London The UK will allow some sexually active gay and bisexual men to donate blood, overturning a ban that originated during the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and has been decried as homophobic for years.
EPA tells Blackburn that controversial appointee is ‘not required’ to sign ethics pledge
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The EPA wrote back to Blackburn after her letter in February, declining to provide requested materials. In its response, the agency said Garbow is a Special Government Employee, not a political employee, and therefor...
Lance Armstrong’s son, 21, accused of sexually assaulting 16-year-old girl in 2018
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Luke Armstrong, 21, was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in 2018 and faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted, according to the Austin American-Statesman. An arrest affidavit was issued on April 1...
Poynter Institute scolds ’60 Minutes’ for controversial DeSantis report: ‘There was really no there there’
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"There was really no there there," Poynter’s senior media writer Tom Jones wrote. "’60 Minutes’ is the finest and most respected investigative journalism show in the history of television … that doesn’t mean it’s inf...
Controversial ’60 Minutes’ report on DeSantis absent from other CBS News programs
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The "60 Minutes" report suggested DeSantis gave the Publix grocery store chain preferable treatment to offer the coronavirus vaccine based on its donations to his PAC, while also painting the governor as a villain fo...
Europe’s regulator upholds AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine amid blood clot reports
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"The PRAC [Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee] has confirmed that overall benefits of the vaccine from AstraZeneca in preventing COVID-19 are well-established and the risks are very rare," said Sabine Straus...
AOC meets with NYC Jewish group for first time — ending what some called a snub
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Ocasio-Cortez, now in her second term in Congress, told the head of the Jewish Community Relations Council, Michael Miller, she hadn’t yet met with city or statewide Jewish groups sooner because she has been "focused...
EU agency to confirm AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine blood clot link, official says
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Marco Cavaleri, head of health threats and vaccine strategy at the Amsterdam-based agency, told Rome's Il Messaggero newspaper on Tuesday that the EU medicines regulator is preparing to make a more definitive stateme...
Culture wars give Boris Johnson and his government a quick and easy high. They’re no substitute for governing
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London "Two basic rules of government: Never look into anything you don't have to. And never set up an inquiry unless you know in advance what its findings will be." The words are from "Yes Minister," a 1980s televis...
The American Red Cross is in critical need of blood donations right now. Here’s how to donate
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Despite the country slowly opening up after a year of Covid-19 restrictions, the amount of blood donations needed has stayed in high demand. American Red Cross chief medical officer Dr. Pampee Young said the organiz...
It’s now illegal in Georgia to give food and water to voters in line
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Georgia's new sweeping elections law has a number of controversial provisions that will restrict access to voting. But one in particular has some people shaking their heads. Under the bill, signed into law Thursday ...