August 2022

Cleveland Nixon

Published in Jennings Daily News August 9, 2022

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Jill Ortego (right) unpacks boxes and organizes her classroom in preparation for the school opening, while Pre-K Itinerant Teachers Denee Poole (below, at left) and Debra Miller set up a dry erase board and art station.

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US pledges $1B more rockets, other arms for Ukraine

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Monday it was shipping its biggest yet direct delivery of weapons to Ukraine as that country prepares for a potentially decisive counteroffensive in the south against Russia, sending $1 billion in rockets, ammunition and other material to Ukraine from Defense Department stockpiles.

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Major test of first possible Lyme vaccine in 20 years begins

DUNCANSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Researchers are seeking thousands of volunteers in the U.S. and Europe to test the first potential vaccine against Lyme disease in 20 years — in hopes of better fighting the tick-borne threat.

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In dry California, salty water creeps into key waterways

RIO VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Charlie Hamilton hasn’t irrigated his vineyards with water from the Sacramento River since early May, even though it flows just yards from his crop.

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Wall Street ends flat as investors await inflation updates

(AP) — Major stock indexes on Wall Street gave up early gains and ended a choppy day of trading little changed Monday.

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Biden surveys flood damage in Kentucky, offers more US help

LOST CREEK, Ky. (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Monday witnessed the damage from deadly and devastating storms that have resulted in the worst flooding in Kentucky’s history, as they visited the state to meet with families and first responders.

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Eating microwave popcorn increases level of PFAs in body

Dear Doctors: I’ve been hearing a lot about PFAS and how they have an adverse effect on our health. I read that some food wrappers, like bags for microwave popcorn, use PFAS to keep food from sticking. My kids eat microwaved popcorn almost every night. Should I be worried?