A few days after President Donald Trump retweeted his rejection of anything related to the coronavirus, former game show host Chuck Woolery’s Twitter account no longer existed. It was unclear Wednesday night whether the disappearance was related to a widespread hack Twitter experienced earlier Wednesday, or whether Twitter or Woolery …
Read More »Fauci warns that COVID-19 could be as bad as the 1918 flu pandemic
Similarities, differences between the 1918 and 2020 pandemics In many ways, 2020 looks like 1918, the year the great flu pandemic was triggered. As then, science cannot crush an insidious but preventable infectious disease before hundreds of thousands die from it. WASHINGTON – The country’s leading infectious disease expert warned …
Read More »Squirrel in Colorado tests positive for bubonic plague
A squirrel has tested positive for bubonic plague in the city of Morrison, Colorado. ▶ Watch video: Squirrel tests positive for bubonic plague in Colorado A squirrel has tested positive for the bubonic plague in the city of Morrison, Colorado, Jefferson County public health officials announced in a statement over …
Read More »Burger King’s new Whopper innovation: cows farting and belching less
Burger King would like you to “breathe the farts of change.” (Yes, you read it right.) The fast food chain has recently been diversifying its flagship Whopper sandwich, cutting out artificial preservatives and offering a meatless “Impossible Whopper”. Her latest innovation: decidedly less carbonated beef. The official name for this …
Read More »Fertility rate: population reduction in six easy lessons
Image copyright fake pictures Falling fertility rates could mean that most countries see their populations shrink by the end of the century. The world will have to begin to reckon with the consequences of a smaller and older population. 1. It could be good news for the poorest countries. We …
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