Month: March 2021

Canada Infrastructure Bank Part of Larger Program Failing to Make the Grade

Analysis of Canada’s multibillion-dollar infrastructure spending initiative is raising a ton of red flags.


New York Woman Tests Positive for COVID-19 After 2 Vaccine Doses

A woman from Long Island, New York, has tested positive for COVID-19 after receiving both doses of the Moderna vaccine. Melanie Rosen, a secretary who went to pay respects to a friend whose father passed away, believes she might have caught the virus at the gathering, PIX11 reported. “There was probably at least 10 family members there,”…


New York Woman Tests COVID-19 Positive After Taking Second Vaccine Shot

A woman from Long Island, New York, tested positive for COVID-19 after having taken her second Moderna vaccine shot. Melanie Rosen, a secretary who went to pay respects to a friend whose father passed away, believes she might have caught the virus at the gathering, reported PIX11. “There was probably at least 10 family members…


Supreme Court Unsympathetic to NCAA Arguments Justifying not Paying Student-Athletes

Before a skeptical Supreme Court this morning the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) defended its rules that preclude paying student-athletes. The Biden administration sided with the student-athletes during oral arguments March 31. The case is actually two cases that the court ordered heard together: National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston, court file 20-512, and American…


McCarthy Says Gaetz Could Lose Committee Seats If Allegations Are True

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) could lose his seats on the House Armed Services and Judiciary committees if allegations that he had an improper relationship with a 17-year-old are true, said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). Gaetz confirmed on social media and to media outlets Tuesday night that he is being investigated by the Department of…


Trump Says White House Infrastructure Plan Is ‘Largest Tax Hike in American History’

Former President Donald Trump, in a statement Wednesday, responded to the White House infrastructure bill—which would introduce new taxes—and said it is “among the largest self-inflicted economic wounds in history.” “If this monstrosity is allowed to pass, the result will be more Americans out of work, more families shattered, more factories abandoned, more industries wrecked,…


Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Governor’s COVID Emergency Declarations

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on March 31 struck down Gov. Tony Evers’s statewide mask mandate, ruling the Democrat overstepped his legal authority by declaring multiple states of emergency amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “The question in this case is not whether the Governor acted wisely; it is whether he acted lawfully. We conclude he did not,” Justice…


Wisconsin Supreme Court Strikes Down Governor’s ‘Unlawful’ Emergency Declarations

The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Gov. Tony Evers’ mask mandate, ruling the Democrat overstepped his legal authority by declaring multiple states of emergency amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “The question in this case is not whether the Governor acted wisely; it is whether he acted lawfully. We conclude he did not,” Justice Brian Hagedorn…


Success of Iran-China Deal May Depend on US Appeasing Iran: Experts

News Analysis The foreign ministers of Iran and China signed a 25-year Strategic Comprehensive Partnership Agreement on March 27 that will cover economic, political, and military cooperation between the two countries and bring $400 billion of Chinese investment into Iran. The deal that was signed in Tehran between Mohammad Javad Zarif and Wang Yi would ensure…


Over 100 Fully Vaccinated People in Washington State Test Positive for COVID-19

Over 100 people have tested positive in Washington state for COVID-19 even after getting fully vaccinated, authorities said Tuesday. Epidemiologists found evidence of 102 so-called breakthrough cases since Feb. 1. That number represents 0.1 percent of people in the state who have been fully vaccinated against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes COVID-19. The…