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Nebraska gets $50M for dam destroyed during 2019 floods May 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal officials are giving Nebraska more than $50 million to work on a Niobrara River dam that collapsed during the disastrous March 2019 flooding, killing a man who lived just below it. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced the award Friday. The money is intended to cover 75% of the cost of the project, with the rest to come from state and local sources. The 93-year-old Spencer Dam was overwhelmed in a surge of ice boulders, with so...

(HealthNewsDigest.com) - LA JOLLA, CALIF. – April 16, 2021 – Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have identified a set of human genes that fight SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus that causes COVID-19. Knowing which genes help control viral infection can greatly assist researchers’ understanding of factors that affect disease severity and also suggest possible therapeutic options. The genes in question are related to interferons, the body’s frontline virus fighters. The study was published in the journal  “We wanted to gain a better understanding of the cellular response to SARS-CoV...

Credit: Dotted Yeti LA JOLLA, CALIF. - April 16, 2021 - Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys have identified a set of human genes that fight SARS-CoV-2 infection, the virus that causes COVID-19. Knowing which genes help control viral infection can greatly assist researchers' understanding of factors that affect disease severity and also suggest possible therapeutic options. The genes in question are related to interferons, the body's frontline virus fighters. The study was published in the journal Molecular Cell. "We wanted to gain a better understanding of the cellular response to SARS-CoV...

Des Peres Mayor Mark Becker has rescinded an executive order issued in March 2020 to address grocery store deliveries associated with lock downs. When the pandemic forced a shutdown of businesses in March 2020, Becker issued executive orders for, among other items, dealing with hiring freezes, door-to-door solicitations, private use of parks and other city-owned properties and grocery store deliveries after 10 p.m. The intent of the order was to address shortages of food and other household supplies at grocery stores in Des Peres due to pandemic-related panic buying. The order was to remain i...

College Joins 35 University Leaders Nationwide To Launch Taskforce on Higher Education and Opportunity Wake Tech partners with higher education leaders to address major challenges facing students and communities across the country. By:   Michelle Fauver    |    Web Posted: 03/17/21 2:40pm Raleigh, NC (March 17, 2021) – Today, Wake Technical Community College joined nearly 40 institutions to launch the Taskforce on Higher Education and Opportunity. Wake Tech and Taskforce member partners are driven to act by the challenges caused by the pandemic, income inequality,...