"She describes facing death threats online and feeling abused and abandoned by the Democratic Party, which she says she's supported her whole life. Numerous prominent Democrats have said they believe Biden's denials." – AP
Biden accuser's struggles with abuse, financial hardship
May 22, 2020
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — One thing is clear in the complicated, sometimes contradictory and often chaotic story of Tara Reade: Her life has not been easy.
Her earliest childhood memory was of...
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The Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation |
When does an ordinary memory lapse indicate something more serious, like early Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia? Look for these ten common signs ...
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Forgetting recently learned information is one of the most common early signs of dementia.
A person begins to forget more often and is unable to recall the information later.
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May 16, 2020
Fox8, WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A local pastor and churches all over the state want to hold their church services inside of their buildings.
But Gov. Roy Cooper's executive order is only allowing churches to hold their services outside in parking lots while practicing social distancing.
“We’ve been out long enough, it’s time to get back,” said Pastor Ronnie Baity, who leads Berean Baptist Church in Winston-Salem.
Fighting for change, Pastor Baity, Return America, and People...
"The anguish people are feeling is at astronomical levels."
May 16, 2020
by James Ketler |
Mises Wire – Although state lockdowns have served governors well as a heavy-handed show of force, the policies are a patent neglect of the many nuances inherent in human action.
They have led to a host of unintended consequences, including the emergence of a new health crisis—a dangerously sharp rise in mental illness.
Though states are gradually wading out of lockdown, the damage...
"I think one of the many fears people have about homosexuality is around children. I think that the more gay parents raise good, strong, compassionate people, the better the world will be." – Melissa Etheridge, 2001
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Melissa Etheridge said Wednesday that her son Beckett Cypher has died.
Etheridge released a statement saying opioid addiction was behind Cypher’s death.
“Today I joined the hundreds of thousands of families who have lost loved ones to opioid...
"President Donald Trump will not be controlling the agenda." – AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, is warning Congress that if the country reopens too soon during the coronavirus pandemic, it will result in "needless suffering and death."
Fauci is among the health experts testifying to a Senate panel. His testimony comes as President Donald Trump is praising states that are reopening after the prolonged lock-down aimed at controlling...
May 11, 2020
USA Today – With coronavirus exposure arriving in the West Wing, the White House is taking extra precautions to ensure the safety of the president and his staff after two administration aides tested positive for the coronavirus.
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will be tested daily for the virus, as will every staff member in close proximity to them.
White House guests will be tested, workspaces will undergo regular deep cleaning,...
May 7, 2020 |
CBS News – Traces of the COVID-19 coronavirus have been found in the semen of some severely infected men, raising the possibility that the virus might be sexually transmitted, a new study from China claims.
Researchers found evidence of the virus in six men out of a group of 38 COVID-19 patients at Shangqiu Municipal Hospital in China who provided samples.
The six men included four who were still infected and two who...
"You have just tossed entirely to the wind what Congress thought was essential, that is that women be provided these .... services with no hassle, no cost to them." – Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed concerned Wednesday about the sweep of Trump administration rules that would allow more employers who cite a religious or moral objection to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women as required by...
"Tara Reade’s allegations against Joe Biden demand action." – Elizabeth Bruenig, The New York Times
Opinion |
Democrats, It’s Time to Consider a Plan B
By Elizabeth Bruenig
Ms. Bruenig is an opinion writer.
The New York Times – If you’re lucky when you report your sexual assault, you’ll become known as a person who was sexually assaulted.
If you’re unlucky, you’ll become known as a person who lied about being sexually assaulted.
It could still go either way for Tara...
May 1, 2020
Kaiser Health News – Jane Gunter, a nurse practitioner in Tuolumne County, California, has long wanted to specialize in mental health so she can treat patients who have anxiety, depression and more complicated mental illnesses.
Her county, a rural outpost in the Sierra Nevada foothills with a population of about 54,000, has only five psychiatrists — “a huge shortage,” she said.
But Gunter, 56, wasn’t about to quit her job at the Me-Wuk Indian...
"It started off as just a little bit of a dry cough ... "
CDC – Know the facts about coronavirus (COVID-19) and help stop the spread of rumors.
FACT 1: Diseases can make anyone sick regardless of their race or ethnicity.
Fear and anxiety about COVID-19 can cause people to avoid or reject others even though they are not at risk for spreading the virus.
FACT 2: For most people, the immediate risk of becoming seriously ill from...
May 1, 2020
Biden on sexual assault allegation: 'never, never happened'
Washington (AP) – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday categorically denied allegations from a former Senate staffer that he sexually assaulted her in the early 1990s, saying "this never happened."
Biden's first public remarks on the allegation by a former employee, Tara Reade, come at a critical moment for the presumptive Democratic nominee as he tries to relieve mounting pressure after weeks of leaving denials...
"Women are a core constituency for Democrats, and Biden has a mixed history."
April 29, 2020
Editor's note: This story contains graphic descriptions of an alleged sexual assault.
NPR – New information has emerged in recent days about a sexual assault allegation against the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, made by Tara Reade, a former staff assistant in Biden's Senate office.
For the first time, someone has gone on the record to say that Reade detailed the...