People with weakened immune systems are now advised to get four shots of a COVID-19 vaccine in a time period that may be as short as 140 days. The updated recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that individuals who are moderately or severely immunocompromised get a primary series of Moderna…
People With Weak Immune Systems Should Get 4 COVID-19 Shots Within Months: CDC
People With Weak Immune Systems Should Get Four COVID-19 Shots Within Months: CDC
People with weakened immune systems are now advised to get four shots of a COVID-19 vaccine in a time period that may be as short as 140 days. The updated recommendation from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has people who are moderately or severely immunocompromised get a primary series of Moderna or…
Steve Fonyo, Who Lost Leg to Cancer and Ran Across Canada to Raise Funds, Dead at 56
Steve Fonyo, who lost his leg to cancer as a child and ran a marathon across Canada to raise millions for cancer research, has died. He was 56. Fonyo’s niece Melody Kruppa says Fonyo had what appeared to be a seizure in hotel room in Burnaby, B.C. on Friday and paramedics could not revive him….
Japan’s Record $940 Billion Budget Set for Parliament Approval in March
TOKYO—A key Japanese parliamentary committee on Monday approved the government’s record $940 billion initial spending plan for the next fiscal year, setting the stage for the budget’s full passage through the legislature in March. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is counting on the budget to pull the world’s third-largest economy out of the COVID-19-induced doldrums with…
Greece: Search Expanded on Burning Ferry; 10 Missing
CORFU, Greece—Fire service rescuers expanded a search Monday inside a burning ferry anchored off the Greek island of Corfu where 10 people remain missing. The fire on the Italian-flagged Euroferry Olympia is burning for a fourth day but rescuers have gained more expanded access inside the 183-meter (600 foot) vessel after containing the blaze. The…
US–built Military Jet Crashes in Iran, Killing Three, State TV Reports
DUBAI—A U.S.–built F5 jet in use by the Iranian military crashed into the wall of a school in the northwestern city of Tabriz on Monday, killing the two pilots and a person on the ground, Iranian state TV reported on Monday. The school was closed at the time of the crash just before 9 a.m….
Japan’s February Factory Activity Growth Falls to 5-month Low: Flash PMI
TOKYO—Japan’s manufacturing activity expanded at the slowest pace in five months in February as output contracted, underscoring the prolonged impact that global supply chain disruptions are having on the world’s third-largest economy. Activity in the services sector shrank at the fastest rate since May 2020 as demand weakened after the country saw coronavirus infections spike…
Book Review: ‘The Bucharest Dossier’: A Debut Spy Novel That Ranks Among the Genre’s Classics
Those who enjoy spy novels will tell you that it is difficult to find a good one. Even great spy novelists can’t always deliver a good spy novel. For William Maz, his debut novel—“The Bucharest Dossier”—scheduled for release March 15, is a good spy novel. A very good spy novel. The novel is set during…
How Ancient Persians Used a ‘Refrigerator’ Called a Yakhchāl to Stay Cool in the Hot Desert 2,400 Years Ago
Figuring out how to stay cool is probably the least of your worries lately—though there’s solace in knowing summer season’s right around the corner. In a few months, when it heats up, you’ll likely be begging for the frost you’re now scraping off your windshield. But, while AC and refrigeration will be at our fingertips when the…
Black History and the True Meaning of the American Flag
Commentary For several years now, the American flag has been highly debated as several high-profile leftists began promulgating the idea that it was a symbol of racism due to the fact that America had slavery in an earlier stage of her history. Failed football player-turned-activist Colin Kaepernick, for example, forced Nike to pull a Fourth of July…
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