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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A crash in Philadelphia’s Torresdale neighborhood has left a police officer injured. Police say the officer was on a police motorcycle when he was struck a car just before 5 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of State Road and Linden Avenue. … [Read more...] about Philadelphia Police Officer Recovering In Hospital Following Motorcycle Crash In Torresdale

We should expect that Japan’s government will blame the new surge on the variant of COVID-19 first found in England, and perhaps even make up the data to prove it. (The Japanese government has become so infamous for falsifying data, that in a poll published by Nikkei newspaper in January 2019, 79 percent of the public said they didn’t trust government statistics.) It should be noted that one of the first spreaders of the English variant of COVID-19 was a Japanese citizen who returned home and broke quarantine to drink with buddies. The reaction of the Japanese government? Punish foreigners. While Japanese people who break quarantine will be slapped on the wrist, henceforth foreign residents who break quarantine will be permenantly expelled from the nation—a rather disproportionate punishment, but typical xenophobic policy here. … [Read more...] about Japan Wants to Throw COVID-19 Patients in Jail If They Refuse to Go to the Hospital

"There’s a lot of these agencies that are out there charging absolutely ridiculous sums of money to get ICU nurses in," Boom said. "They go to California, which is in the midst of a surge, but they poach some ICU nurses there, send them to Texas, where they charge inordinate amounts to fill in gaps in Texas, many of which are created because nurses in Texas went to Florida or back to California." … [Read more...] about 2 in 5 Americans live where COVID-19 strains hospital ICUs

As the list above shows, some of the most exciting and novel experiments in food are happening at pop-ups, which hold a similar thrill as other forms of ephemeral creativity — like underground concerts, performance art and, the most normie variant, flash mobs. People like me endure the busy phone lines, ridiculously long queues and slapped-together ordering forms because we’re looking for the specific excitement of experiencing something froth-like and fragile. Unconsciously, and perhaps foolishly, we who call June’s Pizza 20-plus times or more for a chance to buy a pie embrace Aeschylus’ ancient observations on suffering, explored in his Oresteia: that “there is advantage in the wisdom won from pain.” … [Read more...] about The best way to enjoy the Bay Area’s food pop-ups is to embrace chaos

Meanwhile, the Senate will continue to hold confirmation hearings this week for some of Biden’s Cabinet nominees. Senators confirmed two nominees thus far: Director of National Intelligence Avril HainesAvril HainesSaudi foreign minister optimistic about relations with Biden administration Biden must wait weekend for State Department pick Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8 MORE and Defense Secretary Lloyd AustinLloyd AustinBiden to reverse transgender military ban as soon as Monday Lawmakers move to oust extremists from military New Defense secretary orders assessment of sexual assault prevention programs MORE. Tonight, the Senate will vote on Janet YellenJanet Louise YellenSecretary Yellen's first action on bitcoin will set the tone for the next four years On The Money: Treasury announces efforts to help people get stimulus payments | Senate panel unanimously advances Yellen nomination for Treasury | Judge sets ground rules for release of Trump taxes Trump … [Read more...] about The Hill’s Morning Report – Biden: Focus on vaccine, virus, travel