Month: July 2022

AI Greatly Improves Denture Design, HK Research Wins International Award

The design and fabrication of dentures often requires a great deal of time to collect dentition information and numerous fittings due to the limitations of the current technology, and can increase the time needed for patients to get proper fitting dentures. Researchers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) Faculty of Dentistry and the Department…


White House Says Biden’s Condition Has ‘Significantly Improved’ as No Photos of Him Released Over Weekend

President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 symptoms have “now almost completely resolved” four days after he tested positive for the virus, said White House physician Kevin O’Connor in a letter Monday. “When questioned, at this point, he only notes some residual nasal congestion and minimal hoarseness,” the doctor’s letter said. “His pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and…


Conrad Black: How American Politics Will Be Depolarized

Commentary It’s time to consider how the profound divide in American public life is going to be narrowed back to the civil resolution of differences. American public discourse appeared to be proceeding quite normally, as demonstrated by Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama as only the second trio of consecutive two-term presidents…


Ottawa Police Issued 103 Tickets, Towed 12 Vehicles Amid Convoy Protests Over the Weekend

Ottawa police issued 103 tickets and towed 12 vehicles amid convoy protests held at the city’s downtown area over the weekend. In a statement released July 23, the Ottawa Police Service said law enforcement was deployed to the city’s downtown core and surrounding area that day in response to the protests, and that measures were…


Human Trafficking: A Global Crisis

  Commentary On July 19, the U.S. Department of State released its annual 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report, which assesses efforts by foreign governments to combat human trafficking. Human trafficking is a global crisis affecting nearly 25 million men, women, and children worldwide. Victims of human trafficking are often lured with false promises by people…


Brooke Henderson Wins Evian Championship, Captures Second Major

Brooke Henderson captured her second major title by sinking an 8-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to record a one-stroke win at the Evian Championship on Sunday in Evian-les-Bains, France. Henderson, 24, was doused in champagne on the 18th green after carding an even-par 71 on Sunday and 17-under-par 267 for the tournament. “To…


6 Dead in Shooting Attack on Mexico Drug Rehab Center

MEXICO CITY—Gunmen shot to death five men and one woman at a privately-run drug rehabilitation center in western Mexico, authorities said Monday. The prosecutors’ office in the western state of Jalisco said the attack occurred around midnight in Tlaquepaque, a suburb of the state capital, Guadalajara. Jalisco is home to the drug cartel of the…


Lawmaker: Possible Threat Targeting US DNA; Monkeypox Vaccine Considered a Clinical Trial | NTD News Today

Over a thousand illegal immigrants died crossing the southern border into the U.S. since President Biden took office. That trend is increasing. A U.S. lawmaker, warning Americans about sharing their DNA with testing services, saying foreign adversaries could access it to create bioweapons. A WHO official admits that monkeypox vaccine distribution is being treated as…


Drinking This Popular Beverage Slashes Depression and Suicide Risk by Half, According to Study

In the song “9 to 5,” from the 1980 movie of the same name, singer Dolly Parton refers to coffee as a “cup of ambition.”  Now, emerging research indicates that coffee’s potential benefits extend far beyond increasing motivation; according to one study, coffee may even help prevent suicide. Other recent studies show that coffee can…


The Birth of Totalitarianism

“If we make rationality the basis of everything,” Mattias Desmet says, “we arrive in a completely irrational society.” In a recent episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek interviews Mattias Desmet, a clinical psychology professor and author of “The Psychology of Totalitarianism.” Desmet is a leading expert on the phenomenon known as “mass formation,”…