When is the lunar eclipse? When a solar eclipse occurs on one side of the planet—as it did so on October 14 in the Americas—you can bet that a lunar eclipse will follow two weeks before or after. That’s exactly what will arise on Saturday, October 28 when a slight partial lunar eclipse will be […]
To honor Taylor Swift’s latest rerecording, we’re celebrating 1989 (Taylor’s Version) Week at The Daily Beast’s Obsessed. That means we’re throwing it back to 2014, to relive everything that Taylor—and the rest of pop culture—was up to. Despite being a card-carrying Swiftie—without the concerning qualities of one—I have a few dissenting opinions about Taylor Swift. […]
Blood banks around the state worry they won’t be able to meet the need for blood during a large emergency. SPOKANE, Wash. — Every two seconds, someone in the United States develops the need for life-saving blood, whether through an accident, illness or something else. In Washington state, however, meeting that demand is becoming increasingly […]
For immediate release: October 25, 2023 (23-140) Contact: DOH Communications Local blood banks urgently need life-saving donations to meet demand OLYMPIA – Blood banks are facing critical shortages of life-saving blood and blood products. Your donation can help save lives. The shortages are particularly severe for types O and Rh negative blood, and for platelets. Blood […]
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Blood banks are experiencing critically low shortages of blood, statewide. The Washington State Department of Health says your donation can help save lives.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Shepeard Blood Center hosted an event collecting blood for victims of the Israel-Hamas conflict. The blood collected is not going to Israel immediately, but it will be stored in case any need arises. If the need doesn’t rise, the blood will stay here and be distributed around the CSRA. “Our blood […]
Tanasia Kenney October 25, 2023 at 4:03 PM Photo by Thomas Park via Unsplash An Alabama bus driver is accused of driving drunk with a bus full of students on board, police told multiple outlets. James Chaney, 46, was arrested Oct. 17 and charged with driving under the influence and reckless endangerment, The South Alabamian […]
Paint it red Even before color came to film, blood was a vivid element in cinematic storytelling. Think: the shower splatter in Psycho (1960), or frenzied zombie feeding in Night of the Living Dead (1968). Then, once color arrived: The crimson bucket contents falling on the prom queen in Carrie (1976) and the ichorous elevator […]
ROCHELLE, Ill. — In collaboration with Holcomb Bank and 102.3, The Coyote in Rochelle, the Rock River Valley Blood Center is hosting its 14th annual “Vein Drain” blood drive. Rock River Valley Blood Center All donors will receive a t-shirt and will be entered into a drawing to win a $500 gift card, with refreshments […]
Dear Amy: I’m a man and getting mixed responses from the women in my life over a recent visit to my doctor for a medical exam. It is not the first time this has happened, but it continues to be an awkward situation for me. My visit starts, as usual, with the heart rate and […]