Month: December 2021
The clear and present danger of Trump’s enduring ‘Big Lie’
Fueling the Jan. 6 insurrection was the “Big Lie” that Donald Trump won the election. One year later, many warn that lie has metastasized and now poses an even graver threat to American democracy. (Image credit: Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Read MoreMeet 4 people who worry about CTE, but never played in the NFL
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy is infamous in the NFL. But there’s a quiet population of everyday people who never played pro sports yet fear CTE. Here are some of their stories. (Image credit: Sebastián Hidalgo for NPR)
Read MoreIsraeli startup removes sugar from fruit juice without spoiling the taste – Sponsored Content
BlueTree Technologies sets its sights on a $30 billion beverage market
Read MoreChina locks down 13 million people after city records 211 COVID cases
China has put 13 million people in the city of Xi’ian into lockdown in a bid to control a spike in coronavirus cases.
Read MoreIsraeli faces Thailand jail time after leaving quarantine, evading police for 5 days
Ohad Baruch reportedly left his hotel without waiting for COVID test result, which came back positive; he traveled to Pattaya and Koh Samui before turning himself in
Read MoreOmicron Infections Seem to Be Milder, Three Research Teams Report
The data offer a rare bit of good news. Still, hospitalizations are likely to increase simply because the variant is so contagious.
Read MoreBiden Promised 500 Million Tests, but Americans Will Have to Wait
Contracts to purchase tests could be signed as soon as next week, but relief could be weeks away for people trying to buy the hard-to-find tests.
Read MoreOmicron Shows Signs of Milder Disease as Cases Rise
Research offered promising signs that immunity as a result of prior infection or vaccination offers protection against severe illness from Omicron as new Covid-19 infections hit another daily record in New York state.
Read MoreU.S., Israel Seek Unity on Containing Iran’s Nuclear Program
President Biden’s national security adviser met with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett as the two allies sought to present a more united front on Iran’s nuclear program after divisions emerged between the U.S. and Israel.
Read MoreChina Locks Down Xi’an, Issuing Stay-at-Home Order to 13 million
The tally of new Covid-19 cases in Xi’an on Tuesday was the highest in the country, with officials saying the infections are with the Delta variant.
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