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Michael J. Fox Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom in Emotional Ceremony newsthirst.

Play video content Michael J. Fox received America’s highest civilian honor Saturday … after President Joe Biden awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in an emotional moment. The actor attended the ceremony at the White House Saturday … alongside several other stars and high-profile Democrats who received the same honor from the 46th president….

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Covid and flu rates rise across the US, according to the CDC | Infectious diseases newsthirst.

The amount of acute respiratory illness causing Americans to seek healthcare is at a high level, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In an update issued on Friday, the CDC announced that in addition to Covid-19 activity increasing from low levels in most areas across the US, seasonal influenza activity continues…

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Coalition talks between Austria’s two biggest centrist parties collapse | Austria newsthirst.

Talks between the two biggest centrist parties in Austria on forming a coalition government without the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) have collapsed, Chancellor Karl Nehammer said on Saturday, adding that he would step down in the coming days. The announcement came a day after a third party, the small, liberal Neos, threw the process into…

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Washington Post cartoonist quits after satire of Jeff Bezos is rejected newsthirst.

A Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist has resigned from the Washington Post after the newspaper refused to publish a cartoon satirical of the paper’s billionaire owner Jeff Bezos. Ann Telnaes, a long-time Washington Post cartoonist, created a cartoon of Mr Bezos and other tycoons kneeling before a statue of President-elect Donald Trump. Ms Telnaes announced her resignation…

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