From Jenna Orkin

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes southwestern Iran

Vaccinated travelers should still avoid eating and drinking on planes, experts say

As more states legalize marijuana, more children accidentally ingest THC-laced edibles

Third COVID-19 wave hits grim milestone in Canada as cases surge

Knights Templar legacy lives on in Cyprus

How the FBI Got Into the San Bernardino Shooter’s iPhone

U.S. Preliminary Plan on Afghanistan Is to Remove at Least Some Contractors -Pentagon

Fentanyl pills fuel soaring death toll in Las Vegas Valley 

1. Most COVID ICU patients in Brazil are under age 40

US backs Japan's plan to release radioactive water from Fukushima despite pushback from South Korea, China, and Russia

Natch.

From Jenna Orkin

FBI Interviewed FedEx Mass Shooter Last Year

Exclusive: China opens its borders to billions of dollars of gold imports - sources

Texas bill to carry gun without permit advances to state senate

COVID-19 cases in Florida since the spring break have surged and deaths from new variants are mounting

Google cofounder Sergey Brin has been working on a secretive airship company for over 4 years. Here's how the billionaire plans to use the 'air yacht' to deliver humanitarian aid.

Women are taking a 'rain check' on babies, and it could change the shape of the economy

The operators of the Ever Given may be forced to unload its 18,000 cargo containers onto other ships, report says

CVS is investing in healthy food and Beyond Meat burgers, which could drastically improve quality food choices to Americans in "food deserts"

A prisoner was 'covered in filth and barking like a dog' after 600 days of solitary confinement in a Virginia jail

Young people are masquerading as food delivery drivers to jump the queue for COVID-19 vaccines, report says

Most COVID-19 ICU patients in Brazil are now under 40 years old. Experts think the spread of a variant is to blame.

 

From Jenna Orkin

97% of Earth's Land No Longer Ecologically Intact, Study Finds

"Conservation is simply not enough anymore. We need restoration."

Wisconsin Hospital Replaces All Anesthesiologists With CRNAs

Reuters Puts Website Behind A Paywall, Will Charge Readers $35 Monthly

Iran has successfully produced 60% enriched uranium, officials say — its highest level everJohnson & Johnson asked other drugmakers to help it study blood-clot risks, and Moderna and Pfizer declined, report says

Carlyle just appointed a new co-head of its US buyouts and growth team to help spearhead $43 billion for megadeals and early-stage plays

Carlyle is combining US buyouts and growth, integrating the firm's six main investment verticals, heightening collaboration between sectors.

Turkey says it will ban the use of cryptocurrencies as a form of payment

The coronavirus variant first found in Brazil is developing worrying new mutations that could make vaccines less effective, experts say

The pandemic may have caused 200,000 business closures — fewer than expected

 

From Jenna Orkin

Monkey-Human Hybrid Embryos Created

Why are so many babies dying of Covid-19 in Brazil?

Brazil's P1 coronavirus variant mutating, may become more dangerous -study

The EU is considering a ban on AI for mass surveillance and social credit scores

Hong Kong journalist who challenged WHO official quits RTHK – sources

Is Biden Ditching His Promise to Protect Workers From Covid-19?

Defense expert blames George Floyd’s death on heart trouble

U.S. Church Membership Falls Below Majority for First Time

House committee approves a bill to study reparations for Black Americans for the first time since it was introduced 32 years ago

India has recorded more than 200,000 daily COVID-19 cases for the first time

The FBI director said the bureau opens a new investigation related to the Chinese government 'every 10 hours'

 

From Jenna Orkin

A third of Antarctic ice shelves could collapse at current pace of warming

The FBI wanted to unlock the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone. It turned to a little-known Australian firm.

Bernard Madoff, mastermind of vast Wall Street Ponzi scheme, dies at 82

Modern Alchemists Turn Airborne CO₂ into Diamonds

The virus and Isis

Alec Baldwin: Indian Point 3 is closing. New York and the world should celebrate

What Disabled People Are Thinking And Feeling About The Pandemic, One Year Later

Iran says it will enrich uranium to 60%, highest level ever

‘A tsunami of cases’: desperation as Covid second wave batters India

Texas Energy Crisis

Nancy Pelosi's Husband Buys Microsoft Ahead of Big Govt Contract

 

From Jenna Orkin

NYPD Deploys "Creepy" New Robot Dog In Manhattan Public Housing Complex

Consider a ship like the USS Theodore Roosevelt -- hobbled last year when 1,271 crew members tested positive for the coronavirus. What if everyone on board had their health monitored with this subdermal implant, 

¡URGENTE! ALERTA POR FUENTE RADIACTIVA ROBADA EN TERRITORIO NACIONAL

UK daily covid deaths: 98% below peak

Nikki Haley backs Trump for 2024 run after previously saying he would be 'judged harshly by history'

1. Japan to dump 1 million tonnes of waste water into sea

US officials recommend pausing the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine rollout immediately, citing the risk of rare blood clots

Rio de Janeiro recorded more deaths than births for the 6th month in a row, as Brazil fails to contain its COVID-19 outbreak

 

Prosecutors say Oath Keepers likely stored January 6 weapons at suburban Virginia hotel

Capitol Police officers were ordered to not use most aggressive crowd-control tactics against January 6 mob, watchdog report reveals

From Jenna Orkin

We can’t expect COVID-19 to go away; we should plan accordingly

The Film Comment Podcast: Raoul Peck on Exterminate All the Brutes

The Environmental Impacts of “Green” TechnologyHow the Pandemic Reversed Old Migration Patterns in Europe

Global Billionaire Wealth Surges $4 Trillion Over Pandemic

Nearly 40% of Marines have declined Covid-19 vaccine

People on the Caribbean island where a volcano went off are being evacuated on cruise ships — but not without a COVID-19 vaccine

Ever Given ship forbidden to leave the Suez Canal until its owners pay up to $1 billion in compensation for the chaos it caused

Iran calls blackout at underground atomic facility 'nuclear terrorism.' Israeli outlets blame an Israeli cyberattack.

Protests flare and National Guard deployed after 20-year-old Black man shot in traffic stop near Minneapolis

 

From Jenna Orkin

Former hostage responds to top diplomat calling Al Qaeda a US 'asset' in Syria

Florida is full of invasive species. They’re coming for the rest of us. 

They Overcame Mutual Loathing, and Saved a Town

How the Saami Indigenous People Fended Off Gates-funded Geoengineering Experiment

How Herd Immunity Works — And What Stands In Its Way

McDonald's to exit more than 100 Walmart stores

Canada’s Green Shift Could Displace Three-Quarters Of Oil Workers

Vice President Mike Pence pleaded with the acting defense secretary to 'clear the Capitol' as pro-Trump rioters overran the building, report says

A Boston patrol cop allegedly abused a 12-year-old in 1995. Last year the victim reported that his daughter was abused by the same cop, who kept his badge despite an investigation finding he likely committed the crime.

After a vicious year of bankruptcies, some retailers are still at risk. 13 companies, including Rite Aid, Belk, and Neiman Marcus, could be the next to default.

 

From Jenna Orkin

LAPD Mishandled Parts of Protest Response

No kidding...

As Variants Have Spread, Progress Against the Virus in U.S. Has Stalled

‘Sense of Disappointment’ on the Left as the N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race Unfolds

The scandal that wasn’t: Republicans deflated as nation shrugs at Hunter Biden revelations

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A filmmaker melted his DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone to get these incredible shots of an active volcano

JAPAN SAYS SORRY, BUT IT HAS TO DUMP THIS RADIOACTIVE WATER INTO THE OCEAN

Ottawa Will Censor Political Taunts

Rep. Katie Porter calls Biden's move to split up his infrastructure package 'a big mistake'

Americans unleashing pent-up savings could drive up inflation and rattle parts of the market, JPMorgan's chief strategist says

Documentary filmmaker Adam Curtis on the myth of Big Data's predictive power: 'It's a modern ghost story.'

 

From Jenna Orkin

US deliveries of Johnson & Johnson vaccine to plummet 80 percent next week

Japanese COVID-19 patient undergoes first living donor lung transplant

Children Likely the 'Leading Edge' in Spread of COVID-19 Variants

The Deceit and Conflict Behind the Leak of the Pentagon Papers

Fifty years on, Daniel Ellsberg praises the Times journalist who misled him.

By Ben Bradlee, Jr.

Colorado vaccination site shuts down after 11 'adverse reactions' to Johnson & Johnson jabs: Latest COVID-19 updates

Meet the Censored: The U.S. Right to Know

A nonprofit that investigates Genetically Modified Organisms and the origins of Covid-19 is the latest to see its traffic plunge after a search engine update

Chip shortage forces more production cuts by GM, Ford

MAGYAR NEMZETI BANK TRIPLES HUNGARY'S GOLD RESERVES TO 94.5 TONS

A COVID-19 expert shares his simple sports analogy to explain why vaccines work against variants