Above Photo: Elvert Barnes. New York City’s 65,000+ food delivery workers were celebrated as essential workers throughout the pandemic. But according to a damning new study, they aren’t actually being treated that way—instead, they routinely earn low wages well below New York’s minimum wage, lack basic labor and employment protections, and face dangerous working conditions on the streets of NYC. The report released this week, which was conducted by advocacy group Worker’s Justice Project in partnership with Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, is a four-month-long survey (December 2020-April 2021) of 500 app-based workers throughout the five boroughs, many of whom work […]
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Alfred Gescheidt/Getty Images Alfred Gescheidt/Getty Images When President Trump and Joe Biden faced off for the first — and so far, only — presidential debate late last month, Trump attacked his Democratic rival with a false claim about Hunter Biden. “Hunter got thrown out of the military,” Trump said. “He was thrown out, dishonorably discharged, for cocaine use.” That’s factually wrong. Hunter Biden, age 50, received an administrative discharge, not a dishonorable discharge, from the U.S. Navy Reserve in 2014 after he tested positive for cocaine. He’s spoken openly about his struggles with addiction, telling the New Yorker magazine last year […]
President Trump waves from a motorcade outside Walter Reed Medical Center, accompanied by Secret Service agents on Sunday. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images President Trump waves from a motorcade outside Walter Reed Medical Center, accompanied by Secret Service agents on Sunday. Alex Edelman/AFP via Getty Images Secret Service agents generally don’t talk publicly about their work, for obvious reasons. But privately, they’ve been grumbling. “I think there is a lot of frustration,” says J.J. Hensley, a novelist who used to work for the Secret Service. He’s still in touch with colleagues, and […]
DAVE DAVIES, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Dave Davies, in for Terry Gross. Our guest Jill Heinerth has one of the most fascinating and dangerous jobs on Earth. She’s one of a rare breed of technical divers who explore underground waterways and submerged caves deep beneath the Earth’s surface or sometimes, as you’ll soon hear, inside an iceberg. “So many cave divers drown in these underwater catacombs,” Heinerth writes, “that they can’t buy life insurance at any price.” She writes about her explorations, some harrowing escapes and the challenges she’s faced as a woman in the cave diving community in […]
US President Donald Trump is receiving treatment at the Walter Reed Military Medical Center after testing positive for coronavirus. Some officials from his inner circle have also now contracted the disease, including former White House adviser Kellyanne Conway. White House Secret Service agents, particularly those working close to US President Donald Trump, have been complaining in private about coronavirus-related health risks they have been exposed to in ]recent months, the Washington Post revealed citing anonymous claims reportedly made in discussion groups and on message boards. According to the report, security staffers assigned to work for the President in the field – […]
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 […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The disrupted clinical trials of the UK coronavirus vaccine by the AstraZeneca pharmaceutical company have exposed the risks associated with the excessive reliance upon new unverified technologies, an approach that Russia finds unacceptable, Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), said on Saturday. “We are delighted that AstraZeneca has resumed its trials and continues to move forward. At the same time, the suspension of trials clearly showed the fallacy of the approach, when entire countries exclusively rely on novel and untested platforms when choosing a vaccine for widespread use, including the use of a […]
Wednesday saw a flurry of deposits onto exchanges, indicating some investors are trying to offload their bitcoin. That could further propel prices downwards. Source link
On 4 August, a massive blast shattered almost half of Lebanon’s main political and economic hub, killing over 180 people and injuring thousands more. Crowds of protesters have since rallied in the city and beyond, blaming the disaster on the authorities’ negligence and corruption. France’s President Emmanuel Macron has warned that Lebanon, a former French colonial-era protectorate, might return to civil conflict if it is left alone to deal with the crisis in the aftermath of the disastrous explosion at Beirut’s port earlier this month. © AP Photo / Jean-Francois Badias French President Emmanuel Macron, delivers a speech during a press […]
Military tensions are growing between the US and China as Washington continues to pursue a policy of attempting to dominate global affairs, Mike Wong, the vice president of the San Francisco chapter of Veterans for Peace, told Radio Sputnik’s Loud & Clear Friday. “There’s been a steady upbeat in US naval exercises in both the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait,” Wong told host Brian Becker on Friday. “We sent two carrier battle groups together running through the South China Sea. That started it off. Now, we’re doing other ships. We sent a missile cruiser by just yesterday and, of […]
A late July daycare drop off in Queens, N.Y., during the community’s “phase 4 reopening” of businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Lindsey Nicholson/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Lindsey Nicholson/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images A late July daycare drop off in Queens, N.Y., during the community’s “phase 4 reopening” of businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Lindsey Nicholson/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Pre-pandemic, about half of U.S. families reported having trouble finding care for a young child. That number jumped to nearly two thirds this spring, as daycares closed and other caretakers, such […]
Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires burn in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Tuesday. Noah Berger/AP hide caption toggle caption Noah Berger/AP Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires burn in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Tuesday. Noah Berger/AP Lightning strikes, extreme weather conditions, dangerous levels of smoke and ash, and a deadly pandemic are pushing firefighters and the communities they’re trying to save into uncharted territory. They are dealing with rare weather conditions that have spawned roughly 11,000 lightning strikes over a few days and ignited nearly 370 fires — 23 of which are major complex fires, all while […]
The bitcoin price could pull back even further should the dollar stage a full-blown recovery on the back of the latest Fed meeting. Source link
Maria Hernandez (top row, second from left) and her extended family live together in Los Angeles. When she was diagnosed with the coronavirus, she self-isolated in an upstairs bedroom. Courtesy of Maria Hernandez hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Maria Hernandez Maria Hernandez (top row, second from left) and her extended family live together in Los Angeles. When she was diagnosed with the coronavirus, she self-isolated in an upstairs bedroom. Courtesy of Maria Hernandez Maria Hernandez shares a four-bedroom house in Los Angeles with her husband, Michael Josephy, three of her daughters and her 85-year-old mother. Her 3-year-old granddaughter often stays […]
In August 2017, the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston was over capacity after floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey inundated the city. This hurricane season, congregate shelters — from school gyms to vast convention centers — risk becoming infection hot spots if evacuees pack into them as they have in the past. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images In August 2017, the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston was over capacity after floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey inundated the city. This hurricane season, congregate shelters — from school gyms to vast convention centers — risk becoming infection […]
The Trump administration is studying the security risks of TikTok, WeChat and other apps that could potentially allow foreign countries to gather information on Americans, White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told reporters Wednesday. Meadows also said that action regarding this issue would likely take place in weeks, not months, Reuters reported. US President Donald Trump last Tuesday also said that a ban on TikTok something his administration is weighing over concern that TikTok, a Chinese-owned company, might share user data with the Chinese government. “It’s something we’re looking at, yes,” Trump said in an interview with Gray Television’s Greta […]
On a call with the nation’s governors Tuesday, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos chastised local officials for doing “next to nothing” to provide academic services to students and demanded they reopen schools in the fall regardless of the state of the COVID pandemic. The issue, DeVos stressed at one point, was merely a matter of calculated risk, nothing all that different from those taken by an astronaut heading into space. “Education leaders really do need to examine real data and weigh risk,” DeVos said. “They already deal with risk on a daily basis. We know that risk is embedded in everything […]
The UK’s central bank has recently improved its assessment of the cumulative GDP loss in 2020 from 17 percent to 8 percent, as the easing of lockdown restrictions have driven up demand and economic activity. The Bank of England’s chief economist Andy Haldane has said that Britain is on track for a V-shaped economic recovery after a faster-than-expected rebound from the coronavirus slump. The UK economy was already two months into the recovery amid pent-up demand and consumer spending, Haldane said in a Bank webinar on Tuesday. “It is early, but my reading of the evidence is so far, so V,” […]
Finally a doctor who is willing to speak out with clarity and share what we all already know – face masks are harmful to healthy individuals and give you headaches. No kidding. Dr. Russell Blaylock, MD reports that wearing masks may actually harm you: Dr. Russell Blaylock warns that not only do face masks fail to protect the healthy from getting sick, but they also create serious health risks to the wearer. The bottom line is that if you are not sick, you should not wear a face mask. Dr. Blaylock says: TRENDING: MUST READ… Report: Tulsa Arena Management Sabotaged Trump […]
Melody Lewis moved to Denver’s streets about six years ago. Last month, Lewis and hundreds of others who are homeless were displaced from sprawling, blocks-long encampments. She moved her tent, but refused to enter a shelter, partly because of the increased threat there of contracting COVID-19. Jakob Rodgers/Kaiser Health News hide caption toggle caption Jakob Rodgers/Kaiser Health News Melody Lewis moved to Denver’s streets about six years ago. Last month, Lewis and hundreds of others who are homeless were displaced from sprawling, blocks-long encampments. She moved her tent, but refused to enter a shelter, partly because of the increased threat there […]
An inexpensive drug called misoprostol can prevent fatal hemorrhage. But experts say fears of its use for abortion have kept it out of the hands of the women who need it. (Image credit: Lynsey Addario/ Getty Images) Source link
US 22:06 GMT 05.06.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107953/29/1079532996_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_b2708c629e115fc3387e9b2a3c265848.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006051079533036-us-denies-russian-request-to-use-seized-property-to-reduce-covid-19-risks-envoy-to-un-says/ UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) – The United States has denied the request by the Russian Mission to the United Nations in March to return the diplomatic property in order to allow diplomats social distance during the novel coronavirus outbreak in New York, Russian Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Gennady Kuzmin said in a statement on Friday. “When the Governor of the State of New York declared state of emergency due to the growing COVID-19 pandemic, we requested the return of the mentioned property for the use by the […]
25 May, 2020 17:31 Follow RT on The World Health Organization has paused the clinical trials of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine in coronavirus patients. It says the drug, notably taken and endorsed by US President Donald Trump, has raised safety concerns. The drug’s safety data is being reviewed by a monitoring board, and the trials have been put on hold, the WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters. It was being tested as part of the Solidarity international program aimed at tackling the Covid-19 pandemic. The UN heath body took the step out of “abundance of caution,” said Mike Ryan, the head […]
It’s been around two months of quarantine for many of us. The urge to get out and enjoy the summer is real. But what’s safe? We asked a panel of infectious disease and public health experts to rate the risk of summer activities, from backyard gatherings, to a day at the pool, to sharing a vacation house with another household. One big warning: Your personal risk depends on your age and health, the prevalence of the virus in your area, and the precautions you take during any of these activities. Also, many areas continue to restrict the activities described here, so […]
A patient arrives to pick up medication for opioid addiction and is given hand sanitizer at a clinic in Olympia, Wash. The pandemic is changing the distribution networks and supplies of street drugs across the U.S., authorities say. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption toggle caption Ted S. Warren/AP A patient arrives to pick up medication for opioid addiction and is given hand sanitizer at a clinic in Olympia, Wash. The pandemic is changing the distribution networks and supplies of street drugs across the U.S., authorities say. Ted S. Warren/AP As the country went into quarantine in March, many of Joseph DeSanto’s […]
The COVID-19 Risks – Know Them – Avoid Them May 13, 2020 The COVID-19 Risks – Know Them – Avoid Them2020-05-132020-05-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/cough-e1589389580253.jpg200px200px Above photo: A photograph from 1940, taken for infectious research purposes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, shows respiratory droplets released through sneezing. Bettmann/Bettmann Archive. It seems many people are breathing some relief, and I’m not sure why. An epidemic curve has a relatively predictable upslope and once the peak is reached, the back slope can also be predicted. We have robust data from the outbreaks in China and Italy, that shows the backside of the mortality curve declines slowly, with […]
Expect to see more forehead thermometers in workplaces and airports as a way to screen people for fever, which could be a sign of COVID-19. PeopleImages/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption PeopleImages/Getty Images Expect to see more forehead thermometers in workplaces and airports as a way to screen people for fever, which could be a sign of COVID-19. PeopleImages/Getty Images This is part of a series looking at pressing coronavirus questions of the week. We’d like to hear what you’re curious about. Email us at goatsandsoda@npr.org with the subject line: “Weekly Coronavirus Questions.” More than 76,000 people in the U.S. have […]