Daily Archives: 02/02/2022


Biden Aims to Slash Cancer Deaths in Half by 2047

The Biden administration launched a plan Wednesday to reduce the death rate from cancer by at least 50% over the next 25 years, a continuation of the 2016 “cancer moonshot” program that President Joe Biden led as vice president in the …


Golf: The Senegalese Woman Who’s Beating All the Boys

Golf is sometimes seen as a sport only accessible to an elite few. But in Senegal, one female golf star is redefining the sport’s image and challenging her country’s conservative gender norms. Annika Hammerschlag reports from Saly, Senegal. …


Fired Coach Sues NFL, Alleging Racist Hiring

The lawsuit alleges that the league has discriminated against Brian Flores and other Black coaches for racial reasons; the NFL said it will defend “against these claims, which are without merit” …


WHO Cautions Nations Against Dropping COVID Restrictions

As several European nations scale back or drop COVID-19 restrictions altogether, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging caution as the coronavirus remains. Denmark lifted most of its COVID-19 restrictions Tuesday, including the use of masks in public places or …


NFL’s Washington Football Team Now Called Commanders

The U.S. National Football League’s Washington franchise announced Wednesday it will now be known as the Washington Commanders, 18 months after dropping its previous name following years of complaints it was derogatory and racist. The team, founded as the Boston …


CNN’s Zucker Resigns After Relationship with Co-worker

CNN President Jeff Zucker resigned abruptly after nine years at the media company after acknowledging a consensual relationship with a co-worker. Zucker said he acknowledged the relationship when asked about it as part of an investigation into Chris Cuomo, the …


China Exports Traditional Chinese Medicine to Africa

Beijing has been exporting traditional Chinese medicine around the world, including to countries on the African continent. With claims of helping with COVID, these herbal clinics are welcomed by some while others are raising concerns about the effectiveness of such …


Torch Relay for 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Begins

Beijing began its hosting duties of the 2022 Winter Olympics with the start of the traditional Olympic torch relay Wednesday.  Vice Premier Han Zheng began the event when he passed the iconic torch to 80-year-old Luo Zhihuan, China’s first internationally …


Measuring Climate Change: It’s Not Just Heat, It’s Humidity 

When it comes to measuring global warming, humidity, not just heat, matters in generating dangerous climate extremes, a new study finds.  Researchers say temperature by itself isn’t the best way to measure climate change’s weird weather and downplays impacts in …