Anders Tegnell Getty Sweden’s chief epidemiologist said Sweden’s no-lockdown strategy led to low excess mortality. He acknowledged that vaccines were the only way out of the pandemic. Experts have been critical of Sweden’s response to the pandemic. Sweden’s chief epidemiologist stood by the country’s approach to the pandemic, even after […]
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TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Hundreds of protesters gathered in Libya’s capital of Tripoli on Friday to oppose a decision by the country’s lawmakers to pass a vote of no-confidence in the transitional government. The motion, passed Tuesday, represents a challenge to planned December elections and impedes efforts to unite the […]
What a gory opening day this became for Pádraig Harrington and Europe. The captain would have been forgiven reaching for smelling salts as the United States inflicted blow after blow on his beleaguered Ryder Cup holders. As Harrington contemplated how on earth to retrieve this situation, he would know only […]
Image: Bethesda / Kotaku Deathloop is the latest game to play around with time but it’s far from the only one. This summer’s divisive indie game 12 Minutes also centered around a repeating time loop, as have many other games, ranging from the star-charting Outer Wilds to the Nintendo 64 […]
A live televised interview with Vice President Kamala Harris was delayed on Friday after two hosts of the “The View” learned they tested positive for COVID-19 moments before she was to join them on the set By JONATHAN LEMIRE, LYNN ELBER and DAVID BAUDER Associated Press September 24, 2021, 11:23 […]
Students enter a public school in Queens, New York, on September 13. (Liao Pan/China News Service/Getty Images) The leaders of two major unions representing teachers, principals and school supervisors in New York City say they have major concerns about how schools will be both safe and properly staffed ahead of […]
Critics of the drama, based on the real life “Black Mafia Family” crime syndicate, have argued the show glamorizes drug-trafficking and money laundering. “The lifestyle choices are always going to give you more danger,” 50 Cent told CNN in a recent interview. “It’s going to give you entertainment and energy. […]
If I’m the only person wearing a mask in a store or other indoor location, am I really protected from infection? It’s true that masks work best when everyone in the room is wearing one. That’s because when an infected person wears a mask, a large percentage of their exhaled […]