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Musk's past tweets reveal clues about Twitter's new owner 11/05/2022 10:16am • He may be good with rockets and electric cars, but don't turn to Elon Musk for public health predictions. “Probably close to zero new cases in US too by end of April,” the world's richest man tweeted about COVID-19 in March 2020, just as the pandemic was ramping up. It's one of many tweets that Chinese officials signal no change to 'zero-COVID' policy 11/05/2022 06:54am • BEIJING (AP) — Chinese health officials gave no indication Saturday of any relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, following several days of speculation that the government was considering changes to a “zero-COVID” approach that has stymied economic growth and disrupted daily life. The officials Death in US gene therapy study sparks search for answers 11/04/2022 07:42pm • The lone volunteer in a unique study involving a gene-editing technique has died, and those behind the trial are now trying to figure out what killed him. Terry Horgan, a 27-year-old who had Duchenne muscular dystrophy, died last month, according to Cure Rare Disease, a Connecticut-based nonprofit f Trump Org. trial off until Thursday after witness gets COVID 11/04/2022 06:47pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A criminal trial involving tax fraud charges against Donald Trump’s company won't resume until late next week at the earliest as a key witness continues to recover from COVID-19. Court spokesperson Lucian Chalfen said the trial, in state court in Manhattan, is slated to resume on US flu season off to a fast start as other viruses spread 11/04/2022 04:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. flu season is off to an unusually fast start, adding to an autumn mix of viruses that have been filling hospitals and doctor waiting rooms. Reports of flu are already high in 17 states, and the hospitalization rate hasn’t been this high this early since the 2009 swine fl Germany's Scholz urges Xi to exert influence on Russia 11/04/2022 02:33pm • BEIJING (AP) — In a much-scrutinized meeting Friday with President Xi Jinping in Beijing, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged China to exert its influence on Russia, while the Chinese leader repeated a call for talks between Moscow and Ukraine and warned against the conflict going nuclear. Scholz US jails rife with violence, abuse and overcrowding 11/04/2022 01:00pm • In California, lawyers accused staff at the Los Angeles County jail of chaining mentally ill detainees to chairs for days at a time. In West Virginia, people held in the Southern Regional Jail sued the state, saying they found urine and semen in their food. In Missouri, detainees in the St. Louis ja Europe OKs 1st one-dose drug to protect babies against RSV 11/04/2022 11:56am • LONDON (AP) — The European Commission has authorized the world's first one-dose drug against a respiratory virus that sickens millions of babies and children globally every year. In a statement Friday, drugmakers Sanofi and AstraZeneca said the European Commission had given the green light to nir Revelers return to Hong Kong 7s for 1st time since pandemic 11/04/2022 09:18am • HONG KONG (AP) — Thousands of revelers returned to Hong Kong Stadium on Friday to enjoy a highly anticipated international rugby sevens tournament for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began. It wasn't a celebration for everyone, though, with some international fans unaware of the city's Reports say China aiming for less disruptive COVID policies 11/04/2022 06:58am • BEIJING (AP) — Chinese officials are trying to quell an outcry over the death of a 3-year-old boy from a quarantined residential compound that added to public anger at anti-virus controls that have confined millions of people to their homes. The boy died at a hospital in Lanzhou of carbon monoxide Pfizer study says updated COVID boosters rev up protection 11/04/2022 06:45am • Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 booster significantly revved up adults’ virus-fighting antibodies, the company said Friday, releasing early findings from a rigorous study of the new shots. Booster doses tweaked to target the most common omicron strain rolled out in early September, and the Food and Today in History: November 4, Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated 11/04/2022 12:00am • Today in History Today is Friday, Nov. 4, the 308th day of 2022. There are 57 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 4, 1995, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated by a right-wing Israeli minutes after attending a festive peace rally. On this date: In 1842 How to Avoid Scams When Senior Dating Online 11/03/2022 08:00pm • If you're looking to meet new people and start a relationship during retirement, there are many online dating sites and apps available. You will typically be asked to create a profile that includes your picture and some basic details about your interests and personality. You can search for potential Canines, anyone? Westminster dog show heads to tennis center 11/03/2022 01:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Game, set ... best in show? The Westminster Kennel Club dog show is moving next year to a new venue: the home of the U.S. Open tennis tournament. The kennel club announced Thursday that canine champs will take over the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on May 6, 8 and Moore vs. Cox: Maryland governor candidates on economy, education, transportation 11/03/2022 04:20am • With the closely watched campaign to become Maryland’s next governor nearing its end, WTOP sat down with the Republican and Democratic candidates to discuss their plans for boosting the economy, transportation and other issues in the state. The race has pitted Democrat Wes Moore, a combat veter