In a letter sent to Republican lawmakers on Wednesday, NIH’s principal deputy director Lawrence Tabak admitted a nonprofit called EcoHealth Alliance did conduct experiments on coronaviruses in China with NIH funding, but denied this had anything to do with the virus that causes Covid-19. “The limited experiment described in the …
Read More »Is TV too woke? Of course it is, but the problem is industry insiders insist it isn’t woke enough
Is TV too woke? As someone who works with a lot of producers, writers, and directors who all privately tell me that if their TV project isn’t woke in conception and rigidly diverse in execution, then it won’t ever move forward, the answer is eye-rollingly obvious. Unsurprisingly, the epidemic of …
Read More »George Floyd’s attorneys insist fentanyl was not enough to kill as Chauvin trial continues
The attorneys’ memo joins a growing body of evidence in the murder case against Chauvin and was submitted following Thursday’s testimony from Floyd’s girlfriend Courteney Ross. She described the pair’s drug dealer, Maurice Hall, as the passenger in the car with Floyd when he was apprehended by the police. Ross …
Read More »Is Russia really in decline? Western pundits still insist country on brink despite repeated predictions of apocalypse falling flat
Amid a sea of worrying forecasts for the country over the course of the year, the NATO-affiliated Atlantic Council ended December by warning that “Russia is in retreat as the Soviet collapse continues.” In a lengthy essay on challenges at home and abroad, it delved in depth into what it termed a “disastrous” period …
Read More »BoJo defies scientists to insist ‘schools are safe,’ sends ‘resign’ hashtag to top of Twitter trending charts
Johnson advised parents to send their children to school when they reopen following the Christmas holidays, declaring that education is a priority. “Schools are safe. It is very, very important to stress that. The risk to kids, to young people is really very, very small indeed. The risk to staff …
Read More »Senate Democrats filibuster Republican Covid-19 relief, insist on multi-trillion House bill
In a 51-44 strict party-line vote, the Republican amendment 2652 failed to get the 60 votes required to overcome the filibuster on Wednesday. It would have provided $300 in weekly federal unemployment benefits through the end of the year, $100 billion for reopening schools and funding for more testing and …
Read More »Scientists insist that sleeping in socks is good for health
The habit of sleeping in socks is not uncommon, but does not suffer if the quality of a night’s rest? Swiss scientists conducted a study that gave the answer to this question. In the project experts from Switzerland, was attended by several hundred people. Volunteers gave a lecture on why …
Read More »Doctors insist on the health benefits of ginger water
Water with ginger root associate nutritionists with superframe that bring the human body exceptionally use. Properties of ginger are so unique that not only folk medicine recommends to consume this root vegetable, but official. Ginger is a natural antioxidant, antibiotic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, fat-burning tool. If this is not enough to …
Read More »Nutritionists insist on the daily use of these products
Some foods bring enormous health benefits, so they need to eat every day. As we know, the health and appearance of a person largely depends on his power. Even to lose weight no one can, if you do not revise your way of eating and will not make significant adjustments. …
Read More »Doctors insist on the dangers of Smoking in the car
This is particularly dangerous. Smoking inside of a car is much worse impact on the health of the driver, than the exhaust gases. To such conclusion came the British experts who watched the drivers for four months and measured some medical records. As it became known, the concentration of cigarette …
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