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DETROIT A Detroit-area man released from a life sentence because of the risk of COVID-19 has been ordered back to prison by a federal appeals court.
In a 2-1 decision, the court said returning John Bass to prison will not cause substantial harm while the government’s full appeal is considered.
Bass, 51, has been in jail or prison for the last 22 years. In 2003, he was convicted of drug crimes and murder and was a candidate for the federal death penalty. A jury instead chose a life sentence.
U.S. District Judge Arthur Tarnow acknowledged Bass’ “horrific” crimes but released him on Jan. 22, saying he deserved a “well-earned second chance” after getting an education in prison, becoming a certified life coach and other factors.
What Winter Was Like the Year You Were Born
By Rachel Cavanaugh, Stacker News
On 2/6/21 at 9:00 AM EST
The United States has seen a wide range of winters over the past century everything from warm, mild years where folks could stroll leisurely through parks in February, to turbulent, frigid seasons where people had to hunker down inside. There were years where blizzards swept in unannounced, covering huge swaths of the country in blankets of snow, while other years brought hurricane-force winds to cities and towns across the nation.
The Midwest region is particularly susceptible to cold winters, especially in states like Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Michigan. In these places, residents lie in the path of both the low-pressure systems that originate in Alberta and travel southward (sometimes called Canadian clippers ) and the shortwave low-pressure systems that come from the southwest, traveling northeast toward the Great Lakes region (also cal
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ZIP codes in State College and Lancaster lead Pa. in new COVID-19 infections this week
Updated Feb 10, 2021;
Posted Feb 04, 2021
This data from the Pennsylvania Department of Health shows the number of infected people by ZIP code as of Nov. 18, 2020, and how many cases were gained in the seven days prior to that. The state does not report cases when there are less than five in a ZIP code.
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This week’s numbers for new COVID-19 infections in Pennsylvania ZIP codes have been released by the Department of Health.
Each week, the Department of Health releases new updates on the most recent infection rates across the street, divided by ZIP codes. We have taken a look at 25 ZIP codes with the highest numbers of news cases each week, as well as the 10 ZIP codes with the highest percentage increase in cases.