An early delivery of US fighter jets would not have changed the course of Ukraine’s failed counteroffensive because there were not enough trained pilots to fly them, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has said. Speaking to ABC News on Sunday, Sullivan disagreed with the narrative that the White …
Read More »Would the weapons NATO sent be enough to protect Ukraine if war broke out?
Last week, the United States sent another B-747 transport with 81 tons of ammunition to Ukraine. This week, Kiev is expecting new “aircraft with military technical aid to boost our defenses.” Lloyd Austin, the US secretary of defense, has confirmed the plans to send a new package of military aid …
Read More »School children told cloth masks no longer good enough
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has implemented even stricter mask rules for school children, now requiring students to wear surgical and other high-grade face coverings over more comfortable cloth masks. The school district announced that from Monday, “masking will be required at all times, indoors and outdoors,” and …
Read More »Israel finds 4 Covid vaccine jabs ‘not good enough’ against Omicron
A fourth dose of coronavirus vaccine showed dwindling effectiveness against the Omicron variant, according to a trial conducted in Israel, with one its lead researchers saying the immunization is simply “not good enough.” A study involving 154 medical staffers at Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv found that a fourth …
Read More »Israel finds 4 Pfizer jabs ‘not good enough’ against Omicron
A fourth dose of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine showed dwindling effectiveness against the Omicron variant, according to a trial conducted in Israel, with one its lead researchers saying the immunization is simply “not good enough.” A study involving 154 medical staffers at Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv found that a …
Read More »Russia not delivering enough gas to Europe is ‘a pack of lies’ – Gazprom
“All the allegations against Russia and Gazprom relating to delivering an insufficient amount of gas to the European market are absolutely groundless, unacceptable and untrue. In other words, it is a pack of lies,” he said in an interview with the Russia-24 TV channel. Kupriyanov added that Gazprom is ready …
Read More »Most Americans say Biden not doing enough to curb gas prices – poll
The latest Rasmussen poll shows that only 26% of respondents approve of the president’s response to climbing gas prices, which are now averaging well over a dollar higher than a year ago across the country. According to data from the American Automobile Association, the current average cost of gas per …
Read More »Moon has enough oxygen for 8 billion people – scientist
In a piece penned this week in The Conversation, John Grant, a lecturer in soil science at Australia’s Southern Cross University explained that the Moon was heavy in minerals that bind tightly with oxygen. Grant claims that, even if one ignores the oxygen tied up in deep, hard rock, the …
Read More »‘Not convicting enough rapists’: BoJo says UK needs to ‘systemically look’ at handling of rape cases after Sarah Everard murder
During an appearance on the BBC’s ‘The Andrew Marr Show’, Johnson said that, although Everard’s murderer was a serving police officer at the time of the crime, the British should nonetheless “trust” and “have confidence in our police.” “I think, up and down the country, there will be literally hundreds …
Read More »One in FIVE UK adults would work in porn if the salary was high enough & they felt safe – poll
A Savanta ComRes poll found 19% of Britons would enter a career in pornography if they thought the pay was high enough and the working environment to be safe. More than a third (34%) viewed porn, once considered a shameful indulgence, as an “acceptable part of modern society.” Perhaps unsurprisingly, …
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