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New York 09/11/21, 04:49

Officials announced on Aug. 23 that all New York City public school teachers and other staff members would be required to get vaccinated against the coronavirus by Sept. 27th, as the nation's largest school system prepares to begin.The nation's most populous city is the first to impose a mandatory vaccine ...

News 09/11/21, 04:27

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday, Sept. 9, that President Joe Biden's broad federal employee vaccine mandate announced this week does not apply to members of Congress, employees who work for Congress, or the federal court system. Biden's executive orders would require immunization for federal employees, military personnel, ...

U.S. 09/11/21, 00:56

A Missouri police chief and all of his officers resigned, citing a variety of reasons ranging from low pay to a lack of appropriate tools for the job, leaving local officials scrambling to fill the positions as many departments struggle to keep staffing levels during the anti-police climate that has ...

U.S. 09/11/21, 00:38

The appeals court on Friday, Sept. 6, granted Florida governor Ron DeSantis (R) a temporary legal win on his mask mandate ban, bringing the policies back in place, at least for now. The order issued in late July did not oppose mask-wearing and demanded schools to let parents decide or risk ...

News 09/10/21, 21:46

Due to the mayor's new COVID vaccination mandate, Seattle police officers may lose their employment. More than 200 officers have either refused to get vaccinated or have refused to provide their private medical data, according to Seattle's Jason Rantz radio show on Monday Sept. 6 Since last year's campaign to defund ...

U.S. 09/10/21, 21:34

Producer prices (PPI) rose at an annual rate of 8.3% in August, unprecedented in the United States, at least since this index began to be measured by the Labor Department.  On Friday, Sept. 10, the federal agency reported that its producer price index, which measures inflationary pressures before reaching consumers, rose ...

News 09/10/21, 21:08

The Los Angeles Unified School District on Thursday, Sept. 9, announced that it would impose a vaccine mandate on eligible students. According to Reuters, the second-largest school district in the country said the requirement would go into effect by January next year. The order is expected to affect more than 600,000 ...

U.S. 09/10/21, 19:51

Former President Donald Trump marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by releasing a video commemorating the event. The video, titled “You will never be forgotten,” was published on the Save America PAC website as all of his social media accounts were suspended. The video does not include Trump’s new speech from ...

U.S. 09/10/21, 19:42

According to data released by the Charlotte Lozier Pro-Life Institute, during 2019, there was a 2.3% increase in abortions over 2018. The data is for 39 states that released abortion statistics in 2019, and while data is missing from the remaining states, it serves to see the upward trend repeated as ...

U.S. 09/10/21, 18:40

A federal judge temporarily paused anti-riot legislation to counter extreme social unrest across Florida on Sept. 9. The U.S. Northern District of Florida, Tallahassee Division Court will not let law enforcement officers arrest radical protesters, even if they create a public disturbance. District Judge Mark Walker ruled the Combatting Violence, Disorder, and ...

News 09/10/21, 17:36

Reporter Allison Williams is abandoning her position with ESPN over the vaccine mandate, saying she would not take the jabs. The popular reporter was noticeably absent from television screens during the first week of the college football season. She announced on Thursday, Sept. 9 that she would not be covering any ...

U.S. 09/10/21, 17:33

Following the signing of the Executive Order making COVID vaccination mandatory by U.S. President Joe Biden, several Republican leaders expressed outrage.  The new provision requires employers with more than 100 workers to require vaccination or weekly testing for the presence of the virus, according to Fox News on Sept. 9.  It is ...

U.S. 09/10/21, 16:58

A freak incident is under investigation after a man was crushed to death by his car at a McDonald’s drive-thru in Vancouver. The local broadcaster reported that the incident happened at the fast-food restaurant on Main Street around 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 8. The accident happened when the man dropped his ...

U.S. 09/10/21, 16:42

A U.S. mothers' organization fighting against facemask mandates in schools has been calling since last month for all parents in the country to join in a "National Strike." They also warned that they are not willing to share parenting with the government. Kimberly Fletcher, the founder of Moms for America, through ...

U.S. 09/10/21, 16:29

Several United Nations Human Rights 'experts' harshly condemned the Texas government this week for protecting the human rights of babies in the womb through its new heartbeat law. They argue that unborn babies should not be considered human beings and that the law runs counter to the gender policies promoted ...

News 09/10/21, 16:00

President Biden ordered COVID-19 vaccines for almost all federal workers on Thursday, Sept. 9, but the U.S. Postal Service's 600,000 letter carriers and administrative staff will be exempt.Biden signed two executive orders on Thursday, Sept. 9: one requiring vaccination for most federal employees with limited medical and religious exemptions, and ...

News 09/10/21, 15:58

The German company BioNTech, developer of the Pfizer vaccine, will apply for approval to use this adapted drug to children aged five to 11 years, said medical director Oezlem Tuereci. "We are already preparing for production. The vaccine is the same, but with fewer high doses, and fewer refills," Tuereci said, ...

U.S. 09/10/21, 15:45

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Tex.) signed a bill on Thursday, Sept. 9, allowing residents to sue social media firms if their content or accounts are removed from their platforms. The move comes as similar legislation in Florida is awaiting a federal judge's decision. According to Abbott, House Bill 20 would prohibit firms ...

Washington 09/10/21, 15:42

One day after announcing his ambitious plan for more Americans to get vaccinated, President Joe Biden, on Friday, Sept. 10, remarked that lawsuit threats from Republicans would not change his tact. “Have at it,” Biden said as a reporter asked for his opinion on the issue with Republicans threatening to challenge ...

U.S. 09/10/21, 15:30

Several hours after President Joe Biden announced the COVID-19 vaccine mandate for companies with more than 100 employees on Thursday, Sept. 9, the Republican National Committee (RNC) informed that it intends to sue his administration for the unconstitutional order. Addressing the nation on the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, Biden said that ...