COVID-flu shot’s stroke risk in older adults: https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/25/health/covid-flu-vaccine-stroke-risk-study/index.html . While the increase in risk is slight, note that there is an additional slight increase when the COVID and flu vaccines are given together. So this may pose a problem for Moderna’s (and Pfizer’s) combined COVID-flu shot.
Pfizer’s COVID-flu shot passes trial: https://www.aol.com/news/pfizer-biontech-flu-covid-shot-105252312.html .
Merck COVID drug in demand in Japan: https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2023-10-26/merck-3rd-quarter-profit-tops-expectations-on-covid-pill-surprise .
WSJ: UAW-Ford contract details: https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/uaw-ford-labor-contract-strike-452197d5 .
China’s property market implosion looks for villains: https://www.wsj.com/world/china/xi-jinping-is-looking-for-someone-to-blame-for-chinas-property-bust-fca6726f .
US retaliates against Iranian sites for strikes on US troops: https://www.aol.com/news/us-strikes-iran-linked-sites-020822508.html . WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-s-launches-strikes-on-suspected-iranian-supported-bases-in-syria-6dc0d2c3 .
Ukrainian brigade destroys 200 Russian vehicles to hold Avdiivka: https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2023/10/27/one-exhausted-ukrainian-brigade-in-avdiivka-reportedly-blew-up-200-russian-vehicles-and-killed-800-russian-troops/?sh=6e7a84be9a92 . Old-timers like me know this is in a class with Sergeant York: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_York .
WSJ: Israeli ground invasion of Gaza near: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israeli-tanks-carry-out-biggest-raid-inside-gaza-since-oct-7-attacks-60eb042a .
Georgia’s state legislative districts must be redrawn: https://apnews.com/article/georgia-redistricting-voting-rights-3a29f4d5662e8908cc083aa07c37abd4 . Democrats have done quite well this cycle in obtaining legal redress for unfair maps drawn by Republican state legislatures. WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/us-news/judge-orders-georgia-to-redraw-district-maps-4d73819a .
GOP hopes voters will forget about the chaos of the last 3 weeks by November 2024: https://apnews.com/article/congress-republicans-speaker-election-2024-7627782444ae655e55cb70cb297c770c . Hahahahaha. Are you “Freking” kidding me? So does anyone really think Democrats will forget about this in their 2024 ad spend? Hahahahahaha …
NY Republican moves ahead with effort to expel George Santos from Congress: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/george-santos-expulsion-house-resolution-anthony-desposito/ . Of course this guy should no longer sit in Congress. But also, this action will help protect other NY House GOP members from voter rejection in 2024.
On reflection, OJ’s lawyers’ motion to dismiss charges after the Cohen testimony had literally no chance of success. Media reporting missed the history here. The judge has already granted substantial partial summary judgment in the case, based on the prosecutor’s evidence. Therefore, amaging the credibility of one witness (Michael Cohen) does nothing to address the “mountain of evidence” demonstrating the fraud: https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/26/politics/trump-legal-system-rules-2024/index.html . CNN gets it right today.
After OJ threatens Mark Meadows, DOJ asks Judge Chutkan to reinstate gag order: https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2023/10/26/doj-accuses-trump-of-threatening-mark-meadows-asks-judge-to-reinstate-gag-order/?sh=11906bed50d6 . OJ has given the judge a golden opportunity to reinstate her gag order. As I’ve said repeatedly, the First Amendment in no way gives someone the right to intimidate witnesses.
WSJ: SBF’s defense has significant problems: https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/sam-bankman-fried-says-ftx-actions-were-guided-by-lawyers-6f42632b . This sounds like OJ, doesn’t it? Also, this is not a workable defense. People are responsible for their own actions, poor legal advice or not.
The migrant smuggling business: WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/immigration-crisis-migrant-smuggling-darien-gap-cfb40940 .
WSJ: The rise of beans: https://www.wsj.com/lifestyle/baked-beans-canned-toast-recipes-15ee12a8 . Okay, this culinary advice comes from the UK. So right off, things are off-track. But then we are treated to the British debate about beans on pizza. As someone of both British and Italian ancestry, may I point out that there are plenty of bean dishes in Italian cuisine. However, none of them involve pizza.
“New” Beatles song comes out next week: https://apnews.com/article/last-new-beatles-song-e7b3a349b0e1e58b8668e98ba2d9cd0b . WSJ: More: https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/music/a-new-beatles-song-reunites-the-voices-of-john-paul-george-and-ringo-f7b869c4 .
World Series starts Friday: https://sports.yahoo.com/world-series-diamondbacks-zac-gallen-rangers-nathan-eovaldi-named-game-1-starters-231101672.html . Fox broadcasts every game at 8 pm EDT. WSJ: The No-name World Series: https://www.wsj.com/sports/baseball/world-series-texas-rangers-arizona-diamondbacks-53f1e546 . No kidding … That’s what you get when both teams are wild cards …