530 PM LRN News

The 2021 hurricane forecast from AccuWeather predicts another above season for tropical activity in the Atlantic.

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One US Capitol Police officer is dead and another injured after a man drove his vehicle into two officer who were standing guard outside of the Capitol building in Washington D.C. Police say after hitting the two a suspect emerged from the vehicle with a knife and was shot, that suspect is now dead.

A CDC real world study shows those who get vaccinated are highly unlikely to carry and transmit COVID. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says 4,000 first responders and medical professionals were tracked after receiving two doses of either Pfizer or Moderna, and the results showed a 90 percent reduction in the chances of you getting infected.

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The LSU Vet School receives an 11 million dollar grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish a new cancer research facility. LSU Professor Rhonda Cardin wrote the grant application and says the Center of Biomedical Research Excellence will produce 3D cancer cells that will mirror the kinds you find inside cancer victims.

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COBRE will support cancer research projects at both LSU and Southern University.