newspaper The Guardian, Rolando, a 27-year-old who asked not to use his full name over fears of persecution, said that he had hoped to find refuge in the U.S. when he presented himself at the San Ysidro port of entry earlier this year. Instead, he told the newspaper, he was held in solitary confinement and jailed for months at San Diego’s Otay Mesa detention facility with limited access to medical assistance....

This is where at-home HIV tests can help. Available for purchase online and from many drugstores and pharmacies, these products allow people to test themselves in the privacy of their own homes. The tests are also sometimes available at low or no cost through local health departments or community-based HIV charities. This article will explain the benefits and limitations of at-home HIV tests and describe the types of products used for self-testing....

For the first time, it was Cutler and the Bears having the best offense on the field in a game in Lambeau Field in Chicago’s shocking 17-13 upset victory on Thursday night. MORE: Ranking the NFL QBs | NFL’s most overrated players | Underrated While Green Bay turned Thanksgiving into homecoming for Brett Favre, it was only appropriate that a gritty, Favre-like — sometimes head-scratching, always fearless — gunslinger would steal the show....