Month: August 2022
News Wrap: Pfizer seeks FDA approval for new COVID vaccine targeting omicron subvariants
In our news wrap Monday, Pfizer asked the FDA to authorize a new COVID vaccine targeting omicron subvariants, Dr. Anthony Fauci will step down from his post in December, Russia blamed Ukraine for a deadly car bombing near Moscow, Pakistan
Read MoreNews Wrap: Pfizer seeks FDA approval for new COVID vaccine targeting omicron subvariants
In our news wrap Monday, Pfizer asked the FDA to authorize a new COVID vaccine targeting omicron subvariants, Dr. Anthony Fauci will step down from his post in December, Russia blamed Ukraine for a deadly car bombing near Moscow, Pakistan
Read MoreArkansas police officers suspended after a video shows brutal beating
Three police officers in Arkansas have been removed from duty after a bystander’s video captured two of them brutally beating a suspect during an arrest. The incident is again raising questions about the use of force by police, when it’s
Read MoreSouth Sudan faces growing food crisis as millions go hungry
Record-breaking drought continues to scorch wide swaths of sub-Saharan Africa, from Somalia in the east to Niger in the west. Humanitarian groups say tens of millions are hungry and conditions are being made even worse by the consequences of Russia’s
Read MoreTrump’s legal team asks for ‘special master’ to go through Mar-a-Lago evidence and determine if some should be returned – CNN
Trump’s legal team asks for ‘special master’ to go through Mar-a-Lago evidence and determine if some should be returned CNN Trump Lawyers File Motion For ‘Special Master’ In Mar-a-Lago Search NBC News Judge Reinhart formally rejects DOJ argument to keep Trump affidavit
Read MoreWorld Food Program warns of a looming global catastrophe
Much of East Africa and other areas of the world are now facing food shortages in part due to climate change and Russia’s war with Ukraine. This comes as the World Food Program is experiencing funding shortages amid the prospect
Read MoreConservationists urge action as the headwaters of the River Thames vanish
Across Europe, rivers have sunk to historic lows because of brutal heat waves fueled by climate change. In Britain, conservationists are urging the government and water companies to take action to counter devastating droughts. Meanwhile, the source of the legendary
Read MoreAmy Walter and Annie Linskey on Trump’s legal troubles, New York and Florida primaries
Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Annie Linskey of The Washington Post join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including how New York and Florida primary elections are testing the direction of the
Read MoreNeed Another Reason to Exercise? It Could Protect You from COVID-19
Regular physical activity may help protect you from severe COVID-19—and could even keep you from getting infected, according to a research review published Aug. 22 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. “It’s time to consider exercise as medicine,” says
Read MorePublic health experts sound the alarm as new polio cases emerge
Polio had been considered eliminated from the U.S. since 1979, when the last known case of the original strain of the polio virus was detected, while the global vaccination campaign has decreased cases by 99.9 percent. But the virus now
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