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click to enlarge courtesy Drawn & Quarterly The graphic novel Map of my Heart begins with a cartoon map of Hoffman Estates: the high school, the Barrington Square Mall, a good spot to pick raspberries behind the hospital. At the bottom, everything is labeled: "Map of the Known Universe Circa 1982." The cartographer is comics artist John Po...

FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedIn Superspreading events have distinguished the COVID-19 pandemic from the early outbreak of the disease. Now, research from Harvard University, Tulane University, MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital finds that a critical factor in these and other transmission events is the propensity of certain individuals to exhale large numbers of small respiratory droplets. The researchers found that age, obesity and COVID-19 infection all correlate with a propensity to breathe ...

Boobytrap sent him flying through the air. he served nine years in the marine corps reserves before switching services and joining the air national guard as a medic. hes retired now after 27 years of active service. tom credits the vets center in silver spring, maryland with saving his life. he showed up there one day at his wits end thinking of suicide, but the vets center staff brought him from the brink. tom, to you and all the other veterans, welcome home. [applaus [applause] >> next, in box...

Division. he was in saudi arabia when an anti-tank round went through the tent and struck the tent next to jeffs and exploded, peppering his back with schrapnel. he was able to stay with his unit. he retired with 20 years of service and now works at my office at department of veterans affairs and hes here representing both gulf war veterans and va employees, one third of whom are veterans. thank you, jeff. [applaus [applause] >> in exdown here in front is tom devlin from newtown, pennsylvania. t...