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Shoot me up — FDA green-lights fall COVID-19 boosters Updated mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna are ready to roll. Eric Bangeman – Aug 22, 2024 9:06 pm UTC EnlargeGetty Images reader comments 44 As the COVID-19 case count continues to tick upward, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved an updated vaccine for
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Last week, the Trump campaign falsely asserted that “homicides are skyrocketing in American cities under Kamala Harris.” On Tuesday, the campaign offered a more nuanced and sophisticated critique of crime data cited by the Democratic presidential nominee. But it still does not support the earlier claim, which is inconsistent with numbers from several sources. A
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As Nicols Maduro bans X and Signal, the role of technology in Venezuela becomes undeniable. Now more than ever, people’s freedom lies in their ability to communicate and access information with privacy and security. This is true not only in Venezuela but also in the United States. Maduro’s Repression “I feel like a Jew in
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William Langewiesche, a writer and pilot, once told me that flying a plane was “90 percent boredom, 10 percent terror.” I might say the same for the “Make it great like ’68! Shut down the [Democratic National Convention] for Gaza!” protest that took place in front of the Israeli consulate in downtown Chicago on Tuesday
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The trial in Dominion v. Fox News, which has already resulted in bombshell revelations about the right-wing media giant and the 2020 election, is scheduled to begin Tuesday. Unless a settlement is reached, a jury will determine whether Fox is financially liable for broadcasting and promoting false claims about Dominion Voting Systems voting machines rigging
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