But masks are still likely to prevent infected people from transmitting the virus. (Salvatore Laporta/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom) The urgency of trying to control the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred public health researchers to search for evidence-based measures that might work to protect the … Read More
Everyone has a right to dissent from the epidemiologists’ contentment with the way things are now. (Esther19775 | Dreamstime.com) The New York Times asked 700 epidemiologists to describe their COVID-19 habits, how their thinking has changed since the pandemic began, and when … Read More
Analysis by free-market think tank the Institute of Public Affairs of recently released data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals that over 230,000 small businesses are expected to close and 470,000 jobs will be permanently destroyed once COVID-19 support … Read More
Human Rights Watch has warned that is very likely there is lead in the soil of the camp housing former residents of the burned down Moria camp. When Greece’s notorious Moria migrant camp burned to the ground in September, its thousands of … Read More
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti is again asking Angelenos to stay at home and “hunker down” as the city experiences a dangerous surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The city revised its “Targeted Safer at Home … Read More
A pair of reports from Department of Agriculture economists project a drop in American grain and oilseed production and overseas stocks on hand, prolonging a bump in commodity prices. The forecasts — monthly Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates reports — … Read More
Ruling comes after the court blocked caps on religious service attendance in New York. The Supreme Court gave a positive sign to a California church fighting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s restrictions on the number of people allowed at houses of worship due to the coronavirus pandemic. … Read More
Greetings from Tyler, Everyone is bracing for the most stringent lock-downs yet. Compliance was gained when they told us it was a two-week exercise to “flatten the curve.” When the “curve was flattened,” they told us just a bit longer … Read More
The Trump administration has refused to allow members of President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team to meet with officials at U.S. intelligence agencies that are controlled by the Pentagon, undermining prospects for a smooth transfer of power, current, and former U.S. … Read More
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said the shock a no-deal Brexit would bring would be the “last thing” citizens need. Crunch Brexit talks between the EU and the UK aimed at avoiding a no-deal have been paused because of a lack of … Read More