Month: December 2020
U.S. to move aircraft carrier out of Middle East amid Iran tension
The decision reflects Navy concern that the USS Nimitz, which deployed from the U.S. in April, is already overdue to return.
Read MoreTrump’s Scottish golf course posts million dollar loss as it relies on interest-free loans to stay afloat: report
For the eighth year in a row, one of Donald Trump’s golf courses in Scotland posted a loss and is continuing to struggle after being hit with the double-whammy of COVID-19 and Brexit. According to both the Independent and Bloomberg,
Read MoreIsrael has vaccinated 10 times more of its population, per capita, than the US
Jewish state is beating its inoculation goals, while Centers for Disease Control fails to get anywhere close to 20 million target of Trump administration
Read MorePolish rapper under fire for calling COVID-19 ‘modern Holocaust’
Survivor and president of the From the Depths Holocaust commemoration group says ‘unacceptable’ reference by Quebonafide ‘trivializes our common history’
Read MoreWhy coronavirus vaccine distribution is slower than expected – CBS News
Why coronavirus vaccine distribution is slower than expected CBS News
Read MoreAustralia’s national anthem changed to acknowledge Aboriginal people
A line in Australia’s national anthem officially changed Friday in a move the nation’s leader said was aimed at better recognizing the country’s Indigenous people. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the second line in the national anthem, Advance Australia Fair,
Read More2020 was a year of loss. Here are some of the well-known figures who died.
In a year defined by a devastating pandemic, the world lost iconic defenders of civil rights, great athletes and entertainers who helped define their genres.
Read MoreFrom ‘Mysterious’ Illness To Global Pandemic: COVID-19, By The Numbers
A year ago today, the WHO first learned of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China of “unknown” origin. Here’s the impact of that fateful day, by the numbers. (Image credit: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
Read MoreFrom ‘Mysterious’ Illness To Global Pandemic: COVID-19, By The Numbers
A year ago today, the WHO first learned of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China of “unknown” origin. Here’s the impact of that fateful day, by the numbers. (Image credit: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
Read MoreHawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Eruption Creates 600-Foot-Deep Lava Lake
The volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island began erupting more than a week ago and lava continues to flow, creating a huge new lake that’s taken the place of a water lake it vaporized. (Image credit: D. Downs/USGS)
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