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Stephen Colbert and his team won an Emmy last year, punctuating a brilliant decade of fierce political satire, hijinks, erudite Lord of the Rings-laced humor and a spot-on Biden-in-Aviators. But arguably, that talent only landed well with part of the public, and some critics could have seen this day. I was not necessarily among them, though I told folks at the time I wasn't really a fan. I was too sad about Dave leaving. All of that changed once I got into the show, and especially when I attended. I became such a fan that I attended four times and got to ask him a question. What did he miss of the South? I asked the night Trevor Noah was on to say goodbye to his show. Family, friends, food, he said; then he dug his heel into the floor for a bit - I could see from the light - and looked to the band and laughed, " Pluff mud ." I would later find out from my seatmate, Jennifer, whom I had met because we were both attending singly, that "it is what remains when the ti...

The National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center, or "NETEC", has compiled clinical guidance, preparedness resources, and educational materials related to hantavirus to support healthcare decisions, as reflected on their website. Access the resource library here . As of this post, Saturday, May 15, 2026, the World Health Organization -- of which the U.S. is no longer a part -- states in relation to the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius outbreak: "According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 10 hantavirus cases (eight confirmed and two probable) — including three deaths — have been reported among passengers aboard the cruise ship. WHO currently assesses the global public health risk as low. However, more cases could be reported as ship passengers return home, due to the long quarantine of this disease, notes the WHO director-general, Dr. Tedros Adhanon Ghebreyesus. (WHO Media Briefing , 5/15/26). It has been widely reported that while the risk is co...

If you just moved here from California (as I did in 2001) you are in for a doozy: Winter Storm Benjamin promises to bring a foot or more of snow to the region, below-zero temps and days of sold-out-supplies at your local Big Y. About 205 million people are under some kind of winter weather watch, a watch that promises not only snow and extreme cold, but ice. Unlike the usual Northeast storm, this one also will impact, even paralyze, some parts of the Midwest as well as Southern states, including Mississippi, Texas , and the Carolinas and the Mid Atlantic and parts of the Plains. A growing list of states have declared a state of emergency, including Texas, Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia, as well as D.C., late this morning. Ice impacts will possibly impact the District Sunday night, following the impact to more Southern regions. Here in Connecticut we will feel the effects of this second-named storm of the season, Benjamin, by Sunday morning. However, the temperatures will quickl...