Inmates complain about conditions of detention in Maine prison

[ad_1] Inmates at a Maine prison that has imposed a near-total lockdown due to a coronavirus outbreak and staff shortage say conditions are damaging their mental health. Dustin Beach, an inmate at Cumberland County Jail, tells the Portland Press Herald that the conditions are “cruel and unusual”. Another, who has been awaiting trial for two … Read more

Religious exemption: What to know about non-medical objections to COVID injections as vaccination mandates unfold

[ad_1] NEW YORK – With the proliferation of COVID-19 vaccination mandates across the country in the public and private sectors as well as in some school districts, the refusal of those unwilling or hesitant to get vaccinated is escalating. The vaccination effort has raised new questions about exemptions as warrants for adults are generally scarce … Read more

Growing Concern for Charities: Tax Havens for the Rich | Chicago News

[ad_1] (Mackenzie Marco / Unsplash) The spotlight that has been shed on the number of the rich and powerful protecting their wealth also heightens the fear of philanthropists: that tax havens used by the rich will increasingly divert money from charitable causes. Wealthy Americans have long sought to use charitable contributions to reduce their tax … Read more

Natural Covid infection produces stronger secondary immune response than vaccine, study finds

[ad_1] Are children better protected by natural immunity than by vaccination? Natural Covid Infections Produce Stronger Secondary Immune Response Than Vaccine, Study Finds Natural infection causes the body to produce memory B cells which become stronger Cells evolve and produce antibodies that work against new strains of Covid B cells are ready to make new … Read more

Idaho Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin comes out of CNN interview when pressed against Rogue COVID warrant ban

[ad_1] Idaho rogue Lieutenant Governor Janice McGeachin doesn’t like having to explain his actions. When a CNN reporter asked her on Friday to explain why she was “undermining” her boss by banning unscrupulous vaccine warrants, she replied, “I’m not going to talk to an activist anymore.” Governor Brad Little was out of state on official … Read more

Urban areas are improving, rural areas are suffering

[ad_1] Gary Rucker receives a COVID-19 vaccine in the Skid Row neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles on September 22. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) Residents of rural California counties with low vaccination rates died from COVID-19 at significantly higher rates during the summer wave of Delta coronavirus variants than those in better vaccinated areas … Read more

NASA is ready to take over the world with its new climate action plan

[ad_1] NASA has big plans to tackle climate change and its devastating global impacts with a new climate action plan the agency released on Thursday, October 7. Climate change and its effects pose such an imminent threat to life as we know it around the world that it is now described as the ‘climate crisis’, … Read more