Bartender sobs as she reveals how people treat her differently after weight gain

A body-positive bartender who is recovering from an eating disorder has opened up about how customers’ treatment of her has changed since she began gaining weight, sharing a heartbreaking video in which she is seen sobbing while sharing her experiences.  Cassidy Lane, 28, from Iowa, took to TikTok to respond to another user’s question about … Read more

Medics at Iowa state prison gave 77 inmates up to SIX TIMES the normal dose of the Pfizer vaccine 

Medics at an Iowa state prison gave 77 inmates up to SIX TIMES the normal dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine Medical staff gave 77 inmates at the Iowa State Penitentiary were given the wrong dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine Patients were given 3 mL doses, which is six times higher than the dose of … Read more

Buttigieg, Mayorkas get confirmed by Senate

President Joe Biden’s choices for Transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg, and Department of Homeland Security head, Alejandro Mayorkas, were confirmed by the Senate on Tuesday.     Buttigieg received overwhelming bipartisan support – with a vote of 86 to 13 – to become the nation’s first openly gay Senate-confirmed cabinet secretary.  Mayorkas got through with a tighter votoe of … Read more

Small airport in Iowa becomes first to rollout temperature checks and questionnaires

Next week, a small airport in Iowa will become the first to implement a program to screen passengers for coronavirus symptoms before they enter security. Last month, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved the plans created by the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids. If proven to be successful at deterring sick passengers from boarding flights, the … Read more

Coronavirus found in US blood samples from DECEMBER 2020

A new study that found traces of coronavirus in US blood samples from December last year is adding to the growing evidence that the virus was circulating for months before China announced its existence, casting more shadows over the truth about the pandemic and fuelling suspicions of a cover-up by Beijing.  Claims the global outbreak … Read more

COVID-19 US: Red wave map shows how widespread infection is

An alarming new red wave map shows just how widespread COVID-19 has become across the United States as cases and hospitalizations surge to record highs and the daily death toll increases to levels not seen since May.   The number of new cases surged to a record high of 187,833 yesterday and more than 80,600 patients are … Read more

A quarter of a million Americans have been killed by COVID-19

Coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than a quarter of a million Americans, as of Wednesday night, marking a sobering milestone just under 11 months since the first case was identified in the U.S. on January 20.  The U.S. remains the country with the most fatalities in the world, its 250,029 deaths exceeding the … Read more

US Election 2020: Polling station problems didn’t include violence

Voters across the United States on Tuesday braved worries about getting sick, threats of polling place intimidation and expectations of long lines caused by changes to voting procedures to cast their ballot.  The U.S. was on pace to exceed the 2016 presidential vote, driven largely by the nearly 102 million ballots cast ahead of Election … Read more