By Jack Phillips Endorsements from top Democrats including President Barack Obama and House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) were not enough to secure a victory for the Democrat mayoral candidate in Columbia, South Carolina. Republican Daniel Rickenmann defeated Democrat Tameika Isaac Devine during Tuesday night’s mayoral election in Columbia by 4 percentage points. Richland County, where Columbia […]
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Doctors and Nurses Speak on the Consequences of Rejecting Mandatory Vaccination
By Enrico Trigoso Health care workers who cannot take a COVID-19 vaccine due to medical, religious, or ethical objections are being fired from hospitals that mandated the shots for their staff members. Various states and hospitals have mandated the vaccine, as well as the Biden-Harris administration, which issued an emergency regulation that requires all health care […]
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Judge Orders DOJ to Stop Extracting Data from James O’Keefe’s Phone
By Mimi Nguyen Ly A federal court on Nov. 11 ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to stop extracting and reviewing data from phones belonging to Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe. The order from Judge Analisa Torres of the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York says that by Nov. 12, the DOJ “shall confirm […]
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Relief from High Prices Unlikely, Analysts Say Ahead of Consumer Inflation Data Release
By Tom Ozimek With investors closely eyeing two major data releases this week on inflation—one on producer input costs and the other on consumer prices—Wells Fargo analysts say it’s unlikely sticker-shock-weary consumers will see relief as the persistent supply-side crunch will “keep fanning the flames on inflation in the near term.” On Tuesday, the Labor Department […]
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Crypto Market Nears $3 Trillion Milestone on Bitcoin and Ethereum Record Surge
By Tom Ozimek Cryptocurrency market capitalization neared the $3 trillion mark on Nov. 9 as the two biggest cryptocurrencies—Bitcoin and Ethereum—were trading just off their all-time highs, according to data from CoinMarketCap. Bitcoin surged past the $68,000 mark for the first time on Monday, briefly touching a record high of around $68,500, according to Coinbase, with […]
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Florida Governor DeSantis Announces Lawsuit Against Biden’s ‘Unconstitutional’ Employer Vaccine Mandate
By Katabella Roberts Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Nov. 4 that he is suing the Biden administration over its “unconstitutional” employer vaccine mandate being issued through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). DeSantis said in a statement that the lawsuit against the administration would be filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit as soon […]
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2,500 NYC Firefighters Haven’t Received COVID-19 Vaccine: De Blasio
By Jack Phillips New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said that about 2,500 city firefighters, or 23 percent of the city’s force, are not vaccinated on Tuesday. Speaking to CNN, the mayor said that “we’re at about 77 percent with firefighters vaccinated,” adding that there is an unspecified number of firefighters that have requested a medical or religious exemption […]
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US Gasoline Prices Rise to Fresh 7-Year High
By Tom Ozimek Prices of regular gasoline in the United States have risen to a new seven-year high, though a slight dip in domestic demand meant that the recent rise was the smallest increase in a month. For the week of Nov. 1, the national average for a gallon of regular gasoline rose to a seven-year high of $3.390, […]
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Barclays CEO Resigns Over Probe Into Ties to Jeffrey Epstein
By Tom Ozimek Barclays CEO Jes Staley is stepping down from his role as head of the multinational banking group after British regulators announced preliminary conclusions of a probe into his ties to convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. In a Nov. 1 statement, Barclays said it was made aware on Oct. 29 of […]
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Supreme Court Defies Biden Administration, Accepts Immigration, EPA Cases
By Matthew Vadum The Supreme Court decided Oct. 29 to hear two cases that the Biden administration did not want the court to hear—one, aimed at reviving a rule that screens out potentially government-dependent immigrants, and another that could roll back the reach of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The court decisions came as […]
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NYC: 40 Percent of Inspected Businesses Noncompliant With Vaccine Pass Mandate
By Petr Svab NEW YORK CITY—Approximately two in five New York City restaurants, gyms, and entertainment venues weren’t fully abiding by the city’s COVID-19 vaccination pass mandate when first inspected. The city managed to inspect nearly two-thirds of the estimated 31,000 businesses that are required to ask their employees and customers for proof of vaccination. […]
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Cuomo to be arrested, appear in court for forcible touching charge: Sheriff
By Carl Roman, Associate News Editor Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will be arrested and appear in court next month in connection to a charge of forcible touching, according to the Albany County sheriff. Cuomo, who was hit with the Class A misdemeanor charge Thursday, will be issued a summons “probably next week” and be expected to appear […]
