Month: May 2022

LIVE UPDATES: Russia Presses Donbas Attacks

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 22. Click here for updates from May 21. Russia Presses Donbas Attacks Russia pressed its offensive in eastern Ukraine on Sunday as Poland’s president traveled to Kyiv. Duda said that to end the conflict, Ukraine did not need to submit to conditions given by Russian President Vladimir Putin….


LIVE UPDATES: Ukraine Rejects Concessions as Russia Attacks in East and South

The latest on the Russia–Ukraine crisis, May 22. Click here for updates from May 21. ___ Ukraine Rejects Concessions to Russia Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or any territorial concessions to Moscow as Russia stepped up its attack in the eastern and southern parts of the country, pounding the Donbas and Mykolaiv regions with air…


How to Maximize Nutrient Absorption

You just purchased a bunch of organic bananas from the market. You get home, peel one, and sit back as you savor the flavor and reflect on all the nutrients your body will enjoy from this treat. Or will it? According to the USDA food data chart, that banana you just ate provided you with…


New York Judge Approves New Congressional Map

Justice Patrick McAllister, a judge from the rural Steuben County, signed off on a new congressional map for New York, boosting Republican chances of gaining seats in the upcoming November midterms. McAllister approved the map just before midnight on May 20. Jonathan Cervas, the court-appointed special master who drew the map, created it in such…


Canada Reports Three New Mysterious Cases of Acute Severe Hepatitis in Children

Three new cases of acute severe hepatitis in children not caused by known hepatitis viruses have been reported, adding up to a total of 10 cases confirmed in the country as of May 20, the Public Health Agency of Canada says. Hepatitis is a disease that leads to liver inflammation and is most commonly caused…


FDA to Decide ‘In the Next Few Weeks’ on Vaccine Boosters for Kids Under 5: White House

White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha said on Sunday that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will decide in the next few weeks on whether children under the age of 5 can get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot. The comment comes after the FDA approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 boosters for emergency use in children…


Border Patrol Dealing With Huge Groups, Heat-Related Deaths, Drownings in Del Rio Sector

EAGLE PASS, Texas—Homeland Security officials saying “the border is closed” seems to be having little impact. Thousands of illegal immigrants are pouring across the southern border every day and the Del Rio Border Patrol Sector in south Texas is a magnet for large groups, which Customs and Border Protection defines as more than 100 individuals….


Mitt Romney Calls on NATO to Prepare for Potential Russian Nuclear Strikes

The United States and other NATO nations should prepare a devastating response to a possible Russian nuclear strike, Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said on Saturday. Romney, in an opinion article for the New York Times, said that “Russia’s use of a nuclear weapon would unarguably be a redefining, reorienting geopolitical event,” adding: “We should imagine the…


Former Pakistani Rights Minister Arrested, Court Orders Probe

ISLAMABAD—A court in Pakistan’s capital has ordered an investigation into the controversial arrest of a former human rights minister over a decades old land dispute. Chief Justice Ather Minallah of the Islamabad High Court late Saturday ordered the probe in response to a petition from the daughter of former minister Shireen Mazari. Minallah questioned the…


First Mandatory Quarantines for Monkeypox as White House Warns of More Cases

Belgium has become the first country in the world to introduce a mandatory 21-day monkeypox quarantine for those who contract the virus after several cases were found, with a White House official warning Sunday that more U.S. cases are likely. Those who contract the virus will have to self-isolate, confirmed Belgian health authorities to news outlets. Individuals…