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An Arkansas woman says she was fired from her job after not receiving one of the coronavirus vaccines awarded emergency approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Samantha Wise, a mother of five children, told KARK-TV she was fired her job at Harvest Cannabis Dispensary in Conway on March 3 when her supervisors became aware that she was not going to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. "They actually did it — they really fired me — I didn't think it was really going to happen," Wise told KARK. "I knew most everybody's names that came in there. I liked making people's...

EMMANUEL Macron has been mercilessly mocked for swapping his perfect English for a ridiculous over-the-top French drawl.The President, currently facing the real possibility of losing out to far-right National Rally Marine Le Pen next year, seemed to be trying to ham up his French credentials with the stunt. But it spectacularly backfired – leaving people rolling with laughter rather than clapping with admiration. Mr Macron, an unapologetic europhile, spoke in English for the clip which welcomed the US back into the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement. Joe Biden rejoined almost immediately after taking the presidency after his predecessor Donald Trump...

A BITCOIN crackdown could see the cryptocurrency "legislated" by the UK, EU, China and the US, an investment expert has told Express.co.uk - noting that Britain could "fall in line" with Joe Biden's reported plans.Crypto markets plunged today after it was reported that the US President is planning to raise capital gains tax. Mr Biden is said to be considering nearly doubling tax to as high as 39.6 percent, from the current 20 percent. Cryptocurrency investors face higher taxes if Mr Biden presses ahead and the market responded respectfully – Bitcoin crashed 10 percent to $49,332 (£35,627), hitting the lowest...

“He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage” (Proverbs 26:6).

States including Texas and Florida, which have completely reopened, are reporting fewer coronavirus cases than Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York, which have COVID-19 restrictions and mask mandates in place, according CDC data. Texas Gov Greg Abbott ended a mask mandate on March 10 and fully reopened the state. In Florida, which doesn't have a mandate, Gov Ron DeSantis allowed businesses to fully reopen in September. However, there are still restrictions in place for Pennsylvania, New York and Michigan, which for the last few weeks led the daily increase in COVID-19 cases.

MANILA has condemned China over its failure to withdraw a fleet of "swarming and threatening" boats that have been anchored in the nation's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) since early March.More than 200 vessels moored off the Whitsun reef back to shelter from “bad weather”, but most remain anchored in the area more than a month later. In a statement issued on Friday, the Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs said 165 Chinese fishing, coast guard and maritime militia vessels were observed in the area. The statement read: “The presence of these vessels blatantly infringe upon Philippine sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction....

Sarah Halimi was beaten before she was thrown off her Paris apartment building's roof in April 2017. (Courtesy of the Halimi family) (JTA) — Lawyers for the family of Sarah Halimi, a Jewish woman whose killer was deemed unfit to stand trial in France, say they want to have him tried in Israel. The idea articulated Wednesday in a statement by lawyers Francis Szpiner and Gilles-William Goldnadel is based on the fact that Israeli citizens may litigate in Israel over alleged anti-Semitic attacks abroad. Sarah Halimi’s sister, Esther Lekover, is an Israeli. “We regret that the situation has come to...

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