Maxwell defense calls for mistrial
Posted by Annie May / January 7, 2022Ghislaine Maxwell’s defense team has called for a mistrial after a juror admitted to reporters that he was sexually abused and told the deliberating jury about it. Last week, Ghislaine Maxwell was found guilty of 5 out of 6 charges, including sex-trafficking. The prosecution in the Maxwell trial rested their case after ten days. The …
Read MoreClimate disaster cost $100b worldwide last year
Posted by Robert Leonard / January 7, 2022Last year, climate change-related disasters cost the world some $100 billion. Record temperatures topping 67º F hit Alaska this month, setting a record for December. The weather has led to torrential rain, and raises the possibility of major flooding as the climate continues to warm. According to the annual Global Carbon Budget Report, the planet …
Read MoreMayo Clinic fires 700 unvaxed employees
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 6, 2022The Mayo Clinic has fired 700 unvaccinated employees, which represents about 1% of their overall workforce. Starbucks is enforcing a vaccine mandate for all its employees as omicron spreads like wildfire throughout the country. Likewise, Quebec has reinstated a 10pm curfew as COVID cases skyrocket. The United States has clocked nearly half a million COVID …
Read MoreBiden doubles Pfizer COVID pill order, speeds shipping
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 6, 2022President Biden has doubled the federal order of Pfizer’s new COVID pill, along with expediting their shipment and distribution as omicron surges. COVID cases have spiked 948% in Florida, while 7-day hospitalizations have increased by 40% (between Christmas and New Years alone). The omicron vaccine is ripping through the population at an alarming rate, which …
Read MoreStarbucks enforcing vaccine mandate for employees
Posted by Robert Leonard / January 5, 2022Starbucks is enforcing a vaccine mandate for all its employees as omicron spreads like wildfire throughout the country. Likewise, Quebec has reinstated a 10pm curfew as COVID cases skyrocket. The United States has clocked nearly half a million COVID cases, a high for any country at any time during the pandemic Within the last week, …
Read MoreCOVID cases surge 948% in Florida
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / January 5, 2022COVID cases have spiked 948% in Florida, while 7-day hospitalizations have increased by 40% (between Christmas and New Years alone). The omicron vaccine is ripping through the population at an alarming rate, which has led to a spike in children being sent to the hospital. The United States has clocked nearly half a million COVID …
Read MoreWastewater analysis suggests huge US COVID surge
Posted by Catherine Reed / January 4, 2022Because COVID tests are hard to come by and questionably accurate (in some cases), health departments in Massachusetts and California are analyzing wastewater for trends in COVID transmission, and the results are alarming. Analysis suggests that those states are heading for an even more severe surge. The United States has clocked nearly half a million …
Read More4,000 flights canceled worldwide New Years weekend
Posted by Annie May / January 4, 2022This New Years weekend, more than 4,000 flights were canceled worldwide due to COVID. This continues the flight troubles during the Christmas holiday. Exposure to COVID forced pilots, air, and ground crews to call in sick or quarantine, forcing airlines to cancel literally thousands of flights that holiday weekend, when three major airlines canceled Christmas …
Read MoreCapitol rioters weep, express remorse as they’re sentenced to jail
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 3, 2022As more Capitol rioters are brought to trial, they are getting sentenced to jail time up to five years––despite their tears and expressions of remorse. For example, a Florida man who threw a fire extinguisher at police has been sentences to five years, the longest sentence yet handed down in the Capitol riots trials. The …
Read MoreJudge denies Prince Andrew’s attempt to block Giuffre lawsuit
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 3, 2022A judge has denied Prince Andrew’s attempts to block Virginia Giuffre’s lawsuit. Andrew said that the lawsuit should not continue because Giuffre no longer lives in the United States. Similarly, a federal judge in Manhattan has said that Prince Andrew could face a court date in late 2022 for sexual abuse. In the meantime, Prince …
Read MoreOmicron sending record number of children to hospital
Posted by Ivan Vaquero / January 2, 2022The omicron vaccine is ripping through the population at an alarming rate, which has led to a spike in children being sent to the hospital. The United States has clocked nearly half a million COVID cases, a high for any country at any time during the pandemic. Within the last week, 1 in 50 Manhattan …
Read MoreJapan working on life-long COVID inoculation
Posted by Robert Leonard / January 2, 2022Japanese researchers are seeking a COVID inoculation that will grant lifetime immunity, which would be immensely useful as new variants like omicron crop up and rip through the population. The United States has clocked nearly half a million COVID cases, a high for any country at any time during the pandemic. Within the last week, …
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