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• Good reason to be critical of a politicized race theory SACRAMENTO – Americans can’t get enough of their knock-down, drag-out culture wars, as epitomized by the latest national battle over “critical race theory,” or CRT. Not many ordinary people could even provide a succinct definition of it, which is a 40-year-old academic notion that places race at the center of almost every national debate. The theory – increasingly taught at the K-12 level, in universities and in corporate training seminars – postulates that America’s legal, economic and political systems are…
• The WHO chief said it was 'premature' to dismiss the COVID-19 lab leak theory because 'lab accidents happen' World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Fabrice Coffrini / AFP via Getty Images The WHO chief appear to shift his stance on the likelihood that COVID-19 came from a lab. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted on Thursday: "Lab accidents happen. It's common." The WHO previously said it was "extremely unlikely" that COVID-19 escaped from a Chinese laboratory. See more stories on Insider's business page. The head of the World Health Organization said there was a "premature push" to dismiss the…
• THE ONLINE GROCERY REPORT: The coronavirus pandemic is thrusting online grocery into the spotlight in the US - here are the players that will emerge at the top of the market This is a preview of the Insider Intelligence Online Grocery premium research report. Purchase this report here. Insider Intelligence offers even more e-commerce and payments coverage with our Payments & Commerce Briefing. Subscribe today to receive industry-changing retail news and analysis to your inbox. The coronavirus pandemic has brought online grocery - a promising but formerly niche industry - to the fore. The combination of consumers' interest in avoiding public places, government orders to stay at home, and the continued…
• Husband hit wife’s head 19 times with axe then phoned 999 to confess murder Stephen Booth was jailed for life over the brutal murder (Picture: Greater Manchester Police/SWNS)An estranged husband who beat his wife to death with an axe after being told to sell the family home has been jailed. Stephen Booth, 64, waited for his wife Susan, 62, to finish work before striking her head 19 times on her driveway. He then called the police to confess the brutal murder, but when no officers turned up, he got a taxi home and phoned…
• Michael van Gerwen aiming to end ‘weird’ recent record at World Matchplay Michael van Gerwen is looking to get back to winning ways at the World Matchplay (Picture: Getty Images)He is a two-time World Matchplay champion but Michael van Gerwen has struggling in the event in recent years, admitting to a ‘weird’ record of late, but he expects to improve on that in Blackpool this time round. MVG claimed the Matchplay title in 2015 and ’16, having reached the final the previous year and it looked like he was set to dominate…
• Gary Anderson rules out Michael van Gerwen in bold World Matchplay prediction Gary Anderson fancies a new World Matchplay winner this year (Picture: Getty Images)Gary Anderson expects there to be a new name on the World Matchplay trophy this year, describing Jose de Sousa as ‘something else’ on the practice board. The Flying Scotsman booked his spot in round two, where he will meet Nathan Aspinall, with a comfortable 10-5 win over Stephen Bunting, despite playing nowhere near his brilliant best. Just three seeds have fallen in the first round – James…
• ‘Shame on you!’ – Liverpool star Virgil van Dijk slams reporter over ‘made up’ story The Dutchman took to Twitter to set the record straight (Picture: Getty Images)Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has hit back at a journalist for claiming he is leading a player revolt against the appointment of Louis van Gaal as the new Netherlands boss. Despite some promising performances in the group stages of Euro 2020 – netting eight times in their first three games – Holland exited the competition in disappointing fashion after a 2-0 defeat to Czech Republic in the…
• Convicted or not, mugshots can live online forever. But should they? Mugshots, the photographs taken by police agencies when booking someone accused of a crime into jail, sometimes go viral. Police post them online, people share them on social media and there are websites dedicated to publishing and profiting off mugshots, published along with the names and crimes they are accused of. Despite the fact that some charges against the accused are sometimes dropped or downgraded, these photos of people who may be innocent or guilty, can live online forever and…
• Fauci: Vaccinated people who contract COVID-19 are far less likely to spread the virus than unvaccinated people Getty/Kevin Dietsch Dr. Anthony Fauci said it would be "reasonable" to assume vaccinated people are less likely to spread COVID-19. Vaccinated people who get COVID-19 typically have less virus in their nasal passages. That would suggest that breakthrough infections are less contagious than infections in unvaccinated people. See more stories on Insider's business page. Fully vaccinated people who get "breakthrough" cases of COVID-19 are probably less likely to spread the virus to others, Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a White…
• Labour spent £897.60 on flyers marked with the English flag for the Hartlepool by-election, which it lost Sir Keir Starmer and Dr Paul Williams in Hartlepool. Ian Forsyth - WPA Pool /Getty Images Exclusive: Official spending returns show Labour spent £897.60 on flyers for St George's Day. The flyers cost it more than its more traditional push to encourage sign-ups for postal voting. Labour lost the by-election, despite spending £8,000 more than the Conservatives. See more stories on Insider's business page. The Labour Party spent nearly £900 on St George's Day flyers emblazoned with the English flag…