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Bat Viruses? Puppy Experiments? Fact-Checking Critics’ Latest Claims About Dr. Fauci.

Updated Oct 28, 2021, 02:28pm EDT Topline Dr. Anthony Fauci is facing a storm of new conservative-led criticism that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases — which he’s led for decades — funded everything from risky coronavirus research in China to unnecessary experiments on dogs; here, we break down the outrageous and not-so-outrageous…

New York Judge Denies Police Union Request To Halt NYC Vaccine Mandate

Updated Oct 28, 2021, 02:49am EDT Topline A New York State judge on Wednesday rejected a police union request to temporarily halt New York City’s stringent vaccine mandate for the city’s municipal workforce, which means that workers who do not comply with the mandate by the end of this week will be put on unpaid…

Biden Administration Reportedly Considering $450,000 Payments To Families Separated At Southern Border

Topline The Biden administration is reportedly considering making payments of approximately $450,000 to each person separated from their family at the southern border, the Wall Street Journal reports , showing signs of a potential settlement for several lawsuits that claim the U.S. government’s policies left them with lasting psychological effects. Key Facts The U.S. Departments…

Neo-Nazi Recruiters Handed Nine Year Prison Sentence After Trying To Trigger A Race War

Topline A former Canadian army reservist and an American veteran with neo-Nazi ties will spend nearly a decade in U.S. federal prison after being convicted on charges tied to their roles in planning what the FBI called a violent conspiracy to create chaos at a gun rally and spark a race war. Key Facts Patrik…

Sen. Burr’s Brother-In-Law Immediately Dumped Stock After Phone Call Ahead Of Pandemic, Report Claims

Topline North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr's brother-in-law sold up to $280,000 worth of stocks almost immediately after receiving a call from the senator in February 2020--about a week before markets crashed over coronavirus fears, according to a ProPublica review of new Security and Exchange Commission filings as part of an ongoing insider trading investigation into…

The 10 Top Countries, Cities And Regions To Visit In 2022 According To Lonely Planet’s Best In Travel

The 17th edition of Lonely Planet’s annual Best In Travel lists of the world's hottest destinations has been released and places particular emphasis on sustainable travel experiences — “ensuring that travellers will have a positive impact wherever they choose to go.” The Cook Islands — one of the world's smallest countries, remote and proudly independent…

How the pandemic has changed the weather in the technology industry

THE TECH industry recently appeared to be sitting on cloud nine. One record after another fell when quarterly results were reported three months ago. Revenues had grown by 40% on average compared with the same period a year ago and profits by 90% for the five Western technology titans—Alphabet (Google’s parent company), Amazon, Facebook, Apple…