Month: May 2021

Over 200 Republicans Press Pelosi to Back COVID-19 Origin Probe, ‘Hold the CCP Accountable’

More than 200 House Republicans are putting pressure on their Democrat counterparts to get down to the COVID-19 origins and hold the Chinese regime accountable for the pandemic coverup. “We request that you instruct the appropriate Democrat committee chairs to immediately join Republican calls to hold the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) accountable for its role…


Hoping to Save Endangered Heritage Crafts in the UK

What does the making of glass eyes, ballet pointe shoes, and mouth-blown sheet-glass have in common? They are three of 20 heritage crafts that have been newly classified as “critically endangered” in the UK, a classification which means that those craft skills could disappear in a generation.  On May 24, a total of 130 ”endangered”…


Canada’s Christian Foundations Crumbling Under COVID-19 Restrictions, Says Pastor

Canada’s Christian foundation is crumbling under the many COVID-19 regulations, say Alberta pastor Tim Stephens, who was arrested this month for defying the province’s public health orders. “Our concern is that maybe this is just a small preview about what myself and other pastors will face in this country, as we continue to experience ……


Vietnam Finds New Virus Variant, Hybrid of India, UK Strains

HANOI, Vietnam—Vietnam has discovered a new coronavirus variant that’s a hybrid of strains first found in India and the UK, the Vietnamese health minister said Saturday. Nguyen Thanh Long said scientists examined the genetic makeup of the virus that had infected some recent patients, and found the new version of the virus. He said lab…


US Airlines Should Be Extremely Cautious While Passing Belarus: FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that U.S.-based airline companies should exercise “extreme caution” when flying over Belarus.


California Assembly Votes to Abolish the Term ‘Alien’ From All Statutes

An unopposed bill to remove the term “alien” from all state statutes is moving quickly through the California Legislature. Lawmakers seek to abolish use of the terms “alien” or “illegal alien,” which they deem offensive to foreign nationals who have entered the United States illegally. The California Assembly voted 71 to zero to strike the…


Biden Administration Sides With Florida in Seeking to Dismiss Canadian Drug Import Lawsuit

The Biden administration has filed a motion in federal court seeking to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a pharmaceutical lobby group against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that aims to block prescription drug imports from Canada. With the motion to dismiss, the Biden administration is essentially siding with Florida and New Mexico, the…


Homeland Security Walks Back Secretary’s Claim US Taking ‘Close Look’ at Vaccine Passports

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on May 28 walked back comments made by the agency’s chief, who suggested earlier in the day that the federal government was “taking a very close look” at the idea of requiring vaccine passports to enter or leave the United States. “Looking ahead to summer, Europe and other countries are…


Homeland Security Walks Back Director’s Claim US Taking ‘Close Look’ at Vaccine Passports

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday walked back comments made by the agency’s chief, who suggested earlier in the day that the federal government was “taking a very close look” at the idea of requiring vaccine passports to enter or leave the United States. “Looking ahead to summer, Europe and other countries are going…


How Young Is Too Young? Today’s Children Can Consent to a Range of Procedures

Canadians as young as 12 can get birth control, abortion, cross-sex hormones, and COVID-19 vaccinations without parental consent if authorities deem them informed enough to decide, a situation that legal experts and advocates call into question. When it comes to vaccinations, Brian Giesbrecht, a retired judge who is a senior policy fellow for the Frontier…