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Two hotel quarantine COVID-19 cases in Queensland; Debate over AstraZeneca vaccine herd immunity effectiveness; Victoria records no new local COVID-19 cases for seventh consecutive day; Trump denounces Capitol violence as he arrives in Texas for border wall visit; Severe fire danger for several states as temperatures heat up
By Olivana Lathouris21:50 Australia’s Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said he is “concerned” debate over the efficacy of the AstraZeneca vaccine could undermine public trust in the country’s vaccination plan. Mr Kelly said concerns about the ability of the drug to create herd immunity was not justified at this stage of the process, and Australians …
Debate over stimulus checks jolts Senate Republicans as McConnell plans next step
Proponents include Georgia’s two embattled Republican senators — David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler — who find themselves in tough reelection battles that will decide the fate of the chamber next week. GOP Sen. Deb Fischer of Nebraska also lent support Tuesday, declaring that “people are hurting and we need to get them more aid.” The …
2021: Technology platforms will bear the brunt of the free speech debate
2021 will be year when the appeal and scalability of the Atma Nirbhar apps’ ecosystem is tested, especially in the social media space. Synopsis The year 2020 also saw a global debate brewing over platforms and their content moderation practices, specifically around hate speech and the scaling up of misinformation in the wake of the …
Georgia Senate runoff: Sen. David Perdue declines to debate Jon Ossoff
Perdue declined an invitation to participate in a December 6 debate with his Democratic rival, said MaryLynn Ryan, the chair of the Atlanta Press Club, which is hosting two separate debates for both Senate runoffs. Ossoff’s campaign told CNN they have accepted the Press Club’s invitation, with Ossoff tweeting Sunday, “Looks like Sen. David Perdue …
Terror attacks in France over Mohammad images spark free speech debate
CLOSE Three people have been killed in a knife attack at a church in France that authorities believe is linked to terrorism. Video Elephant After two brushes with terrorism, Paul Moreira’s Paris-based TV production company is seeking a new home. “It’s time for us to move,” said Moreira, 58, an investigative journalist and documentarian who …
Kanye’s gift to Kim Kardashian of Robert Kardashian hologram stirs debate again
(CNN)Loving gift or creepy? That’s the debate social media is having about Kanye West gifting his wife Kim Kardasian West with a hologram of her late father for her 40th birthday. While Kardashian West tweeted how touched she and her family were by being able to see and hear from the lifelike image of the …
‘SNL’ has Baldwin’s Trump and Carrey’s Biden go head to head in the final debate
That’s how Maya Rudolph — as moderator Kristen Welker — kicked off this weekend’s “Saturday Night Live.” The NBC variety show opened its latest episode with Alec Baldwin’s Trump taking on Jim Carrey’s Joe Biden in the final presidential debate. “How’s this mute button work?” asked Carrey’s Biden. “Do I just haul off and slap …
Post-debate CNN poll: Biden wins final presidential debate
Viewers once again said that Biden’s criticisms of Trump were largely fair (73% said they were fair, 26% unfair), and they split over whether Trump’s attacks on Biden were fair (50% said yes, 49% no). That’s a more positive outcome for Trump. In a CNN Instant Poll after the first presidential debate, just 28% said …
Fortenberry-Bolz debate centers on health care | Local Government
Both candidates opposed proposals to defund the police in the wake of the recent deaths of Black Americans held in custody by police and both praised the community-based policing model that is in effect in Lincoln. “We need to reexamine our conscience as a nation,” Fortenberry suggested. “We must make sure opportunity is real for …
Commission cancels second debate between Trump and Biden
The cancellation is the culmination of a furious 48-hour back-and-forth between the commission and both campaigns and means what would have been the third debate in Nashville on October 22 will likely be the final meeting between the two candidates. The Wall Street Journal was first to report on the commission’s decision. “It is now …
