A new model predicts that almost a quarter of a billion people in Africa will be infected within 12 months without adequate measures to control the novel coronavirus’ spread. Between 4.6 to 5.5 million people could be hospitalised under this scenario, severely straining limited health resources. Nearly 250 million people could catch the novel coronavirus (COVID-19 aka SARS-CoV-2) across the African continent, with up to 190,000 of […]
Daily Archives: May 21, 2020
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Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband Mossimo Giannulli have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges in the sprawling college admissions scandal, according to the Department of Justice. The couple was indicted for their alleged scheme to gain their two children admission into the University of Southern California as purported athletic recruits. Source link
Automated ventilators are expensive. Hand-operated ventilators require a lot of labor. So these teens are on a quest to create a mechanized bag-valve-mask that’ll do the job. (Image credit: The Digital Citizen Fund) Source link
Digital currency trader and lender Genesis Global Trading is moving toward full-service prime brokerage with the acquisition of crypto custodian Vo1t, the company announced Thursday. The New York-based trading firm, which is a subsidiary of CoinDesk parent firm Digital Currency Group, acquired Vo1t to begin developing a full suite of prime brokerage services under one roof including lending, trading and custody. The terms of the deal […]
Former US Attorney Joe diGenova: Obama May Not Be Indicted Individually But He and Biden May Be Included “In An Indictment As People Who Were Either Used or Participated” in a Criminal Conspiracy Tap here to add The Western Journal to your home screen. Source link
Iraqi intelligence yesterday confirmed the capture of a high ranking Daesh leader who was a potential successor to the slain former leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. In a statement, the Iraqi Intelligence Service announced: “Today, the terrorist named Nasser Al-Qirdash, the candidate to succeed the criminal [Abu Bakr] Al-Baghdadi, the leader of Daesh in Iraq and Syria, has been arrested.” Iraqi news outlets including Al-Sumaria published the news with […]
Naval security forces responded to the shooter around 6:15 a.m. at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi. Security forces “neutralized” an active shooter this morning at a Texas naval installation, the Navy announced. One naval security force member was injured. It was not immediately clear if there were any other casualties. Advertisement Naval security forces responded to the shooter around 6:15 a.m. at Naval Air Station Corpus […]
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi in Nueces County, Texas, is on lockdown Thursday morning after a reported active shooter was “neutralized” following an incident near the station’s north gate, the base said in a statement shared to social media. “Naval Security Forces at NAS Corus Christi responded to an active shooter at approximately 6:15 a.m. this morning. The shooter has been neutralized. All gates on the […]
Initially, we were told that the coronavirus lockdowns would just “temporarily” disrupt the U.S. economy, but now it is becoming clear that a lot of the damage will be permanent. We are starting to see businesses go belly up all over the country, and this includes some of the most iconic names in the retail world. When J.C. Penney announced that it would be declaring bankruptcy […]
Perhaps this November, China will be the new “Russia” in terms of blame-game for outside electoral interference? President Trump fired off a late-night tweet Wednesday saying China hopes to see presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden take the White House so Beijing can could “continue to rip-off the United States, as they have done for decades.” “China is on a massive disinformation campaign because they are desperate to have Sleepy […]
The CoronaVirus molecule Sweden becomes country with highest coronavirus death rate per capital By Richard Orange MALMÖ/The Telegraph Sweden has now overtaken the UK, Italy and Belgium to have the highest coronavirus per capita death rate in the world, throwing its decision to avoid a strict lockdown into further doubt. According to figures collated by the Our World in Data website, Sweden had 6.08 deaths per million inhabitants per […]
Dozens of firefighters have been deployed to tackle a blaze at a disused nuclear facility in Dodewaard in the Netherlands. Police have asked the public to stay away and lock all doors and windows to avoid exposure to the fumes. The fire broke out shortly before noon local time on Thursday in Dodewaard, which is roughly 100 km from Amsterdam. Eyewitness video from the scene shows […]
On Tuesday, Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas declared the dissolution of agreements with Israel and the US, following the annexation plans that have been facilitated through the so-called “deal of the century”. Wafa news agency published Abbas’ declaration, which partly reads: “The Palestine Liberation Organisation and the State of Palestine are absolved, as of today, of all the agreements and understandings with the American and Israeli governments and of all […]
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) on Wednesday claimed unnamed doctors ask her “what’s the matter” with President Donald Trump, suggesting that medical professionals have expressed concern to her about the president’s mental health. “I hear doctors talk to me about saying, ‘what’s the matter with him?’” Pelosi claimed during her weekly press conference on Capitol Hill. Nancy Pelosi said President Trump is like a child “with […]
The world reached a particularly powerful coronavirus milestone last night: The number of cases confirmed across the world topped the 5 million mark roughly 5 months after the first cases of the virus were confirmed in Wuhan back in December. We also noted that Brazil is on track to overtake Russia as the second-largest outbreak in the world (after the US, of course) as it continues […]
(Natural News) A judge in Oregon recently ruled that Governor Kate Brown’s coronavirus restrictions were “null and void” on the grounds that they weren’t given state legislature approval after 28 days – but the state’s high court quickly halted the order. The ruling came Monday in response to a suit brought by churches claiming that social distancing rules were unconstitutional. Emergency powers, they argued, are only […]
US 12:15 GMT 21.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107937/37/1079373731_0:82:1281:802_1200x675_80_0_0_9e1b50228258e25d1943fef0430944a7.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202005211079373814-watch-cheerleader-bitten-by-copperhead-snake-while-training-in-backyard/ Copperhead snakes mainly inhabit the southern and eastern parts of the United States and most snake bites in the country are blamed on them. A Texas high school cheerleader was bitten by a venomous Copperhead snake while practising her routine in the backyard. Paris Montgomery prepared to record a video of herself training […]
“Just to be clear, we’re not COVID-deniers or anything.” Dustin Evans is nervous right now. But the 31-year-old general manager of Southern Roots Brewing Company in downtown Waco, Texas, is committed to reopening his bar at 25-percent capacity on Friday, even with small children and a pregnant wife at home. After all, COVID-19 cases seemed to taper off in his area, with four new infections reported […]
Hydroxychloroquine, a drug used to prevent malaria and treat certain autoimmune conditions, is being studied to treat or prevent COVID-19. George Frey/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption George Frey/AFP via Getty Images Hydroxychloroquine, a drug used to prevent malaria and treat certain autoimmune conditions, is being studied to treat or prevent COVID-19. George Frey/AFP via Getty Images Publicity around the drug hydroxychloroquine spiked this […]
Even idle speculation that mysterious bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto might be moving around a small batch of the cryptocurrency appeared sufficient to spook the market on Wednesday. Bitcoin slid 2.3% on the day, retreating after a four-day rally and pushing the price down to about $9,500. You’re reading First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily markets newsletter. Assembled by the CoinDesk Markets Team, First Mover starts your day with the most up-to-date […]
A video has been circulating on Twitter over the past few days showing a Costco manager stealing groceries from a couple who were shopping in a Las Vegas area store without wearing a face mask. The manager, Tison, confronted the couple and demanded that they wear a face mask or be ejected from the store. The man filming the video snapped back that “he woke up […]
The Palestinian government has refused medical aid transported by air through Israel by the UAE. The UN-facilitated flight carrying coronavirus supplies was delivered by an Etihad Airways plane that flew from the UAE to Tel Aviv, a controversial move. The UAE does not have diplomatic relations with Israel, however, shared concerns over Iran’s influence in the region have led to a discrete thaw in ties between Israel and […]
All states in America had begun a phased reopening of their economies as of Wednesday after shutting down non-essential businesses to stem the spread of COVID-19, the illness associated with the novel coronavirus. Although lockdown orders remain in effect in a handful of states as well as the nation’s capital and the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, some non-essential businesses in those regions have reopened, data […]
Podcast king Joe Rogan has denounced the ‘Obamagate’ scandal, noting that the outgoing president was “essentially using the FBI to spy on Trump.” “The exiting president literally hires or gets the FBI to investigate Trump,” Rogan said. “Listen to Jimmy Dore’s video on it. Jimmy Dore’s video is excellent. He breaks down exactly what the administration did. And that it’s illegal.” Rogan added. “You are essentially […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has acknowledged that the Tokyo Games would have to be cancelled if Covid-19 remains a threat next year The high-ranking official admitted that it’s impossible to constantly reschedule all major sports events and keep athletes, sports federations and thousands of employees in a state of uncertainty. READ MORE: The show must go on: IOC says delayed Tokyo Olympics going […]
Greece’s Foreign Ministry yesterday condemned activists in Athens who burnt the Turkish flag during the tenth commemoration of the Pontic Genocide – known as a massacre of the Christian Ottoman Greek population carried out in Anatolia during World War I. “Greece condemns in the most explicit manner any action that desecrates the national symbol of any country, in this case of Turkey,” the ministry said in […]
President Trump is edging out Joe Biden, the Democrat Party’s presumptive nominee, in key battleground states and is also leading in support among independent voters in those states, a CNBC/Change Research poll released Wednesday revealed. The survey, taken among 5,408 likely voters in the battleground states Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin from May 15 to May 17, showed the president holding an edge over […]
Clint Bolin collected rocks. That, in itself, isn’t weird. However, Bolin made it weird by hoarding massive amounts of rocks of absolutely no value. He also collected chunks of concrete and slabs of cement. When he vacated his Long Beach apartment in 1975, he left behind 60,000 pounds of rocks, all neatly boxed. There were about 600 rock boxes, each weighing over 100 lbs. Strangely, no […]
One of the best things about San Diego is its legendary burrito scene. Known for being inexpensive and filling, meats such as carne asada (sliced skirt steak) and carnitas (pork) are marinated for days before being grilled to perfection for a California burrito or similar. Now, thanks to soaring prices for meat and beef shortages which made headlines earlier this month, some San Diego taco shops […]
(Natural News) Over the past weekend, Texas, North Carolina and Arizona have all reported a steady increase in new cases, raising concerns on whether reopening early can lead to more damaging consequences. Texas reported 1,801 new cases on Saturday, its largest one day-increase in cases. North Carolina also saw its largest single-day jump, with 853 new cases on the same day. Meanwhile, Arizona reported 462 new cases, close to […]
In April, the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management was cited by The Hill as confirming royalty-rate cuts to oil and gas companies were possible if they could show that otherwise they were not able to successfully operate public energy leases economically or maintain enough staff at drilling sites. Amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and sinking oil prices, US President Donald Trump’s administration has started giving […]
Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz, who helped defend President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial this year, is representing a new criminal client who, in his own white collar fraud case, is portraying himself as the next Michael Flynn. Dershowitz’s client is Ari Teman, a Miami-based tech startup founder who was convicted in January of four federal criminal counts, including bank and wire fraud. Dershowitz is […]
For Ananay Arora, this spring has brought good news and bad news. The good news: The Arizona State University sophomore snagged one of the most prestigious internships in the country. He’ll be working with the software engineering team at Apple. The bad news: Instead of rubbing elbows with Tim Cook at the company’s futuristic ring-shaped headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., Arora will be working remotely from his […]