Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Safe form of ultraviolet light kills airborne coronavirus Ceiling fixtures emitting a safe form of ultraviolet light called far-UVC would be very efficient at killing airborne coronaviruses, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University. “A very low exposure to far-UVC light killed well over 99.9% of the […]
Reuters, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Hundreds of unarmed Washington D.C. National Guard troops were activated and on standby to assist law enforcement personnel with protecting some historical monuments, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, after protesters tried to tear down a statue of former President Andrew Jackson in a park near the White House. President Donald […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday walked back on his earlier remarks that the U.S.-China trade pact was “over”, stoking volatility in markets already frazzled by the coronavirus pandemic. Navarro said his comments were taken “wildly out of context”, while U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed in a […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Google said on Thursday it was tackling unlawful discrimination by barring housing, employment, and credit ads from being targeted to its users based on their postal code, gender, age, parental status, or marital status. U.S. protests following the death of George Floyd have placed a spotlight on racial inequities, […]
Samuel Case, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] It would appear the month of May was difficult for the Trump campaign’s fundraising efforts. Joe Biden outdid the incumbent president by bringing in a hefty haul of $80.8 million, the largest since his campaign began. Donald Trump took in $74 million, an increase from the $61.7 million raised […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] Voters in one of Kentucky’s biggest counties faced long lines and some voters in New York complained their polling stations opened late as six states held elections on Tuesday amid persistent worries about the risks posed by the coronavirus. But unlike the delays and confusion earlier this year at […]
Madeline Sponsler FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] The United States saw a 25% increase in new cases of COVID-19 in the week ended June 21 compared to the previous seven days, with Arizona, Florida, and Texas experiencing record surges in new infections, according to a Reuters analysis. Twenty-five U.S. states reported more new cases last week […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News A stabbing rampage in the southern English town of Reading in which three people were killed and three taken to hospital was an act of terrorism, police said on Sunday. Detectives said a man had run into a park in Reading, about 40 miles west of London where locals had been […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] NASCAR has stepped up security around Bubba Wallace for the rain-delayed Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Monday after a noose was found in the driver’s garage. The only Black driver in NASCAR’s top series and a vocal supporter of Black Lives Matter, Wallace was the target of a […]
Madeline Sponsler, FISM News [elfsight_social_share_buttons id=”1″] A U.S. judge denied on Saturday a request by the Trump administration for an injunction to block publication of a book by Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton that alleges the president sought China’s help to win re-election. In his ruling, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth said, […]
