Image copyright Reuters United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for protesters targeting monuments to be jailed. The measure says that anyone who damages a public statue must be prosecuted “to the fullest extent of the law.” Trump’s order also requires the withholding of federal funds from …
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A hideous U.S. Covid curve has a simple explanation
(Bloomberg’s Opinion) – The alarming picture below has been going around. It illustrates the poor job the United States has done in containing Covid-19 compared to the European Union, a larger region of independent countries that suffered a previous outbreak. Why the big difference? What is America doing wrong? There …
Read More »Questions and Answers about the new Salt Lake County facial mask requirement
“I am one of those who believes in the best intentions of our public, but there is a reason why we have seatbelt laws: it saves lives,” he said. “There is a reason why we have regulations. [This] It is temporary, but it will move the needle. “ Health experts …
Read More »Covid-19 vaccine could be ready in 12-18 months, says WHO chief scientist
Written by Anuradha Mascarenhas | Pune | Updated: June 27, 2020 5:51:01 am Speaking to a virtual media conference, Swaminathan said commitments from high-income and upper-middle-income countries were needed to obtain 950 million doses through the COVAX Center and ensure that vaccines can be delivered as quickly as possible. Developing …
Read More »Thomas Blanton, who bombed a Birmingham church, dies at 82
Thomas E. Blanton Jr., the last survivor of three members of the Ku Klux Klans who were convicted in the church bombing that killed four black girls in 1963 in Birmingham, Ala. – A case that stands as one of the ugliest and most exhilarating crimes in the civil rights …
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