Facebook affixed a warning tag on Friday to a video released by the Republican National Committee (RNC) showing police officers run over by drivers during civil unrest following the death of George Floyd, the same day as the company announced a new policy. to mark publications “of journalistic interest” by …
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San Francisco pauses reopening after spike in cases
San Francisco has slashed plans to advance the reopening next week, and Contra Costa County can do the same after both municipalities saw an increase in COVID-19 cases this week. Mayor London Breed announced that San Francisco would wait to enter Phase 3, which would have allowed the reopening of …
Read More »The judge establishes the surrender date of July 14, the immediate confinement in the home of Roger Stone
Jackson said he intends to release a fuller opinion next week, unless Stone or prosecutors object to the case. But for now, his order represents a strong rejection of Stone’s plea. Jackson sentenced Stone to his 40-month sentence in February after his conviction for repeatedly lying to Congress and intimidating …
Read More »Photos from the 1918 pandemic show what has changed in a century and what hasn’t
We all know that history has a habit of repeating itself, but the fact that we find ourselves in a global pandemic almost exactly 100 years after the last great sensation is almost felt in the nose. While the coronavirus outbreak differs from the Spanish flu pandemic in some important …
Read More »Astronomers discover nearby super-Earths that could “potentially harbor life”
Scientists may be one step closer to discovering whether we are alone in the universe. Astronomers recently discovered several nearby exoplanets that they say could “potentially harbor life,” orbiting the brightest red dwarf star in the sky. According to a study published Thursday in the journal Science, a team of …
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