Month: February 2024
The New COVID-19 Shot Is Surprisingly Effective Against the Latest Variant
The latest COVID-19 vaccine offers good protection against the currently dominant strain of the virus, according to a new report in the MMWR, a journal published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It’s the first effectiveness
Read MoreUK judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit over dossier containing ‘shocking and scandalous claims’
A judge in London has thrown out a lawsuit by former U.S. President Donald Trump accusing a former British spy of making “shocking and scandalous claims” that were false and harmed his reputation.
Read MoreGenius: MLK/X Star Aaron Pierre on Playing Icon Malcolm X
Genius: MLK/X, a NatGeo docudrama premiering Feb. 1, tells the stories of two of the most influential American civil rights leaders: Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. While the U.S. has been celebrating Black History Month every February since
Read MoreUS sanctions Israeli settlers over West Bank violence – BBC.com
US sanctions Israeli settlers over West Bank violence BBC.com Biden signs order targeting Israeli settlers who attack Palestinians Axios Biden Orders Sanctions on 4 Israelis Over West Bank Violence The New York Times US imposes sanctions on four Israeli settlers over West Bank
Read MoreA Powerful Model to Strengthen U.S. Democracy
In a famous passage, the 19th-century French philosopher Alexis de Tocqueville proposed a link between the love of material gratification and the loss of political freedom. Taking Americans as one instance of a general point, he wrote: “It is not
Read MoreNewest COVID shots are 54 percent effective in preventing symptoms, CDC finds
Studies coming out later this year will assess how effective the shot was at preventing symptoms severe enough to send patients to a doctor’s office or hospital.
Read MoreTop UK diplomat says Britain could recognize a Palestinian state before a peace deal with Israel
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said that U.K. recognition of an independent state of Palestine, including in the United Nations, “can’t come at the start of the process, but it doesn’t have to be the very end of the process.”
Read MoreTop UK diplomat says Britain could recognize a Palestinian state before a peace deal with Israel
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said that U.K. recognition of an independent state of Palestine, including in the United Nations, “can’t come at the start of the process, but it doesn’t have to be the very end of the process.”
Read MoreThe breast cancer burden in lower income countries is even worse than we thought
The World Health Organization has just released the latest worldwide statistics of the global burden of cancer. Here are five takeaways from WHO’s top expert on cancer. (Image credit: Connie Hanzhang Jin/NPR)
Read More10 GOP state senators who staged long walkout can’t run for reelection, Oregon high court says
The 2023 walkout paralyzed the Legislature for weeks and only ended after Republicans forced concessions from Democrats on a sweeping bill related to expanding access to abortion and transgender health care and another measure regarding the manufacture and transfer of
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