Pfizer’s new anti-COVID pill Paxlovid is helping stave off hospitalizations and deaths, a senior White House official said Wednesday. Demand for the treatment has soared amid the latest wave of infections in the U.S. There’s been a four-fold increase in demand over the past month and an estimated 20,000 prescriptions being written daily...
The U.S. government will fly in baby formula on commercial planes contracted by the military, Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby said. The airlift is aimed at easing a major formula shortage plaguing the nation. The lack of formula — resulting from supply chain issues and a massive recall — is leaving parents increasingly desperate.
Muna Saleh says besides her skills, qualifications and expertise, her “professionalism” is evaluated by one more factor — her hijab. For observant Canadian Muslim women, wearing hijab is a religious obligation and a personal religious decision. But many Muslim women in the country a are facing undue professional consequences for choosing to we...
The Biden administration and European allies are trying to develop routes to get Ukrainian wheat and corn out of the country. The move comes after Russia blocked Ukrainian ships from leaving with grain vital to food supplies worldwide, particularly in Africa and the Middle East. Officials are considering an array of options to get the [&hellip...
On Wednesday, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for concerted and quick action to combat a surge in global food insecurity. The number of severely food insecure people had doubled in two years from 135 million pre-pandemic to 276 million, he said during a U.N. meeting on global hunger. More than half a million people are […...
More than 160 million children are engaged in child labor globally, according to a new report released Wednesday. The International Labor Organization and U.N. children’s agency UNICEF warn in the report that without relief strategies, child labor could rise by 8.9 million by year end. The increase is driven by higher poverty and increased vul...
Preliminary data show a double-digit spike in hate crimes last year, and a continued rise into 2022. Bias-motivated incidents in 37 major U.S. cities increased by nearly 39% on average. The 10 largest metropolitan areas reported a record 54.5% increase. Incidents targeting Asian and Jewish Americans accounted for the bulk of cases. The analy...
Abbott Laboratories has agreed to reopen its infant formula facility in Sturgis, Michigan. Abbott Chairman and CEO Robert Ford said its re-opening will ease the nationwide formula shortage. On Monday, the health care company said its agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will ensure production resumes and is maintained at this f...
On Tuesday, the U.S. House Intelligence Committee received a classified briefing on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena and Unidentified Flying Objects. It’s the first time in a half-century the two are being addressed as potential foreign threats to the nation. Committee member Congressman Rick Crawford said intelligence agencies must prevent poten...
A recent report by the Massachussets chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations found that bullying and harassment of Muslim schoolchildren that was rife before the pandemic has returned. During the pandemic’s remote learning phase, reports of school bullying essentially went down to zero. With classes now back in person, cas...
