Washington DC: News
Felled by Ferragamo, Disgraced Expelled Congressman George Santos Now Seeks Career in River City as Pool Player
Georgie Porgie sat on a wall
Georgie Porgie had a great fall
All the queens’ horses and all the queens’ men
Couldn’t screw Georgie together again
In the end, it was two names – Hermès and Ferragamo – that led to the undoing of George Santos, assuming that’s his real name.
On Friday, Santos was just the sixth congressman expelled from the House of Representatives and, perhaps …
Hundreds Traveling to March for Israel on Tuesday Stranded on Dulles Tarmac Instead When Bus Drivers Refuse to Work in ‘Malicious ‘Walk-Off’
If you’re flying somewhere to participate in a protest or other type of march, you better hope that your bus driver shares your sympathies.
On Tuesday, hundreds of members of Detroit’s Jewish community who were en route to the March for Israel in Washington, D.C., were stranded at Dulles International Airport when bus drivers working for the company that was hired to provide transportation to the march staged what many said …
How Scientists Were Used by the U.S. and U.K. Governments to Support Madness in the First Years of the Pandemic
During the early years of the coronavirus pandemic, Devi Sridhar feared that scientific advisers in the United Kingdom were being used by the U.K. government.
Sridhar, chairman of global public health at the University of Edinburgh, told Chris Whitty, who has served as chief medical advisor to the U.K. government since 2019, just that and the current government pandemic inquiry shows that that she was unfortunately spot on.
Over the past week, …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Sept. 29: Pharmacists Stage Walkouts, Democrats More Satisfied With Their Vaccinations Than Others
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,297th day of the pandemic.
Before diving into the world of SARS-CoV-2, there are two major news items I would like to dive into for a moment.
Senator Diane Feinstein, an individual who spent a lifetime breaking barriers for women, died early Friday morning. Feinstein, who became the mayor of San Francisco …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Sept. 23: Long Covid Linked to Multiple Organ Changes, Researchers Trial Monoclonal Antibodies to Eradicate Long Covid
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,291st day of the pandemic.
In news we report today, researchers are testing a bespoke monoclonal antibody to see if it will eradicate Long Covid, scientists reported multiple organ changes in Long Covid patients, and a patient’s death from a fatal brain disease was likely linked to having had Covid.
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Deadly Thunderstorms with High Winds Create Travel Chaos As Weekend Starts
A series of severe thunderstorms on Friday, which came on the heels of deadly storms along the Eastern Seaboard on Thursday, wrought travel chaos in the Northeast.
Area airports including LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International in New York, Newark Liberty International in New Jersey, and General Edward Lawrence Logan International in Boston reported hundreds of flight delays and cancellations on Friday, where ground stops were in effect due to the …
Coronavirus Morning News Brief – Aug. 10: Company That Received $700 M Pandemic Bailout Goes Bust, WeWork’s Woes
Good morning. This is Jonathan Spira reporting. Here now the news of the pandemic from across the globe on the 1,247th day of the pandemic.
In news we cover today, a company that received a $700 million pandemic bailout filed for bankruptcy and many government officials are concerned the loan won’t be repaid, New York City closed its public-health library, and WeWork may try for a second flameout.
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Even a massive …
