Misinformed:  Conservative radio host Phil Valentine in Tennessee is reported to be fighting for his life in the hospital after downplaying the threat of Covid-19. He has said on a blog post, “I’m not an anti-vaxxer, I’m just using common sense. What …

Viral News: As the Delta variant of the coronavirus causes a surge of infections, some companies are re-thinking when or if they will call employees back to the office and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is talking about mandatory vaccinations.   The …

Viral News: The National Football League knows something about blocking and tackling and that’s what they are doing with the coronavirus.   The league is not requiring players to be vaccinated … everything but that. The NFL announced that it will not …

Friends Like These: President Trump’s friend Tom Barrack, a former adviser, and the chairman of the former president’s inauguration committee, has been charged with illegal foreign lobbying on behalf of the United Arab Emirates in what federal prosecutors say was an effort to …

Viral News: US Olympic teams are losing members to virus protocols as the Olympic village in Tokyo begins to swell with athletes. Two US gymnasts are in quarantine.   More than two dozen athletes from around the world have tested positive for …

Viral News: US tennis star Coco Gauff announced on Twitter that she had tested positive for the coronavirus and would not be competing in the Tokyo Olympics. It’s another disruption in the pandemic games.   Gauff was expected to be a leader for …

Warmer and Wetter: As floodwaters recede in Germany and western Europe, the full extent of damage is just being revealed with 160 people confirmed dead and more expected. At least 90 of the dead lived in the hard hit Rhineland-Palatinate State.    About …

Washed Away: An astonishing 1,300 people are missing and at least 93 reported dead in devastating floods that swept through parts of Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland.   Worst hit were the German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia.    Rivers overflowed and whole …

Viral News:  The mystery is that in parts of the country the Covid-19 vaccine campaign has inspired an anti-vaccine movement among conservative Republicans and some states controlled by them.   Tennessee, for instance, has prohibited its health department not only from encouraging children …

The Big Lie: Speaking in Philadelphia, President Biden finally confronted the claim by President Trump and many Republican leaders that the election was stolen from the former president. “No other election has ever been held under such scrutiny, such high standards,” Biden …