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Aug 30 2021
Opinion
Who Would Have Retreated Better Than Biden?
Republicans have a great deal to say about the incompetence of the Biden administration in evacuating Afghanistan, and they most assuredly have a big, fat point. Sadly, given the president's decades of experience in foreign policy, the ineptitude was entirely predictable. Biden’s trademark mix of naïveté and swagger has been very much on display throughout this misadventure.
Biden’s
The DispatchDec 19 2020
Analysis
A New Strain Of Covid-19 Has Emerged In England - Here Is What It Could Mean For The Pandemic And Vaccines
Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock told politicians Monday that a “new variant” of Covid-19 had been discovered in England where it had infected over a 1,000 people in the south of the country where cases have been rising dramatically, leading many to question whether the new mutant strain is capable of spreading more easily, causing worse symptoms or potentially rendering the new
ForbesOct 29 2014
News
Jeb Bush Slams Obama On Ebola Response
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Tuesday criticized President Barack Obama's initial handling of the Ebola crisis as "incompetent," saying it gave rise to unneeded fears among the American public about the virus.
Bush, who is the latest potential Republican presidential candidate to attack the president over Ebola, also said in a wide-ranging discussion at Vanderbilt University that he
HuffPostJun 18 2021
News
Extreme heat shatters records across Western US
All-time heat records were shattered this week in Western states as temperatures rose 10 to 30 degrees above average and caught more than 40 million people in the sweltering weather.
Death Valley, California, reached 124 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday, making it the hottest place in the country and, as experts suggested, perhaps the most blistering spot in the world. High temperatures in
Washington ExaminerJul 05 2020
News
CNN reporter calls Mt. Rushmore a 'monument of two slave owners' on land 'wrestled away from Native Americans'
Reporting from South Dakota ahead of President Trump's Independence Day speech Friday, CNN reporter Leyla Santiago referred to Mount Rushmore merely as a "monument of two slave owners" on land "wrestled away from Native Americans."
The BlazeOct 23 2014
News
Without Lucrative Market, Potential Ebola Vaccine Was Shelved for Years
Almost a decade ago, scientists from Canada and the United States reported that they had created a vaccine that was 100 percent effective in protecting monkeys against the Ebola virus. The results were published in a respected journal, and health officials called them exciting. The researchers said tests in people might start within two years, and a product could potentially be ready for
New York Times (News)May 25 2020
News
Photos: Crowds Flock To Beaches And Lakes For Memorial Day Weekend
From Venice Beach, California to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and from South Padre Island, Texas, to Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri, people are flocking to the water to enjoy the long holiday weekend, albeit with varying degrees of social distancing and face-mask wearing during the coronavirus pandemic.
In the opening photo, above, the beach town of Ocean City lifted its COVID-19 related
ForbesJul 13 2021
News
US COVID-19 cases rising again, doubling over three weeks
The COVID-19 curve in the U.S. is rising again after months of decline, with the number of new cases per day doubling over the past three weeks, driven by the fast-spreading delta variant, lagging vaccination rates and Fourth of July gatherings.
Confirmed infections climbed to an average of about 23,600 a day on Monday, up from 11,300 on June 23, according to Johns Hopkins University
Associated PressOct 07 2014
News
The Fight Against Ebola Is a Fight Against Inequality
As the spread of the Ebola virus in West Africa shows, the importance of reducing inequality could not be more clear. The battle against the virus is a fight on many fronts -- human lives and health foremost among them.
But the fight against Ebola is also a fight against inequality. The knowledge and infrastructure to treat the sick and contain the virus exists in high- and middle-
HuffPostAug 04 2021
News
Amid a Surge, Some Hope: United States Reaches 70 Percent Vaccine Goal
After weeks of lagging vaccinations, 70 percent of U.S. adults have received at least one shot of the COVID vaccine, a positive sign amid rising cases driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant.
The CDC reported this vaccination milestone on Monday, about one month behind President Biden’s Fourth of July goal. The news comes amid a surge of cases, with the Centers for Disease
Mother Jones