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Sunday, September 13, 2020
The First Clinical Trial to Support Vitamin D Therapy For Covid-19
Oral calcifediol, the main metabolite of vitamin D3, reduced ICU admission from 50% to 2% among Covid-19 patients.
Saturday, September 12, 2020
Britain is risking a car-crash Brexit of food shortages, another recession and isolation
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/12/business/brexit-no-deal-uk-economy/index.html
In the four years that have passed since Britain voted to leave the European Union, business executives have consistently delivered one message to the country's political leaders: Do not under any circumstances crash out of our largest export market without a deal to protect trade.
Now,
after painstaking negotiations that resulted in an amicable divorce
with the European Union earlier this year, Prime Minister Boris Johnson
has instigated a confrontation with Brussels that could turn the
nightmare "no-deal" scenario for business into reality.
The UK government said this week that it intends to break the terms of the divorce agreement
that settled the country's departure from the European Union at the end
of January. EU officials have given Johnson until the end of this month
to abandon his would-be violation of international law.
QAnon fans spread fake claims about real fires in Oregon
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/09/11/tech/qanon-oregon-fire-conspiracy-theory/index.html
Authorities in Oregon are pleading with the public to only trust and share information verified by official sources about the unprecedented wildfires sweeping the state. The pleas come as law enforcement agencies described 911 dispatchers being overrun with calls about a false online rumor that "Antifa" members had been arrested for setting the fires — a claim promoted by the anonymous account behind the QAnon conspiracy theories.
The
incident highlights how online conspiracy theories, a sustained
right-wing campaign to create increased fear of anti-fascist groups, and
amplification of false claims by QAnon followers, have real
consequences.
On Friday, the FBI responded, saying, "reports that extremists are setting wildfires in Oregon are untrue."
FBI Calls Rumors of Extremists Starting Oregon Wildfires ‘Untrue’
https://time.com/5888371/oregon-wildfires-antifa-proud-boys-rumors-false/
The FBI and other law enforcement officials issued statements on Friday to dispute rumors that wildfires in Oregon had been intentionally started by extremists.
“FBI Portland and local law enforcement agencies have been receiving reports that extremists are responsible for setting wildfires in Oregon. With our state and local partners, the FBI has investigated several such reports and found them to be untrue,” the FBI Portland Division said in a statement.
“Conspiracy theories and misinformation take valuable resources away [from] local fire and police agencies working around the clock to bring these fires under control,” the statement continued. “Please help our entire community by only sharing validated information from official sources.”
Nora Dannehy, Connecticut prosecutor who was top aide to John Durham’s Trump-Russia investigation, resigns amid concern about pressure from Attorney General William Barr
Federal prosecutor Nora Dannehy, a top aide to U.S. Attorney John H. Durham in his Russia investigation, has quietly resigned — at least partly out of concern that the investigative team is being pressed for political reasons to produce a report before its work is done, colleagues said.
Trump administration admits defunding FDNY’s 9/11 healthcare program
The Trump administration admitted Friday to stripping millions of dollars from an FDNY fund that foots healthcare bills for 9/11 survivors and promised to try to put an end to the heartless practice.
The administration’s about-face came after the Daily News exclusively reported Thursday that the Treasury Department has over the past four years siphoned nearly $4 million from the FDNY World Trade Center Health Program, which helps cover medical services for firefighters, EMTs and paramedics still suffering from 9/11-related illnesses.
A Treasury Department official said in an email after repeated requests from The News that it was “an unfortunate situation” that the funds were being redirected from the FDNY program.
States Bow to Pressure to Reverse Course on HCQ
https://yated.com/states-bow-to-pressure-to-reverse-course-on-hcq/
As Covid-19 continues to burn its way across previously unscathed regions in the country, public pressure in ten states has forced governors and pharmaceutical boards to lift or ease restrictions on HCQ to fight the disease.
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