Biden officials accelerating monkeypox vaccine effort, including 1.8 million additional doses
The Biden administration is planning to accelerate the delivery of its remaining supply of monkeypox vaccines and will make an additional 1.8 million doses available for ordering starting Monday, officials said Thursday. Jurisdictions will only be able to access the additional doses if they adopt the intradermal administration of vaccine and have used 90 percent of their current supply of vaccine, officials said. The Department of Health and Human Services is also launching a pilot program to provide additional vaccine allocations to state and local health departments in
Read MoreBurying just 5 percent of power lines would improve resilience in hurricane-prone regions
Story at a glance As extreme weather events become more intense and compound one another, more climate-resilient infrastructure is needed to better protect vulnerable populations. A new study shows that strategically burying just 5 percent of powerlines in Harris County, Texas, would drastically reduce the number of residents impacted by hurricane and heat wave power outages.
Read MoreWhy I quit the GOP
Not that anyone should care, but I changed my party affiliation the other day. For many years I was a registered Republican. Now I’m an independent, or “unaffiliated,” as they call it in the state where I live. I left the Republican Party because I finally had had enough — enough of the Marjorie Taylor Greene crazy wing of the party, enough of the extremists who won’t even allow for rape or incest exceptions in abortion laws, and enough of the toadies who sound like Donald Trump’s ventriloquist dummy — the ones who even now, two years after he lost, are still telling voters
Read MoreAmericans leaving big tips despite inflation: report
Story at a glance Tipping percentages held strong nationwide for in-person dining at an average of 19.7 percent. But the percentages were substantially lower among those who ordered carryout or delivery. Consumers in California tip the least at full-service restaurants.
Read MoreKentucky rep being inducted into Bourbon Hall of Fame
Rep. John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) has been named among the 2022 class of the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame. In a news release on Wednesday, the Kentucky Distillers' Association said that Yarmuth and five individuals would be inducted into the Hall of Fame next month, being recognized for their contributions to bourbon’s stature, growth and awareness. The other members of the 2022 Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame class are Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery President J
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