Monthly Archives: January 2023

© First Look InstituteA division of First Look InstituteIn mid-December 2020, Nina Morschhaeuser, a lobbyist for Twitter in Europe, emailed colleagues with a dire warning. The drugmaker BioNTech, along with the German government, had contacted her with news of an imminent “campaign targeting the pharmaceutical companies developing the COVID-19 vaccine,” she wrote.“The authorities are warning […]

Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedbackGENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said the agency is “very concerned” about rising reports of severe coronavirus disease across China after the country […]

Lawyers representing Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed have vowed to fight her involuntary manslaughter charges. New Mexico authorities announced on Thursday they would charge both Gutierrez-Reed and actor Alec Baldwin with involuntary manslaughter for the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021. The prosecutors say Baldwin did, in fact, pull the trigger on the prop […]

Find a list of your saved stories hereSave stories to read later Estimated read time: 3-4 minutesMIDVALE — A Utah plastic surgeon and his associates are facing federal charges accusing them of throwing away COVID-19 vaccinations but still handing out COVID-19 vaccination cards to those who paid.Michael Kirk Moore, Jr., his business Plastic Surgery Institute […]

Rishi Sunak defied Tory calls for tax cuts in the Budget today suggesting only idiots think the burden can fall quickly after Covid and the Ukraine war. The PM gave a blunt response when he was quizzed on the potential for reductions soon – and also swiped at James Dyson after the billionaire launched a brutal […]

HONG KONG, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Scores of mainland Chinese travellers are rushing to Hong Kong to receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, which are not available on the Chinese mainland, as the country grapples with a torrent of infections which have overwhelmed its health system.A private hospital in the special Chinese administrative region of Hong Kong […]

A gymnast grabs two rings – one in each hand.The current generation of monoclonal antibodies is ineffective against the predominant variants of SARS-CoV-2 in circulation. Recent studies by Callaway et al. open the possibility that a new type of monoclonal antibody may regain some of the lost activity. These are bivalent antibodies that recognize two […]

He made hearts swoon as the debonair George Emerson in the beloved 1985 adaptation of A Room With A View. And Julian Sands has also been chasing thrills off-screen for decades with the keen outdoorsman regularly scaling dangerous peaks in daring mountaineering feats. But now, the 65-year-old is in peril after disappearing six days ago […]

Currently in Columbia COLUMBIA – Federal funding is now available through the city of Columbia for projects in relation to mental health access, homelessness and workforce support.Columbia received $25.2 million from the federal government’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) — a sum directed to address the health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.The first […]

Due to the recent upsurge of COVID 19 cases, the HSE has made an increased effort in encouraging those who have not yet received the COVID vaccine or booster to immediately do so if eligible.Dr Colm Henry, the HSE‘s Chief Clinical Officer, has urged the public to take the second booster vaccine for Covid-19 as cases rise […]