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CDC Advises Social Distancing from Pets to Prevent Omicron Spread
(Associated Press) Can your pet get COVID-19?
Yes, pets and other animals can get the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, but health officials say the risk of them spreading it to people is low.
Dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits, otters, hyenas and white-tailed deer are among the animals that have tested positive, in...
Putin Throws Down Demands For Security Pact w/ NATO
(Headline USA) Russia on Friday published draft security demands that NATO deny membership to Ukraine and other former Soviet countries and roll back the alliance's military deployments in Central and Eastern Europe — bold ultimatums that are almost certain to be rejected by the U.S. and its allies.
But with President...
Houston-Area Dems’ Gerrymandered Map May Disfranchise Voters for 6 Years
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Three Harris County voters and two Republican County Commissioners have sued far-left Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Harris County for a redistricting plan proposed by a Democrat commissioner, alleging it unconstitutionally disenfranchises more than a million voters in next year’s county elections.
Harris County...
Ariz. Gov. Ducey Quietly Bans All Public Worker Vax Mandates
(Cole Lauterbach, The Center Square) In an unannounced executive order regarding enhanced monitoring of COVID-19 metrics, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey banned public employers from requiring a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of employment.
The order, signed Wednesday, primarily reactivates the state’s “enhanced surveillance advisory,” which requires most hospitals to provide...
Bidenflation Costs Families Around $3,500 This Year
(The Center Square) A new report estimated the annual cost of elevated inflation this year will be around $3,500 per household.
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, one of the nation’s leading business schools, released the report, which estimated much higher costs for American families because of inflation...
Biden Admin Loses in Court to Texas on Immigration, Again
(Bethany Blankley | The Center Square) The Biden administration has lost another court battle to Texas over immigration, this time over its decision to end the Remain in Mexico program, or the Migrant Protection Protocols.
In April 2021, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt sued the...
Congress’s $770B Defense Bill Establishes ‘Afghanistan War Commission’
(The Center Square) Congress passed a $770 billion defense bill Wednesday, authorizing a wide range of military spending for the next year.
The Senate passed the bipartisan 2022 National Defense Authorization Act with an 89-10 vote, sending the legislation to President Joe Biden.
The bill, which is passed annually in some...
Sen. Kennedy Warns Against Proposed SBA Direct Lending Program
(William Patrick, The Center Square) U.S. Sen. John Kennedy is trying to stop an effort to allow the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) from making direct government loans through its 7(a) lending program.
The 7(a) program provides up to $5 million for eligible borrowers to spend on real estate, short-...
Biden Hit With Another Blow, Texas Receives Injunction Against Vax Mandate
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has won another case against the Biden administration, this time over healthcare worker vaccination mandates. Texas was granted a preliminary injunction, blocking the administration from imposing vaccine mandates on the employees of Medicaid and Medicare providers and suppliers.
“This is a win for liberty. The federal government does not have the...
New York AG Stalls Ethics Commish’s Effort to Seize Cuomo Book Profits
(Headline USA) New York's ethics commission has more work to do if it wants to seize the millions of dollars former Gov. Andrew Cuomo earned writing a book about the COVID-19 pandemic, the state attorney general's office said in a letter Thursday.
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics on Monday...
GOP Govs. Challenge Pentagon over Guard Vaccine Mandate
(Headline USA) Texas' Republican governor on Thursday told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin that the state will not direct its National Guard members to comply with a Biden administration order requiring all members of the military to get vaccinated for COVID-19, as GOP opposition to the mandate grows.
Gov. Greg Abbott,...
More Military Troops Face Discipline For Refusing Vax, as GOP Governors Fight Mandate
(Headline USA) All of the U.S. military services have now begun disciplinary actions and discharges for troops who have refused to get the mandated coronavirus vaccine, officials said Thursday, with as many as 20,000 unvaccinated forces at risk of being removed from service.
The troops serving, fighting and dying to...
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