By Zachary Stieber The Rhode Island Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a mother from getting her children vaccinated against COVID-19. A trial court in January rejected arguments from Joshua Nagel, the children’s father, and said Lauren Nagel, the mother, could take her children to get COVID-19 vaccines. Lawyers for Joshua Nagel quickly asked the state’s top court […]
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DeSantis Wins Control of Disney’s Special Self-Governing District: ‘New Era of Accountability’
By Tom Ozimek Florida lawmakers have passed a bill giving control of Disney’s special tax district in central Florida to a Senate-approved board, handing a victory to Gov. Ron DeSantis who pushed for the measure to make the district more accountable to voters. Legislators gave final approval on Feb. 10 to a bill authorizing DeSantis to appoint […]
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Fight for Ivermectin as a COVID Treatment Exposes Outsized Power of State Medical Boards: Lawyer
By Katie Spence Except in nine states, medical boards act independently and have full decision-making authority regarding discipline and investigations, according to the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB). In all but 19 states, medical board members are appointed by the state’s governor and don’t require additional confirmation. In states where separate confirmation is required, the Senate or legislature is […]
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FBI Whistleblower Interviewed by GOP House Committee, Top Republican Confirms
By Jack Phillips House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) confirmed Tuesday that his committee conducted a transcribed interview with an FBI whistleblower while his panel investigates the Department of Justice and bureau. “We’ve now had dozens of whistleblowers come talk to House Republican staff on the Judiciary Committee,” Jordan said in a news conference. “In fact, one of [the […]
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Guillain-Barré Syndrome Linked to COVID-19 Vaccine: CDC Study
By Zachary Stieber A disruptive syndrome may be caused by one of the COVID-19 vaccines available in the United States, U.S. officials said in a new study. Seventy-three cases of Guillain-Barré Syndrome, which causes the immune system to attack parts of the nervous system, were confirmed in adults within 42 days of vaccination with Johnson & Johnson’s […]
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Another Year of Net Migration Loss for California, New Data Shows
By Jamie Joseph California experienced the largest net domestic outmigration of any state in 2022, with a decrease of 343,230 people, according to a real estate analysis by the National Association of Realtors published on Jan. 30. However, the Golden State remains the most populous state in the nation with nearly 39 million residents. Millions of people […]
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Texas Border Sheriff Wants Smugglers to Get 5 Years Per Illegal Immigrant
By Charlotte Cuthbertson KINNEY COUNTY, Texas—The number of human smugglers arrested by deputies in Kinney County, Texas, has more than quadrupled in the past two years and the sheriff wants the penalties to increase. Kinney County Sheriff Brad Coe said his deputies arrested 741 smugglers transporting illegal immigrants from the border in 2022, up from […]
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Republicans Pass Resolution Condemning Socialism Over Democrat Opposition
By Joseph Lord The U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 2 passed H. Con. Res. 9, a bill “denouncing the horrors of socialism,” over opposition from Democrats. The bill was introduced by Rep. Maria Salazar (R-Fla.). It passed in a bipartisan 327–86 vote. All Republicans and 109 Democrats voted in favor of the measure. 13 Democrats voted present. Salazar explained […]
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FBI Searching Biden’s Rehoboth Beach Home in Classified Documents Probe
By Zachary Stieber FBI agents were searching President Joe Biden’s beach home on Feb. 1, according to a lawyer who represents the president. Agents, “with the President’s full support and cooperation,” were “conducting a planned search of his home in Rehoboth, Delaware,” Bob Bauer, the lawyer, said in a statement. The FBI is part of the Department […]
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Unvaccinated Kidney and Heart Patients Denied Transplants Get Day in Court with Michigan Hospital
By Steven Kovac A Michigan judge will soon decide if 73-year-old Ross Barranco can be denied a donated kidney because he won’t take the COVID-19 vaccine. “I just don’t see the logic of it,” stated Barranco in an interview with The Epoch Times. “Everybody knows an organ transplant procedure requires the nearly complete suppression of […]
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House Intelligence Committee Chair Says ‘Grave Concern’ Over Contents of Biden, Pence Classified Documents
By Katabella Roberts House Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said on Jan. 29 that there is “grave concern” about the contents of classified documents found at the homes of President Joe Biden and former Vice President Mike Pence, adding that the discoveries suggest a “systematic problem” in the way that classified documents are handled among those at the highest levels […]
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‘Zuck Bucks 2.0’ Gears up for 2024
By John Haughey The same nonprofit that distributed nearly $420 million in privately funded pandemic and operations grants to election offices nationwide before the 2020 elections is orchestrating a refashioned program for the 2024 election cycle. The Chicago-based Center for Technology and Civic Life (CTCL) said its U.S. Alliance for Election Excellence will funnel $80 million to local election […]
