THE NFL SEASON is in full swing, and Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff has helped turn one of football’s most overlooked teams into legitimate playoff material. The 29-year-old has rebuilt his career in Detroit with a strong work ethic and a steady leadership style. Now he’s bringing that same mindset off the field as the
Deputy President David Mabuza visits in Mangaung in the Free State to assess the state of readiness in the province. (GCIS) Deputy President David Mabuza is scheduled to answer questions in the National Assembly on Thursday.The National Assembly will debate farm attacks on Tuesday.The City of Cape Town, which refused previously, is scheduled to appear…
Zindziswa was the South African ambassador to Denmark at the time of her death.She died on Monday in a Johannesburg hospital and it has since been confirmed she had tested positive for Covid-19.Zindziswa Mandela was the youngest daughter of former president Nelson Mandela and struggle stalwart Winnie Mandela.Ahead of her funeral on Friday morning, President…
Springbok lock Victor Matfield in action during the third Test between South Africa and the British and Irish Lions at Ellis Park on 4 July 2009. The British & Irish Lions' tour of South Africa next year looks likely go ahead as scheduled.There were fears the dates could be pushed back to a later stage…
June 23, 2020Updated 7:31 p.m. ETPHOENIX — An Arizona megachurch hosting President Trump on Tuesday misleadingly claimed that its new air purification system “kills 99.9 percent of Covid within 10 minutes” but then backtracked shortly before the president spoke.Mr. Trump visited Dream City Church in Phoenix, one of the nation’s biggest megachurches, to speak to…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to