The word “socialism” has been used for well over a century to sow panic among Americans and protect the interests of the very rich by giving a name to what Franklin D. Roosevelt referred to as “fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror.” Though Herbert Hoover’s accusations on the eve […]
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Penny Arcade and ReedPop, the organizers of the series of Penny Arcade Expos across the globe, have announced plans to return to in-person conventions pending improvement in the COVID-19 global pandemic. PAX East 2020, which took place in Boston, Mass. from February 27 to March 1, was among the final […]
Sign up for the Guardian’s First Thing newsletter On the night Donald Trump won the US presidency in 2016, he gave his supporters a thumbs up and delivered a victory speech in the ballroom of a midtown Manhattan hotel. On either side of the stage were two mounted glass cases. […]
NBA star Karl-Anthony Towns revealed he has lost seven members of his family to COVID-19, including his mother who died as a result of the virus in April, stating that he has seen ‘a lot of coffins in the last seven months’. Towns, 25, was speaking to ESPN about the […]
The drugmaker Moderna said on Wednesday that it would soon begin testing its coronavirus vaccine in children ages 12 through 17. The study, listed Wednesday on the website clinicaltrials.gov, is to include 3,000 children, with half receiving two shots of vaccine four weeks apart, and half getting placebo shots of […]
By Karina Shah A fruit fly on a banana skinAlexius Sutandio / Alamy Fruit flies that are lulled by gentle vibrations while they fall asleep snooze for longer, a finding that could explain why babies like to be rocked or why people nod off in the car. Kyunghee Koh at […]
DOVER, Del. — Delaware’s governor is issuing a stay-at-home advisory and implementing a universal mask mandate requiring people to wear cloth face coverings even in their own homes if someone outside the immediate household is present. Gov. John Carney on Thursday also recommended that schools suspend in-person instruction from Dec. […]
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Urban Outfitters, Inc. (NASDAQ:URBN), a leading lifestyle products and services company which operates a portfolio of global consumer brands comprised of the Anthropologie, BHLDN, Free People, FP Movement, Terrain, Urban Outfitters, Nuuly and Menus & Venues brands, today announced the promotion of Melanie […]