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August 25th, 2020 - 1:37 am § in Health

First verified Covid-19 re-infection reported

A “proved” case of a recovered Covid-19 patient who became reinfected has been reported by University of Hong Kong researchers. Read story here. The man did not suffer a relapse; originally infected in Hong Kong in April, he became infected again in August by a different strain after tra[...]

August 25th, 2020 - 1:22 am § in Law and Courts, Racism

Black veteran spent 9 years in prison for selling $30 of pot

An honorably discharged black Gulf War veteran has been set free after serving 9 years of a life sentence without possibility of parole for selling $30 worth of marijuana to an undercover police officer. Derek Harris (photo) drew the stiff sentence for a minor drug infraction under Louisiana’s[...]

August 25th, 2020 - 1:03 am § in Law and Courts

Navy SEAL team was pulled from Iraq because of sexual misconduct

A Navy SEAL platoon in Iraq to fight ISIS was sent home early, which is extremely rare, because of an alleged rape incident following drinking at a July 4, 2019 barbeque, newly obtained documents revealed according to the Associated Press. The SEAL team member accused of the rape was court-martialed[...]