At least six Afghan refugees have been diagnosed with measles after arriving in the United States. One case was confirmed on September 5, at Fort McCoy, in Wisconsin, where 8,000 refugees are being held waiting to be resettled across America. This person was isolated and others who may have been exposed were quarantined and vaccinated. Five cases
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks during a campaign rally for Senator Bernie Sanders at Venice Beach in Los Angeles, California, U.S., December 21, 2019. (REUTERS/Monica Almeida) The mortgage has to be paid somehow, and politics beats the hell out of most rackets. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T he thing to keep in mind is, none of the
In a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced a series of questions about the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan. Here are some of the highlights from the hearing. 1. Sen. Menendez Criticizes Defense Secretary Austin for Refusing to Appear Sen. Bob Menendez: “I’m very disappointed that
In this article DAI-DE BMW-DE VOW3-DE 9868-HK NIO The electric vehicle sector is seeing its “most exciting moment” now — and consolidation in the sector cannot be avoided, says Bain & Company’s Helen Liu. “I would say that consolidation is an inevitable trend in this industry,” Liu, partner at the consultancy firm, told CNBC’s “Capital
The US’s top military officer took secret action to limit former president Donald Trump’s ability to launch a military strike or deploy nuclear weapons, according to a new book. Joint Chiefs Chairman General Mark Milley was worried Mr Trump would “go rogue” in the wake of the 6 January attack on the US Capitol. It
In perhaps the largest Twitter dumpster fire of all time, MSNBC’s The ReidOut host Joy Reid and rapper Nicki Minaj have been trading barbs over the coronavirus vaccine and who’s a betrayal to their race. On Tuesday’s show, Reid responded to Minaj with an angry, bitter screed that denounced white conservatives as the real anti-vaxxers
Americans have followed all the rules to counter COVID. We endured lockdowns, mask rules, and social distancing. You name it, we went along with it. We were obedient little sheep. Was it worth it? Let’s check the CDC numbers. On Sept. 13, 2020, the rolling seven-day average was 734 COVID deaths per day nationwide. That
I have been trying to find an analogy to describe how Biden, Blinken, and Milley are spinning the Afghanistan fiasco. To be congratulating the administration for the incredible airlift evacuation of Americans and Afghans is like saying the house burned to the ground, but we saved the mailbox. We abandoned the country and people. We
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at an event in Delano, Calif., March 31, 2021; Larry Elder at the 2016 FreedomFest in Las Vegas, Nev. (Mandel Ngan/Reuters, Gage Skidmore) Governor Gavin Newsom has easily survived the recall election, no doubt helped considerably by the fact that Larry Elder peaked too early. In an overwhelmingly Democratic state,
UPDATE: 9/14/21 11:50 p.m. EST: Media outlets are projecting that Gov. Gavin Newsom has successfully avoided being recalled during California’s gubernatorial recall election. BREAKING: California Gov. Gavin Newsom staves off recall effort, will stay in office, NBC News projects.… https://t.co/hp5bojhcC0 — NBC News (@NBC News)1631677137.0 Original story below: Large companies and notable figures have chipped
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling upon Facebook to take steps to counter abortion-related “misinformation.” In a letter to Facebook founder, chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the governor requested “information on any and all existing efforts to combat misinformation regarding abortion laws, procedures, and their availability.” She also pressed for Zuckerberg to, “Take additional
Sheryl Gay Stolberg, a long-time reporter at the New York Times who now covers health policy, scoffed at Republican opposition to Biden’s vaccination mandates against businesses on the front of Monday’s edition under the sneering headline, “G.O.P. Seethes, But Every State Requires Shots — Fury at Biden Ignores a Century of Rules.” Like other Republican
George Bush wants to bring the war on terror home. He’s not alone, and he’s not joking. Former U.S. President George W. Bush attends a 9/11 commemoration at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania on September 11, 2021. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) Maybe the real jihadis were inside us all
It has been announced that California Governor Gavin Newsom will remain in office following the recall election. When the Associated Press called the election for Newsom, the noes were leading with 67 percent of the vote. Though just 62 percent of ballots had been counted, Newsom addressed his supporters at the State Capitol in Sacramento.
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at St. Mary’s Center during a “Stop The Recall” rally ahead of the recall election in Oakland, Calif., September 11, 2021. (Brittany Hosea-Small/Reuters) Personally, I don’t find it hard to imagine a Democrat winning a political race in California. Even a Democrat like Gavin Newsom. I especially don’t find it
The pro-life group Live Action claimed Tuesday that Google banned “all” Live Action ads, accusing the tech company of siding “squarely with extremist pro-abortion political ideology.” “They aren’t hiding their bias anymore,” Lila Rose, Live Action founder and president, said in a statement. “Google’s censorship baldly reveals that the corporation is in the pocket of
In this article DIS VIAC Quarterback Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens throws against the Las Vegas Raiders during the first half of their game at Allegiant Stadium on September 13, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Chris Unger | Getty Images The National Football League ended the first week of its 2021 regular season
R Kelly threatened to “f*** up” one of his victims before assaulting her, according to newly submitted court documents. The prosecution in the sex-trafficking case against the 54-year-old singer – real name Robert Kelly – wants a recording of the incident to be admitted as evidence. According to papers filed at a federal court in
Senator Elizabeth Warren wrote a letter to Amazon last week demanding that the company more stringently censor so-called COVID-19 “misinformation.” Warren (D-MA) wrote her letter on Sept. 7 to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy warning about the spread of “misinformation about COVID-19.” She suggested Amazon enables misinformation by promoting books which the senator claimed contain “falsehoods
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Marijuana use among college students has surged while alcohol use dropped, according to a recent National Institute of Health and National Institute of Drug Abuse study. The “Monitoring the Future” study found that 44% of college students said they used marijuana in 2020, an increase from 38% in 2015. More, “daily” or “near daily” marijuana
Rep. Michael McCaul (R., Texas) participates in a Republican-led forum on the coronavirus origins in Wuhan, China, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 29, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) In the absence of vigorous oversight from the congressional majority, Representative Michael McCaul, the top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, is trying to fill the
The conditions in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule — for Americans, allies, Christians, women and more — continue to deteriorate, and the people there continue to plead that we will not forget them. On the radio program Monday, Glenn Beck gave an emotional update on current evacuation efforts, including the tragic story of one girl
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida called on President Joe Biden to immediately fire Gen. Mark Milley, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, after a report claiming he undermined former President Donald Trump in calls to China. “I write with grave concern regarding recent reporting that General Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint
Live Action founder and president Lila Rose said Google banned pro-life ads from the organization. “BREAKING: At the request of abortion activists, @Google has just BANNED all of @LiveAction‘s pro-life ads, including those promoting the Abortion Pill Reversal treatment, a resource that has saved 2500 children to date…” she tweeted, along with a screenshot that
AOC at the Met Gala Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez wore a dress adorned with the words “tax the rich” to the $30,000 per ticket Met Gala on Monday evening. On Tuesday morning, an ethics complaint was filed against her for it by the government watchdog American Accountability Foundation (AAF). The AAF said that Ocasio-Cortez
A Google logo is seen at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., November 1, 2018. (Stephen Lam/Reuters) According to pro-life organization Live Action, Google has banned all of the group’s online advertising and prohibited the group from promoting its new video featuring a life-like reproduction of how an unborn baby develops in the
Yasmine Mohammed was born and raised in Canada, but she lived a life that few Western women could fathom. The daughter of an Egyptian and a Palestinian, she is of Arab descent and was raised Muslim. Forced to wear a hijab and adhere to a strict interpretation of the Islamic faith, Mohammed later escaped a
In this article PFE Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla addresses a press conference after a visit to oversee the production of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine at the factory of U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer in Puurs, Belgium April 23, 2021. John Thys | Pool | Reuters Pfizer expects to release clinical trial data on how well its
Hurricane Nicholas has made landfall along the Texas coast, bringing the threat of up to 20 inches (50cm) of rainfall to parts of the Gulf Coast which have already been battered by storms this year. Nicholas is the 14th named storm of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. Nearly all of Texas’ coastline is under a