Tuesday, July 6, 2021

White man who pushed Black neighbor in racist rant arrested

 

 

 

White man who pushed Black neighbor in racist rant arrested

MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. (AP) — A white man who is seen in video footage pushing a Black neighbor with his chest and using racist slurs to address the neighbor and others on Friday has been arrested.

Edward C. Mathews, 45, was arrested on Monday evening after protesters gathered outside of his Mount Laurel home for multiple hours.

“Now, what I did was not acceptable. It’s completely wrong,” Mathews is seen saying in another video filmed by a protester on Monday before his arrest.

In the footage showing the confrontation on Friday, Mathews gives his address several times before finally walking away saying, “Come (expletive) see me.”

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In a statement posted online Monday morning, the Mount Laurel police department said Mathews was charged with harassment and biased intimidation but was initially issued a summons and was not arrested.

On Monday evening, prosecutors said at a press conference that they were bringing new charges against Mathews based on additional video footage, but did not say what the new charges were. An email to the Burlington County prosecutor seeking additional information was not immediately returned.

Police officers stood at the door of Mathews home while protesters gathered outside on Monday. When police moved to arrest Mathews around 7:30 p.m., footage posted by a reporter shows protesters throwing objects towards officers and Mathews as they walk to a police car and then at the car as it drove away.

Police say they are investigating other incidents involving Mathews. It was not immediately clear if Mathews has an attorney to represent him. A working phone number for Mathews could not immediately be found.

Mount Laurel is located 19 miles (30 kilometers) east of Philadelphia.

 

Group called Patriots front....chased away in Philly

 

 

Hmmmm




Pfizer vaccine less effective against Delta variant, Israeli study finds

 

 

 

Pfizer vaccine less effective against Delta variant, Israeli study finds

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The BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine is less effective in halting the spread of the Delta variant than that of previous strains of coronavirus, a study released by Israel’s health ministry has revealed. Data collected over the past month suggest the vaccine is 64 per cent effective at halting infection among those who are fully inoculated, the ministry has found. Cases have ticked up since Israel lifted all remaining Covid-19 restrictions on June 1, with many experts blaming the highly transmissible Delta variant.


 

Saturday, July 3, 2021

Friday, July 2, 2021

After COVID-19, 'black fungus' robs some in India of their eyesight

 

 

 

After COVID-19, 'black fungus' robs some in India of their eyesight

A doctor examines mouth of Bhalabhai Dhulabhai Rathod, who is suffering from Mucormycosis, at a hospital in Ahmedabad
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By Francis Mascerenhas and Adnan Abidi 

(Reuters) - Saheb Rao Shinde's family thought the worst was over when the 65-year-old recovered from COVID-19 last month at his home in western India. But a few weeks later, the revenue-stamp vendor lost sight in one eye. 

After a catastrophic second wave of COVID-19 in India since April which has seen its overall death toll climb to almost 400,000, thousands who contracted the virus also suffered from a rare fungal disease called mucormycosis, or "black fungus". 

The South Asian country — which has more than 30.4 million confirmed COVID-19 infections, second only to the United States — has so far reported more than 40,845 cases of mucormycosis. 

Many like Shinde may never be able to regain their sight after the fungal disease which causes blackening or discoloration over the nose, blurred or double vision, chest pain, breathing difficulties and coughing blood. 

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"Father was fit and healthy, now he doesn't feel like eating ..." said his daughter, who did not want to be named. "His teeth have also been removed, it's very sad." 

Shinde, from the arid western Indian region of Marathwada, will resume work after he recovers from this, his daughter told Reuters in Mumbai. 

Reuters spoke to several other sufferers of mucormycosis across India. 

Adesh Kumar, a 39-year-old farmer in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, lost sight in his left eye. He had to borrow money to pay for medicine, secured against some of his land. 

India ordered tighter surveillance of mucormycosis in May as it compounded the challenge for COVID-19 patients, especially those on steroid therapy and with diabetes. Experts say an overuse of certain drugs which suppress the immune system could be causing the surge of the fungal infection. 

"We are seeing a lot of mucormycosis cases post COVID infections, since COVID itself is known to decrease the immunity," said Charuta Mandke of the ophthalmology department at Dr R N Cooper Municipal General Hospital in Mumbai. 

(Reporting by Amit Dave in Ahmedabad, Adnan Abidi in New Delhi and Francis Mascarenhas in Mumbai, Writing by Ankur Banerjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)

 

Thursday, July 1, 2021

ABC is FAKE...Like many people we used to believe BEFORE doing our own research.... Don't be fooled.

 

 

 

Don't embarrass yourself or your family by believing their stories. (News,talk shows etc)

 

So many times to prove the stories are made up. Do your research to decide if you should believe it or not.