World Health Organization warns leaders against ‘knee-jerk responses.’ Nations took swift action Friday to halt air travel from southern Africa in reaction to news of a new, transmissible COVID-19 variant. Although the World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned against hastily imposing … Read More
Tens of thousands took to the streets in cities across Europe and Australia Saturday as anger mounted over fresh Covid restrictions imposed against a resurgent pandemic. And Dutch police faced a second night of rioting — this time in The … Read More
As COVID-19 breakthrough infections continue to emerge in some vaccine recipients and health authorities are developing policies around booster vaccinations, national data on COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough infections is inadequate but urgently needed. Now a study from the Public Health Institute, … Read More
ECONOMIC REPORT The numbers: The cost of living rose sharply again in October as Americans paid more for staples such as gas and groceries, pushing the rate of inflation to a nearly 31-year high and adding financial pressure on U.S. … Read More
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said Friday that President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates will “plunge people into destitution.” The Republican governor vowed at a news conference to continue fighting any federal requirements for workers to get inoculated against the coronavirus, saying … Read More
(CNN) Social media users in Israel are mocking Facebook’s company name change to Meta, as it sounds similar to the Hebrew word for “dead.” Many Twitter users scoffed at the social media company’s rebrand — revealed by founder Mark Zuckerberg … Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — Nine months after being expelled from social media for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, former President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’s launching a new media company with its own social media platform. … Read More
A federal judge extended an order requiring New York to allow religious exemptions from its COVID vaccination mandate for healthcare workers, in a ruling that could help shape the legal grounds to counteract forceful vaccination. The New American previously reported … Read More
A federal judge has temporarily blocked a near-total ban on abortion in Texas, following a challenge from the Biden administration. US District Judge Robert Pitman in Austin granted the request, preventing the state from enforcing the Republican-backed law, while its … Read More