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$600,000 of counterfeit PPE seized at Texas warehouse
ICEBy LUKE BARR, ABC News(EL PASO, TEXAS) — More than 100,000 counterfeit 3M N95 masks worth about $600,000 were seized at a warehouse in El Paso, Texas, federal authorities said.The counterfeit PPE was en route to a hospital on the East Coast, according to a statement released Wednesday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security…… read more »
National Guard assisting Pennsylvania nursing home as COVID-19 cases rise
Phil Feyerabend/iStock By JULIA JACOBO, ABC News (UNIONTOWN, Pa.) — The National Guard has been brought in to assist a Pennsylvania nursing home experiencing an alarming spike in COVID-19 cases.On Dec. 1, the Mount Saint Macrina Manor in Uniontown reported that several residents and staff members had either tested positive for the virus or were…… read more »
Coronavirus live updates: UK investigating reports of allergic reactions to Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
Ovidiu Dugulan/iStockBy MORGAN WINSOR, ERIN SCHUMAKER, IVAN PEREIRA and EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected more than 68 million people and killed over 1.5 million worldwide, according to real-time data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. Here’s how the…… read more »
Fires in California as new storm moves across US with heavy snow, thunderstorms
ABC NewsBy MAX GOLEMBO, ABC News(NEW YORK) — Gusty, dry and warm winds Tuesday of 50 to 71 mph in Southern California helped to dry the vegetation and spread several brush fires that flared up in Ventura County but, thankfully, the forward spread of fires was stopped Tuesday night.These warm winds pushed temperatures to near…… read more »
Authorities: 158 people arrested at ‘massive underground party’ in LA County
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office via FacebookBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News(LOS ANGELES) — Los Angeles County deputies arrested nearly 160 people at a “massive underground party” that violated state coronavirus orders, authorities said.Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said the “super-spreader” event, which was held in a vacant home in Palmdale on Saturday, was also…… read more »
Mother of Casey Goodson Jr. demands justice as FBI opens investigation into fatal police shooting
Family of Casey GoodsonBy HALEY YAMADA, ABC News(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The family of Casey Goodson Jr. is calling for justice after the 23-year-old was shot dead while entering his home on Dec. 4 in Columbus, Ohio.Goodson was fatally shot by Franklin County Sheriff’s Office deputy Jason Meade, but the details of what led up to…… read more »
