A Duke university study of 14 different types of face masks by scientists has yielded some surprising findings about the efficacy of different face coverings, while also undermining the assertion that any mask or face covering is better than none.In a test, researchers found that speaking into some masks, particularly a neck fleece or gaiter…
Not all masks are created equal. Researchers at Duke University have tested 14 types of masks and other facial coverings and found that some are wanting when it comes to coronavirus protection, while others are quite good. Using an easy-to-assemble laser and cellphone system, the team shined precise light onto the droplets emitted by someone…
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What is going on at my hometown Walmart? On Saturday, the first day of Minnesota's mandatory mask mandate, a man and a woman went shopping at the Walmart in Marshall — population 15,000 — wearing masks with swastikas. In a video posted to Facebook, the man calmly pays for items — including toilet paper and…
A man and woman at a Walmart in Minnesota are seen wearing face coverings with swastikas. Raphaela Mueller What is going on at my hometown Walmart? On Saturday, the first day of Minnesota's mandatory mask mandate, a man and a woman went shopping at the Walmart in Marshall — population 15,000 — wearing masks with…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…