Pandemic

News What's a word for...? Dave's Word Game is a new release from indie studio Bearwaves Arriving next month, it offers a new take on the word puzzler format Shoot for the high score by building multiple scoring words and compete with friends Ever since it first arrived in 2021,…

PARIS, Nov 27 (Reuters) - The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than COVID-19 if it mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France’s Institut Pasteur respiratory infections centre said. The highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly…

Even the CEO of Epic Games is worried In case we didn’t have enough things to thank AI for, we can now add the soaring cost of computer RAM to the list. The prices of computer components like GPUs have been steadily rising due to things like the crypto boom,…

In a significant development highlighting the complexities of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached a settlement with Education for Just Peace in the Middle East, known as the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (EfJP). The organization, a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, agreed to pay $353,000 to…

How do we stop the next big viral outbreak? The answer to that question lies in preventing zoonotic spillovers. Thousands of pathogens have been silently circulating in our forests for centuries. However, climate change, deforestation and the trade of live animals increases the risk of bringing them in close proximity…

The typical retail worker earns $34,000 per year, or 52% less than they would need to afford the typical apartment. Rental affordability has improved slightly in recent years; the typical retail worker earned 57% less than they would need during the pandemic moving frenzy. The earnings shortfall is smallest in…

In the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, tens of thousands of pregnant women were wheeled into hospitals where they fought for their lives and the lives of the babies they carried. It took the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention until August 2021, eight months after the first…

The University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, which has taken in hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars, is warning on its website about the "whiteness pandemic," accusing "white people" of perpetuating "systemic racism" and calling on adults to "re-educate" themselves. On the University's Institute of Child Development page, on the Culture and…

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge global health, prompting advancements in vaccine technology to combat the evolving virus. Moderna has introduced an innovative vaccine, mNEXSpike, which gained approval in 2025. This low-dose mRNA vaccine is tailored for individuals aged 65 and older, as well as high-risk groups between 12 and…

Child trafficking arrests have hit their lowest point in five years since Homeland Security aggressively reoriented its attention toward immigration arrests. Fewer kids have been rescued from exploitation and trafficking this past year than at any point since the pandemic, reported The New York Times Tuesday. The number of indictments…