Watch: Texas lifter sets new world record with 1,125-pound bench press

Dec. 29 (UPI) — A Texas weightlifter set a new world record when he bench pressed 1,125 pounds at a powerlifting competition. Tiny Meeker, 50, a 26-time world champion powerlifter, bench pressed 1,125 pounds at the IPA National Powerlifting Championships in York, Pa., setting a new world record for the sport. Meeker, who runs the…Continue Reading

Following a surge in COVID-19 cases on cruise ships, Connecticut Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal called for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and cruise lines to stop cruise travel.Florida, where many of the affected cruise ships dock, hit a record-breaking 46,900 cases in one day on Tuesday, with weekly averages and hospitalizations also…Continue Reading

ओमीक्रोन माइल्ड इंफेक्शन मगर… पढ़िए एम्स चीफ डॉ. रणदीप गुलेरिया का पूरा मैसेज

AIIMS Chief Dr Randeep Guleria Omicron News डॉक्टर गुलेरिया ने लोगों से अपील की है कि वो घबराएं नहीं, सतर्क रहें। उन्होंने अपने वीडियो मैसेज में पूरे देश को नए साल की बधाई दी और साथ में ओमीक्रोन के बारे में बताया। उन्होंने कहा है कि महामारी खत्म नहीं हुई। हमें खुद को बचाना होगा।…Continue Reading

ICMR-NIV isolates Omicron Covid strain

(Representative image)PUNE: Scientists at the Pune-based Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Virology (ICMR-NIV) have successfully isolated the Omicron strain of the novel coronavirus at the high-end bio-safety laboratory in Pashan. The step is critical in assessing the efficacy of vaccine as well as natural infection-induced antibodies in thwarting severe disease. “The Omicron variant…Continue Reading

Mumbai, Delhi and Gujarat on Wednesday recorded a big spike in fresh COVID-19 cases–their highest since the May-June period–while Punjab reported the first case of the Omicron variant to take the country-wide tally of the new strain past 900. According to data from the Centre and the states, the total number of COVID-19 cases in…Continue Reading

‘Call the Fire Marshal’: TikToker Says Apartment Complex Removed Staircase With No Warning

In a now-viral TikTok, a woman claimed her apartment complex demolished the staircase without notice, leaving her trapped inside her apartment near Atlanta, Georgia.Olivia Crump, who goes by @foodbattle2008 on TikTok, received more than 1 million views and 865 comments since she posted her video on Monday. “When your apartment removes the stairs without warning…Continue Reading

Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls It ‘Wise’ to Bar Democrats Who Move to Red States From Voting

If red states and blue states were to “divorce” each other, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene called it possible that people who move from a Democratic state to a Republican state would be barred from voting for a temporary “cooling off” period.California’s seen an influx in people moving out of the state and many have opted…Continue Reading

Following a surge in COVID-19 cases on cruise ships, Connecticut Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal called for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and cruise lines to stop cruise travel.Florida, where many of the affected cruise ships dock, hit a record-breaking 46,900 cases in one day on Tuesday, with weekly averages and hospitalizations also…Continue Reading