Tag: Policies & Impacts

Gender Ideology Rips Apart Family in Rural South Carolina

April 25, 2023
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Gil and Gabriella Reid live on a 48-acre farm outside Anderson, a town in South Carolina where a church and historic courthouse dominate the quaint central square. They raise sheep and chickens and grow rye, clover, and Bermuda grass for feed. It’s where their daughters helped out with collecting eggs and tending the livestock. Life…

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Southwest Airlines Cannot ‘Sacrifice’ Workers’ Religious Rights on ‘Altar’ of Company Policy, Judge Rules

April 25, 2023
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A Texas federal judge minced no words as he denied Southwest Airlines’ request for a retrial in the free-speech case of a now-reinstated flight attendant. Judge Brantley Starr chastised the airline for its “disturbing” and “hostile view of religious liberty” in the case of Charlene Carter, a Colorado woman whose anti-abortion social media messages got…

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Texas Ag Commissioner Says Employees’ Dress Must Align ‘With Their Biological Gender’

April 25, 2023
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The Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) has a new dress code and personal grooming policy that requires employees to wear clothing “consistent with their biological gender,” the policy reads. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller enacted the “Dress Code and Grooming Policy” earlier in April. The policy was first reported by the Texas Observer, and the…

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Pennsylvania State Senator Seeks to Expand Coverage for BRCA Gene Mutation Testing

April 25, 2023
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A personal experience with breast cancer led Pennsylvania Sen. Kim Ward to write legislation that she hopes other states will adopt. Senate Bill 8 eliminates all costs associated with breast cancer-related genetic testing and counseling, and breast MRI and ultrasounds for Pennsylvanians with high-risk conditions like dense breast tissue, personal history of breast cancer, family…

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Former Vice President Calls for Biden to Meet With House Speaker for Debt Ceiling Talks

April 25, 2023
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Former Vice President Mike Pence attacked President Joe Biden for his unwillingness to negotiate with House Republicans over the lapsed debt ceiling talks. Pence called it “unconscionable” that the president would refuse to meet with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) over the Federal debt. “We have an obligation to uphold the full faith and credit of American currency. The Constitution…

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IN-DEPTH: Democrats’ Push to Impose Ethics Code on Supreme Court Won’t Work, Legal Experts Say

April 25, 2023
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Senate Democrats’ efforts to impose a code of conduct on the Supreme Court and get Chief Justice John Roberts to testify in Congress about Supreme Court ethics policies are fraught with problems, legal experts told The Epoch Times. Congressional Democrats have responded with anger and indignation to an April 6 article published by ProPublica, a…

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Indian Tribe Tells Supreme Court It Cannot Be Sued

April 25, 2023
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A defaulting borrower told the Supreme Court on April 24 that he should be able to sue an Indian tribe based in Wisconsin for allegedly aggressive collection efforts he claims drove him to attempt to take his own life. In the case, Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin (court file…

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Yellen Warns of ‘Economic and Financial Catastrophe,’ but Insists It’s ‘Preventable’

April 25, 2023
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday warned of an “economic and financial catastrophe” that would decimate jobs and make loans more expensive for years to come if Congress fails to raise the debt ceiling and the government defaults on its obligations. Yellen issued the warning in prepared remarks for the 51st annual Sacramento Metro Chamber’s…

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FDA: Vaccines Don’t Have to Prevent Infection or Transmission

April 25, 2023
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Vaccines don’t have to prevent infection or transmission to be cleared in the United States, the country’s top regulatory agency said in a new document. “It is important to note that FDA’s authorization and licensure standards for vaccines do not require demonstration of the prevention of infection or transmission,” Dr. Peter Marks, a top official…

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ICANN and the Global Censorship Agenda; Tucker Carlson and Fox News “part ways”;Senators Push for Digital IDs for All Americans

April 25, 2023
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Video Chapters: 0:00 Intro 3:55 Biden announces 2024 presidential campaign 17:20 Tucker Carlson and Fox News “part ways” 30:05 Don Lemon fired from CNN 40:22 Authoritarian governments ‘want to control people’ via internet censorship 1:12:07 Interview with Nick Janicki, Director of Gan Jing World 1:20:10 Senators introduce bill to push digital identity on all Americans…

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