One in five Covid cases in US now from Florida: ‘This is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated’

One in five Covid cases in US now from Florida: ‘This is becoming a pandemic of the unvaccinated’

The director of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has said that Covid-19 is becoming a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” as the White House revealed one in five of all cases in the country are occurring in Florida During a White House coronavirus briefing on Friday, Doctor Rochelle Walensky said: “There is a clear…

Xiaomi becomes the world’s second-largest phone maker for the first time

Xiaomi becomes the world’s second-largest phone maker for the first time

Xiaomi is now a true heavyweight in the smartphone arena. Canalys estimates that the Chinese tech giant became the world’s second-largest phone brand in the second quarter of 2021, surging 83 percent year-over-yer to claim 17 percent of the market. The company not only overtook Apple (14 percent) to claim the second spot, but blew…

Accused Capitol Rioters Treated Like ‘Third-World County Political Prisoners’: Rep. Gohmert
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Accused Capitol Rioters Treated Like ‘Third-World County Political Prisoners’: Rep. Gohmert

People accused of participating in the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol are facing treatment akin to that seen in third-world countries, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) says. “They’re being treated like third world country political prisoners,” Gohmert told The Epoch Times in a recent interview. “Some of them were violent, and I would have…

Amber Heard Poses With Baby Oonagh & Says She’s ‘The Mom & The Dad’

Amber Heard Poses With Baby Oonagh & Says She’s ‘The Mom & The Dad’

Amber Heard is sharing a glimpse behind-the-scenes at her life at home. The 35-year-old Aquaman actress posted an adorable photo alongside 3-month-old baby Oonagh Paige on her Instagram on Friday (July 16). PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Amber Heard In the photo, she works at a laptop while holding her newborn baby, who…

Braves place Ian Anderson on injured list, activate Touki Toussaint

Braves place Ian Anderson on injured list, activate Touki Toussaint

In advance of Friday’s series opener against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Atlanta Braves placed right-hander Ian Anderson on the 10-day injured list due to shoulder inflammation. The team reinstated right-hander Touki Toussaint from the 60-day injured list to take Anderson’s spot not he active roster. Anderson lasted just 2 1/3 innings in his final…

Engadget Podcast: Billionaires in space, Windows in the cloud

Engadget Podcast: Billionaires in space, Windows in the cloud

This week, editor-in-chief of Space.com Tariq Malik joins Cherlynn and Devindra to break down what led to the ongoing billionaire space race and what’s happening now. Was Richard Branson really in space? What’s the difference between Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin and Space X’s vehicles? Plus, what are these billionaires trying to achieve, and at what…

For the first time in history, an MLB game will be called by all women

For the first time in history, an MLB game will be called by all women

For the first-time in Major League Baseball history, there will be all women serving as the on-air crew when the Baltimore Orioles and the Tampa Bay Rays play against each other on Tuesday, reports The New York Times. Melanie Newman, who has served as the Orioles’ radio play-by-play announcer since last year, will do play-by-play…

McConnell calls for Biden to withdraw nominee linked to eco-terrorist plot
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McConnell calls for Biden to withdraw nominee linked to eco-terrorist plot

EXCLUSIVE: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is calling on President Biden to “immediately” pull Tracy Stone-Manning’s nomination for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) director over her link to an eco-terrorist plot and her apparently misleading answers to senators about it. Every Republican on the Senate Energy Committee already signed a letter Wednesday urging Biden to…