Most histories of the 1918 influenza pandemic that killed at least 50 million people worldwide say it ended in the summer of 1919 when a third wave of the respiratory contagion finally subsided. Yet the virus continued to kill. A […]
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Rafael Nadal Wins the Australian Open, His 21st Grand Slam Title
Nadal made certain of that. “This has been one of the most emotional nights of my tennis career,” he told the cheering crowd, and later said: “If we put everything together, the scenario, the momentum, what it means. Yeah, without […]
How to Process the Covid Deaths of Anti-Vaxxers
Whatever its evolutionary roots, many people experience satisfaction in saying (or thinking): “See? I was right.” After months of trying to convince anti-vaxxers, anti-maskers and anti-social distancers that life-saving measures are both for their own good and that of others, […]
Long Island Nurses Accused of Making $1.5 Million in Fake Vaccine Card Scheme
Two nurses on Long Island are accused of collecting more than $1.5 million by selling forged Covid-19 vaccination cards, according to the Suffolk County district attorney’s office. The nurses, Julie DeVuono, who owns Wild Child Pediatric Healthcare in Amityville, and […]
No, athletes are not dying from Covid-19 vaccines.
In a 2015 study of players in the National Collegiate Athletic Association, researchers showed that risks varied by sport and gender. Male Division I basketball players faced up to 10 times the risk of sudden cardiac death compared with all […]
Pennsylvania Court Says State’s Mail Voting Law Is Unconstitutional
A state court in Pennsylvania on Friday struck down the state’s landmark election law as unconstitutional, dealing a temporary blow to voting access in one of the nation’s most critical battleground states. In a 3-to-2 decision, the state court sided […]
Death of Georgia Teen Found in Gym Mat Was ‘Weird Accident,’ Sheriff Says
Sheriff Paulk said he had examined 17 boxes of evidence provided by prosecutors and investigators, including grand jury testimony. The evidence “does not produce anything to prove any criminal act by anyone that would have resulted in the death of […]
Why Republicans Can’t Filibuster Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee
While Democrats failed last week to upend the Senate filibuster to pass new voting rights laws, they do not have to change any rules to thwart a Republican filibuster against a Supreme Court nominee — those changes have already been […]
Rate of Myocarditis in Vaccinated Boys Slightly Higher Than Thought, Israeli Study Finds
Boys aged 12 to 15 have a small but increased risk of heart problems after receiving a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, Israeli researchers reported on Wednesday. Myocarditis, or inflammation of the heart muscle, occurred in one of 12,361 […]