Month: May 2022

The Damaging Effects of COVID-19 Vaccine and Passport Mandates: Study

Mandating COVID-19 vaccines and related passports have had damaging political, legal, and socioeconomic effects; while also destabilizing the integrity of science and public health, according to new research published at the BMJ Global Health, a global online health journal based in London. Several countries have implemented vaccine mandates and passports to manage the COVID-19 pandemic,…


‘We Are Changing Lives.’ 12th Graders Laud Teachers With Sweet Thank You Letters

By Leslie Postal From Orlando Sentinel Orlando–Dagmar Kilp was doing a math review with her fifth-grade class preparing them for annual state exams. She was trying to make it engaging for students with an “amazing math race,” but she was also feeling worn down. “It was one of those days I was thinking maybe I…


Beyond Meat Partners with Kim Kardashian in New Campaign

Beyond Meat announced on Tuesday that it would be launching a new campaign with Kim Kardashian, who will be joining the company as “chief taste consultant.” Kardashian appeared in a promotional video to announce her new partnership with the company, in which she is expected to make regular contributions to Beyond Meat’s newsletter with “exclusive…


21 Shot, 4 Dead Across Chicago Over Memorial Day Weekend: Police

At least 21 people were shot, including four fatally, across Chicago from Friday to Sunday morning, officials confirmed. In one mass shooting incident, five people were seriously wounded after a fight broke out early Sunday morning in the Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. Five people aged 16 to 33 were on a sidewalk on…


WHO Pandemic Treaty Will Effectively Take Away Countries’ Sovereignty: Former WHO Official

A former World Health Organization (WHO) official, Dr. David Bell, said he is concerned about the proposed amendments to the U.N.’s 2005 International Health Regulations (IHR), also being called the pandemic treaty or pandemic accord. Bell said if ratified, the treaty would give power to a small group of WHO officials and effectively take away…


Everything You Need to Know About Health Savings Accounts

Everyone is always looking for that next money hack, most of the time it is right under their nose.  Health Savings Accounts (HSA) are rarely mentioned and widely underused. The lack of attention it gets leads many to leaving tons of money on the table, especially when measured over a lifetime. The Millennial generation should…


First Hurricane of 2022 Forms Off Mexico’s Pacific Coast

MEXICO CITY—The first hurricane of the season formed off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast on Sunday and was growing more powerful ahead of an expected strike along a stretch of tourist beaches and fishing towns. Hurricane Agatha could make landfall on Monday in the area near Puerto Escondido and Puerto Angel in the southern state of…


Ask the Builder: Drain Swampy Yards and Stop Wet Basements

Ande lives in Puyallup, Washington, and reads my weekly column in her paper. She’s got a very common problem. In fact, tens of thousands of people suffer from it in places where there’s abundant rainfall for many months during the year. Ande’s backyard turns into a miniature Okefenokee Swamp when it rains. Her crawlspace also…


CDC Raises Travel Alert for Monkeypox

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently revised its travel advisory from Level 1 to Level 2 due to the recent monkeypox outbreak around the world. An update posted to the agency’s website wrote: “Cases of monkeypox have been reported in Europe, North America, and Australia,” adding that cases were reported among homosexual…


Franz Schubert and the Pathway to Romanticism

The story of Austrian composer Franz Schubert (1797–1828) was one of the most tragic in classical music. When historians look back on his work, they view it equal in every measure to that of Mozart, Bach, and Beethoven. Apart from a few composers of that time (Schumann, Liszt, and Brahms) who found and championed his…