Experts slam the use of forehead-scanning thermometers to screen for Covid-19

Experts slam the use of infrared forehead-scanning thermometers to screen for Covid-19 as ‘unreliable, inaccurate and ineffective’ Experts from the US penned an editorial article for a scientific journal  Revealed that the non-contact thermal imaging technology is ineffective  Regularly fails to spot fever and other forms of screening should be used instead By Joe Pinkstone … Read more

TfL is urged to rename Maryland station because of alleged links to the slave trade

TfL is urged to rename Maryland station because of ‘links to local slave owner with plantations in America’ despite doubts about name’s origin Newham councillors called for review of Maryland station amid alleged slave link But academics argued the name’s origin is from Old English word for boundary If approved, the name change could lead … Read more

Tickled chimp! Adorable moment 11-week-old ape Maisie laughs for the very first time at Maryland Zoo

Tickled chimp! Adorable moment 11-week-old ape Maisie laughs for the very first time at Maryland Zoo By Aliki Kraterou For Mailonline Published: 09:32 GMT, 19 November 2020 | Updated: 09:32 GMT, 19 November 2020 This is the adorable moment an 11-week old baby chimp laughs for the first time while getting a tickle from her zookeeper … Read more

Maryland woman says 140lb lockdown weight loss helped Covid recovery

A woman who spent the COVID-19 pandemic losing a whopping 140lbs in just eight months is convinced that her stunning weight loss helped her recover when she caught the virus. Angelina Toppi, 24, from Harper County, Maryland, had gone from a massive 320lbs to 180lbs before she tested positive for coronavirus in October. ‘If I … Read more

Woman loses 140lbs during lockdown – and says weight loss helped her beat COVID-19

A woman who spent the COVID-19 pandemic losing a whopping 140lbs in just eight months is convinced that her stunning weight loss helped her recover when she caught the virus. Angelina Toppi, 24, from Harper County, Maryland, had gone from a massive 320lbs to 180lbs before she tested positive for coronavirus in October. ‘If I … Read more

Slave quarters dating to the 18th century are unearthed at Jesuit plantation in Maryland

Slave quarters dating to the 18th century are unearthed at Jesuit plantation in Maryland revealing remains of cabins, tobacco pipes, coins and other personal belongings Newtown State Park in Maryland was the location of an 18th-century plantation Experts have uncovered remains of cabins that were home to slaves in the 1700s The site also revealed … Read more

Black bear casually joins a Maryland family forest picnic

A family vacationing in remote Maryland woodland claim to have found a real life Yogi Bear who strolled up while they were eating a picnic and decided to join them.   In the video posted to TikTok by Kaitlyn Nesbit, the Black Bear has perched itself on the edge of a picnic table and waits patiently as one … Read more