HLA gene and asymptomatic COVID: https://www.aol.com/news/did-covid-never-feel-sick-150041790.html . WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/think-you-never-got-covid-19-thank-your-genes-d61c7507 .
Biden suspends Wuhan lab funding: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4105610-biden-administration-suspends-funding-to-wuhan-lab/ . This relates to the lab’s repeated refusal to provide requested safety and security data.
WSJ: Quality of medical care based on doctor’s age: https://www.wsj.com/articles/do-older-or-younger-doctors-get-the-best-results-professionals-and-patients-weigh-in-89515289. Simply put, there is no substitute for experience, and younger doctors rarely understand that. The newer training argument is rather insulting, as most doctors closely follow developments in their field. We know that patients involved with their care get better results than those who just follow what the doctor says without asking questions. If a patient has doubts, they should get a second opinion. But one of the two opinions should come from someone over 45.
Health damage from extreme heat: https://news.yahoo.com/how-extreme-heat-can-be-damaging-to-your-long-term-health-142340008.html . WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/high-temperatures-affect-human-body-11658262757 . The current wave of heat waves: https://www.wsj.com/articles/extreme-heat-waves-across-the-world-photos-7cc1544d . Still more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/to-treat-extreme-heat-ice-packed-body-bags-and-wet-gowns-7c35c5c9 .
WSJ: Senators propose stock ownership ban: https://www.wsj.com/articles/senators-to-propose-ban-on-u-s-lawmakers-executive-branch-members-owning-stock-6db6411 .
Regulation of AI: WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/articles/business-and-labor-square-off-over-ais-future-in-american-workplace-add9e41 . But there’s no doubt that AI will be increasingly used by business, and that it will eliminate many, many jobs.
WSJ: Many employees prefer working from home: https://www.wsj.com/articles/remote-work-from-home-boss-d093a36c .
WSJ: Goldman Sachs continues to struggle: https://www.wsj.com/articles/goldman-sachs-isnt-transforming-fast-enough-8379b291 . More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/goldman-sachs-gs-q2-earnings-report-2023-abea540 . Note that a big problem for Goldman Sachs is commercial real estate exposure. However, that problem will get worse.
More on US soldier in North Korea: https://www.aol.com/news/us-soldier-got-fights-damaged-061303642.html . We are moving beyond “poor judgment” to “troubled”. Indeed, the family indicates that the soldier’s 7 year old son had died recently, and the soldier’s behavior became increasingly agitated because he could not be with his son: https://www.aol.com/family-opens-u-soldier-ran-155913034.html . More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/travis-king-u-s-soldier-held-in-north-korea-had-been-detained-in-south-korea-4cded529 .
WSJ: Ukraine hunts for land mines: https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-pivotal-mission-in-ukraines-counteroffensive-hunting-for-mines-78197558 .
WSJ: Wagner fighters in Belarus: https://www.wsj.com/articles/wagner-fighters-appear-to-relocate-to-belarus-prigozhin-says-they-could-return-to-ukraine-bc68d0c1 .
Nut World caught with its pants down: https://www.aol.com/news/democrats-hunter-biden-whistleblowers-claim-103041745.html . Ewww …
Orange Julius’ lawyers show their hand: https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-lawyers-mistake-bolton/ . Bolton is correct that this stunt showed their objective, which was to delay the case for as long as possible. However, the lawyers may well have concluded that their best chance lay in the apparent bias of Judge Cannon in her earlier rulings.
OJ loses new trial bid against E. Jean Carroll: https://news.yahoo.com/trump-loses-bid-for-new-trial-in-e-jean-carroll-case-as-legal-woes-mount-212906114.html . New trials are rarely granted unless clear error or substantial new evidence is shown. Nothing even approaches that here. There’s just a wealthy orange person who never grew up.
OJ responds to target letter with … more election lies: https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/19/politics/fact-check-trump-phony-ballots-hannity/index.html . So we need to lock this guy up just to shut him up. Maybe then the media will go back to focusing on actual news.
January 6 insurrectionist sentenced to 7 years: https://apnews.com/article/capitol-riot-christopher-albert-sentencing-loaded-gun-86bcab41aee19c0dc30cb4060052d16c .
GOP state parties in financial disarray: https://news.yahoo.com/2024-election-state-republican-party-struggles-arizona-finances-michigan-brawl-110532885.html . This article hints at the problem. Swing-state GOP parties spent a lot of time and money trying to overturn the 2020 election. They have not recovered, in part because they drove away moderates.
Black Alabama legislators say GOP map insults Supreme Court: https://apnews.com/article/alabama-voting-rights-redistricting-black-lawmakers-31a8b5dc4972503026e985970f5d4045 . I agree. I also agree with the legislator who said the federal court will have a special master draw the map.
Manhattan investigators seize $69 million in stolen artifacts from Met trustee: https://nypost.com/2023/07/19/investigators-seize-69m-worth-of-stolen-artifacts-from-met-trustee/ . It is so hard to believe that someone would spend millions on artifacts without appropriate legal documents.
Stanford president to resign over flawed scientific research: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/stanford-president-resigns-after-report-finds-flaws-in-his-research/ar-AA1e52D6?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=be73d7c2b427454e9cb430f22df38961&ei=14 . This is a terrible black eye for a highly respected university. WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/articles/stanford-president-tessier-lavigne-resigns-amid-concerns-over-research-practices-2c7229eb .
WSJ: UPS-Teamster talks to resume next week: https://www.wsj.com/articles/ups-teamsters-to-resume-contract-negotiations-next-week-80255905 .
“Barbie” pink dolphin appears in Louisiana: https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/animalkind/2023/07/18/video-pink-dolphin-spotted-louisiana-waters-albino-bottlenose/70426770007/ .
Will LIV players lose majors eligibility?: https://apnews.com/article/liv-golf-british-open-ancer-niemann-c6361c4ccffb2941ce9386a5d95e16b4 . Of course, these guys jumped ship for the paydays. However, they knew the potential consequences.