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Antibody test accuracy | Antibody tests are fairly accurate, but researchers are less certain overall what the information about antibodies tells us, especially depending on when the test is conducted. These tests are not a substitute for a molecular test for an active COVID-19 infection. FDA research has also suggested that people who have had COVID-19 may lose their antibodies after a certain point.

For a rural family, COVID-19 felt like a distant threat. Until it devastated them

February 9, 2021 at 10:50 a.m.

CORNING, Calif. — Sonia Bravo lives with her family off a gravel road near the Sacramento River, on a tranquil two acres where they can hear roosters crowing and gaze...

Unemployment claims| <a href=https://www.dol.gov/ui/data.pdf>Initial unemployment claims seasonally adjusted</a> (week ending May 23, 2020): 2,123,000</p> |

<p>More than 2.1 million people filed a new unemployment claim for the week ending May 23. It indicates that companies that retained their staff through March and April may have needed to close in mid-May, or may have faced a slowdown that affected their ability to keep people employed.</p>

Amid COVID-19 family hardships, high school students work double-duty: jobs and school

February 9, 2021 at 10:43 a.m.

LOS ANGELES — It was never a question that Stephanie Contreras-Reyes would take the most rigorous AP classes her high school offers. It was never a question that she would...

Iceland: Hakarl | <p>In Iceland, the best-known delicacy is hakarl, which is rotten shark. It is the meat of the Greenland shark, which is toxic if not fermented. It is said Hakarl was invented by original settlers about a thousand years ago in Iceland, where little grows in its volcanic soil, who learned to bury the meat for several months to break down its toxins. It has an unpleasant taste of urine because sharks lack a urinary system and release urine through their bloodstream and tissue.</p>

‘More lemongrass, please’: Vietnamese home cooking and monthly meal services thrive during quarantine

February 8, 2021 at 10:41 a.m.

LOS ANGELES — Mimi Truong took some time to scour Westminster's T & K Food Market for ingredients to make her spicy beef salad (an in-demand dish among her 11...

Queen Latifah in a scene from the series "The Equalizer."

The return of the female action star often left out Black women. Enter Queen Latifah

February 8, 2021 at 7:31 a.m.

Private detective Foxy Brown has survived a rape, numerous beatings, a brawl in a lesbian bar, a kidnapping and a shot — against her will — of heroin. But when...

To regain their sense of smell months after contracting COVID-19, some are willing to try anything

February 7, 2021 at 8:26 a.m.

In her quest to overcome one of COVID-19's strangest symptoms, Mariana Castro-Salzman was willing to try anything. The 32-year-old visited an oncologist and got a CT scan of her head....

Why a surprise guest in this week’s ‘WandaVision’ could be a game-changer for the Marvel Cinematic Universe

February 6, 2021 at 7:55 a.m.

This story includes spoilers from the fifth episode of "WandaVision." "WandaVision" sure knows how to keep its viewers on their toes. The latest episode of the Disney+ series — aptly...

The #FreeBritney movement is bigger than Spears. A new doc shows why it’s so powerful

February 6, 2021 at 7:43 a.m.

For 13 years, nearly every aspect of Britney Spears' life — including major financial, professional and medical decisions — has been controlled by her father Jamie Spears through a court-approved...

Braille is everywhere, but most blind kids can’t read it. A competition hopes to change that

February 5, 2021 at 11:04 a.m.

LOS ANGELES – The challenger sat alone at a square folding table in the center of her teacher's immaculate living room, stockinged feet whispering against the plush, white carpet, hands...

Braille is everywhere, but most blind kids can’t read it. A competition hopes to change that

February 5, 2021 at 10:52 a.m.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee and other name-brand academic competitions were canceled last March due to the pandemic, but Braille Challenge organizers soldiered on, converting the weekend-long championship into 50...

Trump left a ‘massive’ traffic-safety mess for Biden. Item one: Tesla’s self-driving claims

March 12, 2024 at 12:20 p.m.

Maybe you've seen this viral TikTok video: A young man lies in the back seat of his Tesla, covered in blankets, as the car cruises down the highway. The driver's...

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