Prince Andrew tries to keep sexual abuse testimony secret
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 1, 2022A federal judge in Manhattan has said that Prince Andrew could face a court date in late 2022 for sexual abuse. In the meantime, Prince Andrew has been fighting to get the case thrown out––or at least hushed up. His lawyers have made an “unprecedented” request: Andrew wants all testimony, even his own, kept secret. …
Read MoreQuebec reinstates 10pm curfew
Posted by Thomas Bush / January 1, 2022Quebec 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, 1 in 50 Manhattan residents have been infected with COVID, a sign of just how infectious the new variant …
Read MoreCDC warns: avoid cruise ships, even if vaccinated
Posted by Thomas Bush / December 31, 2021The CDC has warned potential passengers, regardless of vaccination status, to avoid cruise ships. Cruise ships in Mexico and the Caribbean have been denied docking over COVID concerns. Xi’an, China has recorded its biggest COVID spike in 21 months, and as a result has tightened its lockdown measures. France is also reporting record high COVID …
Read MoreUS hits worldwide record in new COVID cases
Posted by Thomas Bush / December 31, 2021The 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 residents have been infected with COVID, a sign of just how infectious the new variant is. Meanwhile, France is reporting record high COVID cases as …
Read MoreRecord high temps bring loads of rain to Alaska
Posted by Thomas Bush / December 30, 2021Record 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 has eleven years to avoid dire climate scenarios. The largest delegation …
Read MoreGhislaine Maxwell guilty
Posted by Robert Leonard / December 30, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell has been found guilty of 5 out of 6 charges, including sex-trafficking. The prosecution in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial rested their case after ten days. The case had several dramatic moments. According to one of Maxwell’s accusers, the socialite assessed her body for Jeffery Epstein at only 14. Jeffery Epstein’s pilot named Prince …
Read More1 in 50 Manhattan residents caught COVID last week
Posted by Thomas Bush / December 29, 2021Within the last week, 1 in 50 Manhattan residents have been infected with COVID, a sign of just how infectious the new variant is. Meanwhile, France is reporting record high COVID cases as omicron sweeps through Europe. So far, omicron has been detected in 89 countries, and cases are doubling every 1.5-3 days in places …
Read MoreSome cruise ships denied docking due to COVID
Posted by Jimmy Cooper / December 29, 2021Cruise ships in Mexico and the Caribbean have been denied docking over COVID concerns. Xi’an, China has recorded its biggest COVID spike in 21 months, and as a result has tightened its lockdown measures. France is also reporting record high COVID cases as omicron sweeps through Europe. So far, omicron has been detected in 89 …
Read MoreXi’an increases lockdown measures as COVID cases spike
Posted by Robert Leonard / December 28, 2021Xi’an, China has recorded its biggest COVID spike in 21 months, and as a result has tightened its lockdown measures. France is also reporting record high COVID cases as omicron sweeps through Europe. So far, omicron has been detected in 89 countries, and cases are doubling every 1.5-3 days in places experiencing community transmission. According …
Read MoreData suggests hospitalization less likely with omicron
Posted by Robert Leonard / December 28, 2021Data from the UK suggests that people with omicron are 50-70% less likely to be hospitalized compared to other variants. This aligns with several new studies suggesting that the omicron variant is actually much less severe than other COVID strains. A study by the University of Washington and Swiss drugmaker Humabs Biomed showed that the …
Read MoreFrance reporting record daily COVID cases
Posted by Thomas Bush / December 27, 2021France is reporting record high COVID cases as omicron sweeps through Europe. So far, omicron has been detected in 89 countries, and cases are doubling every 1.5-3 days in places experiencing community transmission. According to a new study, the omicron variant is no safer than the delta variant, and it is five times more likely …
Read MoreTrudeau says China “playing” Western nations against each other, calls for unity
Posted by Robert Leonard / December 27, 2021Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that China is “playing” western nations against each other, and has called for unity especially as the Beijing Olympics approach. In one sign of unity, the United States imposed human rights violations on China, Myanmar, and North Korea. The move comes as a growing number of nations announce a …
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