200,000 dead in India, Sikh temple offers drive-through oxygen
Posted by Catherine Reed / April 29, 2021India’s death toll has topped 200,000 as the virus continues to ravage the country, pushing the health care system past the breaking point. It has gotten so bad that a Sikh temple opened a drive-through oxygen service. More than a thousand people have already used the service. India is planning to allow the annual Amarnath …
Read MoreFederal agents search Rudy Giuliani’s home and office
Posted by Thomas Bush / April 29, 2021Federal agents have executed a search warrant against Rudy Giuliani, in his capacity as Trump’s personal lawyer. They may be particularly interested in how he literally went to the Ukraine to try to help Trump win the 2020 election. Although it might be the most pressing legal issue Giuliani is facing, it’s not the only …
Read MoreIndia plans to allows massive summer pilgrimage despite COVID surge
Posted by Thomas Bush / April 28, 2021India is planning to allow the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, which may see as many as 600,000 pilgrims, despite being the midst of an unprecedented COVID crisis, with cases surging well beyond the country’s capability. In the penultimate week of April, India saw 341,000 COVID cases in a single day. The spike in cases is partly …
Read MoreCDC eases mask guidelines for vaccinated Americans
Posted by Robert Leonard / April 28, 2021The CDC has relaxed its masking guidelines for vaccinated Americans. It no longer recommends that vaccinated Americans wear masks outside while walking, running, or doing other kinds of exercise. They should still wear them in crowds, however. After a brief pause, the CDC has recommended the resumption of the Johnson and Johnson vaccination after fears …
Read MorePfizer testing pill that could cure COVID
Posted by Thomas Bush / April 27, 2021Pfizer is testing a pill that, if it works, could be the first home-cure for COVID. If the current trial goes well, the pill will be ready by the end of the year. After a brief pause, the CDC has recommended the resumption of the Johnson and Johnson vaccination after fears of negative side effects. …
Read MoreAnother record day of COVID cases in India
Posted by Thomas Bush / April 27, 2021Monday saw another record in Indian COVID cases: an alarming 353,000. India is in the midst of an unprecedented COVID crisis, with cases surging well beyond the country’s capability. In the penultimate week of April, India saw 341,000 COVID cases in a single day. The spike in cases is partly due to some of the …
Read MoreGhislaine Maxwell pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charge
Posted by Thomas Bush / April 26, 2021Ghislaine Maxwell has pleaded not guilty in the sex trafficking charges.Earlier this month, Ghislaine Maxwell was been denied bail after U.S. prosecutors urged a federal judge to reject a massive bail offer, arguing that she deserves to stay in prison. According to her attorneys, Ghislaine Maxwell is losing weight and her hair as a result of the …
Read MoreCDC recommends Johnson and Johnson shot resume
Posted by Robert Leonard / April 26, 2021After a brief pause, the CDC has recommended the resumption of the Johnson and Johnson vaccination after fears of negative side effects. Last week, federal health officials began considering lifting their recommendation to pause the Johnson & Johnson vaccine following the rare blood clotting disorder among some recipients. The rate of COVID vaccines has sat …
Read MoreUS COVID cases rising, vaccination rates slowing
Posted by Catherine Reed / April 25, 2021The rate of COVID vaccines has sat at a whopping 3 million shots per day for two weeks straight, and now about 40% of Americans have received at least one shot. Just a few weeks ago, the number of vaccines peaked at 2.4 million shots a day. Some 13% of adults, and some 100 million Americans, …
Read MoreIndia COVID crisis worsens
Posted by Annie May / April 25, 2021India is in the midst of an unprecedented COVID crisis, with cases surging well beyond the country’s capability. In the penultimate week of April, India saw 341,000 COVID cases in a single day. The spike in cases is partly due to some of the new variants spreading around the world––but the spike also raises concerns …
Read MoreChina calls Lithuania Uighur genocide talks a “farce”
Posted by Ivan Vaquero / April 24, 2021The Lithuanian government, like many others, has been ramping up its condemnation of the Chinese treatment of the Uighur people, coming close to calling it genocidal. The Chinese government has called such talk a “farce.” A Uighur woman imprisoned in a 40-square meter cell with 40 other women has detailed her experiences, including electroshocks and …
Read MoreUK House of Commons labels Uighur treatment genocide
Posted by Annie May / April 24, 2021The British House of Commons passed a unanimous resolution labeling the Chinese treatment of the Uighur people genocide, increasing pressure on the Johnson administration to toughen its stance on China. A Uighur woman imprisoned in a 40-square meter cell with 40 other women has detailed her experiences, including electroshocks and beatings. There are dozens of …
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