Above Photo: Protesters say the president’s remarks don’t meet their demands. (Dee Dwyer / DCist/WAMU) Stops Short Of Meeting Protesters’ Demands Amid a nearly month-long student protest, Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick attempted to correct course during a semiannual state-of-the-university address, acknowledging some of the issues that have sparked an ongoing occupation of a campus building. “The current events that are taking place on campus are very important. I hear the concerns, I want to be absolutely clear about that,” Frederick said. “We apologize for anybody that was inconvenienced in any way, shape, or form.” Originally slated to occur on Oct. […]
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Above Photo: Lord Justice Timothy Holroyde The same judge that overturned an earlier High Court decision to exclude Assange’s health from the U.S. appeal will preside over the substantive appeal hearing next week. Lord Justice Timothy Holroyde, the High Court judge who reversed an earlier court order to bar the U.S. from appealing Julian Assange’s medical issues, will preside over the substantive U.S. appeal hearing at the High Court next week. In January, lower court Judge Vanessa Baraitser refused the U.S. request to extradite the WikiLeaks publisher because of his high risk of suicide and the conditions of U.S. prisons. The U.S. applied […]
Above photo: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Mr. Le Maire at a meeting of Group of 7 finance ministers in London in June. Hollie Adams. “Clear Differences Remain Between France and the U.S, French Minister Says,” is the headline to a remarkable piece appearing in the New York Times. The Minister, Bruno Le Maire, is brutally frank on the nature of the differences as the quotations below Illustrate. (Emphases in the quotations are jvw’s.) In fact, they amount to a Declaration of Independence of France and EU from the U.S. It is not surprising that the differences relate to China after the […]
Above photo: On Oct. 13. 2021 Students gather in front of the Armour J. Blackburn building as student protestors occupy the space inside. DCist/WAMU / Dee Dwyer. Washington, DC – Hundreds of Howard University students protested on campus Wednesday morning following a sit-in Tuesday night over housing and other concerns. Students with the group Live Movement, a coalition of students from historically Black colleges and universities who advocate for education reform, began their sit-in at the Blackburn University Center Tuesday evening to demand university officials, including President Wayne Frederick, agree to a town hall meeting by the end of the month to negotiate their demands. […]
A new report, jointly issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Labor Organization (ILO) on work-related deaths for the year 2016, shows that workplace-related diseases and injuries led to the deaths of 1.9 million people in that year. The WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-Related Burden of Disease and Injury, 2000-2016, conducted before the outbreak of the global COVID-19 pandemic, gives a glimpse of the terrible toll taken on the international working class by the insatiable profit drive of the corporations. Globally, 34.3 out of every 100,000 people over age 15 die each year from work-related causes. The WHO/ILO study […]
Report: Aerially Sprayed Pesticide Causes Significant Environmental Issues By Ashley Curtin, Nation of Change. December 3, 2020 Report: Aerially Sprayed Pesticide Causes Significant Environmental Issues2020-12-032020-12-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/12/plane-e1606993159927.jpg200px200px Above photo: T. P. Martins. “Once again, the EPA has failed to protect the American people from harmful pollution by absurdly designating PFAS as ‘inert’ and allowing corporations to withhold crucial information about it.” A new study concluded that high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances compounds used in pesticides aerially sprayed on millions of acres of land across the United States have contaminated the water of thousands of communities. The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/0e/1080772497_0:197:3026:1899_1200x675_80_0_0_0ada6cb5304cdfde5570ecf7031461da.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202010141080772489-thailand-issues-emergency-decree-over-anti-government-protests-/ Citizens in Bangkok took to the prime minister’s office on Wednesday calling for his resignation and political reforms, including the introduction of a new constitution and limiting the monarch’s powers. The Thai government has declared an emergency decree amid continuing anti-government protests in the country, state TV reported on early Thursday. The announcement said that citizens have recently incited “illegal public assemblies” and confronted law enforcement in the Thai capital, so the government felt the need to introduce urgent measures to establish law and order in the country. On Wednesday, thousands of protesters confronted the […]
Amid the pandemic, Americans are experiencing sleeplessness, headaches, stomach upset and more symptoms of chronic stress. Robin Utrecht/LightRocket via Gett hide caption toggle caption Robin Utrecht/LightRocket via Gett Amid the pandemic, Americans are experiencing sleeplessness, headaches, stomach upset and more symptoms of chronic stress. Robin Utrecht/LightRocket via Gett In late March, shortly after New York state closed nonessential businesses and asked people to stay home, Ashley Laderer began waking each morning with a throbbing headache. “The pressure was so intense it felt like my head was going to explode,” recalls the 27-year-old freelance writer from Long Island. She tried spending less […]
Russian UFC newcomer Tagir Ulanbekov has posted a throwback photo with Khabib Nurmagomedov and revealed the champ’s words to him as he set off for Abu Dhabi, where he has faced hitches in entering the city and became his own chef. Lightweight champion Nurmagomedov saw off Ulanbekov, one of his long-term training camp partners, as his fellow Dagestani departed for Abu Dhabi ahead of his first fight for the promotion next month. Former Gorilla Fighting Championship flyweight champion Ulanbekov then posted a picture of the pair together in one of their earliest camps, posing ahead of the Dagestan combat sambo championship in […]
California-based software company Oracle earlier outpaced several other candidates to acquire the Chinese app TikTok’s US operations from ByteDance, with President Donald Trump “giving his blessing” to the deal, which would see the creation of a new company, TikTok Global. As China’s ByteDance Ltd. has been working with US regulators to lay to rest outstanding security concerns over its impending sale of a stake in music-video app TikTok, companies involved acknowledge that the final approval process might be delayed until after the November presidential election, according to sources cited by Bloomberg. Oracle Corp., the US multinational computer technology corporation that is […]
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted his disapproval of Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong steering his company away from corporate activism. Read more: Coinbase Offers Severance Package to Employees Unsatisfied With ‘Apolitical’ Mission Source link
A Kentucky woman has sent out an “urgent plea” after a box containing her mother’s cremated remains went missing after she mailed them to her sister in Florida. Earlier this month, on September 9, Amy Redford sent the package via the US Postal Service (USPS) to her sister’s address in Jacksonville, Florida. The box included a bright red label saying “cremated remains,” according to the Florida-Times Union. Although the box was delivered the next day to the right address, Redford didn’t realize that her sister had moved. Redford has collaborated with postal inspectors and the apartment manager to determine what has […]
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https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/14/1080519193_0:0:1257:708_1200x675_80_0_0_337ca2cafb630ea69d822e8ea3f30518.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/videoclub/202009201080518161-identity-issues-owls-dont-always-hoot-sometimes-they-bow-wow/ Growing up is challenging. Just like us humans, sometimes animals also find it hard to accept or change who they are when they are in their young phases. Take this owl as an example. A 15-second video posted on Twitter has gone viral for its super adorable owl nailing the art of barking like a dog in its sweet, puppy-like voice. Explaining the video in one line, the caption said, “Owl decided it wanted to be a dog”. Take a look. Some netizens, retweeting the video, noted that the cute owl is independent in […]
The Los Angeles County governing body has earmarked $100,000 for tip-offs that might help police to nab a suspect, described as a young black man, who shot two deputies multiple times in their car on Saturday while unprovoked. “The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has authorized a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect,” the LA county’s five-member governing body announced on Sunday, as the point-blank shooting of two police officers near a metro station in the city of Compton has attracted nationwide attention, including that of US President Donald Trump. An unknown attacker, […]
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A volunteer in Los Angeles holds a computer tablet displaying the online questionnaire for the 2020 census in August. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images A volunteer in Los Angeles holds a computer tablet displaying the online questionnaire for the 2020 census in August. Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Trump administration must, for now, stop winding down in-person counting efforts for the 2020 census, a federal judge in California ordered Saturday, while a legal fight over the shortened schedule for the national head count continues. The temporary restraining order […]
Troublesome Issues for Nuclear Weapons Owners Plutonium Aging Plutonium aging is going to have some serious implications. Since the government has been so worried about this, it is important to try to understand why. First of all, spallation due to PU aging and corrosion effects will ruin the implosion symmetry. But, the central issue with boosting is to keep the boost gas cool as long as possible. This is very difficult to do inside an exploding nuclear bomb. Spalled flakes due to PU aging will fly off the inner pit wall at around 5000 m/s. This conceivably could generate entropy […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/03/1080352578_0:91:3318:1957_1200x675_80_0_0_bfd6e72e4f36435d7f83343ff79322f8.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202009031080361288-trump-issues-plea-to-iran-not-to-execute-popular-wrestling-star-navid-afkarai/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Iran should spare the life of young wrestling star Navid Afkarai and not execute him for participating in an anti-government demonstration, US President Donald Trump said in a public appeal to Tehran. “Hearing that Iran is looking to execute a great and popular wrestling star, 27-year-old Navid Afkarai, whose sole act was an anti-government demonstration on the streets”, Trump via Twitter on Thursday. “To the leaders of Iran, I would greatly appreciate if you spare this young man’s life, and not execute him. Thank you!” Trump further noted that Afkarai and […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107357/44/1073574411_0:26:1539:891_1200x674_80_0_0_92fdc3a02d4abaa7a4f7014a7cfeabc7.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/latam/202008311080331228-venezuelas-nicolas-maduro-issues-presidential-pardons-to-dozens-of-opposition-figures/ The Venezuelan government announced on Monday that President Nicolas Maduro had pardoned more than four dozen political figures in opposition parties. Venezuelan Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez announced on Monday that more than 50 opposition politicians had received pardons ahead of the December parliamentary elections, and assurances they would be able to participate. “We hope that all of these measures taken by the Bolivarian government help maintain the democratic focus of all of these political actors,” Rodriguez said in a press conference at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas. Many of those pardoned had been charged […]
There has been fierce debate across the UK as to whether the government should delay the reopening of educational institutions due to the fear that they may act as incubators for a possible second nation-wide outbreak of COVID-19. Britain’s leading higher education union has reportedly warned that university campuses may become the “care homes of the second wave of COVID-19.” In an interview with Sky News, The University and College Union (UCU) has condemned Boris Johnson’s government for moving forward with plans to reopen university campuses over September, saying that such a move poses a danger to public health. According to […]
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent three nights in intensive care in April, after being initially diagnosed with COVID-19 on 27 March, with Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab standing in to deputise in his absence. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson may resign from office in six months time due to lingering health issues after he succumbed to the coronavirus respiratory disease in March, according to the father-in-law of his closest aide, Dominic Cummings, reports The Times. In a conversation that reportedly took place last week between journalist Anna Silverman and Sir Humphrey Wakefield, father of Cummings’ wife Mary, […]
The Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency authorization for convalescent plasma as a ‘promising’ coronavirus treatment in the US, concluding that the known and potential benefits of the therapy “outweigh the risks.” “The FDA has made the independent determination that the treatment is safe and very effective,” US President Donald Trump said at a press conference on Sunday, amid criticism that his administration ‘forced’ the approval of ‘untested’ treatment. The plasma transfusion therapy has been around for decades and involves treating sufferers with a liquid made from the blood of people who have recovered from an illness and have antibodies. Amid the […]
DNC Featured Native Speakers But Their Issues Remain Under-addressed By Jen Deerinwater, Truthout. August 23, 2020 DNC Featured Native Speakers But Their Issues Remain Under-addressed2020-08-232020-08-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/dnc.png200px200px Above photo: Four Native American delegates present their state delegate totals at the Democratic National Convention on August 18, 2020. Clockwise from top left: Chuck Degnan, Derrick Lente, Kellen Returns From Scout and Cesar Alvarez. DNC / INDIANZ.COM VIA YOUTUBE. This year’s Democratic National Convention (DNC) has had more Native representation than any other in the party’s history. Native delegates were included in the opening roll call, Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez was one of 17 opening keynote speakers, and two […]
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has donated a “no strings attached” $10 million to Ibram Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research. Kendi is a bestselling author who’s gotten famous by telling white people that they’re racists. Announcing the donation on Thursday, Dorsey said that the center’s research “will inform and fuel much needed and overdue policy change.” According to Boston University, which hosts the center, teams of academics, lawyers, social workers and scientists will collaborate to “track and study racial data” and “advocate for new corrective policies.” $10M to Dr. Ibram Kendi and the Center for Antiracist Research at BU. This research will […]
The sun sets through smoke created by the Ranch Fire on Aug. 13, 2020, in Azusa, Calif. A heat wave has prompted electrical providers to issue the first rolling blackouts in the state since 2001. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption toggle caption Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP The sun sets through smoke created by the Ranch Fire on Aug. 13, 2020, in Azusa, Calif. A heat wave has prompted electrical providers to issue the first rolling blackouts in the state since 2001. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP California electrical providers instituted rolling blackouts Friday night – the first since 2001–as an intense and prolonged heat […]
The woman first states, “This is my message for the greatest country in the world. In the light of the recent events in the United States, I felt morally obliged to shed light on a very similar chain of events that took place in my country during the 90s. The cause of those events was the same, a constantly reemerging ultimate evil.” She continues, “Legalistic, non-theistic religion/cult that caused hundreds of millions of deaths in the 20th century and countless suffering. Now, proponents of that religion want to run the experiment once again. And in that experiment, you people of America […]
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Blockchain firm GNY has sent a legal notice to Grant Thornton New Zealand over alleged high fees and failures to properly address its claim. Source link
On Saturday, a campaign video tweeted by US President Donald Trump, using a Fleurie and Jung Youth cover of Linkin Park’s song ‘In the End’ as the soundtrack was disabled on Twitter over copyright claims, a recurring issue for Trump’s re-election campaign. American rock band Linkin Park said on Saturday that is had issued a cease-and-desist letter to the re-election campaign of US President Donald Trump over the unauthorized use of the band’s song ‘In the End’ as background music for a recent campaign video. “Linkin Park did not and does not endorse Trump, nor authorize his organization to use any […]
A council member in East Fishkill, a town up the Hudson River from New York City, has advised local residents to avoid four out of five NYC boroughs “due to crime,” noting a drastic increase in shootings and homicides. “Reconsider travel” to the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens “due to crime,” reads the letter by Councilman Anil Beephan, made public on Friday. Violent crime is “widespread” in New York City, he added, and “armed criminals have been known to target and attack individuals, both pre-meditated and at random.” Beephan attributed the 21-percent increase in homicides and 53-percent increase in shootings to […]
The U.S. Army on Friday issued a request for proposals to competitively build future combat vehicle prototypes. The Army announced in July. 17 notice posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website that it issued a draft Request for Proposal for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle Preliminary Digital Design phase to gather additional industry feedback prior to the final RFP release for this phase later this year. “As we continue to progress through the first phase of our five-phased approach for the OMFV program, communication, inclusive feedback and innovative thinking from industry remains key,” said Maj. Gen. Brian Cummings, the Army’s program executive […]
Cannon’s comments on race and skin colour have drawn widespread condemnation, and his employers at ViacomCBS dropped him from the show he produced for the company. Media megastar Nick Cannon has apologised to the Jewish community for saying that Caucasian and Jewish people are inferior to darker-skinned people. The TV host and actor on Wednesday took the blame for spreading “hateful propaganda and stereotypical rhetoric that pained another community”. “I extend my deepest and most sincere apologies to my Jewish sisters and brothers for the hurtful and divisive words that came out of my mouth,” he tweeted. I want to assure […]
From control of the digital realm to territorial skirmishes, these are the issues shaping an increasingly troubled relationship between the U.S. and China. No geopolitical relationship will shape the world over the coming decade as much as that of the U.S. and China. A day after President Trump signed the Hong Kong Autonomy Act enabling sanctions on those that threaten the autonomy of Hong Kong (and the companies that do business with it) and the U.K. worked to ban Huawei 5G infrastructure, this episode of The Breakdown looks at the key fault lines and issues that have put that relationship in […]
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves removes his face mask during a COVID-19 news briefing in Jackson, Miss., on Wednesday. Rogelio V. Solis/AP hide caption toggle caption Rogelio V. Solis/AP Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves removes his face mask during a COVID-19 news briefing in Jackson, Miss., on Wednesday. Rogelio V. Solis/AP Mississippi’s governor has imposed mandatory use of face masks and limited nonessential gatherings in 13 counties, including those that cover the state’s most populous cities, as COVID-19 cases have surged in recent days, causing record hospitalizations. The state’s Department of Health reported 1,031 new coronavirus cases and 11 new deaths from the […]
The judge overseeing the trial of four Minneapolis cops accused of killing black security guard George Floyd has placed a gag order on the defendants and their lawyers after pieces of somewhat exculpatory evidence were released. Citing the risk of “tainting a potential jury pool” and “impair[ing] all parties’ right to a fair trial,” Hennepin Country District Judge Peter Cahill slapped a gag order on “all parties, attorneys, their employees, agents or independent contractors working on their behalf” on Thursday with regard to the trial of the four Minneapolis cops charged with killing Floyd. The 46-year-old security guard died on Memorial […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007071079822655-us-issues-visa-restrictions-on-chinese-officials-over-tibetan-access/ The US Department of State announced on Tuesday it had imposed visa restrictions on Chinese officials deemed to be responsible for Beijing’s policies controlling foreigners’ access to the Tibet Autonomous Region. “Beijing has continued systematically to obstruct travel to the Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR) and other Tibetan areas by US diplomats and other officials, journalists, and tourists, while PRC [People’s Republic of China] officials and other citizens enjoy far greater access to the United States,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in the statement. “Therefore, today I am announcing visa restrictions on PRC government […]
After the US hip-hop artist announced he would be running for presidency some detail of his biography resurfaced, making the fans of another music icon, Britney Spears, fly off the handle. On Sunday, the hashtag #freebritney started trending globally on Twitter after the pop princess’s fans launched an online campaign to put an end to her conservatorship: in 2009 she had been appointed a legal guardian by a court due to mental health issues. Few facts about Britney Spears’ conservatorship and why #FreeBritney is very important issue: – she can’t drive or vote– she has 10% custody of her children– her calls and […]
Dr. Ronnie Jackson and Barack Obama Former Obama White House physician Ronny Jackson joined Kyle Olson last week to discuss the former Vice President Joe Biden. Jackson said he believes Joe has “cognitive issues.” That’s an understatement. Jackson added, “I’m not comfortable with him being my president.” TRENDING: “Tell My Family I Love Them” – Not Making Headlines Today: Last Words of Murdered Police Officer Anthony Dia to Police Dispatch Breitbart.com reported: Former White House Physician Dr. Ronny Jackson told The Kyle Olson Show that former Vice President Joe Biden needs to take a cognitive assessment and release the results, but […]
A longtime subforum dedicated to fans and supporters of US President Donald Trump has been removed from Reddit, adding to the growing list of social media violations recently attributed to the US president and his supporters. Reddit CEO Steve Huffman announced in a Monday content policy update that in addition to increased forum moderation and more explicit rules regarding “hate based on identity or vulnerability,” some 2,000 active and inactive subreddits have been banned from the website, including “r/The_Donald.” “All communities on Reddit must abide by our content policy in good faith. We banned r/The_Donald because it has not done so, […]
New York officials have instituted a three-strike rule for crypto firms applying for the BitLicense, the Sovrin Foundation is now fun by volunteers and Aussies can now buy BTC at their post office. Here’s the story: You’re reading Blockchain Bites, the daily roundup of the most pivotal stories in blockchain and crypto news, and why they’re significant. You can subscribe to this and all of CoinDesk’s newsletters here. Watchdogs SnarlNew York’s financial watchdog has warned crypto companies their BitLicense applications could be thrown out after “three strikes” of failing to address deficiencies highlighted by the regulator. Meanwhile, the European Union is preparing a new cryptocurrency […]
As the coronavirus lockdown is gradually eased in the UK, government ministers have been seeking to get people working again and kick-start the stalled economy, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak underscoring that the top priority is “to support people, protect jobs and businesses through this crisis.” UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak is reportedly to reprimand UK government departments over their handling of spending projects worth tens of millions of pounds, reports The Telegraph. “Certain parts of Whitehall”, claim sources cited by the outlet, are perceived by the minister as failing to offer sufficiently detailed spending proposals, leaving Sunak “increasingly irritated” ahead […]
CA Governor Gavin Newsom The Democrats are back to installing tyrannical Coronavirus orders now that the George Floyd riots have calmed down. California on Thursday issued a statewide face mask order. California Public Health Officials released guidance requiring Californians to wear face coverings, citing ‘scientific research.’ “Science shows that face coverings and masks work,” said Governor Gavin Newsom. “They are critical to keeping those who are around you safe, keeping businesses open and restarting our economy.” TRENDING: Supreme Court Rules Against President Trump on Ending DACA – John Roberts Again Sides with Liberal Judges “Simply put, we are seeing too many […]
FIFA has responded to a threat to boycott US football matches by President Donald Trump, urging the world to “say no to racism and violence” after the latest row over athletes who take a knee during the American national anthem. Trump tweeted that he would stop following US soccer after learning that a policy requiring players to stand during the national anthem had been dropped, insisting: “I won’t be watching anymore!” He then renewed his persistent criticism of high-profile stars who make the symbolic move in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, retweeting a claim by Florida Republican Matt Gaetz that […]
Former Bellator MMA champion Alexander Shlemenko has spoken of his ordeal and told fans not to risk their lives by going for a swim after diving into the Irtysh River to pull out a body before calling the police to the scene. The popular Russian fighter looked troubled and still had water on his head as he revealed his horror at spotting a body in the river, diving in to recover the floating figure, returning to the shore and contacting the emergency services. Known as “Storm”, Shlemenko had previously published videos showing himself taking dips in the water with his family […]
The New York City health authority has released a new advisory sharing sorely needed tips on safer sex habits amid the coronavirus pandemic, even urging that partners don masks during the deed, triggering a wave of mockery. The new tip-sheet was made public this week, catching the internet’s eye on Wednesday and promptly going viral. The official document lays out “harm reduction strategies” for those seeking company amid the coronavirus outbreak, making some less-than-conventional suggestions. “Make it a little kinky,” the document advises, asking residents to “be creative with sexual positions and physical barriers, like walls, that allow sexual contact while […]
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis listens to a question during an appearance at the Council on Foreign Relations, in New York, in September. Mattis on Wednesday issued an extraordinary rebuke of President Trump. Richard Drew/AP hide caption toggle caption Richard Drew/AP Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis listens to a question during an appearance at the Council on Foreign Relations, in New York, in September. Mattis on Wednesday issued an extraordinary rebuke of President Trump. Richard Drew/AP Retired Marine Gen. Jim Mattis, who resigned as President Trump’s defense secretary nearly a year-and-a-half ago over policy differences, has issued […]
Javier Tebas, CEO of Spanish football’s top flight, La Liga, has stated that players in his league have a duty to act responsibly after four Sevilla players flouted the Spanish government’s lockdown rules. Argentinian players Ever Banega, Lucas Ocampos and Franco Vazquez, plus Dutch striker Luuk de Jong, were photographed at a party with eight more people during the weekend in a photo that also featured a shisha pipe. Also on rt.com Not you too, Zizou? Real Madrid boss Zidane ‘defies Spanish lockdown rules to visit second home outside of Madrid’ – reports Incredibly, the photo came to light after being […]
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Society 22:20 GMT 15.05.2020Get short URL Officials with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday issued an alert that an inflammatory disease which has appeared among children in recent weeks may be linked to COVID-19. The disease, which is called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), was first reported in late April in Britain. However, since then, additional cases have appeared within the US and abroad. France on Thursday reported that a 9-year-old boy who had tested positive for COVID-19 had died due to MIS-C, marking the country’s first fatality from the illness. On May 9, New […]
Gilead Science’s remdesivir is one of the most highly anticipated drugs being tested against the new coronavirus. The drug showed positive results in a large-scale U.S. government trial, the company said on April 29. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images Gilead Science’s remdesivir is one of the most highly anticipated drugs being tested against the new coronavirus. The drug showed positive results in a large-scale U.S. government trial, the company said on April 29. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images On this broadcast of The National Conversation, we answer your questions about the drug […]
BEIJING (Sputnik) – Beijing has issued an official protest to Tokyo over an incident involving Chinese patrol ships and a Japanese fishing vessel near the disputed Diaoyudao Islands, known in Japan as Senkaku Islands, the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesman, Zhao Lijian, said at a briefing on Monday. “According to our data, the Chinese coastal patrol ships carried out routine patrols near the Diaoyudao Islands when they discovered the illegal operation of a Japanese ship. Chinese ships tracked the Japanese vessel in accordance with the law and urged it to leave the waters. China made a representation to Japan through diplomatic channels, […]
Jimmy Kimmel, host of ABC’s late night show Jimmy Kimmel Live, issued a half-hearted apology to Vice President Mike Pence Friday for airing deceptively edited video on Thursday night’s show that made it appear Pence was delivering empty boxes of coronavirus supplies to a nursing home. Kimmel called Pence “a big box of nothing, delivering another box of nothing.” Pence delvered FEMA PPE supplies to the Woodbine Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center in Alexandria, Virginia on Thursday. A liberal activist reposted the video which has over 5 million views as of this report. Mike Pence caught on hot mic delivering empty boxes […]
Daily Beast: As President Trump becomes impatient to reopen the nation during a still-raging pandemic, you’d think it would be a good idea to issue some advice on how to do that as safely as possible. Experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention prepared a set of detailed documents designed to do exactly that—but its publication has reportedly been blocked by the White House. The Associated Press reported the nation’s top infectious-disease investigators wrote a 17-page report to help faith leaders, business owners, educators, and state and local officials as they gradually reopen. It was slated to be published […]