Vaccines to block COVID-19 that are in development by Moderna, Pfizer, AstraZeneca and others, and that are currently in Phase III clinical trials, may not do as well covering people of Black or Asian genetic ancestry as they do for white people, a study released Wednesday by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology indicated.

“We have this academic precision, and it’s really screwing us up in terms of being able to act with the urgency we need,” says Harvard’s Michael Mina.

For the first time, DonorsTrust donated to explicitly white nationalist groups—and its contribution to VDARE tripled the group's annual revenue.

Blue MAGA: The entire internet unites behind hatred for Democrat blue 'Made America Great Already' hats that play off Trump's slogan.

The false advert calling for people to cause "as much chaos and destruction as possible" in Nebraska went viral earlier this year.

Drone 40 is a loitering munition, for a very short definition of loiter. When carrying a 110 gram payload, it can fly for about 12 minutes. The person commanding the Drone 40 can remotely disarm the munition, letting the drone land inert for later recovery. When not carrying an anti-personnel or anti-tank munition as payload, it can be outfitted with a sensor. For an infantry unit that wants to scout first, fire later, the sensor module can provide early information, then be swapped out with a deadly payload. Beyond Australia, the company envisions providing the Drone 40 to the Five Eyes militaries.

Warner Bros. Pictures Group has announced its entire 2021 film slate will open via a “distribution model in which Warner Bros. will continue to exhibit the films theatrically worldwide, while adding an exclusive one month access period on the HBO Max streaming platform in the U.S. concurrent with the film’s domestic release.” The strategy is identical to studio’s upcoming release of “Wonder Woman 1984,” which launches in theaters and on HBO Max for a month on December 25. Following the one-month HBO Max streaming run, all films will continue to play exclusively in theaters “with all customary distribution windows applying to the title.”

A group of U.S. states led by New York is investigating Facebook for possible antitrust violations and plans to file a lawsuit against the social media giant next week, four sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

Researchers found a chemical related to vehicle tires that is responsible for killing more than half the coho salmon in Puget Sound each year.

He usually calls himself Adolf Uunona and insists he has no plans for world domination.

This import part of early internet history is vanishing even from archive.org. Presented here in its entirety.

Cave revealed that although he has a personal affinity for the wallpaper, it hasn’t performed the way he wished it would.

A mochi seller in Kyoto, and many of Japan’s other centuries-old businesses, have endured by putting tradition and stability over profit and growth.

A group of men shouting "Christ is King" and "America First" destroyed a new monolith and replaced it with a wooden cross.

Gebru was technical co-lead of Google’s Ethical Artificial Intelligence Team.

The party organizer claims the Hungarian anti-LGBTQ politician Jozsef Szajer had planned his own orgy for Dec. 12, but canceled after he was fined for breaking lockdown rules.

The official serving as President Donald Trump’s eyes and ears at the Justice Department has been banned from the building after trying to pressure staffers to give up sensitive information about election fraud and other matters she could relay to the White House, three people familiar with the matter tell The Associated Press. Heidi Stirrup, an ally of top Trump adviser Stephen Miller, was quietly installed at the Justice Department as a White House liaison a few months ago. She was told within the last two weeks to vacate the building after top Justice officials learned of her efforts to collect insider information about ongoing cases and the department’s work on election fraud, the people said.

"Tiger King" Joe Exotic’s attorney said he believes they are close to getting a presidential pardon from President Trump. Eric Love, an attorney for Joe Exotic, whose real name is Joseph Maldano-Passage, told ABC News that he thinks the pardon is possible as the Trump presidency finishes its final weeks before President-elect Joe Biden takes office. "We are waiting on the pen to hit the paper, we think we are very, very close," Love told the network. A source confirmed to ABC News that the White House has “heard from the Tiger King,” who was requesting a pardon. "You wouldn't believe the amount of calls, some insane, we've gotten,” the source said, describing the different appeals for pardons. The White House did not immediately provide a comment. Maldano-Passage, a star of Netflix’s “Tiger King,” previously submitted an application asking for a pardon in September. He has alleged that prosecutors lied in his case that resulted in a 22-year federal prison sentence for his involvement in a murder-for-hire scheme against fellow “Tiger King” star Carole Baskin. He wrote in a letter to Trump, “If I have ever looked up to anyone it would be you, not because I need you to save my life but because you stand for what you believe no matter what anyone thinks. Love’s comments about Maldano-Passage’s possible pardon come as discussions revolving around pardons have ramped up as Trump’s presidency wanes down. The New York Times reported on Tuesday that Trump has talked with advisers about potentially pardoning his three eldest children, his son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner and his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.

In a White House meeting about keeping the Senate with Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Sen. Todd C. Young (R-Ind.) and other aides, a discussion about the state took a wild turn when Trump brought up House candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene’s support of the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, according to people familiar with the discussion. “Q-an-uhn,” he said, mispronouncing the name of the group, telling those present that it is made up of people who “basically believe in good government.” The room was silent again before Mark Meadows, the White House chief of staff, leaned forward to say he had never heard it described that way.

When the going gets tough, these ants blow themselves up. Literally.