By Nola Hynes on May 21, 2020 12:00 pm
 This is the sixth in the multi-article series about the Shark Tank initiative, discussion Dr. Bright’s whistleblower complaint about corruption, political and industry influence in BARDA’s work. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 Whistleblower Dr. Bright Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) raised the issue of the whistleblower complaint filed by former Director [...]
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By Guest Post on May 21, 2020 11:00 am
 “If he retains stock in companies that are investing in the development of a vaccine,” said government watchdog CREW, “we can’t be confident of the integrity of any process in which he is involved.” (By: Julia Conley, Common Dreams) The chief adviser overseeing President Donald Trump’s task force charged with spearheading the U.S. government’s Covid-19 [...]
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By Will Bacha on May 21, 2020 10:00 am
 Countries around the world are starting to ease restrictions in an attempt to return to some degree of normalcy. Countries around the world are starting to ease restrictions in an attempt to return to normalcy, some moving slowly and cautiously, others hurtling forwards at breakneck speed against the warnings of infectious disease experts. Spain and [...]
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By Alaeddin Saleh on May 21, 2020 09:28 am
 After chief of intelligence of the Libyan Government of the National Accord (GNA) Abdulkader Al-Tuhami died under mysterious circumstances, a number of media outlets who happened to be affiliated to Turkey downplayed the importance of the news by claiming that the Libyan spy-master experienced a heart attack, perhaps the most common cause of death there [...]
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By Alec Pronk on May 21, 2020 09:00 am
 After publicly praising two foreign nurses, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is seeking to increase the amount they pay for healthcare. One of the crown jewels of the United Kingdom is its National Health Service, a public healthcare system free at the point of service. And, a growing number of workers staffing the healthcare system are [...]
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By Guest Post on May 21, 2020 06:00 am
 “This has the potential to be a major environmental disaster.” (By: Eoin Higgins, Common Dreams) Floodwaters unleashed by a dam failure in central Michigan have reached a Dow Chemical facility and Superfund site, the company admitted Wednesday, raising the possibility that the flood could turn into a full-fledged environmental catastrophe. At 10:00am EST, Dow announced [...]
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By Nola Hynes on May 20, 2020 03:00 pm
 This is part 5 of a multi-article series about the COVID-19 Shark Tank initiative, focusing on seroprevalence and serosurveillance. Click here to read the previous articles , Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 Antibody Testing The most recent endeavor, another diagnostic innovation initiative, involves the National Cancer Institute. Supported by Congressional funding and [...]
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By Daniel Davis on May 20, 2020 02:00 pm
 “For the President to threaten federal funding in the midst of a pandemic over a state exercising its authority to run elections in a safe and legal manner is inappropriate and outrageous.” President Donald Trump continued to attack vote-by-mail initiatives on Wednesday, particularly in Michigan and Nevada. In Michigan, all registered voters were mailed applications [...]
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By Vijay Prashad on May 20, 2020 12:00 pm
 On March 20, just after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global pandemic on March 11, the U.S. National Security Council (NSC) sent a cable to U.S. State Department instructing officials how they should speak about China and the novel coronavirus, according to the Daily Beast, which obtained the cable. One section of the cable is called [...]
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By Daniel Davis on May 20, 2020 11:00 am
 “We knew the number of applicants would be high, but we were just overwhelmed.” California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a $125 million relief fund last month for undocumented immigrants and the first disbursements began Monday, CNN reported. The funds are available for immigrants who did not qualify for the federal stimulus program provided by the [...]
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By Alexis Chapman on May 20, 2020 09:30 am
 On May 13, the Senate failed to pass an amendment to the “Freedom Act” that would have required a search warrant for law enforcement to access a person’s browser information or internet search history. Freedom Reauthorization The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was passed in 1972 to create rules for U.S. surveillance. After the September [...]
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By Ed Orazem on May 20, 2020 09:14 am
 Rather than accept responsibility for our declining competitiveness, the US is shifting responsibility by starting a new Cold War with China.
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By Guest Post on May 20, 2020 06:00 am
 “Hoyer does not actually have a problem with primary challengers, he has a problem with progressives.” (By: Eoin Higgins, Common Dreams) Progressives and climate activists expressed frustration with Democratic Party leadership after Politico reported Tuesday that House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer would be holding a virtual fundraiser for Rep. Joseph Kennedy III, who is challenging incumbent Sen. [...]
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By M.K. Bhadrakumar on May 19, 2020 02:00 pm
 What complicates Russia’s relationship with Syria, which has sometimes been referred to as a Russian client state, is that two strong-willed, highly self-opinionated leaders are also involved here—Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of Syria Bashar al-Assad. Russia’s relationships with its client states have never been easy. Of course, managing client states is always a complicated exercise. The [...]
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By Nola Hynes on May 19, 2020 01:30 pm
 This is part 4 of a multi-article series about the Shark Tank collaborative involving NIH and BARDA, discussing differences between the U.S., S. Korea and Sweden. Part 1 click here, Part 2 click here Part 3 click here This segment of the series regarding the Shark Tank initiative deals with the often-cited examples of South [...]
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