University of Florida researchers pressured to destroy COVID-19 data, told not to criticize DeSantis: report

Researchers at the University of Florida allegedly felt pressured to delete COVID-19 data while working on a study for an undisclosed state entity, according to a report released on Monday by the Faculty Senate committee. The report stated that staff felt “external pressure to destroy” data and “barriers to accessing and analyzing” data in a timely manner.The document added that staff said there were…Continue Reading

Manchin quietly discusses Senate rules changes with Republicans

Sen. Joe ManchinJoe ManchinManchin warns about inflation as Democrats pursue Biden spending bill Overnight Health Care — Biden mandate faces Dem resistance Exporting gas means higher monthly energy bills for American families MORE (W.Va.), a key Democratic holdout on reforming the filibuster, is discussing small changes to Senate rules with Republicans.Manchin’s discussions with GOP colleagues…Continue Reading

A Conservative Vision for Albania

Like so many other countries around the world, after the failures of the last decade, Albanians are hoping and working for a course correction. Albania is a conservative nation. History and fate have made us into one. We have spent the last two millennia surrounded by neighbors threatening and carving out our territories, centuries under…Continue Reading

The End of Mass Tourism

The economies that gave us the motel, the camp ground, and the annual summer holiday are fading as new barriers to tourism emerge. Along with the usual asks for car rentals and hotel bookings, the European budget airline Ryanair now offers customers the option to pay for a carbon offset when booking online. For those…Continue Reading

Congressional Report Details Squalid Conditions Faced by Jan. 6 Defendants

Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Louie Gohmert visited Jan. 6 pretrial inmates at the D.C. jail. What they saw horrified them.A report authored by the office of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) released Tuesday chronicles the status of the approximately 40 individuals still in pretrial detention for alleged crimes committed during the January 6 Capitol…Continue Reading

Parliament Proceedings live | Parliament pays homage to those who died in the chopper crash

Rajnath Singh says that inquiry has started into helicopter crash in which CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, 12 others died The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the funding and implementation of the Ken-Betwa river interlinking project at a cost of ₹44,605 crore at the 2020-21 price level. The Centre would fund ₹39,317 crore for the project,…Continue Reading

Vijay’s ‘Master’ and Ajith’s ‘Valimai’ most tweeted-about movies in India in 2021

Suriya’s ‘Jai Bhim’, Vijay’s ‘Beast’ and and Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Vakeel Saab’ make up the rest of the top five After south Indian stars Vijay and Mahesh Babu dominated the entertainment tweets for the year, south Indian movies, especially Tamil, make a clean sweep of the most tweeted-about movies of 2021 in India.Also Read | Get…Continue Reading

Apple wins last-minute reprieve from App Store changes while ‘Fortnite’ appeal plays out

The appeals court order means Apple will not have to make the changes while it pursues a potentially years-long appeal of the Epic Games decision, which was largely favorable to the iPhone maker aside from the order to allow buttons to outside payment methods. Apple Inc on Wednesday won a reprieve from having to make…Continue Reading

IAF helicopter crash: Cockpit Voice, Flight Data Recorder recovered, Air Chief Marshal visits crash site

Examination of the devices will give insights into the crash, which took place on Wednesday afternoon The devices were recovered after a search of the crash site on Thursday morning   | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Examination of the devices will give insights into the crash, which took place on Wednesday afternoon The Cockpit Voice…Continue Reading