From Jenna Orkin

Saudi Official Confirms Talks With Iran to Reduce Tensions

1. Copper Price Hits All-Time-High In Commodities Bull Run

   
   

   First genetically modified mosquitoes released in the United States

   NATO allies take over Black Sea for military exercise

   
   

   Five years before pandemic, Chinese scientists discussed weaponising coronaviruses: Report

2. China tourist left clinging to 100m-high bridge after glass panels smash

   Can't find chicken wings, diapers, or a new car? Here's a list of all the shortages hitting the reopening economy.

   The world can expect at least 2 repeats of the uncontrolled Chinese rocket crash, according to Europe's space agency

   Parts of a runaway Chinese rocket crashed in the Indian Ocean

Coronavirus variants called 'escape mutants' could throw us back into lockdown

 

From Jenna Orkin

This Researcher Says AI Is Neither Artificial nor Intelligent

California’s population drops for the first time in its history, according to new state data

Scientists may have found a new coronavirus rapid-testing method: Bees

Ransomware attack leads to shutdown of major U.S. pipeline system 

Poll: Nearly 50 Percent of Americans Think Some Social Distancing Measures Permanent

China building massive power farm near US Air Force base in Texas

Rates of Parkinson’s disease are exploding. A common chemical may be to blame

Texas Senate approves bill allowing people to carry handguns without license

An Amazon warehouse worker in Bessemer, Alabama, has died

The worker was hospitalized after they were found in a bathroom at Amazon's Bessemer facility, where workers recently tried to unionize.

Want To Help India’s COVID Crisis? Donating To Small Organizations May Be Your Best Bet

Amazon drivers are being told to turn off their safety apps in order to hit delivery quotas, report says

 

From Jenna Orkin

Doctors in Nepal warn of major crisis as COVID-19 cases surge

Despite Democrats’ late-night efforts, Texas House passes GOP bill aimed at tighter election restrictions

Locked down during Cambodia’s virus outbreak, people are running out of food

Cyber Polygon in 2021

Liz Cheney Wants to Save American Democracy From Trump’s Next Coup - the irony doubles over on itself.

U.K. and France Call in the Navy, Sort of, in Channel Islands Fishing Dispute

Former Maldives president survives bomb attack

Montana plans to cancel unemployment benefits to address ‘severe workforce shortage’

The FAO Food Price Index continues to rise unabated

China Warplane Violations Near Taiwan Double, Data Shows

The US has no plans to shoot down the Chinese rocket due to crash down this weekend, defense secretary says

The Chinese rocket speeding back to Earth is so unpredictable it could land almost anywhere. One guess is around Turkmenistan late on May 8.

 

From Jenna Orkin

Seychelles brings back curbs despite vaccination success

archive COVID-19 Catapults Indoor Air Quality to Top of The List for Business Reopening 

IEA Says Governments Should Consider Stockpiling Battery Metals

Pandemic Fuels Passage Of NY Bills To Prevent Understaffing In Hospitals And Nursing Homes

Yankees & Mets Will Give Free Tickets To People Who Get Vaccinated At Stadiums

Melinda Gates Warned Bill About Jeffrey Epstein

Biden administration supports waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines — a big step in making vaccines more accessible to developing nations

Pfizer is donating COVID-19 vaccines to Tokyo Olympics athletes

Cuz they're such humanitarians.

1. Scientists teach bees how to smell coronavirus infections

2. COVID-19 long-haulers are showing early signs of neurological disorders: at least 1 in 5 still report brain fog after months

From Jenna Orkin

In COVID-hit India, a 26-year-old doctor decides who lives and who dies

How modern family farms are embracing regenerative agriculture

The German company CureVac hopes its RNA vaccine will rival those made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech. It could be ready next month.

• Israeli President Taps the Opposition Leader Lapid to Form Government

  
  
  

Out-of-control Chinese rocket expected to fall to Earth in the coming days

Laos Introduces Two-Week Lockdown to Contain Rare COVID-19 Outbreak

Thailand king cancels ceremonies as COVID surges

Fact-Checkers Missed Stealth Edits to Abrams Op-Ed

Doctors Lose Jobs After Speaking Out About Unsafe Conditions

Australian general warned of 'high likelihood' of conflict with China: report

Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Lays out Plan to Control the Global Internet: Leaked Documents via Epoch Times - beware

Another member of the Boogaloo Bois pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges to sell weapons to Hamas as part of 'Boojahideen' sub-group

 

From Jenna Orkin

How the World’s Energy Problem Has Been Hidden

Most Of New York City Remains Undervaccinated As COVID Restrictions Lift

NOAA unveils new U.S. climate ‘normals’ that are warmer than ever

T

he Supreme Court Case That Could Change Everything For U.S. Pipelines

Condom sales skyrocket as vaccinated singles get ready for a summer of sex, experts say

Man shot by FBI after 'security situation' just outside CIA headquarters

New CDC data suggests CVS and Walgreens wasted thousands of COVID-19 vaccine doses, more than most states combined

A Swiss diplomat in Iran has died after mysteriously falling from a high-rise building, state media says

Academic journals don't pay writers, excluding scholars who can't afford to work for free from getting published. Here's why that's a problem.

Author Elline Lipkin says most full-time adjunct faculty make less than $40,000 a year, leaving them to "essentially self-fund their own labor."

Two coronavirus cases have been confirmed among the Indian delegation attending the London G7 meeting

 

From Jenna Orkin

Colorado extends COVID-19 mask mandate

But for 15 years, Elkohen was apparently living a lie. The father of five with the black hat, beard and side curls was fluent in Judaic texts and traditions but living a double life: Born Michael Elk in Salem County, he was actually a Christian missionary sent to the Holy Land to convert Jews, according to two anti-missionary groups whose accusations have captivated Israelis in recent days. 

Elk's tale has grabbed headlines across the Jewish state, where religious leaders see a growing trend of covert missionary work by evangelical Christians. 

Meet Manta, a sea-cleaning sailboat that feeds on plastic waste

Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Unlikely in the U.S., Experts Now Believe

Widely circulating coronavirus variants and persistent hesitancy about vaccines will keep the goal out of reach. The virus is here to stay, but vaccinating the most vulnerable may be enough to restore normalcy.

Antarctic Ice Sheet melting to lift sea level higher than thought, study says

Cheerleader Free Speech Case Puts Liberals in a Bind

Mysterious situation in Coconut Grove as thousands of expensive fish suddenly die outside several homes

Soaring Lumber Prices Add Nearly $36K to Price of New Home

Japan is rethinking how to use its tanks to prepare for a potential clash with China

 

From Jenna Orkin

April was sunniest on record – but also one of the coldest, says Met Office

Harvard scientists create gene-editing tool that could rival CRISPR

(2018) Physicists Think They’ve Spotted the Ghosts of Black Holes from Another Universe 

Canada: hummingbirds succeed in halting controversial pipeline construction

Amazon Is Forcing Its Warehouse Workers Into Brutal ‘Megacycle’ Shifts - (February)

Covid crisis: Australians trying to return home from India face up to $66,000 fine or five years’ jail

Deadly California Wildfire Was Ignited To Cover Up A Murder, Sheriff Says

French Generals Who Warned of Civil War May Be Fired

IBM is hunting for a smaller NYC office now that 80% of its employees won't come in every day. It's a sign of the times.

The Canadian Proud Boys group, which was labelled a terrorist group earlier this year split up

 

From Jenna Orkin

How the Pentagon Started Taking U.F.O.s Seriously

Feral desert donkeys are digging wells, giving water to parched wildlife

Federal judge finds that Columbus police of ran 'amok' during peaceful protests, restricts uses of force

Will "Goldman Penis Envy" Crash the Economy Again?

California Officials Move to Stop Nestlé From Taking Millions of Gallons of Water From Public Streams

Copper prices to hit record high in next 12 months, China's Maike says

The NYPD has terminated its contract with the maker of a 'creepy' robot dog, following a fierce backlash over its use in policing

Electric car owners switching to gas because charging is a hassle: study 

An FDA official who led the approval of OxyContin got a $400,000 gig at Purdue Pharma a year later, a new book reveals

George W. Bush says the Republican Party has a shot at future elections if it curbs its 'white Anglo-Saxon Protestantism'

From Jenna Orkin

Flu Has Disappeared During Covid

So Long, Indian Point Nuclear Plant. Hello, More Fossil Fuels.

Lightning may be an important source of air-cleaning chemicals

Wild donkeys and horses engineer water holes that help other species

Archive - Here’s the Real Problem With Almonds

Top advisor to Iran’s president resigns over FM Zarif’s leaked audio

China: No-Pig Zones  

1. TSA extends mask guidelines for planes, trains until September 13
2. 100+ million Americans now fully vaccinated against COVID-19

The COVID-19 death toll in India could be up to 10 times higher than the official 200,000 figure, experts say