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September 16, 2021

CDC study finds childhood obesity increased at ‘substantial and alarming’ levels during COVID pandemic

Child obesity levels in the U.S. increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among children who were already obese from the outset, according to the findings of a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

September 16, 2021

Nebraska Catholic university sued for denying religious exemptions to vaccine

A group of students are suing Creighton University for denying their requests for religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccines.

September 16, 2021

McAuliffe tapped 2 prominent anti-vaxxers for Virginia boards after hefty donations, report finds

Democrat Terry McAuliffe, the former governor of Virginia who is currently running to reclaim that seat, reportedly appointed two prominent anti-vaccine advocates to coveted administration positions after they donated more than $50,000 to his campaign.

September 16, 2021

NHL expects 98% of players to be vaccinated before season

Jacob Trouba was the first NHL player who allowed himself to be publicly photographed getting jabbed with a dose of coronavirus vaccine, and his wife did rotations in the emergency room in Florida with the pandemic raging.

September 16, 2021

Nicki Minaj tweets spark protest outside CDC headquarters

A group of Nicki Minaj fans held a protest outside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta on Wednesday, after the rapper expressed on Twitter that she has reservations about getting a COVID-19 vaccine.

September 16, 2021

DeSantis hammers Biden admin for limiting Florida's use of monoclonal antibodies: 'Very, very problematic'

On Thursday, Florida Gov. DeSantis hammered the president after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) surprised red-state governors by changing how they distributed the COVID-19 treatment.

September 16, 2021

New Orleans' trash problem exacerbated by Nicholas

A storm-battered New Orleans is continuing to clean up this week as now post-Tropical Cyclone Nicholas moves over the central Louisiana coast. 

September 16, 2021

Pediatric COVID cases rising in multiple states as students return to the classroom

Several states — including Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Michigan — are reporting school-related COVID-19 outbreaks.

September 16, 2021

Saints hit with COVID outbreak as Jameis Winston embraces new opportunity

New Orleans Saints have had a rough start to the season – displaced from home ahead of Week 1 and now a COVID-19 outbreak that has sidelined several coaches – but Jameis Winston is looking on the bright side.

September 16, 2021

LSU unenrolling students for failing to comply with vaccine rules

Louisiana State University (LSU) has started the process of unenrolling students who failed to comply with COVID-19 entry procedures.