Month: December 2020
Interpol Warns Of Criminal Activities Related To Coronavirus Vaccines
Interpol has put out a warning of the threat of fake coronavirus vaccines and theft of genuine ones, saying criminal organizations plan to infiltrate and disrupt supply chains to cash in on vaccines.
Read MoreThe UN now says medical weed is a less dangerous drug
A farmworker picks cannabis inside a greenhouse on November 10, 2020, in Kasese, Uganda. | Luke Dray/Getty Images But it’s still a long way from international legalization. A United Nations commission has voted to reclassify cannabis as a less dangerous
Read More6 tips for navigating ACA open enrollment if you’re a COVID-19 ‘long hauler’
“Long haulers” — patients with lingering effects of COVID-19 — have joined the ranks of Americans with preexisting conditions.
Read MorePelosi, McConnell discuss COVID-19 relief as pressure builds
The conversation between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell adds to tentative optimism that a medium-sized aid package might break free after months of Washington toxicity and deadlock.
Read MoreFantasy startup Esports One raises $4M more
Esports One, a startup bringing the fantasy approach to esports, is announcing that it has raised an additional $4 million in funding. When I first wrote about Esports One in April, co-founder and COO Sharon Winter described it as the
Read More‘We’re All Just In A Mess’: Jobs Growth To Slow Sharply Amid Pandemic Hit
The Labor Department is expected to report Friday a sharp slowdown in job growth in November as a surge in coronavirus cases weighs on many businesses. (Image credit: Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
Read MoreOne Thing Did Actually Work Out This Year: U.S. Democracy
Not much has been going right this year. But look: In an atmosphere variously described as “great uncertainty” and a prelude to civil war, the people of the United States conducted an election. It went pretty much perfectly. This does
Read MoreBritain ‘rushed’ Pfizer Covid vaccine approval: Fauci
Leading American infectious disease scientist Anthony Fauci criticized Britain on Thursday for rushing through its approval process for the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, suggesting the move could undermine public faith. His comments came a day after Britain became the first Western
Read MoreU.S. plans oil, gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
Conservation groups criticized Thursday’s announcement as rushed and based on environmental reviews that are being challenged in court as flawed.
Read MoreU.S. plans oil, gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic refuge
Conservation groups criticized Thursday’s announcement as rushed and based on environmental reviews that are being challenged in court as flawed.
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