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It’s no secret that commuter travel choices change traffic patterns and times. On-demand service providers such as Uber and Lyft have been very successful at adapting their service offerings and price points to travelers’ needs and preferences. In the process, they sometimes generate trips that would otherwise not have been made; at other times they incentivize travelers to switch from traditional trains and buses to on-demand services; and in some cases they increase road traffic.

A new COVID-19 variant is making its way around the world. How concerned should North Carolina be, and what precautions should you take?

Thirty-thousand high-end snow globes are trapped in San Pedro Bay, split between two shipping containers on two ships in the idle flotilla offshore.

After almost two years since the SARS-CoV2 virus that causes COVID-19 made its presence felt around the globe, some lessons learned seem to be falling on deaf ears as several governments, including the U.S., are banning travel from several Southern African countries where the omicron variant was first detected.