Ransomware attack hits owner of dozens of local news stations
Sinclair Broadcast Group, the parent company of dozens of news stations across the U.S., was hit by ransomware over the weekend.Sinclair said in a news release Monday morning that hackers had used ransomware to encrypt some of its key operational servers, rendering them unusable, and stolen some data.“[T]he event has caused — and may continue…
Colin Powell, America’s first Black secretary of state, dies at 84
Colin Powell, the son of Jamaican immigrants who became a US war hero and the first Black secretary of state but saw his legacy tarnished when he made the case for war in Iraq in 2003, died on Monday of Covid-19 complications. He was 84. The retired four-star general and former head of the Joint…
Vaccines, masks? Japan puzzling over sudden virus success
TOKYO (AP) — Almost overnight, Japan has become a stunning, and somewhat mysterious, coronavirus success story. Daily new COVID-19 cases have plummeted from a mid-August peak of nearly 6,000 in Tokyo, with caseloads in the densely populated capital now routinely below 100, an 11-month low. The bars are packed, the trains are crowded, and the…
Russians return to Earth after filming first movie in space
Yulia Peresild spent 12 days on the International Space Station (ISS) to shoot scenes for the first movie in orbit. A Russian actress and a film director returned to Earth Sunday after spending 12 days on the International Space Station (ISS) shooting scenes for the first movie in orbit. Yulia Peresild, 37, and Klim Shipenko,…
The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 10/18/2021
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MBFC’s Daily Source Bias Check: Climate Etc.
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Virginia race looms as dark cloud over Biden’s agendaÂ
With President BidenJoe BidenPressure grows for breakthrough in Biden agenda talks State school board leaves national association saying they called parents domestic terrorists Sunday shows preview: Supply chain crisis threaten holiday sales; uncertainty over whether US can sustain nationwide downward trend in COVID-19 cases MORE’s domestic agenda stalled on Capitol Hill, Democrats are nervously looking…
Fauci says FDA data shows J&J vaccine should have been two shots
By Caroline Vakil – 10/17/21 12:53 PM EDT President BidenJoe BidenPressure grows for breakthrough in Biden agenda talks State school board leaves national association saying they called parents domestic terrorists Sunday shows preview: Supply chain crisis threaten holiday sales; uncertainty over whether US can sustain nationwide downward trend in COVID-19 cases MORE’s chief medical adviser,…
The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 10/17/2021
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MBFC’s Daily Source Bias Check: Patriot Journal
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Mexico finds nearly 2000 irregular migrants in one day
Asylum seekers, under the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program, walk across the Paso del Norte international border bridge from the Mexican side to continue their asylum request in the United States, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico June 18, 2021. REUTERS/Jose Luis GonzalezMEXICO CITY, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Mexico identified in one day nearly 2,000 migrants in…
Number of Confederate monuments linked to number of lynchings, study finds
Places with more Confederate monuments tend to also have a history of more lynchings, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Virginia.Published by the National Academy of Sciences, the study analyzed county-level lynching data involving Black people from 1832 to 1950. The data showed that the number of lynchings in an…
U.S. to pay families of Afghans killed in mistaken drone strike
Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said in a statement late Friday that the United States will make “condolence payments” to families of Afghan civilians killed by mistake in U.S. drone strike on August 29. File photo courtesy the U.S. Department of Defense. Oct. 16 (UPI) — The United States has offered to pay an undisclosed amount…
Scientists question FDA on ‘scant’ J&J booster data and speedy review
Syringes and a box of Johnson & Johnson vaccine.Paul Hennessy | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty ImagesMembers of the Food and Drug Administration’s key advisory committee on vaccines criticized the speed with which the agency was reviewing Johnson & Johnson’s Covid booster trials as well as the lack of verified data presented before the…
U.S. to lift travel ban Nov. 8, allowing vaccinated international visitors into the country
The White House said Friday it would allow international travelers who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 into the U.S. starting Nov. 8, lifting a ban on visitors from the European Union, UK and other countries.The White House last month said it planned to lift the travel restrictions, which barred most non-U.S. citizens who had recently…
FDA advisers back Johnson & Johnson vaccine booster
Posted October 15, 2021 at 2:49pm, Updated at 4:43pmAdvisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted, 19-0, to authorize a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 booster shot at least two months after the first dose, providing some reassurance to the 14 million Americans who received its vaccine and face a higher risk of mild cases than…
The Latest Fact Checks curated by Media Bias Fact Check 10/16/2021
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MBFC’s Daily Source Bias Check: Arizona Daily Independent
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