PARIS: Covid treatments using plasma taken from the blood of recovered coronavirus patients should not be given to people with mild or moderate illness, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Convalescent plasma showed some early promise when given intravenously to people sick with Covid-19. But in advice published in the British Medical Journal, the WHO…Continue Reading
India’s Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla termed Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi as short but “highly productive” after the Russian leader met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (December 6). PM Modi hosted the Russian President at Hyderabad House in the Indian capital for the 21st annual India-Russia Summit, which…Continue Reading
A study published Monday suggests that Black content creators make significantly less money than their white counterparts.The report, titled “Time to Face the Influencer Pay Gap,” looked at issues of annual income, size of followings, the amounts influencers were offered for deals and more. It was published by the public relations firm MSL U.S. in…Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court commission is not planning on making a recommendation on whether to expand the size of the court, according to a draft report obtained Monday by NBC News.“The Commission takes no position on the validity or strength” of arguments for or against expanding the number of justices, the report…Continue Reading
A federal investigation that re-examined the murder of Emmett Till ended Monday after the Justice Department failed to find proof that a key figure in the case lied, a senior level law enforcement official said.Till, a Black teenager from Chicago, was brutally beaten and shot in the head in 1955 after a white woman, Carolyn…Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., one of former President Donald Trump’s most loyal defenders, is leaving Congress to become CEO of the Trump Media and Technology Group, NBC News confirmed Monday.”Congressman Devin Nunes is a fighter and a leader. He will make an excellent CEO of TMTG,” Trump said in a statement released by…Continue Reading
In 2021, many started defining the passage of time based on whether it was a Bones Day or a No Bones Day.But that wasn’t the only online trend that captivated the over 1 billion people who used TikTok this year. On Monday, the app celebrated the end of the year by sharing the top trends…Continue Reading
Less than a year after a video went viral of country singer Morgan Wallen repeatedly shouting a racial slur, he’s announced an eight-month, sure-to-sell-out cross-country tour. As a country music fan, I’m disappointed. But I wish I could say I’m also surprised.As a country music fan, I’m disappointed. But I wish I could say I…Continue Reading
Hundreds of residents in Hastings, Minnesota, took to the streets over the weekend to rally in support of LGBTQ youth after an official’s transgender child was publicly outed. The demonstrations in support of the child come after Concerned Parents of Hastings, a Facebook group for conservative parents, publicly outed Kit, 8, in the wake of a…Continue Reading
The Powerball jackpot for 12/06/21 is $280 million, and the drawing will be held at 11 p.m. ET tonight.Keep this page bookmarked and refresh it to see if you hold the winning numbers from Monday night’s drawing.Monday night’s 12/06/21 Powerball jackpot is worth $280 million, with a cash-value option worth $205.0 million. The total jackpot…Continue Reading