Monthly Archives: October 2021

Merck says experimental pill cuts worst effects of COVID-19

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In a potential leap forward in the global fight against the pandemic, drugmaker Merck said Friday that its experimental pill for people sick with COVID-19 reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half.

That could add a whole new easy-to-use weapon to an arsenal that already includes the COVID-19 vaccine.

The company said it will soon ask health officials in the U.S. and around the world to authorize the pill’s use. A decision from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could come within weeks after that, and the drug, if it gets the OK, could be distributed quickly soon afterward.

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Sportstown Billiards has sold to new owners.

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The popular Milk District sports bar, located at 2414 E. Robinson Street [GMap], has been in business since 1958 when it was doing business as Sportstown Grama Lena’s and gangsters used to counterfeit money in a secret apartment above the bar.

Owners Lee Wortman and Vicki Dore purchased the property in 1990 1981 and are now selling to longtime local bar operators, Aaron Dudek and Jason Anderson of The Woods, The Lodge, and Burton’s Bar in Thornton Park.

Dudek told Bungalower that he won’t be changing much, stating, “No big changes. Vicki and Lee have created a great establishment and we hope to continue the legacy and make them proud. No need to mess with what people like.”

Sportstown features multiple pool tables, shuffleboard, ping pong, skeeball, corn hole, electronic darts, outdoor seating, and multiple board games. The kitchen is open until 1 a.m.