The group that oversees the Academy Awards on Monday said it will carry out a “formal review” after actor Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock during Sunday night’s awards ceremony. “The Academy condemns the actions of Mr. Smith at last night’s show,” said the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in a statement. “We…
Academy ‘Condemns’ Will Smith, Starts ‘Formal Review’ of Slapping Incident
Ohio’s Poorest County Continues to Vote Democrat, Remaining Blue in Sea of World Changes
March 28, 2022
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In the heart of southeast Ohio’s Appalachian region is Athens County, the state’s poorest area with a 31 percent poverty rate. Most of the people living in Athens county at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains near the border of West Virginia—from farmers, professionals at Ohio University, or the working poor—all seem to know their…
What We Can Learn from Mouse Models of Autism
Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder whose incidence has been rising dramatically in the past two decades, in step with the dramatic rise in the use of glyphosate (the active ingredient in the pervasive herbicide Roundup) on core food crops [1, 2]. While correlation does not necessarily mean causation, there are multiple mechanisms by which…
Film Review: ‘Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood’: Director Richard Linklater’s Animated Walk Down Memory Lane
March 28, 2022
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Over the last three-plus decades, filmmaker Richard Linklater has made 20 movies covering a number of genres, a few of which he likes to revisit. The most notable of these is the “Before” franchise, starring Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, which follows a couple over the space of almost two decades wherein they meet, get hitched,…
Pfizer Board Member: Mask Mandate on Airlines Will Be Lifted Soon
Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chief and current Pfizer board member Dr. Scott Gottlieb is predicting that the federal mask mandate for airlines and other public transportation will be lifted in April if there is no surge in COVID-19 cases. Gottlieb, who led the FDA between 2017 and 2019, said he believes the Biden administration’s…
Missing 1-Year-Old Florida Boy Found Dead on Family Property: Family
A 1-year-old Florida boy who was reported missing over the weekend was found deceased in a septic tank, said authorities on Monday. Jose Lara was reported missing at 1:45 p.m. ET on Sunday, officials said. Putnam County Sheriff H.D. Gator DeLoach told local media Monday that Jose was last seen playing in the backyard of…
Watchdogs Say Press Freedom Under Attack in Nigeria
BIRNIN KEBBI, Nigeria—Press freedom in Nigeria is under growing attack, according to media watchdogs and reporters interviewed by The Epoch Times. That’s the opinion of human-rights lawyer Yakubu Bawa, who spoke to The Epoch Times in his office in Jos. “Nigeria is fast becoming a hostile environment for press freedom,” Bawa said. “That this is…
54% of Canadians Driving Less Due to Gas Prices: Poll
Over half of Canadians are now driving less as gas prices skyrocket across the country, a new survey says. The Leger survey, conducted for BNN Bloomberg and insurance comparison company RATESDOTCA, found 54 percent out of roughly 1,500 Canadians surveyed say that are driving less due to mounting gas prices. Another 15 percent say they are…
BBC, VOA Taken Off Air in Afghanistan as Taliban Bans Foreign Media Programmes
BBC news bulletins have been taken off air in Afghanistan as part of the Taliban’s suspension of foreign TV programmes, the British public broadcaster said on Sunday. U.S. and German public broadcasters Voice of America (VOA) and Deutsche Welle (DW) also said their programmes have been removed after local TV stations are barred from airing…
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These days, seemingly everyone is waxing poetic about the microbiome. There is a growing body of scientific evidence to suggest that gut dysbiosis (microbial imbalance of the intestine) is associated with inflammatory and immune-mediated ills, including heart disease and diabetes. So to improve quality of life, more people are looking for ways to fertilize their…
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