Year: 2021

MSN – USA Today

A Houston hospital has its first case of the lambda variant of the coronavirus, but public health experts say it remains too soon to tell whether the variant will rise to the same level of concern as the delta variant currently raging across unvaccinated communities in the U.S.

About 83% of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are from the delta variant and the vast majority of hospitalizations are among unvaccinated people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading “Lambda variant of COVID-19 identified at Texas hospital. Is it worse than delta?”

Daily Mail

Billows of smoke from the roaring wildfires burning through multiple West Coast states traveled thousands of miles across the country to shroud New York City in a smoky haze.

Iconic NYC postcard-type views including the Manhattan skyline, the Statue of Liberty and Yankee stadium were transformed into eerie scenes cloaked by a ghastly mist.   Continue reading “New York is blanketed in a thick haze as smoke from raging Western wildfires blows 2,000 miles”

Daily Mail

The United Arab Emirates is creating its own rain using drones that fly into clouds and unleash electrical charges to beat the sweltering 122 degrees Fahrenheit (50 degrees Celsius) heat.

The rain is formed using drone technology that gives clouds an electric shock to ‘cajole them’ into clumping together and producing precipitation.  Continue reading “Dubai makes its own RAIN to tackle 122F heat: Drones blast clouds with electrical charge to produce downpours”

Natural News – by Lance D Johnson

The engineered spike proteins from SARS-CoV-2 can be STOPPED by a common “weed” that is exterminated from lawns every year. A German university study found that the common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) can block spike proteins from binding to the ACE2 cell surface receptors in human lung and kidney cells. The water-based dandelion extract, taken from the plant’s dried leaves, was effective against spike protein D614 and a host of mutant strains, including D614G, N501Y, K417N and E484K. Continue reading “RESEARCH: Dandelion leaf extract blocks spike proteins from binding to the ACE2 cell surface receptor”

Washington Examiner – by Jake Dima

An FBI agent involved in the case surrounding the attempted kidnapping of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was arrested on Monday after he allegedly beat his wife during a dispute over a swingers’ party.

Special Agent Richard Trask, 39, and his spouse, who was not identified, attended the risque event at a local hotel. However, an argument ensued after the pair drank heavily, court documents said, according to the Detroit News. The couple left after that. Continue reading “FBI agent in Whitmer kidnapping case arrested after allegedly beating wife after swingers’ party”

Connexion – by Joanna York

Two French vaccine centres were vandalised so badly over the weekend (July 17-18) that they have been put out of use.

The first in Lans-en-Vercors, Isère, was set on fire on Friday night (July 16). A police investigation has been opened into the incident.

Anti-vaccine slogans were graffitied on buildings and monuments in the commune, reading ARN = danger and Vaccin = genocide. Continue reading “Covid France: Vandals attack and set on fire two vaccine centres”

ABC News 10

SAN DIEGO (CNS) – A young man who carried out a hate-motivated shooting at the Chabad of Poway that killed one woman and injured three other people pleaded guilty Tuesday to murder and other state charges.

In exchange for his pleas, 22-year-old John Earnest is expected to be sentenced on Sept. 30 to life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus 137 years to life, for the April 27, 2019, shooting. He also pleaded guilty to an arson charge for setting fire to the Dar-ul-Arqam Mosque in Escondido on March 24, 2019. Continue reading “Poway synagogue shooter John Earnest pleads guilty to state charges”

Press TV

Lawmakers in the US Congress have introduced an unprecedented bill that will increase the legislature’s control in security matters including war authorization, arms exports and national emergencies.

The proponents of the bill claim the new legislation will give Congress the power to be up to par with the president of the United States. Continue reading “US lawmakers introduce new bill extending Congress’s war powers”

American Military News – by Liz George

The House Appropriations Committee FY22 funding bill includes $40 million for a program to pressure states into establishing “Red Flag” gun confiscation laws in an effort to support “safer communities” and expand “gun violence prevention efforts.”

According to a draft of the FY22 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies funding bill released July 11, nearly $150 million in “Gun Violence Reduction Grants” is “aimed at reducing gun violence.” In addition to the $40 million focused on “Red Flag” laws, the committee included $100 million for grants to assist states in improving their National Instant Criminal Background Check systems for gun purchases and $10 million to “develop and expand gun buyback and relinquishment programs.” Continue reading “House bill allocates $40 million for federal ‘Red Flag’ gun confiscation program”

Breitbart – by Amy Furr

An 80-year-old man was reportedly found dead inside a Staten Island apartment building with the phrase “I touch little girls” written on his body, law enforcement said Tuesday.

The elderly person was discovered just after 9:30 a.m. on Monday in the hallway of 256 Corson Ave., police told the New York Post. Continue reading “Police: NYC Man Found Dead with ‘I Touch Little Girls’ Scrawled on Chest”