Johnson & Johnson has temporarily halted its coronavirus vaccine trial after a trial participant contracted an “unexplained illness,” the company said, though offered few additional details about the setback. The pharma firm’s 60,000-patient vaccine study was paused due to an adverse reaction in a volunteer, J&J confirmed to Stat News on Monday, citing privacy concerns while declining to outline the patient’s symptoms. “We must respect this participant’s privacy. We’re also learning more about this participant’s illness, and it’s important to have all the facts before we share additional information,” the company said in a statement. Also on rt.com Second AstraZeneca volunteer […]
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Last week, Caracas accused the United States of being “the greatest threat to world peace and stability” after Washington slapped Venezuela with additional sanctions on senior government officials for doing business with Iran. The US and its allies have been attempting to overthrow Venezuela’s democratically-elected government since early 2018. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has blasted the Pentagon over its decision to sail a guided missile destroyer to his country’s coast. “Venezuela denounces the erratic and childish provocation by the US Southern Command to send the USS William P Lawrence (DDG-110) Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer to within 16.1 nautical miles […]
Previously, reports suggested the US Department of Defense was considering adding Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) to an Entity List along with Huawei, ZTE and over 70 Chinese tech firms, barred from doing business with American firms without a licence, as part of the ongoing trade war between Washington and Beijing. The United States Department of Commerce has reportedly sanctioned China’s biggest chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), imposing export curbs on the company, according to a letter cited by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on Saturday. According to the Commerce Department’s dispatch to the Shanghai-based firm, writes the outlet, US […]
Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., earlier this month. Andrew Harnik/AP Senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway has announced that she will step down from her post at the end of the month. Conway, whose official title is counselor to the president, is known for her tenacious defense of administration policy in frequent appearances on cable […]
Police and officials showed up at a Mrs. Nevada beauty contest on Sunday, though it was not their appreciation for beauty that drove them there, but rather an order to shut down the event due to there being more than 50 people. The contest was held at the Ahern Hotel’s convention center Sunday evening. The event featured local beauties, their families and friends and other spectators seated in the ballroom. The pageant was apparently already underway when members of the Las Vegas Department of Business Licensing arrived, accompanied by police. When a voice via a loudspeaker notified attendees of the officials’ […]
Online fintech and blockchain investment platform BnkToTheFuture is moving client assets to a Hong Kong-based trust company citing a “systemic risk” with traditional banking. Disclosure The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a media outlet that strives for the highest journalistic standards and abides by a strict set of editorial policies. CoinDesk is an independent operating subsidiary of Digital Currency Group, which invests in cryptocurrencies and blockchain startups. Source link
President Donald Trump, shown here on Friday, floated the idea of delaying the election on Thursday. That prompted criticism from the co-founder of the Federalist Society. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP President Donald Trump, shown here on Friday, floated the idea of delaying the election on Thursday. That prompted criticism from the co-founder of the Federalist Society. Alex Brandon/AP After voting for President Trump in 2016 and staunchly defending him in conservative publications, a Federalist Society leader appears to be having some very public buyer’s remorse. Steven Calabresi, co-founder of the powerful conservative legal organization, is now calling […]
A judge ruled Thursday that Michael Cohen will be released Friday to home confinement, declaring that the government acted in a “retaliatory” manner by taking President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney into custody this month. “The purpose of transferring Mr. Cohen from furlough and home confinement to jail is retaliatory and its retaliatory because of his desire to exercise his first amendment rights to publish a book and discuss anything about the book or anything else he wants on social media and others,” Judge Alvin Hellerstein ruled during a telephonic hearing. Cohen, who was sent home in May amid coronavirus fears, […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): The Indian aviation sector is going through turbulent times in the wake of the pandemic, which has pushed numerous airlines to the brink of financial collapse. Several airlines have urged the government to provide short-term relief, including help to pay salaries for staff. Stating that measures such as salary cuts and cost-cutting policies were not enough to face the economic headwinds, India’s biggest carrier IndiGo decided to reduce the workforce by at least 10 percent on Monday. The airline further laid out a plan to help employees “tide over the uncertainties”. This included keeping notice pay in lieu, […]
In January, Amnesty International filed a lawsuit against Israeli cyber-intelligence firm NSO Group, urging the court to revoke the company’s export license and restrict it from selling technology allegedly used to violate human rights across the globe. The Tel Aviv District Court has rejected a petition filed by Amnesty International to suspend Israeli spyware firm NSO Group’s export license over allegations that the company’s technology is used to target journalists, lawmakers and activists around the world, including one of the NGO’s employees, according to The Times of Israel. The court ruling, issued on Sunday and published on Monday, stated that lawyers for […]
Following the unexpected demise under mysterious circumstances of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, his alleged associate, Ghislaine Maxwell, is potentially the last remaining person with knowledge of the names of the late financier’s clients. Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite believed to be linked to late Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operations, are currently trying to convince the judge on her case to keep the records sealed and prevent their release to the public, citing their sensitive contents, The Sunday Times reported citing the court filing. They argued that the docs, which include Maxwell’s 418-page-long deposition logs, flight records of Epstein’s […]
The construction of an Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), to deliver fracked natural gas 600 miles from West Virginia, through Virginia to a North Carolina port, has faced heavy opposition by environmental activist groups since it’s 2014 announcement. Activists also opposed a pipeline tunneling below the famed Appalachian Trail. Two US companies attempting to carry out the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project, Dominion Energy and Duke Energy, announced on Sunday that they would abandon the pipeline due to “ongoing delays” brought by legal battles and “increasing cost uncertainty” that “threaten the economic viability of the project”. The two companies cited a recent Montana […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) has stopped the clinical trials of the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine as well as the anti-HIV medication lopinavir/ritonavir in coronavirus patients, following preliminary results. The United Nations health agency has said that the use of hydroxychloroquine – a drug once actively endorsed by the US President Donald Trump as a treatment against Covid-19 – should be discontinued, because it has little to no effect on halting the disease’s progression. Also on rt.com ‘No evidence of benefit’: FDA says hydroxychloroquine no longer approved for Covid-19 emergency use The decision was taken after the preliminary results of clinical trials […]
Hundreds of Facebook profiles said to be part of a “violent anti-government network” linked to the loose-knit “boogaloo” movement have been permanently deleted, the latest in a wave of mass bans targeting the political right. Some 220 accounts, 106 groups and 28 pages were scrubbed from Facebook on Tuesday, the company said in a statement, alleging they were tied to a “dangerous organization” that had carried out real acts of violence. Ninety-five accounts on Facebook-owned Instagram also got the boot. “This violent network is banned from having a presence on our platform and we will remove content praising, supporting or representing […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107965/27/1079652761_0:206:2000:1331_1200x675_80_0_0_bbb104d7e3b05bb9d9764e2a52327a78.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006271079736882-tehran-blast-took-place-at-missile-production-facility-news-agency-claims-citing-satellite-images/ A large explosion woke up the residents of the Iranian capital with a huge dawn-like blaze seen to the east of the city. The blast, officially attributed to an explosion of a leaky gas tank, shattered windows in some buildings, but ultimately resulted in no casualties. Satellite images of the purported site of the overnight blast in Tehran’s suburbs suggest that it took place on the territory of the complex tasked with building missiles, AP reported, citing the information from the images. According to the AP, an area located 20 kilometres east […]
New Haven, Connecticut has removed a statue of Christopher Columbus from a city park, retitled a school previously named after the Italian explorer, and erased Columbus Day from the calendar, to appease the ‘migrant community.’ The bronze statue dedicated to the famous explorer was dismantled on Wednesday, a week after the city’s Parks Department voted to do so. It had stood in Wooster Square Park since 1955, when it replaced the original monument dedicated in 1892. Dozens of people had gathered in the park since early morning, including both the protesters demanding the statue’s removal and local residents determined to stop […]
Twitter has removed a satirical video shared by US President Donald Trump – a parody CNN clip it flagged as “manipulated media” after the broadcaster saw red over the tweet and following complaints from the footage’s owner. The meme clip, which featured mock CNN chyron and was meant as a dig at what Trump and his supporters see as biased media coverage of his presidency, was pulled on Friday after a company representing the original creators of the video complained to social media platforms, saying the footage was used without permission. In addition to Twitter, Facebook has also deleted the clip. […]
Major Travis Yates of Tulsa, Oklahoma is refusing to apologize and rejects accusations of racism, saying he was quoting research and not his personal opinion in a radio show appearance. The Tulsa PD has disavowed his remarks. Yates made waves this week when his opinion piece about the wave of George Floyd protests went viral. “It’s over America. You finally did it. You aren’t going to have to abolish the police, we won’t be around for it,” he wrote in his piece, published by RT. Also on rt.com ‘You won’t need to abolish us – we won’t be around for it’: […]
President Trump proposes changes to the National Environmental Policy Act in January. His latest executive order allows agencies to waive requirements of the bedrock law to speed up infrastructure projects. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Trump proposes changes to the National Environmental Policy Act in January. His latest executive order allows agencies to waive requirements of the bedrock law to speed up infrastructure projects. Evan Vucci/AP President Trump is directing federal agencies to bypass requirements of some of the country’s most significant environmental laws. The stated goal is to fast-track big new infrastructure projects to boost the […]
The criminal activity that has rocked the streets of Minneapolis for four nights running could be partially the work of white supremacists, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has suggested, citing his own “suspicions.” Walz shared his thoughts on the matter after a reporter asked him if he thought “white supremacists” were flooding into Minneapolis to “cause destruction in the city.” “I certainly can’t confirm personally on this. My suspicions from what I’ve seen on this – yes,” he responded, noting that there were “unconfirmed reports” which corroborated his hunch. The governor also said he was receiving intelligence from federal agencies about various […]
The US House of Representatives will allow members to cast votes for up to 10 others and hold hearings remotely. Billed as temporary due to the coronavirus outbreak, the rule change is the most radical in over two centuries. The new rules passed on Friday evening in a vote along party lines, 217 to 189. Democrats, who currently control the chamber, pushed for the change this week, calling it “a common-sense solution to an unprecedented crisis that demands our ingenuity and adaptability as an institution,” in the words of House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland). Republicans objected, calling the proposal a […]