[ad_1] New York City’s infection rates have gone back up again, though the death toll is still lagging well behind what we saw in the spring. Still, the Governor felt compelled to do something about the current situation on Staten Island. The solution he’s come up with is the same one that he used when
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[ad_1] Even in this dreadful year, there is much for which to be thankful. For example, clinical medicine during the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to advance at a breathtaking pace, with not one, but two different vaccine approvals expected in the coming days, and numerous drugs, both old and new, being found to have a
[ad_1] Employees at Canada’s largest publisher are said to be distraught after learning their employer will publish Jordan Peterson’s next book. Vice reports their were complaints and tears from some employees during a town hall meeting about the book, titled Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life. The book is scheduled to be released on March
[ad_1] Our founder was born on this day in 1925. He would be 95. Bill passed away in 2008, at his desk. Beset by many afflictions, he carried on. His legacy endures. In the picture here, he is with a dear friend, Lady Thatcher, popular again of late courtesy of The Crown. This comes from
[ad_1] A kindergartner in Las Vegas learns online, August 24. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Fairfax County Public Schools — the education system that includes two Geraghty boys — is coming under withering criticism after the release of a new study that shows online learning is causing a serious drop in academic achievement. The Washington Post, this
[ad_1] Ohio lawmakers say elective surgeries might be paused amid a COVID-19 outbreak taking place across the state. According to a Tuesday CBS News report, confirmed coronavirus cases in the state are surging. The outlet reports that the state’s seven-day rolling average of daily new cases has risen in two weeks from 4,467 new cases
[ad_1] CNN Newsroom coverage of Joe Biden’s prospective national security team’s Tuesday press conference celebrated the replacement of President Trump’s idea of an America First foreign policy with one that is based on truth, facts, and science. Political director David Chalian touted an end to seeking America’s interests first: “The idea of America First is gone. Everything Joe Biden
[ad_1] Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden speaks about the current results of the election in Wilmington, Del., November 4, 2020. (Kevin Lamarque/Reuters) President-elect Joe Biden’s Build Back Better agenda has more than a whiff of FDR’s New Deal and LBJ’s Great Society. Combing through Biden’s website, one can find a host of proposals which would
[ad_1] The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has decided that Texas and Louisiana may remove state Medicaid funding from Planned Parenthood clinics, reversing lower court rulings that prohibited the states from defunding the abortion provider. The ruling came from the entire Fifth Circuit, reversing a previous ruling by a three-judge panel that had forbidden Texas
[ad_1] Last Friday a judge ruled that a lawsuit against the city of Minneapolis could go forward. The lawsuit was filed by a group of eight plaintiffs who argue the city is legally obligated to maintain a minimum number of police officers on the force based on the population of the city. Specifically the Minneapolis
[ad_1] A lion statue outside the New York Public Library building wears a mask in New York City, September 28, 2020. (Carlo Allegri/Reuters) I have never thought that opposing mask mandates was a hill to die on, as the interference on personal liberty is relatively minimal. But I don’t think that universal mandates are justified
[ad_1] Former Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a campaign event in support of 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden in North Libery, Iowa, February 1, 2020. (Carlos Barria/Reuters) . . . but I’m pretty sure it’s not John Kerry. Many conservatives believe that there isn’t much to be done,
[ad_1] In another Trump administration move to boost transparency and roll back regulations, the Department of Health and Human Services proposed two rules on Tuesday that could affect any future imposition of regulations going forward. The first rule the HHS seeks is to require the department and its agencies to demonstrate to the public how
[ad_1] Back in May, a pre-print study (meaning not peer reviewed) suggested that a mutated strain of the coronavirus may be spreading more quickly than the original strain. But as I noted at the time, several virologists were quick to cast doubt on those conclusions, noting that you couldn’t rule out the possibility that the
[ad_1] Consider this the deadly wages of squandering credibility early in a crisis. The CDC started off the pandemic by screwing up test development, a setback for which we are still paying a high price, and then deliberately misleading on mask usage in order to preserve PPE supply in the early days. The agency has
[ad_1] No Profile in Courage for you, Emily Murphy! The liberal media has been castigating President Trump as a sore loser for pursuing legal challenges to the election results. But if there’s anything worse than a sore loser, it’s a sore winner. Yet that’s exactly what CNN did this morning. Everything is always much too late.
[ad_1] This is one of those news items that was almost immediately relegated to the category of “local news,” but it really shouldn’t have been. The tragic story in question took place in South Los Angeles over the weekend. The LAPD just announced that they’ve reached the grim milestone of 300 murders in a single
[ad_1] I first saw this announcement on Twitter yesterday afternoon and initially thought it might be some satire that had gotten out of control. We’ve already seen plenty of heavy-handed mandates being handed down by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, but the latest edict sounded like too much to believe. With a spike in new cases
[ad_1] The traditional media has sacrificed fact-based reporting in favor of promoting its own social and political agenda, says Sharyl Attkisson, author of the new book “Slanted: How the News Media Taught Us to Love Censorship and Hate Journalism.” Attkisson, host of the TV show “Full Measure” and a five-time Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist, joins
[ad_1] He couldn’t build a governing coalition and now he’s tearing at our democratic fabric. Enough. U.S. President Donald Trump gives thumbs up to supporters from this motorcade after he golfed at Trump National Golf Club on November 22, 2020 in Sterling, Virginia. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) It’s time for conservatives to dump Trump.
[ad_1] Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said during a media briefing about the coronavirus that no one had the “constitutional right to walk around without a mask.” The dubious claim was made by Hogan while he announced further coronavirus pandemic restrictions on Monday. “It’s sort of like saying I have a constitutional right to drive
[ad_1] Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said that there would be no investigation into who might have funded the protesters who attacked him and his wife in August after they left the president’s closing speech at the Republican National Convention. Paul tweeted that he was informed by the U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C., of the decision
[ad_1] First lady Melania Trump celebrated the arrival of the official White House Christmas tree on Monday, kicking off the 2020 holiday season. What are the details? “Today I welcomed the arrival of the beautiful @WhiteHouse Christmas Tree!” the first lady tweeted. “We are excited to begin decorating the People’s House for the holiday season!
[ad_1] Until “every legal vote” is counted, the presidential election isn’t over, prominent conservative leaders said in a joint statement Monday. Members of the Conservative Action Project—a coalition of American political, economic, and social activists—say they are standing with those refusing to allow the election to conclude “until every legal vote has been counted.” Former
[ad_1] John Kerry, a former secretary of state in the Obama administration and the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, will return to the federal government to oversee climate policy, former Vice President Joe Biden announced Monday. Biden, who several major news outlets have projected as president-elect, announced his national security team on Monday, including his would-be
[ad_1] Will Americans still be celebrating Thanksgiving 100 years from now? This year marks the 400th anniversary of the Pilgrims’ arrival in America. The moment, which deserved wider recognition, was celebrated in an excellent speech by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark. “A great American anniversary is upon us,” Cotton said on Nov. 18. “Regrettably, we haven’t
[ad_1] A priest listens to a confession by a member of his congregation while practicing social distancing at the S.S. Sacramento church in Rome, Italy, March 26, 2020. (Remo Casilli/Reuters) 1. Turkish-backed groups loot contents of Mar Touma Church in Syria’s Sere Kaniye – North press agency Turkish-backed groups loot contents of Mar Touma Church
[ad_1] The U.K. government continues its fight to block the return of Shamima Begum, one of three British-born schoolgirls who traveled to Syria in 2015 to join the Islamic State. The Jihadi bride seeks to return to British soil in order to contest the revocation of her citizenship, by order of the Home Secretary. There
[ad_1] Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event in Detroit, Mich., October 31, 2020. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) After much drama, Michigan’s state electoral board certified that, with a 154,000-vote lead after ballots were canvassed at the county level, presumptive President-elect Joe Biden is the winner of the state’s 16 electoral votes. This is
[ad_1] The FBI and the Georgia Bureau of Investigations are investigating threats lodged against the state’s top election officials according to a report, after leaders became targets of ridicule over the handling of the general election. President Donald Trump continues to allege that widespread voting fraud and irregularities occurred in Georgia, even placing blame on