The Trump administration is set to execute its 13th and final federal inmate Friday, brushing off his innocence claims and recent coronavirus diagnosis to cap a stunning and record-breaking execution spree. Barring any last-minute action by the Supreme Court, 48-year-old Dustin Higgs will be put to death Friday evening at the Federal Correctional Complex in Indiana.
Iran plans to enrich uranium to 20% purity ‘as soon as possible’ Muri Assunção
Iran announced plans to enrich uranium up to 20% purity, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency, a UN nuclear watchdog.
“Iran informed the agency of its intention to enrich uranium at a rate of up to 20% in its Fordow underground plant, to comply with a law recently passed by the Iranian parliament,” an agency spokesperson told the Agence France-Presse.
The Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant is a facility near the Shiite holy city of Qom, about 55 miles southwest of Tehran, that was built deep inside a mountain in an apparent attempt to protect it from aerial attacks.
This latest batch of COVIDIOTS proves there’s no vaccine for stupidity Brian Niemietz
Sadly, it’s time for COVIDIOTS-3: The rundown we didn’t want to write. May it be the last.
In March and again in late April, the Daily News’ COVIDIOTS listings identified people who were making matters worse as the deadly COVID-19 pandemic began its spread. The good news going into 2021 is that vaccines are en route and the plague may be gone by spring.
Maybe you’ve heard that one before?
The bad news is that the infection rate in the U.S. is outrageous and nearly 300,000 Americans far more than in any other country have so far been killed by the virus.