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Not All Vaccines in US Tested Against Placebos, Top Vaccine Inventor Acknowledges

By Zachary Stieber Not all of the vaccines licensed in the United States were tested against placebos, vaccine inventor Dr. Paul Offit has acknowledged. Offit, who helped invent the rotavirus vaccine and co-authors a regularly updated tome on vaccines, recently claimed that the vaccines approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are tested in placebo-controlled […]

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CDC Issues Alert After Measles Cases Increase Fivefold Ahead of Travel Season

By Lorenz Duchamps The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new health advisory this week regarding measles infections for international travelers ahead of the summer travel season. The agency issued its latest health advisory on Wednesday urging Americans to “be on alert for cases of measles” and advising parents to make sure their families are […]

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Republicans Say Administration Redefined How Illegal Entries Are Reported After End of Title 42

By Joseph Lord Republicans say that after the end of Title 42, the Biden administration changed how illegal entries into the United States are reported to the American people. During a June 6 hearing of the House Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee—a satellite of the Homeland Security Committee—Chairman Clay Higgins (R-La.) said that immigration officials […]

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Texas AG Sues Biden Administration Over App Allowing Immigrants to Register ‘Unlawful Crossings’

By Jana J. Pruet Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration over a new asylum rule that he argues encourages immigrants to unlawfully enter the United States through the use of a mobile app. Paxton claims in his lawsuit that the Biden administration intentionally streamlined the preapproval process for […]

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Court Blocks Biden Admin Policy of Releasing Illegal Immigrants Into US Without Court Dates, as Title 42 Expires

By Caden Pearson A federal judge in Florida has issued a two-week restraining order on the Biden administration’s policy of releasing illegal immigrants into the United States without court dates, just hours before Title 42 was due to expire. Judge T. Kent Wetherell II, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, issued a temporary restraining […]

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Texas Gov. Praises Troops for Repelling Illegal Immigrants, Vows That ‘Elite’ Units Will Continue Effort

By Tom Ozimek Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that he has deployed “elite” teams from the Texas National Guard to continue the effort of preventing illegal immigrants from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border while praising Texas troops for physically repelling people from trying to cross the border illegally near Brownsville. Abbott told Fox News in an interview Wednesday […]

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Police Identify Suspect With ‘Extensive Rap Sheet’ After 8 People Outside Texas Center Killed

By Jack Phillips The driver accused of running over and killing eight people near a Texas facility holding illegal immigrants was identified as 34-year-old George Alvarez, officials said Monday. Brownsville Police Chief Felix Sauceda told reporters Monday that Alvarez has been arraigned on eight counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly […]