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California bans schools from forcing teachers to ‘out’ LGBTQ students | LAist

Source: California bans schools from forcing teachers to ‘out’ LGBTQ students | LAist

Greenland says no thanks to Trump purchase idea — again – Los Angeles Times

How did Greenland’s government respond?

Somewhat crisply. On Monday, its elected leader, Prime Minister Mute Egede, said in a statement that Greenland “is not for sale and will never be for sale.” But the prime minister also said Greenland “must continue to be open to cooperation and trade with the whole world, especially our neighbors.”

Source: Greenland says no thanks to Trump purchase idea — again – Los Angeles Times

DC police officer convicted of tipping off Proud Boys leader before Capitol attack | Washington DC | The Guardian

The former head of the Metropolitan police intelligence unit in Washington DC has been found guilty of tipping off Enrique Tarrio – the imprisoned, one-time leader of the Proud Boys – that a warrant was out for his arrest before the January 6 Capitol attack in 2021.

Shane Lamond has been charged with tipping off Tarrio, who at the time of the Capitol attack was wanted for the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner.

Tarrio is currently serving 22 years after being convicted of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Capitol riot. Tarrio was arrested when he arrived in Washington on a flight from Miami two days before the attack.

Enrique Tarrio in Orlando, Florida, in February 2021.
Former Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years over US Capitol attack

During Tarrio’s testimony to the court, he said he wanted to travel to Washington before the January 6 attack to “get this over with” – and to set up a “circus tent” to use his arrest as a “marketing ploy”.

Lamond was found guilty on Monday of four counts, including one of obstruction of justice and three of lying to investigators.

The verdict followed a bench trial that featured testimony from Tarrio, who maintained he had been contemporaneously lying to his fellow Proud Boys about receiving information from a source in the Washington DC police department.

A federal grand jury charged Lamond in May 2023 with obstructing the investigation into the burning of the banner a month before the Capitol attack – when the Proud Boys were roaming the streets of Washington DC for a pro-Donald Trump event…

Source: DC police officer convicted of tipping off Proud Boys leader before Capitol attack | Washington DC | The Guardian

Long COVID study shows high rates of cognitive change | CIDRAP

Two new studies add to the growing body of literature on the lasting effects of long COVID. In the first, a study of 114 patients with long COVID in Israel, researchers found high rates of depressive disorders (46%), generalized anxiety disorders (21%), sleep disturbances (76%), and reported cognitive changes (95%) among those diagnosed with the condition.

In a second study, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers find that the prevalence of long COVID-19 in the US population in 2021 was 29.9%, and 77.2% of those with long COVID had not returned to pre-COVID health within 8 to 60 weeks after infection…

Source: Long COVID study shows high rates of cognitive change | CIDRAP

FDA fast tracks Staph aureus vaccine | CIDRAP(Me: sorry, I have to ask.. if the fool who is to be nominated to head up US health programs is accepted, will this type of valuable science be cancelled?)

“Staphylococcus aureus infections are a major cause of global mortality and morbidity, with traditional antibiotic treatments becoming increasingly ineffective due to rising antibiotic resistance,” LimmaTech CEO Franz Werner-Haas said in a company press release. “Despite this urgent medical need, no vaccine is currently available to prevent the consequences of an S. aureus infection.”

The FDA’s Fast Track designation expedites the review process for products that have the potential to treat or prevent serious conditions and address unmet medical needs.

The company says the safety and immunogenicity of LBT-SA7 will be tested in a phase 1 clinical trial in the United States involving 130 participants aged 18 to 50 years, with initial results reported in the second half of 2025…

Source: FDA fast tracks Staph aureus vaccine | CIDRAP