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This illustration, created by Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

CDC Statement on Source of the COVID-19 Outbreak

Mon Jul 26, 2021 11:43 am Cardinal News

Identifying the source of the outbreak As of July 26, 2021, a CDC statement last updated on July 1, 2020 on the source of the COVID-19 outbreak does not mention the possibility of a Wuhan, […]

A Chilling Cure: Facing Killer Heat, ERs Use Body Bags to Save Lives

Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:38 pm Cardinal News

By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News July 22, 2021 As a deadly heat wave scorched the Pacific Northwest last month, overwhelming hospital emergency rooms in a region unaccustomed to triple-digit temperatures, doctors resorted to a […]

Wildfire Smoke Drives People in Low-Vaccinated Areas Indoors, Raising Outbreak Fears

Fri Jul 23, 2021 10:28 pm Cardinal News

Polluting smoke has been thickest in the Northwest, including Montana By Aaron Bolton July 22, 2021 MISSOULA, Mont. — Missoula’s new downtown library was teeming with people who might typically spend a Saturday afternoon hiking, […]

Potato chip bag on chest wound (Twitter.com/NYPDChiefOfDept)

Police Use Empty Potato Chip Bag, Tape to Seal Open Chest Wound After Stabbing in New York City

Sun Jul 18, 2021 10:49 am Cardinal News

An NYPD officer is being lauded for saving the life of a man who was stabbed using just a potato chip bag and some tape (FOX 5 New York). YouTube Tips ⓘ NYPD Police Officer […]

Ndofaya Shopping Center in Johannesburg, South Africa (Global View Map data ©2021 Google, INEGI)

South Africa Rioting Kills 72 Since Friday, July 9, 2021; Brookside Mall Up in Flames

Tue Jul 13, 2021 09:14 pm Cardinal News

News24: Parts of KwaZulu-Natal are on tenterhooks as rioters continue to loot stores following former YouTube Tips ⓘ A series of riots and protests erupted Friday night, July 9, 2021 in the South African provinces […]

Biden Delivers Remarks on the American Families Plan, Says ‘America’s Back’

Wed Jul 7, 2021 08:34 pm Cardinal News

Biden Visits a Red Part of Illinois Coverage as President Biden delivers remarks on his administration’s Build Back Better plan and how it could benefit working families. YouTube Tips ⓘ Edith Sanchez, raised in Harvard, […]

Tropical Storm Elsa Hurricane Cone Wednesday, July 7, 2021 at 1018 EDT

Tropical Storm Elsa Landfall Near Florida Big Bend Region

Wed Jul 7, 2021 09:28 am Cardinal News

Wednesday, Elsa was downgraded to a tropical storm after rising barely above hurricane strength late Tuesday night. It’s expected to make landfall around the Big Bend area later this morning before racing off to the […]

Champlain Towers South at 8777 Collins Avenue, Surfside, Florida (Imagery ©2021 Maxar Technologies, Map data ©2021 Google)

Champlain Towers South Demolition 11 Days After Partial Collapse in Surfside, Florida

Mon Jul 5, 2021 10:11 am Cardinal News

Crews used explosives to take down what was left of a condo building that partially collapsed in Surfside, Florida. Officials called the demolition necessary due to safety concerns and a looming tropical storm. Rescuers immediately […]

MASS SHOOTING: 63rd St and Western Ave, Artesian Ave Area in Chicago

Sun Jun 27, 2021 11:11 pm Cardinal News

ELEVEN CONFIRMED SHOT Eleven people were struck, two fatally, late Sunday night in a mass shooting in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, officials said (Mugo Odigwe/CBS Chicago update). YouTube Tips ⓘ Police and firefighter/paramedics from Chicago […]

DOJ: 2 Israelis, Russian, Volo Resident, Mundelein Resident Conspired to Export Thermal Imaging Scopes and Night Vision Goggles to Russia

Sat Jun 26, 2021 06:14 pm Cardinal News

A federal grand jury in Los Angeles unsealed an indictment Thursday, June 24, 2021 that accuses five defendants of conspiring to unlawfully export defense articles to Russia. Specifically, the defendants allegedly exported thermal imaging riflescopes […]

Saturday Morning Update for Surfside Condo Collapse: 4 Dead, 127 Accounted For, 159 Unaccounted For

Sat Jun 26, 2021 11:52 am Cardinal News

A boy was pulled from rubble by firefighters after part of Champlain Towers South Condo in Surfside, Florida, collapsed around 2 a.m. on June 24. YouTube Tips ⓘ Following a pancake collapse of a significant […]

Arlington Park Aerial (Imagery ©2021 Google, Landsat / Copernicus, NOAA, Imagery ©2021 Maxar Technologies, U.S. Geological Survey USDA Farm Service Agency, Map data ©2021)

Chicago Bears Announce Bid to Buy Arlington Park Property in Arlington Heights, Illinois

Thu Jun 17, 2021 01:45 pm Cardinal News

The Chicago Bears announced Thursday, June 17, 2021 the NFL Chicago football team has submitted a bid to buy the property at Euclid Avenue and Wilke Road in Arlington Heights where Arlington Park is up […]

Secondary Fires, Evacuations from Chemical Fire at Chemtool Plant in Rockton, Illinois

Mon Jun 14, 2021 11:52 am Cardinal News

WILDLAND FIREFIGHTERS ACTIVATED FROM LAKE COUNTY The Chemtool Plant manufactures lubricating greases that are used in many markets and applications. YouTube Tips ⓘ Police and firefighters from Rockton, Illinois responded about 7:00 a.m. Monday, June […]

$56 million ($38.7 Million Cash) Mega Millions® Jackpot Won in Illinois

Wed Jun 9, 2021 08:13 am Cardinal News

Less than three weeks after a huge $516 million ($349.3 million cash) Mega Millions® jackpot was won in Pennsylvania, the jackpot was hit again, this time in Illinois. A single ticket sold in that state […]

Washington Post: Apple’s “Tightly Controlled” App Store Has Scam Apps with Consumer Losses of $48 Million

Mon Jun 7, 2021 08:05 pm Cardinal News

Apparently, Apple customers should not put as much trust in the Apple App Store as Apple would have customers believe. Apple has long maintained that its exclusive control of the App Store is essential to […]

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