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VAX AND SCRATCH: Cuomo Offers $5M Lottery for Newly Vaccinated

(Associated Press) Anyone who gets vaccinated at select state-run vaccination sites in New York next week will receive a lottery scratch ticket with prizes potentially worth millions, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo tries to boost slowing vaccination rates. The pilot program will offer prizes from $20 up to $5 million and run...

Colonial Pipeline Confirms It Paid $4.4M to Hackers

(Associated Press) The operator of the nation’s largest fuel pipeline confirmed it paid $4.4 million to a gang of hackers who broke into its computer systems. Colonial Pipeline said Wednesday that after it learned of the May 7 ransomware attack, the company took its pipeline system offline and needed to do...

Is Va. Lt. Gov., Accused of Sex Assault, Rehabbing His Reputation by Running for Governor?

(Headline USA) Virginia's lieutenant governor, Justin Fairfax, has long had lofty political ambitions, and even after being accused by two women of sexual assault he's pressing forward with a bid for governor. The women’s allegations, which he’s spent two years trying to refute, are a dark cloud over what might have...

Academics Miffed After UNC Rescinds Tenured Position for ‘1619 Project’ Author

(Headline USA) Faculty members of a North Carolina university want an explanation for the school's reported decision to back away from offering a tenured teaching position to journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, whose work on the country’s history of slavery has drawn the ire of conservatives. Hannah-Jones was offered a position as the...

Republicans Rebel Against Mask Requirement in House Chamber

(Associated Press) Republicans are rebelling against the requirement that they wear a mask on the House floor, stoking tensions with majority Democrats who are refusing to change the rules despite updated guidance from federal health officials. The GOP lawmakers opted to keep their mask off during votes Tuesday, with some taking...

Pa. Voters Impose New Constitutional Limits on Governor’s Powers

(Headline USA) Pennsylvania voters became the first in the nation to impose restrictions on a governor's authority under an emergency disaster declaration, approving constitutional amendments offered in a statewide referendum by Republican lawmakers angry over how Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf handled the pandemic response. The vote on Tuesday's statewide primary ballot...

New Texas Abortion Ban is Enforceable by Fellow Citizens Suing Providers

(Associated Press) Texas became the largest state Wednesday with a law that bans abortions before many women even know they are pregnant, but with a unique provision that essentially leaves enforcement to private citizens through lawsuits against doctors or anyone who helps a woman get an abortion. The law signed by...

St. Louis Man Who Defended Home w/ Guns to Run for US Senate

(Headline USA) Mark McCloskey, a St. Louis personal injury lawyer who gained national attention after he and his wife waved guns at racial injustice marauders who marched past their home in a private gated neighborhood last summer, said Tuesday he will run for the U.S. Senate in 2022. McCloskey made the...

Soros-Backed Incumbent Philadelphia Prosecutor Wins Primary

(Headline USA) Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner survived a challenge in the Democratic primary that pit his progressive, soft-on-crime reforms against growing concern over a rising tide of homicides and gun violence. The primary was seen as referendum on whether a wave of prosecutors heavily financed by foreign leftist billionaire George...

McConnell Hits ‘Pause’ on Democrat Plan to Create 9/11-Style Panel for Capitol Protest

(Headline USA) Senate Republicans are signaling that they will try to block — or at least slow down — a Democrat effort to create a 9/11-style commission on the Jan. 6 protest at the U.S. Capitol. Protesters at the U.S. Capitol did not harm anyone, despite the drumbeat lie from...

Republicans Join Democrats in Passing Asian Hate Crime Bill

(Headline USA) Congress approved legislation Tuesday intended to curtail hate crimes against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The bill, which the House passed on a 364-62 vote, will expedite the review of hate crimes at the Justice Department and make grants available to help local law enforcement agencies improve their...

Andrew Giuliani, Son of Former Mayor, to Run for NY Governor

(Headline USA) Andrew Giuliani, the son of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, announced Tuesday he is seeking the Republican nomination for governor of New York, potentially setting up a battle with third-term incumbent Democrat Andrew Cuomo. “Giuliani vs. Cuomo. Holy smokes. It's Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier," the 35-year-old...
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