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Aspirin use is associated with a 26% raised risk of heart failure in people with at least one predisposing factor for the condition. Predisposing factors included smoking, obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. "This is the first study to report that among individuals with a least one risk factor for heart failure, those taking aspirin were more likely to subsequently develop the condition than those not using the medication," said study author Dr. Blerim Muja. The influence of aspirin on heart failure is controversial. This study aimed to evaluate its relationship with heart failure incidence in...

Rich countries can’t say they weren’t warned. For almost as long as Covid-19 has been around, scientists, academics and campaigners have called on wealthy nations to share vaccines around the world — not only to protect people in those countries, but also to reduce the risk of new mutant variants emerging that could evade vaccines for everyone. Those sounding the alarm have repeated the same mantra: No one is safe until everyone is safe. Despite these warnings, this is exactly what appears to have happened, some of these experts say. The new omicron variant emerged in southern Africa with a...

Switzerland may reintroduce a work-from-home mandate to stop rising COVID-19 cases and limit the spread of the new Omicron variant, the government said after an emergency meeting Tuesday. The government met to consider the possible mandate and other proposed renewed restrictions amid Omicron, saying in a statement, “The combination of a rapid circulation of the Omicron variant and the already high strain on hospitals could be problematic.” The government is in talks with regional authorities about the potential work-from-home mandate for the unvaccinated and those who have not had COVID. It had lifted a similar previous mandate in late June.

Chancellor Ronnie Green believes the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) is racist. Under his leadership, UNL recently released a plan to address “institutional racism” as part of its “Journey for Anti-Racism and Racial Equity.” From racially motivated hiring practices to divisive trainings, the plan would inject Critical Race Theory (CRT) into every corner of campus. At the foundation of UNL’s plan are the writings of Ibram Kendi, who has openly called for discrimination on the basis of skin color. Kendi has written that “The only remedy to racist discrimination is antiracist discrimination. The only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination.”...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned two lower court judges and upheld California’s ban on high-capacity magazines Tuesday in a split decision that may be headed for the U.S. Supreme Court. “The statute outlaws no weapon, but only limits the size of the magazine that may be used with firearms,” the judges ruled in the 7-4 decision. The majority reasoned that “the record demonstrates that the limitation interferes only minimally with the core right of self-defense, as there is no evidence that anyone ever has been unable to defend his or her home and...

President Joe Biden has not visited grieving families in Waukesha, Wisconsin, but he will travel to Minnesota on Tuesday afternoon to promote infrastructure. The White House told reporters on Monday that Biden had no plans to visit Waukesha, Wisconsin, even after six people were killed in the Christmas parade attack and over 60 people were injured.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned two lower court judges and upheld California’s ban on high-capacity magazines Tuesday in a split decision that may be headed for the U.S. Supreme Court. “The statute outlaws no weapon, but only limits the size of the magazine that may be used with firearms,” the judges ruled in the 7-4 decision. The majority reasoned that “the record demonstrates that the limitation interferes only minimally with the core right of self-defense, as there is no evidence that anyone ever has been unable to defend his or her home and family due to the...

As of Tuesday, all unvaccinated travellers will be banned from planes and trains in Canada if they are over 12-years-old, according to the Canadian Press. On top of this, a negative COVID test will not be able to be used as a substitute for the vaccine. Throughout the 2021 election, Trudeau and his Liberals campaigned on bringing tougher COVID rules to Canada. Barring the unvaccinated from planes and trains was at the centre of their message. "If you indicate to your airline or railway company that you're eligible to board, but fail to provide proof of vaccination or valid COVID-19...

A Lubbock, Texas, man was shot and killed while arguing with his ex-wife over their child custody arrangement, and it was all caught on cell phone video. The incident unfolded on Nov. 5, according to attorney Matthew L. Harris, who is representing the victim's widow. Harris says the footage was filmed by Jennifer Read.

Documentary by CBS 60 Minutes on the Swine Flu fraud of 1976. It went on air once, and was never shown again.1976 Swine Flu Fraud - CBS 60 Minutes

Sheriff’s Office says 4-6 wounded after shooting at Oxford, Michigan High School Shooter in custody Multiple people were injured in a shooting Tuesday at Oxford High School in Michigan. The shooter is in custody, according to Michael McCabe, undersheriff with the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. A handgun was also located, he said. The shooting happened just before 1 p.m. McCabe said between four to six people have been injured and there are no confirmed fatalities at this time. The conditions of those who were injured are not known. The scene remains active with multiple police, ambulances and SWAT at the...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday warned senators that failing to reach a deal on raising the debt limit could "eviscerate" the U.S. economy recovery. Yellen gave this message while addressing the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. She has issued similar notices in the time since the Senate reached a short-term debt hike to last until Dec. 15. Speaking to the committee, Yellen noted November job numbers that showed around 531,000 were added in the past month and stated, "Our economic recovery is on track."

New research from RCSI has demonstrated the significant role that an irregular body clock plays in driving inflammation in the body's immune cells, with implications for the most serious and prevalent diseases in humans. The circadian body clock generates 24-hour rhythms that keep humans healthy and in time with the day/night cycle. This includes regulating the rhythm of the body's own (innate) immune cells called macrophages. When these cell rhythms are disrupted (due to things like erratic eating/sleeping patterns or shift work), the cells produce molecules which drive inflammation. This can lead to chronic inflammatory diseases such as heart disease,...

Article image at top of pageIn the Northern Territories of Australia, residents are being removed from their homes and taken to quarantine camps – Camps set up by the government to allegedly house Covid-“positive” cases.After a mere nine people tested positive using PCR tests, the Australian army rounded them up and took them to the Howard Springs quarantine camp in Darwin. This took place just after new “hard” lockdown measures were instituted in the communities of Binjari and nearby Rockhole.Northern Territory chief minister Michael Gunner, said: “Residents of Binjari and Rockhole no longer have the five reasons to leave their...

Botswana's government on Monday lost a legal attempt to overturn a landmark ruling that decriminalized homosexuality. The country's High Court in 2019 ruled in favor of campaigners seeking to strike down jail sentences for same-sex relationships, declaring the punishment to be unconstitutional. But the government sought to revoke the ruling, arguing that the courts had no jurisdiction in this matter.

CNBC “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer on Monday urged President Joe Biden and his administration to require vaccination for all Americans to fight the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Cramer suggested the military should run the vaccination efforts and said those who don’t want to get vaccinated should “be ready to prove your conscientious objector status in court.” “With the new Omicron variant sweeping the globe, how do we finally put an end to this pandemic? How do we save lives and get business back to normal so everybody can put dinner on the table? Simple: The federal government needs to require...

Where are the photos of Biden in the Oval Office? There are thousands of photos of President Trump in the Oval Office meeting with foreign heads of state, cabinet members, Congressmen and Senators, taking questions from reporters, celebrities, etc. However, if you do a search for "Biden Oval Office" you get the same photos of the Oval Office devoid of people. No foreign heads of state, no cabinet members, no meetings with Congressmen and Senators, no taking questions from reporters, no celebrities, etc. Many of the photos are from the same photo shoot but from different perspectives and there haven't...

Several people have been wounded and a suspected gunman is in custody following a shooting at a Michigan high school on Tuesday. Authorities responded to reports of an active shooting at Oxford High School at 12:55 p.m., according to local media reports. The shooter was detained at the scene in Oxford, about 30 miles north of Detroit, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said. Between four and six people were injured in the shooting. It is unclear if the victims were shot or suffered other injuries in the ordeal.

ransomnote: audio version of this article is available at the top of the page at the link.Cape Town is gearing up for peak tourism season. “I cannot stress how important that is to the Western Cape, the province in which Cape Town sits. Because one of the largest industries here is tourism. There’s no government support to speak of in South Africa … The biggest issues we have had are not Covid. The electricity grid is collapsing in South Africa, we were without electricity on and off for 8 to 10 days, we were without water for 7 days. So,...

Sweden’s new Schools Minister Lina Axelsson Kihlblom on Tuesday became the first transgender person to become a government minister in the Nordic country, a year after the appointment of Europe’s first transgender minister. The 51-year-old former school principal and lawyer was added to the Social Democratic government by Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, who also became the first woman to hold that post. In her 2015 book “Will You Love Me Now?”, Axelsson Kihlblom described growing up as a girl in a boy’s body and her physical transition to a woman’s body, which was completed when she was 25. “Trans people...