close Video CDC director accused of 'moving the goalposts' on school reopenings FOX News contributors Guy Benson and Dr. Marc Siegel join 'Fox News @ Night' to discuss the latest CDC COVID guidance Kids are at the lowest risk of COVID-19 death and least likely to transmit the virus. But they are being deprived of their livelihood by being shut out of school. Adults are at higher risk of death and transmission . But the CDC has no problems allowing them to sit shoulder-to-shoulder for hours on airplanes or go to restaurants, casinos and bowling alleys. So why does the CDC continue to create more barriers to sending kids back to school ? The CDC’s new COVID-19 guidelines for reopening schools claim to be scientific. But they further harm children by creating overly burdensome recommendations. SAN FRANCISCO OFFICIALS SHOW OFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL READY FOR STUDENTS, BUT NO REOPENING DATE IN SIGHT Defying science, the … [Read more...] about Dr. Marty Makary: CDC’s new COVID school guidelines are scientifically flawed and our kids will pay the price
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NYPD: Teens Climbed Fire Escape To Break Into Bronx Apartment, Stole Jewelry, Cash
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Police are looking for a group of five teenage girls accused of breaking into a Bronx apartment. The NYPD released video showing the suspects trying to access a building’s fire escape near Sheridan Avenue and East 168th Street in Concourse Village around 7:30 p.m. on April 11. READ MORE: Lionel Virgile, Accused Of Throwing Bleach And Molotov Cocktail At NYPD, Facing Federal Charges Investigators said the girls, who are believed to be 16 to 18 years old, used the fire escape to break in through a bedroom window. They allegedly got away with a Michael Kors purse, jewelry a credit card and approximately $500 in cash. READ MORE: Man Who Died After Being Found On Sunrise Highway May Have Been Hit-And-Run Victim, LI Police Say Teens Suspected Of Climbing Fire Escape To Break Into Bronx Apartment (credit: NYPD) Teens Suspected Of Climbing Fire Escape To Break Into Bronx Apartment (credit: NYPD) Teens … [Read more...] about NYPD: Teens Climbed Fire Escape To Break Into Bronx Apartment, Stole Jewelry, Cash
“Master,” “slave” and the fight over offensive terms in computing
By Kate Conger , The New York Times Company Anyone who joined a video call during the pandemic probably has a global volunteer organization called the Internet Engineering Task Force to thank for making the technology work. The group, which helped create the technical foundations of the internet, designed the language that allows most video to run smoothly online. It made it possible for someone with a Gmail account to communicate with a friend who uses Yahoo and for shoppers to safely enter their credit card information on e-commerce sites. Now the organization is tackling an even thornier issue: getting rid of computer engineering terms that evoke racist history, such as “master,” “slave,” “whitelist” and “blacklist.” But what started as an earnest proposal has stalled as members of the task force have debated the history of slavery and the prevalence of racism in tech. Some companies and tech organizations have forged ahead anyway, raising the possibility that … [Read more...] about “Master,” “slave” and the fight over offensive terms in computing
From cover-up to propaganda blitz: China’s attempts to control the narrative on Xinjiang
By James Griffiths , CNN Updated 2259 GMT (0659 HKT) April 17, 2021 Hong Kong (CNN) China's Foreign Ministry this month issued the most forceful defense of its policies in Xinjiang to date, calling allegations of "genocide" in the region the "lie of the century." The statement -- made in response to ongoing calls for a possible boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics -- represents the culmination of a long evolution of China's official narrative regarding its treatment of Uyghurs. This evolving strategy, from outright denial to hardened public defense, is closely tied to the Chinese government's own increased sense of confidence on the world stage, and its willingness to confront its critics in the West head on, be it over Xinjiang, the South China Sea or Hong Kong, a CNN analysis shows. In recent months, Xinjiang has become something of a patriotic litmus test, in which those wishing to do business with China must pick a side -- either stand with Beijing in implicit … [Read more...] about From cover-up to propaganda blitz: China’s attempts to control the narrative on Xinjiang
Countdown: The 165 Greatest American Movies Ever Made (16-40)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975) Sal, Wyoming’s not a country. Director Sidney Lumet takes the true story of one of the most inept bank robberies in history and makes it better, much better , into something sublime and urgent and hilarious and unforgettable. Lumet makes you feel like a fly on the wall as a bizarrely entertaining life-moment unfurls in early-seventies Brooklyn. Warner Bros. No one famous is involved. Nothing of any consequence happened. Life happened, and life is always so much more fascinating than anything else. Dazed and Confused (1993) Let me tell you this, the older you do get the more rules they’re gonna try to get you to follow. The best movies transport you someplace else, into deep space or medieval times or Kypton. In Dazed and Confused , writer/director Richard Linklater transports you to a simpler place: a small Texas town in 1976 where we join a group of suburban high school kids on their last day of school. … [Read more...] about Countdown: The 165 Greatest American Movies Ever Made (16-40)
