The “delta variant,” a more infectious variant of COVID-19, is infecting a rising number of people in rural Kansas and Missouri. The spread of the variant likely stems from the regions low vaccination rates. The “delta variant” has also been found in Arizona. Its arrival is alarming because, so far, only a handful of states …

Hundreds of death shrouds appeared when rains washed away the top layer of sands along the Ganges in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Unaccounted for dead spread across the sands. Meanwhile in Bihar, the death toll for April and May was revised from about 5,500 to about 9,400. In some cases, villagers fished hundreds …

China has sent a massive force of 28 aircraft into Taiwanese airspace, including nuclear-capable bombers, the largest and most threatening show of force yet. The Chinese government, angered by recent developments between the U.S. and Taiwan, has warned the U.S. State Department to “stop all forms” of official outreach to Taiwan. This might actually signal …

The “delta variant” of COVID-19––a more transmissible variant that emerged in India––has been found in Arizona. Its arrival is alarming because, so far, only a handful of states have reached the goal of a 70% vaccination rate. Anheuser-Busch is even giving away free beer when America reaches its vaccine goal. The fewer people who are …

A baffling 29% of Republican voters think it is very likely (17%) or somewhat likely (12%) that Trump will be reinstated as president this year. Republicans have successfully blocked a probe into the Capitol riot, signaling continued loyalty to Trump and preventing any negative association between Trump and the riots from reaching his most devout followers. Such …

A German researcher has concluded that China’s birth control policies in Xinjiang could cut births among the Uighur people by 2.6-4.5 million, going a long way towards wiping the people out entirely. Three Uighur exiles have described experience both forced abortions and torture in Xinjiang. They are set to testify at a people’s tribunal in …

COVID cases have fallen to their lowest levels since March of 2020, the beginning of the pandemic. Nevertheless, Dr. Anthony Fauci has warned Americans against declaring premature victory and abandoning all COVID precautions. This after several fully vaccinated people in southern California tested positive for COVID, serving as a reminder that the vaccines are not 100% …

Dr. Anthony Fauci has warned Americans against declaring premature victory and abandoning all COVID precautions. This after several fully vaccinated people in southern California tested positive for COVID, serving as a reminder that the vaccines are not 100% effective and thus as many people as possible need to get it. Nevertheless, many states are beginning …

Fully vaccinated people in several southern California towns have tested positive for COVID, serving as a reminder that the vaccines are not 100% effective and thus as many people as possible need to get it. COVID rates are slowing in the South and the plains states, worrying health experts. Appointments for the first COVID shot …

Climate scientists have warned that the world has a 40% chance of being hotter than pre-Industrial Revolution temperatures, which is the lower of the two temperature limits set by the Paris Agreement. The odds of that happening sooner rather than later seem good, since China’s construction boom has generated something like 12 billion metric tons …

A petition to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House of Representatives has garnered over 100,000 signatures after she compared wearing masks to the Holocaust. The beleaguered Greene also defended Capitol rioters as the Republicans try to block an investigation into the riots. Her defense is very “on brand.” After the incredible negative backlash against the …

China’s construction boom has generated something like 12 billion metric tons of CO2. Nevertheless, the United States and China have agreed to move forward with climate change, despite the rising tensions over Taiwan and the Philippines. Climate change reached another grim milestone this week. The Arctic Circle reached a shocking 100.4ºF this week, a temperature scientists …