Albert Wagner 
LAS VEGAS – A former Los Angeles-area gang leader charged with murder in the killing of hip-hop music icon Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas is deriding the case against him as the product of speculation and second-hand testimony as he asks a judge to put him on house arrest ahead of his trial. … Read more
For two consecutive Sundays, the PPE scandal involving the Conservative peer Michelle Mone has made waves. First came the release of a YouTube documentary on 10 December about Mone, her husband, Douglas Barrowman, and PPE Medpro, a company they helped to win more than £200m in government contracts. Then came the BBC’s heavily promoted interview … Read more
’Tis the season of respiratory illnesses. As we spend more time indoors and gather with friends and family to celebrate the holidays, cases of flu, COVID and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are steadily increasing around the country. There’s also been an uptick in anecdotal reports of a brutal, long-lasting cough going around. As one TikTok … Read more
(NewsNation) — A new study found the COVID-19 vaccine may have prevented thousands of premature births. The authors found that COVID-19 infection during pregnancy increased the risk of preterm birth, which can have lifelong consequences for infants. A fetus exposed to COVID-19 in the womb can also lead to health problems. The study, published in … Read more
The Canadian military will spend $2.49 billion to acquire 11 remotely piloted aircraft – or drones – from U.S.-based manufacturer General Atomics, the parliamentary secretary for the minister of national defence announced Tuesday. The combat-capable aircraft, which are roughly the size of a fighter jet, will be stationed at 14 Wing Greenwood, N.S., … Read more
Draw near, readers, for these are testing times for bouncy-blow-dried plague profiteer Michelle Mone and her husband/support garment Doug Barrowman. And also, perhaps, for the Conservative figures who ennobled her ladyship, then helped her and Doug fast-track their way into providing £203m of Covid PPE, from which they cleared at least £65m in profit, even … Read more
Over the next few weeks, millions of people — perhaps yourself included — will travel near and far to visit loved ones for the holiday season. And as holiday travel and gatherings ramp up, cases of respiratory illnesses, such as flu, COVID and RSV, are expected to soar. After all, these viruses spread best when … Read more
(NewsNation) — There’s a new push in Congress to finally hold those who committed fraud using COVID-19 pandemic relief funds accountable. Florida Rep. Aaron Bean introduced the PPP/EIDL Fraud Report Act of 2023, otherwise known as the “We Want Our Money Back Act,” earlier this year, and now, a vote to pass the bill is … Read more
Google has agreed to pay US$700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in another case that could result in even bigger changes. Although Google struck the deal with state attorneys general … Read more
Michelle Mone has hit back at a former Conservative health minister after he accused her of not being honest with him during the pandemic about her financial interests. James Bethell had challenged the disgraced Conservative peer’s claim that she told people in government about her links with PPE Medpro, a consortium led by her husband, … Read more
