Haiti President Jovenel Moïse assassinated in middle-of-the-night attack at his home

Keep in mind the following statistic (as of today from this site) when you read this article. Deaths per million from COVID France 1701. Deaths from COVID Russia 959. Even allowing for a lot of lying on the part of Russia authorities, there is no particular evidence that Russia is doing all that bad compared to many first world countries. A massive third wave is spreading unchecked, anti-vaxxers are rampant, and the Kremlin’s vaccine diplomacy has failed.

Report: Delta variant is said to cause fewer serious COVID cases in Israel

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Cuomo’s gun-violence emergency slush fund is all about saving… Cuomo

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Why a Chinese invasion of Taiwan would be a catastrophe for China and the world

A Review of COVID-19 Deaths in Two California Counties Drops the Total by Nearly 25%

Iran accuses Israel of June sabotage attack on nuclear site

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Hackers conduct one of the largest supply chain cyberattacks to date

Army preparing for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines by September, report says

CULTURE WARS ARE LONG WARS

Lockdown killed my mother — and thousands like her

Lying to the ghost in the machine

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Big Tech cracks down on Robert Malone, mRNA vaccine pioneer who warns about their risks

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UK pupils use orange juice to fake ‘positive’ Covid test results

Trump Organization indictments are a travesty of justice

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Single bee is making an immortal clone army thanks to a genetic fluke

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Is your friend an extremist? Facebook is asking some users about exposure to content.

U.S. pulls out of Bagram Airfield without notice

Settlement evacuation compromise rocks Israeli coalition

Western drought brings another woe: voracious grasshoppers

Birds dying in Indiana and Kentucky remains a mystery

In Western universities and board rooms, souls are cheap. But Jimmy Lai’s is not.

California Democrats pass law to change recall rules and help Gov. Newsom fend off challengers

Is North Korea Headed Towards Starvation?

Lebanon’s parliament backs $556M cash subsidy

5-minute breathing workout lowers blood pressure as much as exercise, drugs

Six days in Suez: The inside story of the ship that broke global trade

Hackers are investing in each other’s operations—just like VCs invest in startups

Oregonians Allowed to Pump Their Own Gas . . . for Two Days

Why does it cost so much to build things in America?