Tag: Policies & Impacts

California ‘Won’t Be Doing Business’ With Walgreens Over Abortion Pill Policy: Newsom

March 7, 2023
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vowed that the state will no longer be doing business with Walgreens after the pharmacy chain announced that it would not be distributing abortion pills in some states across the United States. Newsom took to Twitter on Monday, where he declared of the state and Walgreens: “We’re done.” “California won’t be doing business…

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USDA Proposes New Rule for ‘Product of USA’ Food Labels in Bid to Increase Transparency

March 7, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is considering a new rule regarding requirements on “Product of USA” labels in an effort to increase consumer understanding of what the claim actually means. The proposed rule was announced on March 6 and would allow the voluntary label “Product of USA or “Made in the USA” claim to be used on meat,…

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USDA Proposes New Rule for ‘Product of USA’ Food Labels

March 7, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is considering a new rule regarding requirements on “Product of USA” labels in an effort to increase consumer understanding of what the claim actually means. The proposed rule was announced on March 6 and would allow the voluntary label “Product of USA or “Made in the USA” claim to be used on meat,…

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Biden Officials Champion Digital Privacy, Policies Tell a Different Story

March 7, 2023
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News Analysis White House and Department of Commerce representatives called for federal legislation to protect online user data on Monday, and said the Biden administration is committed to digital privacy. Since taking office, however, the administration has enacted policies that give the government greater access to private data. Speaking at the “State of the Net”…

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Biden Officials Champion Digital Privacy at TikTok-Sponsored Event

March 7, 2023
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WASHINGTON—Biden administration officials on March 6 called for federal legislation to protect online user privacy at an event sponsored by TikTok. The China-owned TikTok was listed as a “platinum sponsor” for the “State of the Net” event. The Biden administration late last month gave the federal government 30 days to ensure TikTok is removed from work…

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Lightfoot Goes Down, and a Moderate Liberal Faces a Leftist in Chicago

March 6, 2023
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News Analysis The verdict was in: Lori Lightfoot was out. The Feb. 28 election marked a decisive failure for Chicago’s controversial incumbent and the first loss for a one-term mayor in the city in four decades. She finished third in a crowded field, earning just over 17 percent of the vote. Lightfoot edged out Jesus…

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Norfolk Southern’s Second Ohio Trail Derailment Under Investigation

March 6, 2023
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After another Norfolk Southern Corp. (NSC) train derailed in Springfield, Ohio, over the weekend, authorities have launched an investigation. This is the third train derailment on a line owned by NSC after the toxic Feb. 3 incident in East Palestine, Ohio—one of the worst environmental disasters in recent memory. The first incident involved the deliberate…

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Texas A&M University System Vows to Stop Considering ‘Diversity’ in Hiring, Admissions

March 6, 2023
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The Texas A&M University has joined a growing list of public university systems across the country that will end the use of “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” (DEI) policies in both its hiring and student admissions. “No university or agency in the A&M System will admit any student, nor hire any employee based on any factor…

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Over 55,000 Felons Will Have Voting Rights Restored Before Probation Ends in Minnesota

March 6, 2023
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Felons in Minnesota are now eligible to vote immediately upon release from incarceration after Democrat Gov. Tim Walz signed the “Restore the Vote” bill into law on March 3. “Minnesotans who have completed time for their offenses and are living, working, and raising families in their communities deserve the right to vote. As a state…

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LIVE 3/7, at 10:30 AM ET: Scientists Fabricated Paper to Write Off Lab Leak; Virus Origin Comes Back Into Focus

March 6, 2023
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Dr. Anthony Fauci is being accused by congressional investigators of having promoted scientists to write off the possibility of a lab-leak origin of COVID-19, leading to the report, “The Proximal Origin of SARS-CoV-2,” which was then used by news outlets and social media companies to accuse others of spreading false information when the lab leak…

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