Month: November 2021
White House holiday decor honors COVID-19 frontline workers – Sentinel Colorado
White House holiday decor honors COVID-19 frontline workers Sentinel Colorado See how the Bidens have decorated for their 1st White House Christmas NPR First lady Jill Biden unveils her first White House holiday decorations CNN Jill Biden’s White House holiday decorations represent the
Read MoreThe 5 Best New TV Shows Our Critic Watched in November 2021
How did you spend your first post-vax (or, for pessimists, pre-omicron) Thanksgiving? Did you baste the turkey as Baby Yoda floated by in the first Macy’s parade since 2019 or coo over the precious National Dog Show contestants while tearing
Read MoreFrom talking ducks to scary croissants: 2021’s weirdest news
How we laughed in 2021! Yes, the year was plagued by Covid, fires and floods… but it did throw up some weird and wonderful news to lift the spirits. Here is our selection: A final leak There was only so
Read MoreRocks hurled at bus heading to Eilat, smashing window
No injuries reported in incident in Negev; Egged bus company blames Bedouin, says its vehicles are attacked because they symbolize the Zionist regime
Read MoreSupreme Court Set to Hear Arguments in the Mississippi Case Seeking to Overturn Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Wednesday in the most significant abortion case it has considered since it established the constitutional right to the procedure in the 1973 decision Roe v. Wade. The case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s
Read MorePandemic prognosis: Where does it go from here?
The world could see the Covid pandemic begin fading next year into an endemic disease like others humanity lives with, unless glaring inequality in vaccine access drags it out and worse variants emerge. Even as countries scramble to address a
Read MorePentagon plans stronger US posture toward China, Russia
The US military will reinforce deployments and bases directed at China and Russia, while maintaining forces in the Middle East adequate to deter Iran and jihadist groups, the Pentagon said Monday, referencing results of a review. The US Defense Department
Read MoreU.S., Allies Weigh Response to Russian Military Buildup
NATO foreign ministers are meeting in Latvia to calibrate a response to Russia’s military buildup around Ukraine, seeking to deter the Kremlin from any potential assault while making clear the limits of its support.
Read More‘A post-Roe strategy’: The next phase of the abortion fight has already begun – Politico
‘A post-Roe strategy’: The next phase of the abortion fight has already begun Politico Dem senator warns Supreme Court of ‘revolution’ if Roe v. Wade is overturned Fox News Will SCOTUS turn back the clock on abortion rights? Reuters Editorial: Please Supreme Court,
Read MoreWhy some researchers think the omicron variant could be the most infectious one yet
Preliminary data about omicron suggests the variant became widespread across southern Africa in a very short period of time. Scientists say its many mutations may play a role in its transmissibility. (Image credit: Denis Farrell/AP)
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