Scientists struggle to understand the competition between Omicron and Delta
As the pandemic’s third year dawns, Americans are feeling fatigued and confused. And it’s all Omicron’s fault.Even scientists are deeply uncertain about how quickly or even whether the new variant will eclipse Delta, as well as who is likely to fall ill with which variant and how sick those people will become.“It does feel like…
FactCheck’s Most Popular Articles in 2021
On the last day of the year, we look back at the most popular articles that we posted to our website in 2021. For the...
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U.S. Shatters Prior Record Of New Covid Cases Over Past 7 Days
Topline The seven-day average of new infections in the U.S. reached a record high of around 282,000 as of Wednesday morning, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, just days after the country reported a record number of daily infections on Monday. People wait in line at a testing site to receive a Covid-19…
Teens ambushed their teacher on her daily walk then drug her into the woods, officials say
Davis Pitt | Associated PressDES MOINES, Iowa — The county attorney prosecuting the case of two southeast Iowa teens charged with murder in the death of their high school Spanish teacher said in court documents they surveilled her pattern of life, ambushed her along her daily walk and dragged her into the woods, returning later to…
Biden administration announces $137M deal to boost production of key Covid test component
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has announced a $137 million contract to make more of a key component of rapid Covid tests to boost their production.The company, Millipore Sigma, plans to build a new facility over a three-year-period to produce nitrocellulose membranes, the paper that shows the results in rapid tests, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. That…
US unemployment claims drop to 198,000
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell below 200,000, more evidence that the job market remains strong in the aftermath of last year’s coronavirus recession.Jobless claims dropped by 8,000 to 198,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average, which smooths out week-to-week volatility, fell to just above 199,000, the…
Iran says launched rocket into space…
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran launched a rocket with a satellite carrier bearing three devices into space, authorities announced Thursday, without saying whether any of the objects had entered Earth’s orbit.It was not clear when the launch happened or what devices the carrier brought with it. Iran aired footage of the blastoff against the backdrop…
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More Evidence Omicron May Be Weaker Than Prior Variants
A growing body of data further strengthened the case for Omicron being a less severe variant than Delta, said Anthony Fauci, MD, chief medical advisor to President Biden, during a White House COVID-19 Response Team phone briefing on Wednesday. Given certain caveats, “all indications point to a lesser severity of Omicron versus Delta,” Fauci said.…
Biden seeks end to Trump-era ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy with new Supreme Court request
The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to rule on whether the Department of Homeland Security must maintain a Trump-era policy known as “Remain in Mexico,” which President Joe Biden is trying to eliminate.The administration asked the justices in a court filing to decide whether Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is required to…
Omicron isn’t overtaking Delta as quickly as the CDC thought—and that’s bad news
COVID-19 case rates in the US are swelling, and the highly infectious Omicron variant is raising alarms around the world. But the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now says that the number of infections caused by Omicron in the US were highly overestimated. The CDC previously reported that the Omicron variant was…
Ghislaine Maxwell convicted of federal sex trafficking charges for role in Jeffrey Epstein’s abuses
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of federal sex trafficking charges that she played a pivotal part in recruiting and grooming teenage girls to be sexually abused...
Cuomo Cleared Again: Ex-Gov. Won’t Face Charges For Allegedly Harassing Women
Topline Disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will not face charges in Westchester County following allegations he harassed two women, making for the second time in less than a week that Cuomo’s been cleared of criminal charges by a local prosecutor. Then New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) speaks during a news conference at…
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s Retirement Pay Will Exceed $350,000 Per Year – The Largest In U.S. Federal Government History
WASHINGTON, DC – NOVEMBER 04: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony … [+] Fauci testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee about the response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura /…
Judge refuses to dismiss indictment against alleged Proud Boys leaders
Proud Boys walk toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021. A federal judge has refused to dismiss an indictment charging four alleged leaders of the group with conspiring to attack the Capitol. Carolyn Kaster/AP hide caption toggle caption Carolyn Kaster/AP Proud Boys walk toward the U.S.…
Front-line physicians describe how vaccination affects patients in latest Covid wave
Physicians around the country facing the latest surge of Covid-19 cases, driven by the highly contagious omicron variant, have a straightforward message based on what they’re seeing in their emergency rooms: vaccination is tied to a patient’s symptoms. “The general trend that I’m seeing is, if you’re boosted and you get Covid, you really just at…
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