And another day of spending bills, travelers from China, Israel moves far-right, Buffalo's death toll, land in very high risk of wildfires, the Nigerian schoolgirls, ‘nitrate-cured’ meat’s clear link to cancer, Andrew Tate’s disgustingness, and a legend of ‘the beautiful game’ passes on comes to a close:
“One day, I hope we can play ball together in heaven.” — Pelé, the day Maradona died
Covid Deaths
US: 1,117,751
World: 6,693,618
Covid Cases
US: 102,477,929
World: 663,883,263
Biden signs $1.7 trillion bill funding government operations. President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.7 trillion spending bill that will keep the federal government operating through the end of the federal budget year in September 2023, and provide tens of billions of dollars in new aid to Ukraine for its fight against the Russian military.
US will require COVID-19 testing for travelers from China. The U.S. announced new COVID-19 testing requirements Wednesday for all travelers from China, joining other nations imposing restrictions because of a surge of infections.
Benjamin Netanyahu has been sworn in as the leader of what is likely to be Israel's most right-wing government in history. Netanyahu and his government were sworn in on Thursday for his sixth term as prime minister, 18 months after he was ousted from power. He returns with the support of several far-right figures once consigned to the fringes of Israeli politics, after cobbling together a coalition shortly before last week’s deadline.
Death toll climbs as blizzard-battered Buffalo area digs out. Roads reopened Thursday in storm-besieged Buffalo as authorities continued searching for people who may have died or are stuck and suffering after last week’s blizzard.
85% of rural land in California is now in ‘high’ or ‘very high’ risk for wildfires, new analysis shows. The climate crisis is among the key factors in a new assessment that shows more than 85% of California’s rural and unincorporated land is now in “high” or “very high” severity zones for wildfire danger, the state’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) recently announced.
2022 will be warmest year on record in UK. The Met Office said the annual average temperature across the UK this year will exceed the previous record set in 2014, when the average was 9.88C.
‘I think of them’: Abducted Nigerian schoolgirls remembered. Margret Yama’s phone screensaver is a picture of her cousin, Rifkatu Galang, who is still held by Boko Haram extremists nearly nine years after she and 275 other girls were seized from their school in northeastern Nigeria.
‘Too much’ nitrite-cured meat brings clear risk of cancer, say scientists. A leading scientist has urged ministers to ban the use of nitrites in food after research highlighted the “clear” risk of developing cancer from eating processed meat such as bacon and ham too often. The study by scientists from Queen’s University Belfast found that mice fed a diet of processed meat containing the chemicals, which are used to cure bacon and give it its distinctive pink colour, developed 75% more cancerous tumours than mice fed nitrite-free pork.
FDA recalls blood pressure medication over cancer risks. The tablets were contaminated by substances known as nitrosamines, which the FDA reports are commonly found in food and water. These impurities are found in meats, dairy products and vegetables, and can increase a person’s risk of developing cancer when faced with prolonged exposure, according to the FDA.
Sesame will join the major food allergens list on January 1, FDA says. The FDA has been reviewing whether to put sesame seeds on the major food allergens list — which also includes milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soybeans — for several years. Adding sesame to the major food allergens list means foods containing sesame will be subject to specific food allergen regulatory requirements, including those regarding labeling and manufacturing.
US House bans TikTok on lawmakers’ official phones. The U.S. House of Representatives has ordered its staff and lawmakers to delete TikTok from any government-issued mobile devices due to “security issues” with the popular video-sharing app. The order to delete the app was issued by Catherine Szpindor, the chief administrative officer of the House, whose office warned in August that the app represented a “high risk to users” citing a “number of security concerns.”
Insulin costs will be capped in 2023, but most people with diabetes won't benefit. The Inflation Reduction Act's insulin cap will apply only to people on Medicare, leaving behind more than 21 million people in the U.S. who may need the lifesaving drug.
Andrew Tate, brother detained in Romania in human trafficking case: reports. Tate was reportedly arrested on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organized criminal group. Prosecutors said they found six women who the suspects had sexually exploited and that the suspects appear to have created an organized group to recruit, house and exploit women by forcing them to create pornographic content to be viewed on certain websites for money, according to Reuters…Tate’s arrest came one day after he sparred on Twitter with climate activist Greta Thunberg, bragging about his collection of 33 cars. “This is just the start,” Tate said. “Please provide your email address so I can send a complete list of my car collection and their respective enormous emissions.” The 19-year-old Swedish activist responded by saying “yes, please do enlighten me. email me at smalldickenergy@getalife.com.” — Fucking hysterical! He got arrested because police used his clap back video to Greta to figure out where he was. More. On. Anyway, nicely done Greta. What’s not fucking hysterical is what this piece of shit has done to women, and how he believes women are partially responsible for rape and that they [women] belong to men. He’s just pure fucking trash.
Who is the complete opposite of trash is the one and only Pelé.
Pele: A sporting icon who made football beautiful. And, off the field, he campaigned tirelessly to improve conditions for the most deprived people in society.
RIP Pelé. He was 82.
Life’s short. Live, love, create, and help others.
Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and stay sane. Good night.
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