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EU citizens are currently 15 times more likely to die of COVID-19 than those of the UK, a shocking new analysis has indicated. Using figures from Our World In Data and Johns Hopkins University, Facts4EU’s experts suggest the likelihood of dying from COVID-19, based on a seven-day rolling average, was 15 times higher within the EU27 than it was in the UK. The report indicates citizens are: 38 times more likely to die in Poland 16 times more likely to die in Italy 13 times more likely to die in France 8 times more likely to die in Germany 5...

If you opened the window and listened closely Sunday night, you could hear it: the sound of millions of remote controls changing the channel during the 2021 Oscars. And after last night’s debacle — the worst Academy Awards of my lifetime — they may never return. Producer Steven Soderbergh, the man who directed “Traffic” and “Erin Brokovich,” among many other fine films, helmed the broadcast and was determined to make it more intimate and cinematic than usual. Alright, as movie critic, I’ll play ball. “Steven Soderbergh’s The Oscars” gets 1 star. The night was nearly non-stop drudgery, zero humor and...

JAPAN has been warned to stay out of any future conflict between China and Taiwan or face a "beating", by a leading Chinese journalist.Mr Suga would later insist that the White House announcement did not "presuppose military involvement at all", after returing to Japan. In an op-ed for the Chinese state tabloid Global times, Hu Xijin called the Japanese premier's clarification a "wise" move, but said there were still some radicals who wanted to "act conceitedly on the Taiwan question." The newspaper's editor-in-chief continued: "We must tell those arrogant Japanese radicals: If a war breaks out in the Taiwan Straits...

The 93rd Annual Academy Awards were always going to look a little different than past years due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In the opening moments, last year's Best Supporting Actress winner, Regina King, grabbed a statue from outside of Los Angeles Union Station and strode inside in full power-walk mode, while the names of all the night's presenters — including Ocean's star Brad Pitt — popped up onscreen like the opening credits of a blockbuster motion picture. It was the producers' way of driving home the message of a PSA that played before the ceremony: "The Big Screen Is...

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A TOP Ukrainian general has warned the country it must prepare for the worst and be ready to go to war with Russia at any time.However Major General Serhii Kryvonos said he did not believe that the threat of war had been eliminated and argued that all the country must get ready for further conflict. While the army was ready for war, the rest of the country was not and was "in a panic", he told Espresso TV He added: "In the war, we need to expect the worst scenario and prepare for it." The Deputy Secretary of the Ukrainian...

The judge scheduled to oversee a legal challenge to Arizona Senate Republicans' 2020 election audit recused himself shortly before a planned hearing. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Christopher Coury issued an order Sunday afternoon that said he was removing himself from the case after the court received filings at 4 p.m. that mentioned new attorneys for the first time, including Chris Viskovic, who worked in Coury's office as an extern within the last five years. Viskovic is now a junior associate at Kolodin Law Group PLLC, which is representing Florida-based cybersecurity firm Cyber Ninjas in the case, according to 12...

Months after former President Trump's election defeat, Arizona legislative Republicans are challenging the outcome as they embark on an unprecedented effort to audit the results. The state Senate used its subpoena power to take possession of all ballots in Maricopa County and machines that counted them. They've handed the materials over to Cyber Ninjas, a Florida-based consultancy with no election experience run by a man who has shared unfounded conspiracy theories claiming the official 2020 presidential election results are illegitimate. The process is alarming election professionals who fear the auditors are not up to the task and will undermine faith...

Robert Moore travels across the United States to track down the perpetrators he encountered while filming during the storming of the US Capitol by a mob in January. He hears about their motivations and grievances and asks if they regret their roles, and examines what the fallout for America was from this deadly invasion.

jay sanchez @jaysanchezdorta · 8h I asked a doctor in India (a fellow who is on the ground and not compromised - unlike most of those reporting on what is happening in India) about what was occurring there with COVID-19 and #Ivermectin, and this is what he explained to me.

On February 9th a prominent member of the medical establishment here came out in a very public manner in favor of ivermectin as a treatment for not only patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID-19, but also their caregivers. Reported in The Nikkei, a prominent Japanese economics and business focused publication, Haruo Ozaki, chairman of the Tokyo Medical Association, came out and recommended the emergency use of drugs such as Ivermectin administered to those COVID-19 patients, declaring they exhibit efficacy toward preventing disease progression in other nations. Clearly, Dr. Ozaki falls on the side of a rapidly growing group...

"I’ve been researching the 2018 midterm election and it is giving me a sick feeling. There was no manual recount due to Florida’s crappy election laws & the GOP-led state legislature. DeSantis’s “win” was dubious; supposedly he got 18% of black women?! Now he may run for POTUS." You can read the full twitter feed here: Jennifer Cohn Twitter

doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.04.20.21255670 This article is a preprint and has not been certified by peer review [what does this mean?]. It reports new medical research that has yet to be evaluated and so should not be used to guide clinical practice.Abstract Worldwide shortage of vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 infection while the pandemic is still uncontrolled leads many states to the dilemma whether or not to vaccinate previously infected persons. Understanding the level of protection of previous infection compared to that of vaccination is critical for policy making. We analyze an updated individual-level database of the entire population of Israel to assess the...

New York City is in the process of hiring and deploying 10,00 workers for a newly created "City Cleanup Corps" after complaints over filthy conditions surged 150% between March and August 2020, and rodent complaints spiked as well according to Bloomberg, citing data from the city's 311 service request line.The push to restore some of the city's pandemic related cuts to the sanitation budget comes as Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a $30 million tourism push this week. With de Blasio departing City Hall later this year due to term limits, the cleanup job will have to be completed by...

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said on April 25 he would support passing a smaller infrastructure bill with bipartisan support, appearing to oppose the scope of President Joe Biden’s plan. In an interview with CNN, the Democratic senator said that he prefers a “more targeted” measure that would incorporate broadband internet, roads, and other traditional infrastructure needs. When asked if he would back another bill with other related spending via a Senate process called reconciliation, he replied "No". “I’m not a roadblock at all. The best politics is good government. I can’t believe that people believe that if you just do...

<p>Zhao won the Oscar for best director for “Nomadland,” becoming just the second woman and the first woman of color to win the award.</p><p>Kathryn Bigelow was the first woman to win, for “The Hurt Locker,” in 2009.</p><p>This was the only year in Oscar history with two female nominees, Zhao and “Promising Young Woman” director Emerald Fennell. Only seven women have ever been nominated.</p>

<p>Yesterday, the guys over at Powerline blog had this interesting little story on the practical realities as to why “renewable” energy sources like wind and solar power will NEVER generate the power needed to supply the vast electrical demands of the United States, notwithstanding all the proclamations and pledges made by moronic politicians chasing after “green votes”.</p>

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) signaled, once again, on Sunday that he might be trouble standing in the way of Joe Biden’s agenda.Manchin appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Dana Bash. He made it clear that he would not be part of “blowing up” the Senate by killing the filibuster.Democrat Senator Joe Manchin said that the Democrat push to get rid of the filibuster would “blow up…this democracy of ours”https://t.co/3RrMNcBDMV pic.twitter.com/4tp7tcCSWN— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 25, 2021From Fox News: “I am not going to be part of blowing up this Senate of ours or basically this democracy of ours...

The Census Bureau is expected to roll out California’s latest official headcount soon, and the Golden State could lose a congressional seat for the first time in its history due to a steep decline in population growth. Over the past decade, the annual population growth rate has slipped to 0.06%, lower than at any time since at least 1900. California would drop from 53 to 52 House seats - still more than any other state - and would in turn lose electoral votes in the presidential election. Meanwhile, states like Texas and Florida are growing their populations and political clout....

Now, I think we can all agree that the world has become a more dangerous place since Joe Biden was inaugurated U.S. president. But the question we have to ask now is, why? I mean look at it. On Friday, Chinese forces committed their largest-ever incursion into Taiwanese airspace, as worries as grow by the day of a Chinese invasion of the Democratic island republic. Meanwhile, in the Middle East, Iran is on the march with its rebel militias, now attacking Saudi oil fields and building up a stockpile of missiles that has Israeli planners increasingly nervous about a potentially...