A law that has legally shielded online platforms — Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act — has long been mentioned by lawmakers as a potential target for reform. President Trump signed an executive order in May to curtail the law. And the legal shield, which largely protects tech companies […]
Daily Archives: November 21, 2020
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I was just informed that my sister’s boyfriend will be joining us for Thanksgiving. They’ve been going out for two years. I don’t like him and my other sibling downright hates him. Any other year, we could deal with this fairly easily; we have a big extended family. But this […]
Some Amazon rainforest regions are more resistant to climate change than previously thought and could actually BENEFIT from warmer temperatures, study finds Researchers studied how changes in soil and air moisture affect photosynthesis It had been thought that water stress would have a broadly negative impact This, in turn, would […]
The comedowns have subsided, The Hangover has come and gone. What now — rebirth or relapse? In the early hours of next Sunday morning, Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jnr will shake off the dust and shuffle back into the hurt arena. Iron Mike, once the baddest man on the […]
It’s been billed as the biggest flu vaccination programme in history – the Government’s plan for everyone over the age of 50 to get the jab on the NHS this winter. The aim is to protect 30 million vulnerable Britons – around 10 million more than in previous years – […]
Boss of Lloyds Banking Group on track to receive shares windfall just as he bows out of lender By Emma Dunkley, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:54 GMT, 21 November 2020 | Updated: 21:54 GMT, 21 November 2020 The boss of Lloyds Banking Group is on track to receive a […]
Stanford University faculty members voted to condemn their colleague Scott Atlas for spreading misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic through his role as one of President Donald Trump’s top health advisers. The Stanford Faculty Senate (SFS) announced the vote on a resolution which passed with 85 percent approval in a scathing […]
Prof Jason Abbott’s interest in gynaecology was piqued in the early 1990s when he treated a significant number of women complaining of troubling symptoms including – but not limited to – pelvic pain, fatigue, heavy bleeding, painful sex and painful bowel movements. And while some of these women would eventually […]