AOC, Omar silent after Black Lives Matter voices support for Cuban regime
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AOC, Omar silent after Black Lives Matter voices support for Cuban regime

Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Cori Bush of Missouri have yet to weigh in on Black Lives Matter declaring its support for Cuba’s communist regime, even though the congresswomen have been vocal BLM supporters in the past. Black Lives Matter sparked a backlash late Wednesday after posting a…

Watchdogs Assail Biden's Ambassador to Germany Pick

Watchdogs Assail Biden's Ambassador to Germany Pick

President Biden’s choice of University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann to be U.S. ambassador to Germany is spurring new controversy – and not just over quid pro quo concerns about her decision to pay Biden $911,000 in salary for an ambiguous professorial role at the prestigious college. Gutmann is the second-highest-paid Ivy League president, receiving…

Severely paralyzed man communicates using brain signals sent to his vocal tract

Severely paralyzed man communicates using brain signals sent to his vocal tract

A severely paralyzed man has been able to communicate using a new type of technology that translates signals from his brain to his vocal tract directly into words that appear on a screen. Developed by researchers at UC San Francisco, the technique is a more natural way for people with speech loss to communicate than…

State Deptartment defends Cuba policy official after Rubio blames her for admin’s ‘weak’ response
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State Deptartment defends Cuba policy official after Rubio blames her for admin’s ‘weak’ response

The State Department defended its head of Cuba policy, saying both the U.S. and Cuba are better for her service despite Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., claiming she was responsible for the Biden administration’s “weak” response to how the Cuban government is treating its people. In a video posted to Twitter on Wednesday, Rubio called on…

Will COVID-19 vaccines work if I have a weak immune system?

Will COVID-19 vaccines work if I have a weak immune system?

Will COVID-19 vaccines work if I have a weak immune system? Probably not as well as they do in healthy people, but the shots should offer some protection. It’s why vaccinations are still recommended for people with immune systems weakened by disease or certain medications. It’s also important that your family, friends and caregivers get…

Bird’s Safe Start discourages intoxicated riders from using its scooters

Bird’s Safe Start discourages intoxicated riders from using its scooters

Bird has launched a new in-app safety check feature meant to keep users under the influence from unlocking its scooter rentals at night. The new feature, called Safe Start, will ask riders attempting to unlock a Bird rental scooter between 10PM and 4AM local time to type in a keyword within the app. That will…

Paxful Donates to Friends of Nigerian Basketball in Olympic Push

Paxful Donates to Friends of Nigerian Basketball in Olympic Push

LAGOS, Nigeria, July 15, 2021 (Newswire.com) – Paxful, the leading global peer-to-peer fintech platform, announced that it will be donating to the Friends of Nigerian Basketball Foundation (FONB), a non-profit corporation with a mission to amplify and support the global sport of basketball at all levels of engagement and competition. Additionally, Paxful’s Co-Founders Ray Youssef…

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer says he has not decided when to retire
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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer says he has not decided when to retire

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is the senior liberal-leaning member of the court, and at least for now he intends to keep it that way. The 82-years-old jurist has said that he does plan to retire at some point, but in an interview with CNN Supreme Court analyst Joan Biskupic, Breyer made it clear that…