A record number of new confirmed coronavirus cases were recorded across the globe on Saturday, with more than 250,000 cases reported, the World Health Organization said.It was the first time the number of new single-day infections topped a quarter-million, the health agency added, with 259,848 cases recorded.The United States, Brazil, South Africa and India, which…
ANALYSIS/OPINION: The Smithsonian’s budget for this fiscal year is $1 billion. Of that, $32.6 million is designated for the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Instead of police, we should be defunding this entity over its disgusting mantra of racism. In the website’s “Talking About Race” section, an article about…
It wasn’t until Day 7 of her team’s coronavirus investigation when it dawned on Linda Vail, the health officer for Michigan’s Ingham County, that this was going to be a big one. It had started with just two infections at the college bar on June 18, not long after the state began reopening. But the…
DUBLIN, Ireland -- A doctor based in Dublin, Ireland, has debunked the idea that a face mask lowers oxygen levels. In fact, he's shown that even wearing several has no effect.This video shows Maitiu O Tuathail putting six masks on his face while recording his blood oxygen saturation levels.As he puts on mask after mask,…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…