Giorno: 23 Luglio 2021

Olympic Opening Event Marks Start to No-Spectator Games

The Olympic opening ceremony kicked off Friday evening in Tokyo, officially marking the start to the delayed summer games that have been plagued by scandals. The event showcasing Japanese culture is being held in a mostly empty national stadium after the decision to ban…

CDC Advisory Panel Shows Support for Vaccine Boosters

An advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is voicing support for immunocompromised people getting COVID-19 vaccine boosters. The group of independent experts…

Critics slam Biden for ‘sucking the blood out of kids’ comment after town hall

Conservatives were left puzzled after President Joe Biden quipped about Republicans allegedly believing Democrats are “sucking blood out of kids” during an exchange with a reporter.

Builder of Private Trump $30M Border Wall Seeks Buyer

The builder of a $30 million wall on a three-mile stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border is seeking a buyer for the structure. Tommy Fisher, whose company built the only two private-sector walls on the…

Pope Francis to Skip Sunday Mass

Pope Francis will skip a Mass on Sunday that he had been scheduled to say before his recent surgery, but the Vatican said there was no cause for alarm and that it was part of normal convalescence…

Olympics Grappling With COVID Testing Kit Shortfall

Olympics organizers are grappling with a shortage of COVID-19 testing kits needed for their daily testing program, with competitors staying at the athletes’ village in Tokyo not tested as scheduled…

Travel Nightmares May Scrub Your August Vacation Plans

Capacity constraints at some airlines, labor shortages all across the hospitality industry mixed with surging demand and unprecedented weather conditions are weighing on summer holiday plans…

Noem to Headline GOP Event in Early-Voting South Carolina

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, possibly mulling a 2024 White House bid, is making her debut in South Carolina next month – an introductory step in the first Southern state to cast Republican-primary votes…

China’s Xi Visits Tibet Amid Rising Controls Over Religion

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has made a rare visit to Tibet as authorities tighten controls over the Himalayan region’s traditional Buddhist culture, accompanied by an accelerated drive for economic development…

Caitlyn Jenner calls Olympian ‘disrespectful’ for anthem snub, says athletes should honor ‘our values’

Former Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner took issue with a U.S. Olympian who recently turned her back during the national anthem and encouraged other Olympians to show respect to the United States going forward.