A Wednesday statement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “strongly” urged vaccinations for pregnant women – or in the agency’s gender-neutral phrasing, “people who are pregnant” – in order to prevent “adverse pregnancy outcomes” caused by Covid-19. “Pregnancy can be both a special time and also a …
Read More »Standoff over Kosovo ‘going from bad to worse,’ Russia warns, calling on NATO to step up & prevent military conflict with Serbia
In an official statement issued on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that growing tensions between the two sides are going “from bad to worse.” The top official also emphasized that NATO has taken it on itself to keep peace in the disputed region and cautioned that failure to …
Read More »Labour’s Angela Rayner says she’ll apologise for calling Tories ‘scum’ if Boris Johnson takes back ‘racist & homophobic’ comments
During the Labour Party’s annual conference on Saturday, Rayner sparked controversy after she reportedly referred to Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party ministers as “a bunch of scum.” After days of backlash, Rayner offered on Monday to apologise for the comment, though with one condition: that Johnson also say sorry …
Read More »‘The real heroes’: CNN’s Stelter outrages Twitter by sharing story calling ‘network TV anchors’ the ‘moral authority’ on 9/11
“Network TV anchors were ‘the closest thing that America had to national leaders on 9/11. They were the moral authority for the country on that first day,’” Stelter tweeted on Saturday, the quote coming from an Associated Press piece highlighting the major news anchors covering the 9/11 terrorist attacks while …
Read More »‘Nasty messages calling me a cheater’: Transgender MMA fighter McLaughlin responds to ‘transphobes’ casting doubt on debut win
Only taking up the sport earlier this year and struggling to find a gym until MMA Masters in Florida accepted her, McLaughlin launched her career with a win that came via a second-round submission on a Combate Global card. Yet the doubters and naysayers have poured scorn on the win, …
Read More »‘Disgusting sh*t’: Vicious side-kick TKO by UFC star Rountree leaves fellow MMA fighters calling for ban (VIDEO)
Getting back on track in the sport’s most elite championship following three defeats in his last four outings, the American improved his record to 9-5. Spotting his moment halfway through the second round of his scrap with Modestas Bukauskas, who fell to 11-5, ‘The War Horse’ struck with an oblique …
Read More »Cristiano Ronaldo’s sister appears to take dig at Juventus, angers fans by calling Manchester United ‘the place you deserve’
Katia Aveiro often discusses her icon brother’s affairs, but it was the 36-year-old’s other sister, Elma, who fuelled speculation he would enjoy a second spell at the Red Devils after she posted a photo of herself and his 2000s teammate Rio Ferdinand on Thursday evening – shortly after Ronaldo told Juve he wanted to …
Read More »Brazilian lawmaker sparks backlash after calling to revise child labor laws, citing 13yo skateboarder’s Olympic silver
Sostenes Cavalcante, a Democratas Party deputy for Rio de Janeiro, took to Twitter on Monday to propose a revision to Brazil’s child labor statute – which bars anyone under the age of 14 from holding a job – suggesting Leal’s silver medal showed that younger kids are capable of being …
Read More »Democrat congressman marks Bezos’ suborbital flight by calling for tax on SPACE TOURISM
“Space exploration isn’t a tax-free holiday for the wealthy,” Blumenauer, a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, said in a statement on Tuesday. Members of Congress also have begun thinking about regulating space tourism on concerns over public safety and air traffic, but a moratorium on such …
Read More »California lawmakers pass bill calling for guaranteed-income payments with no strings attached, 1st such state-funded plan in US
The state House and Senate passed the legislation unanimously on Tuesday. It would provide funding for monthly payments of between $500 and $1,000 to pregnant women and young adults who formerly lived in foster homes. The bill will become law, earmarking $35 million for the program in its first year, …
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