Appeals Court Upholds Indiana University’s Vaccine Mandate
A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Indiana University can proceed with its plan to require students and employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19, in what is the highest court decision regarding college immunization mandates.
U.S. national security advisor meets with incoming Israeli counterpart for first time
Read More WASHINGTON – U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Monday met with incoming Israeli National Security Advisor Dr. Eyal Hulata for the first time since his appointment last month. According to a White House readout of the meeting, Sullivan congratulated Hulata on his new role and emphasized that he looks forward to working […]
No Keeping Her Down: After a Fall, Busy Hassan Gets a Gold
Read More TOKYO—Sifan Hassan scored two remarkable victories on the Olympic track Monday. Her gold-medal run in the women’s 5,000 meters came a mere 11 hours after she picked herself up from a scary fall on the final lap of her 1,500-meter heat to not only finish that race—but win it, as well. Those two […]
Smoking-related cancer twice as prevalent among poor in England
Read More Smoking Smoking-related cancer twice as prevalent among poor in England Overall cancer rates are higher among the wealthy, finds Cancer Research UK – but smoking and its cancers are now concentrated among the poor Mon 2 Aug 2021 19.01 EDT Last modified on Mon 2 Aug 2021 19.03 EDT Smoking causes almost twice […]
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: cycling, diving, women’s 200m final and more – live!
Read More Key events Show 7.00pm EDT 19:00 Preamble Live feed Show 7.31pm EDT 19:31 And now we’ve done the day for Australia, we may as well look at US chances/highlights. 9pm EDT/2am EDT: men’s 3m springboard semi-final/final A total of 18 divers will compete in the morning semi-final, and the top 12 scorers advance […]
Judge Denies New Trial Request in Mollie Tibbetts Case
A judge on Monday rejected a convicted man’s request for a new trial in the 2018 killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, whose body was found in a cornfield weeks after she disappeared while out for a run near her small hometown.
Twitter Partners With AP, Reuters to Battle Misinformation on Its Site
Twitter Inc will partner with the Associated Press and Reuters to more quickly provide credible information on the social networking site as part of an effort to fight the spread of misinformation…
China has placed millions under lockdown as the nation faces the biggest outbreak of the coronavirus in months
Post Content China has placed millions under lockdown as the nation faces the biggest outbreak of the coronavirus in months due to the more transmissible delta variant. Initial reports from last week noted that the variant had spread to 15 cities, but that number had risen to 20 cities by Monday. The latest outbreak started […]
“Siamo prigionieri”. L’ira degli italiani bloccati negli Usa dalle regole sui visti
Read More NEW YORK – «Aiuto, siamo prigionieri in America». Sì, per colpa del divieto di viaggio istituito nel pieno della pandemia da Donald Trump e mai abolito dal successore Joe Biden, migliaia di “expats” italiani — gente che vive, lavora e paga le tasse negli Usa — non tornano in patria da almeno 16 […]
Third Police Officer Who Defended Jan. 6 Capitol Attack Commits Suicide
A third police officer who defended the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack has committed suicide, according to media reports….
