If only 1,000 students from the district were sent to quarantine, about 3.6 percent of all students would currently be sheltering at home. Because more than 1,000 students were reported to be in quarantine, the percentage is likely higher. School leaders from Columbia County said they’re mandating masking to curtail the number of students confined to their homes. Following guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, students without symptoms don’t have to quarantine as long as everyone in a classroom is wearing masks and at least three feet apart....

The state’s Department of Public Health said in a statement on Friday that the authorized boosters will be offered pending guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine boosters. People who received both doses of the Moderna vaccine or the single Johnson & Johnson dose can choose which vaccine they would like to receive as a booster dose....

The Bulldogs (6-0, 3-0 in SEC) are in control of the SEC East and are looking to defend last year’s conference championship, but they’ll be making their first trip to Death Valley since 2008. Kirby Smart has a balanced team led by sophomore quarterback Jake Fromm. LSU (5-1, 2-1) is coming off a loss at Florida, and this is the first of three home games that will define Ed Orgeron’s second full season as head coach....

Aside from being great with families, they are also favored by the military and make fantastic protective dogs. The large animal, also known as an Alsatian, even reached national hero status when they were used to search for and rescue people in the ruins of the World Trade Center in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Therefore, when one German Shephard saw his owner appearing to be attacked by a vacuum cleaner, the pet of course decided to step in....

The crowd provided the Seahawks and Buccaneers alike great energy throughout the contest, consistently cheering on big plays and touchdowns during Tampa Bay’s 21-16 victory. Their engagement was noticed by the players, as Chris Godwin pointed out after the game came to an end. “Nobody’s left yet. It’s amazing. It’s really, really amazing,” Godwin said of the crowd on NFL Network. “You can tell how enthused they were to have American football here, and they really showed out....

The EU sought to label the nuclear technology as “green,” but German government spokesman Steffen Hebestreit told reporters in Berlin on Monday that they consider it “to be dangerous,” Reuters reported. “The government’s position on nuclear energy remains unchanged. The government remains convinced that nuclear power cannot be classified as sustainable,” Hebestreit. “For the German government, natural gas is an important bridging technology on the way to greenhouse gas neutrality against the background of the phase-out of nuclear energy and coal-fired power generation,” he added....

Speaking to CNN Portugal on Monday, Johnson claimed Berlin wanted the situation resolved “quickly,” as “Russian battalion tactical groups” massed, ahead of the invasion of Ukraine which began on February 24. He said: “I’ll tell you a terrible thing, the German view was at one stage that if it were going to happen, which would be a disaster, then it would be better for the whole thing to be over quickly and for Ukraine to fold....

Despite staying at the helm for their run to the last 16 of Euro 2020, Low’s position had clearly run its course, and the German Football Federation, the DFB, freshened things up by bringing in Hansi Flick following that tournament. The former Bayern Munich coach has lost just one game since replacing Low, and he will be confident of repairing some of the damage of four years ago in Qatar....

“SummerSlam” card coming together Following a sub-par “Battleground” event this past Sunday, WWE now moves towards its second-biggest event of the year, “SummerSlam," which takes places on Aug. 20 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. “Raw” kicked off on Monday setting up the main event for the show, a Fatal 4-Way with Brock Lesnar defending his WWE Universal Championship against Roman Reigns, Braun Strowman and Samoa Joe. The belief right now is that Lesnar will not leave the show as champion but also won’t be pinned in losing the title....

The Undertaker enters the Royal Rumble Add “The Deadman” to the list of entrants for the Jan. 29 WWE event. He returned to “Raw” on Monday night and announced he will be one of the 30 participants in the match. The winner traditionally gets a championship shot at WrestleMania. When we last saw ‘Taker on WWE television a few months back, he was professing that he was a “SmackDown” guy. On Monday, however, he declared he goes “wherever he wants,” and it seems he will appear on both brands....

Still, no one seemed to know if or when Sadr would disband his militia, or surrender to face charges which accuse him, among other things, of involvement in the April 2003 murder of moderate Shiite cleric Abdel Majid al-Khoei. Both were unshakeable demands of U.S. authorities in early April. But subsequent weeks of debilitating violence–and the looming June 30 transfer of sovereignty to Iraqis–may have reshaped priorities for the Coalition....

Glad to hear you agree. For a change, then, we here at Stumper headquarters humbly suggest that the next contest on the calendar, Sunday’s batalla en Puerto Rico, be decided not on the basis of which candidate is best prepared to lead the free world, but rather which one does the best little dance. Fortunately for us, both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton visited the island this weekend–and both were inspired by the sultry sounds of Latin pop (and, in Clinton’s case, a bottle of El Presidente beer) to shake their (it pains me to say this) groove thangs....

They are often prescribed to people with moderate to severe RA who have not improved using traditional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). Biologics are either taken alone or with other RA medications. In this article, we will discuss what RA is, available biologic treatments for RA, what to expect from these drugs, how to get started, and other considerations, like when you can expect to see improvement, costs, and more....

Last year an acre of sweet corn earned about $586, according to government statistics; an acre of tobacco earned $3,478. In North Carolina, which produces two thirds of the country’s flue-cured tobacco, the leafy crop pulled in $906 million last year–almost eight times the amount earned by every vegetable grown in the state. Across the country, Americans spent some $37.8 billion for tobacco products in 1988, up $2.3 billion from the previous year....

Stanton says his left hand still hurts while hitting off a tee, and he has no timetable for his return from the June 28 surgery. MORE: Each team’s most beloved player | Marlins missing out on history At the time of his injury, Stanton led the majors with 27 home runs and 67 RBIs through 74 games. He was voted an All-Star starter for the first time but was unable to play in his third Mid-Summer Classic....

The 2019-20 NBA season is set to return via a 22-team format at the Disney World complex in Orlando, Fla., on July 30 after the campaign was halted due to COVID-19 in March. Eastern Conference-leading Milwaukee boasted a league-best 53-12 record prior to the postponement, ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference. DeCOURCY: 2020 champs should have your respect, not your asterisk As teams prepare to be based in an Orlando bubble, reigning MVP Antetokounmpo insisted this season’s championship should not come with an asterisk....

In fact, the 22-year-old star is trailing only LeBron James in All-Star voting among Eastern Conference frontcourt players. What if Antetokounmpo had a last name that was easier to spell, like James, Thomas, Love, or Butler? MORE: Pachulia love shows fan voting is often ridiculous Turns out Antetokounmpo’s vote does, in fact, total capture “common misspellings” of the name as long as #NBAVOTE is also included in the tweet. If fans don’t want to copy and paste Antetokounmpo’s name from the Internet, they can simply use his Twitter handle (@Giannis_An34) to cast a vote....

Devin Booker erupted for 42 points in Game 4 of the 2021 NBA Finals, including 18 in the third quarter on 7-of-7 shooting. Khris Middleton had 40 points of his own and outscored the Suns 10-4 over the final two minutes and 15 seconds of regulation, guiding Milwaukee to a 109-103 win over Phoenix. And yet, there was one play by Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo that overshadowed those stellar performances....

The Eagles pulled starting quarterback Jalen Hurts after three quarters in favor of Nate Sudfeld, a 2016 sixth-round draft pick who hadn’t appeared in an NFL game since 2018. Their late-game play-calling was also seen by many people as a tanking ploy to secure a higher draft pick. MORE: Eagles’ Pederson says he was ‘coaching’ to win in Week 17 Judge, speaking at a Monday news conference, said his team would never approach a contest like Philadelphia did....

The Giants were eliminated from contention last week and are turning back to Eli Manning at quarterback with rookie first-rounder Daniel Jones dealing with an ankle injury. The Eagles can still win the division over the Cowboys and will be trying to pull even in the standings, down only a head-to-head tiebreaker with the teams set to play again in Week 16. Carson Wentz hasn’t had the easiest season with injuries around him, but the Eagles’ quarterback himself is healthy to try to guide his team to a profitable end despite all the frustrations of the 2019 NFL season so far....