April 5, 2021 2:05 pm ATLANTA (CNN) — The latest weekly morbidity and mortality report from the CDC shows just how far COVID-19 can speak from a single event. According to the report, a bar opening in rural Illinois was liked to 46 known COVID-19 cases. But, that’s not all. That outbreak led to local schools being shut down, impacting 650 children, and the hospitalization of … [Read more...] about CDC: Illinois bar linked to major outbreak
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Huskers Complete Weekend Sweep at Illinois
The No. 4 Nebraska volleyball team won its third straight sweep with a 26-24, 30-28, 25-17 win over Illinois at Huff Hall on Saturday night. March 6, 2021 8:32 pm Courtesy: Nebraska AthleticsCHAMPAIGN, IL. (Nebraska Athletics) – The No. 4 Nebraska volleyball team won its third straight sweep with a 26-24, 30-28, 25-17 win over Illinois at Huff Hall on Saturday … [Read more...] about Huskers Complete Weekend Sweep at Illinois
This I Believe: I Believe in Thread
A small, fragile piece of thread is what I believe. A piece of thread that is often overlooked. I believe in a piece of thread that has been intertwined in my life for a multitude of years. From using it in my kindergarten art class to using it to hang a German project my sophomore year of high school. From stitching on my very first merit badge on my sash to stitching my Eagle … [Read more...] about This I Believe: I Believe in Thread
Shoppers Splurged In January As New Stimulus Checks Arrived
As it turns out, January was for shopping. Retail spending soared 5.3% last month compared to December, much more than anticipated, as U.S. families began receiving new federal coronavirus relief checks. People bought more across the board last month, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday: furniture, electronics, clothes, sports equipment, restaurant food, groceries. In … [Read more...] about Shoppers Splurged In January As New Stimulus Checks Arrived
Aspen Words Announces 5 Finalists For 2021’s Literary Prize
Three novels and two story collections — selected from a longlist of 15 — remain in contention for this year's Aspen Words Literary Prize.The $35,000 prize honors fiction that "illuminates vital contemporary issues," and this year's finalists span the globe, covering everything from Native American land ownership questions to the intersections of Blackness and queerness to the … [Read more...] about Aspen Words Announces 5 Finalists For 2021’s Literary Prize