Fear of COVID-19 vaccine grows in Brazil’s remote Amazon

[ad_1] RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Navigating complex waterways to reach remote communities in the Brazilian Amazon is just the first challenge for Waldir Bittencourt, a nurse immunizing indigenous and riparian peoples against COVID-19. Once there, he faced something he hadn’t anticipated: fear of the vaccine. “It’s a recent phenomenon among indigenous peoples, due to … Read more

Virgin Galactic SPCE shares tumble after delaying next space flight test

[ad_1] Virgin Galactic’s Unity spacecraft is getting ready for flight. Galactic Virgo Virgin Galactic shares fell after the company delayed its next space flight test, which was scheduled for this weekend. “We have made progress in our pre-flight preparations and during this process we have decided to allow more time for technical checks. We are … Read more

Jacksonville Jaguars head coach defends hiring of controversial coach

[ad_1] The NFL team announced Thursday that it has hired Chris Doyle, the former University of Iowa strength and conditioning coach, to be the team’s director of athletic performance. Doyle, who was on staff at the University of Iowa from 1999 to 2019, was put on administrative leave from the school in June after several … Read more

IPhone SE 3 video reveals the design we really want

[ad_1] The iPhone SE remains a favorite among a notable percentage of iPhone fans, thanks to its small size and low price for Apple. We hope to see a new iteration this year, but as with the iPhone 13, there is still a lot we don’t know about what such a phone would look like. … Read more

People who rely on stimulus checks are ‘screwed’

[ad_1] Christian personal finance guru Dave Ramsey has started an online war with his sharp criticisms of the stimulus checks that have helped Americans weather the coronavirus crisis. “I don’t believe in a stimulus check because if $ 600 or $ 1,400 changes your life, you were screwed enough already,” Ramsey told Fox News in … Read more

Scientists identify potential culprit of post-Covid-19 ‘brain fog’ – RT World News

[ad_1] Recovering patients around the world have reported many persistent neurological symptoms, including fatigue, memory loss and confusion, dubbed “brain fog” or “brain Covid”. Scientists may have now found the culprit. “We were first approached by our colleagues in intensive care medicine, who had observed severe delirium in many patients hospitalized for Covid-19”, says neuro-oncologist … Read more

Senator Ted Cruz defends Gina Carano after ‘Mandalorian’ dismissal, mocks Disney

[ad_1] Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas is fighting over besieged actress Gina Carano who was fired from Disney + series “The Mandalorian” for controversial social media posts. Carano has been criticized and continues to be watched on social media for an article in which she compared the current political divide to events in Nazi Germany. The … Read more

Churchill Capital Corp. VI passes its IPO at 48 million units

[ad_1] Churchill Capital Corp. VI CCIV.U, said on Friday it had increased its initial public offering to 48 million units from a previous plan to offer 46 million, with the shares scheduled to start trading on Friday on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “CCVI .U ”. The Special Purpose Acquisition Company, … Read more

Tokyo Olympics chief resigns, apologizes again for sexist comments

[ad_1] By Kiyoshi Takenaka, Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo 2020 Olympics chief Yoshiro Mori resigned on Friday and again apologized for sexist remarks that sparked a global outcry, leaving the struggling Olympics in search of a chef five months after the opening ceremony. The resignation of the 83-year-old former prime minister further erodes confidence … Read more