Less than one percent of Americans live in nursing homes, but this vulnerable population has made up about one-third of coronavirus deaths. Of the 551,747 people in the U.S. who have died of COVID-19 so far, about 175,000 – 31.7 percent – were nursing home residents, according to an analysis from The COVID Tracking Project. What’s … Read more
All Americans are finally more willing to accept COVID-19 vaccine, with hesitancy falling in all groups, based on race, gender, political party and religion, new data shows. In March, 62 percent of Americans overall had been or soon would be vaccinated. That included about 64 percent of white people had been or would soon be … Read more
Anthony Mundine regrets saying Americans ‘brought 9/11 on themselves’ as the outspoken boxer uses his retirement speech to apologise to those he offended during his 30-year career career By Aap Published: 04:28 GMT, 24 March 2021 | Updated: 04:28 GMT, 24 March 2021 Anthony Mundine has used his retirement announcement to apologise for his ‘dumb’ … Read more
President Joe Biden spoke to a nation scarred by gun violence twice in a week, as he commended fallen officer Eric Talley, who responded to Monday’s mass killing in Boulder, Colorado. Biden also called on the U.S. Senate to act – and pass two gun control bills, which close up loopholes and passed the House … Read more
Pamela Churchill is pictured above. Churchill’s son Randolph erupted into a rage, accusing him of having encouraged his wife Pamela’s seduction of important American men during the war The salon in the boat was full of gold and silver ashtrays in the form of seashells, gold taps made in the shape of dolphins, and a 2,000-year-old … Read more
Public health experts say the U.S. is currently in a race between vaccinating the population against the coronavirus and a surge in cases following spring break. On Wednesday, the U.S. recorded 58,480 new infections, a 16 percent drop over the last month, and 1,173 deaths. However, over the last week or so, seven-day rolling averages … Read more
A new report produced by the Director of National Intelligence assesses that Russian President Vladimir Putin authorized an influence campaing for the 2020 elections – and that Kremlin proxies tried to ‘launder’ their efforts through people close to former President Donald Trump. The new report judges that the campaign – which followed Russian election interference … Read more
At least twice as many people in the U.S. may have developed antibodies against the novel coronavirus than official numbers suggest, according to a new study. Researchers looked at results of tests that determine if someone has been infected and if their body has produced immune cells that can protect them from being reinfected. Results, … Read more
CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky (pictured) pleaded with Americans to not travel over Spring Break during a press briefing on Monday The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging Americans to stay home to prevent the spread of COVID-19 until more people are vaccinated. At a press briefing on Monday, CDC Director Dr Rochelle … Read more
Nine in 10 vaccinated Americans have received their second dose against COVID – but more than 1.4 million people are either late getting their second shot or never received it, CDC report finds A new CDC report looked at nearly 12.5 million people who received their first coronavirus vaccine dose from December 14 to February … Read more