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A series of winter rain and snow storms are forecast in the Bay Area through next week. (Shutterstock / Igor Link)
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CA Winter has returned to the Bay Area, bringing scattered rain and snow showers Friday, with another round of precipitation forecast to arrive Sunday. By midweek, there is potential for an atmospheric river, according to the National Weather Service.
The weather conditions Friday include isolated to scattered rain showers and cooler temperatures, with isolated thunderstorms possible Friday afternoon.
Mostly dry conditions are expected Saturday in the Bay Area before another weather system brings more widespread rainfall Sunday into Monday.
UpdatedFri, Jan 22, 2021 at 12:35 pm ET
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Connecticut state health officials reported another 1,662 coronavirus cases and 48 deaths. (Shutterstock)
CONNECTICUT Gov. Ned Lamont was cautiously optimistic Connecticut s coronavirus situation was getting slightly better Thursday after another drop in net coronavirus hospitalizations and a positive test rate that was trending downward. Our rates in this region are going down a bit and the rates across the country are going down a little bit, he said.
Lamont appeared elated that Danbury and New Haven public schools welcomed back some students for hybrid learning. Both school systems have had mostly remote learning this school year.
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People eat outside in Fort Greene, Brooklyn during the coronavirus outbreak, Dec. 29, 2020. (Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY)
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The city s already slower-than-expected economic recovery from the pandemic downturn has stalled and threatens a see-saw double-dip recession, at least for the early months of the year.
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New York City lost 7,500 jobs in December, state labor data released Thursday shows, primarily because of the shutdown of indoor dining. It marked the first decline in jobs since a low in April.
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The Moderna vaccines can be stored between 36-46 degrees for up to 30 days, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Carly Baldwin/Patch)
BOSTON A freezer mishap spoiled nearly 2,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine at the VA Medical Center in Jamaica Plain.
The freezer failed Tuesday, ruining 1,900 doses of the Moderna vaccine, according to a VA Boston Healthcare System spokesperson.
The freezer s plug was found loose after a contractor accidentally removed it during a cleaning, spokesperson Kyle Toto said. The freezer s alarm system never went off.
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The VA is investigating but said it doesn t expect any significant delay in vaccinating residents and health care personnel.
UpdatedFri, Jan 22, 2021 at 6:37 pm CT
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Evanston/Skokie District 65 School District is scheduled to reopen next month, while Evanston Township High School will remain remote. Both districts have been closed to in-person instruction for more than 10 months. (Shutterstock)
EVANSTON, IL Public elementary and middle schools in Evanston are scheduled to allow students to return next month for the first time since last March. Meanwhile, Evanston Township High School recently resumed some extracurricular activities, although the older students are set to stick with remote learning until further notice.
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton said Wednesday that the district would begin offering an option of a hybrid of remote and in-person learning starting Feb. 16.