The Friday Five: Disease X Breaks Out in Congo
A respiratory illness dubbed “Disease X” by the Africa Center for Disease Control has killed more than 30 people in Congo, more than half of them children.
A respiratory illness dubbed “Disease X” by the Africa Center for Disease Control has killed more than 30 people in Congo, more than half of them children.
President Biden called Trump supporters “garbage” during a video call with a Latino advocacy group Tuesday night, sending the White House and the Harris campaign into damage control mode.
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION declared mpox a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) this week. Because of its handling of COVID-19, many view this as another power grab.Continue Reading
Two missiles were fired at the USS Mason by Houthi forces in the Red Sea Sunday, threatening to escalate the Israel-Hamas conflict into a regional war.
The government of Hawaii’s bizarre response to the West Maui disaster is raising more questions than it answers. Why is Gov. Josh Green blocking media access to the site and information about the investigation into how the fires started?
Donald Trump has been indicted by a federal grand jury on four counts related to his efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 election. Essentially, Special Counsel Jack Smith is using the courts as a do-over for two unsuccessful impeachment trials.
The Department of Justice released a 128-page report Tuesday that found the accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein hanged himself in his jail cell in August 2019, and that there is “no evidence” anyone else was directly involved.
Rebels in Sudan this week seized a major biolab containing samples of polio, cholera, and measles, prompting a warning from the World Health Organization—and begging a question: Who puts a biolab in a failed state like Sudan?
Ukraine’s president Volodomyr Zelensky said Feb. 24 that Americans will need to fight if we don’t send him the money and weapons he needs to defeat Russia—a goal that Western officials now admit is unrealistic.
The important 12-mile-long bridge connecting Russia to the Crimean peninsula was damaged by a large explosion Friday. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin blames Ukraine; the question is what comes next.Continue Reading
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