Month: May 2022

Sweden Recommends 5th Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine to Pregnant Women and Over-65s

Sweden’s government is recommending a fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccine for people aged 65 and over, and at-risk groups that are under 65, which includes those who are immunocompromised and pregnant women, authorities said on May 24. At-risk groups under 65 also include people with heart and lung disease, the Swedish Public Health Agency noted. The…


Not a Dry Eye at the Wedding as Paralyzed ALS Mother Defies All Odds to Dance With Her Son

It took a lot of will power and help to accomplish her dream. (Video courtesy of Kathy Poirier, Valiant Weddings and Roots To Stems) …


The Essentials of Protein

The headlines behind the macronutrient needs of the body (also called “macros”), which make up carbohydrate, fat, and protein, have been either glorified or demonized over the years. In the 1990s, fat was supposedly the undisputed culprit for heart disease, and at the advent of the 2000s, the Atkins Diet and South Beach Diet had…


Burkina Faso Seizes Record 115 kg of Cocaine From Vehicle

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso—Customs officers in Burkina Faso seized a record haul of around 115 kilograms of cocaine worth more than $11.5 million last week, the directorate general of customs said in a statement on Wednesday. The drugs were intercepted on Thursday along the main road linking the southwestern city of Bobo to the capital of…


Gun Control Advocacy Group Plans Nationwide Protests After Texas School Shooting

A student-led gun control advocacy group is planning nationwide protests in the wake of the Texas elementary school shooting that claimed the lives of 19 children this week. According to its website, March for Our Lives is planning to take to the streets of Washington, D.C. on June 11. The group also has several other marches planned…


Trump Says US Needs ‘Real Leadership’ After Texas School Shooting, Commits to Speak at NRA Convention

Former President Donald Trump said he will still deliver his scheduled speech at the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual meeting in Houston on May 27, following the deadly school shooting in Uvalde that killed 19 students and two teachers. “America needs real solutions and real leadership in this moment, not politicians and partisanship. That’s why…


Trump Says US Needs ‘Real Leadership,’ Commits to Speak at NRA Convention Despite Uvalde Shooting

Former President Donald Trump said he will still deliver his scheduled speech at the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual meeting in Houston on May 27, following the deadly school shooting in Uvalde that killed 19 students and two teachers. “America needs real solutions and real leadership in this moment, not politicians and partisanship. That’s why…


Nvidia Shares Tumble Nearly 10 Percent Amid ‘Slowing’ Video Game Market

Shares of chip designer Nvidia tumbled more than 10 percent on Wednesday after the company said it expects sales of video game chips to decline in the current quarter. The American technology company beat analysts’ expectations for sales and earnings, reporting record revenue for the first quarter of $8.29 billion, up 46 percent from a year ago and up 8…


Biden’s ATF Pick, Senator Clash Over ‘Assault Weapon’ Definition During Judiciary Hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee on May 25 met to consider the nomination of Steven Dettelbach to be director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, and Tobacco (ATF), leading to a tense exchange between Dettelbach and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) over the definition of an “assault weapon.” The meeting comes in the wake of a school…


Australian Households Across East and South Australia Brace for Jump in Power Bills

Millions of Australians will be confronted with another cost-of-living pressure, with electricity bills set to jump from July 1 after the national energy regulator announced the lift in response to soaring wholesale prices. The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) revealed that the new default market offer (DMO), a price cap that protects consumers from unjustified high…