Month: October 2021

NPR reports that hospital emergency rooms across the nation are suddenly filled with sicker people than ever before who don’t have COVID-19

Except for initial hot spots like New York City, many ERs across the U.S. were often eerily empty in the spring of 2020. Terrified of contracting COVID-19, people who were sick with other things did their best to stay away from hospitals. Visits to emergency departments dropped to half their normal levels, according to the … Read moreNPR reports that hospital emergency rooms across the nation are suddenly filled with sicker people than ever before who don’t have COVID-19

In Major Shift, NIH Admits Funding Risky Virus Research in Wuhan; Vanity Fair reports

On Wednesday, the NIH sent a letter to members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce that acknowledged two facts. One was that EcoHealth Alliance, a New York City–based nonprofit that partners with far-flung laboratories to research and prevent the outbreak of emerging diseases, did indeed enhance a bat coronavirus to become potentially more … Read moreIn Major Shift, NIH Admits Funding Risky Virus Research in Wuhan; Vanity Fair reports

White House delays JFK document dump, and blames COVID

SO MUCH FOR THAT! The White House announced late Friday that it would further postpone the release of more documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, pointing to the “significant impact” of the Covid-19 pandemic. President Joe Biden issued a memo that said the national archivist recommended he “‘direct two public releases … Read moreWhite House delays JFK document dump, and blames COVID

WHAT WENT WRONG!? SOMEONE YELLED ‘COLD GUN’ AS ALEC BALDWIN WAS HANDLED WEAPON THAT KILLED HALYNA HUTCHINS; Reports indicate 3 misfires on set of RUST previously

An assistant director handed Alec Baldwin a prop firearm and yelled “cold gun” before the actor fired and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza, according to court documents… The “cold gun” remark was meant to indicate that the weapon did not have live rounds, according to an affidavit for a search warrant for the … Read moreWHAT WENT WRONG!? SOMEONE YELLED ‘COLD GUN’ AS ALEC BALDWIN WAS HANDLED WEAPON THAT KILLED HALYNA HUTCHINS; Reports indicate 3 misfires on set of RUST previously

Death on Rust set! Production halted.. Alec Baldwin fired the shot!

Developing.. Alec Baldwin, 68, shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, 42, on the set of upcoming film Rust Baldwin fired a prop gun that ejected a ‘projectile’ which is thought to have hit Hutchins in the stomach She was taken to hospital by air ambulance after the 1.50pm shooting, but was pronounced dead shortly after … Read moreDeath on Rust set! Production halted.. Alec Baldwin fired the shot!

A fireball raced across the Midwest sky, except it ‘was not a natural fireball,’ group says

Play Video Fireball caught on home security camera turns Colorado night sky blue An object described by news outlets and witnesses as a “mysterious fireball” briefly shot across the sky early Wednesday, raising widespread speculation about what it might have been. Residents – and experts – throughout the Midwest are weighing in with speculation. Reports of unidentified … Read moreA fireball raced across the Midwest sky, except it ‘was not a natural fireball,’ group says

Colin Powell dead of COVID-19

Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century and the early years of the 21st, has died from complications from Covid-19, his family said on Facebook. He was 84.”General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary … Read moreColin Powell dead of COVID-19