Month: June 2021

Florida’s Silent HIV Crisis–Expert Says ‘We Have the Tools to Get This HIV Epidemic Under Control’

While the world focuses in fear on COVID-19 numbers, a disease with a familiar name is spreading silently throughout Florida. According to the latest HIV Surveillance Report (pdf) released by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Florida had the greatest number of new HIV diagnoses as of 2019. With 4,378 new HIV cases diagnosed, Florida…


Miami Condo Tower Collapse Death Toll Rises to 16, More Than 140 Missing

Authorities on Tuesday said that more bodies have been pulled from the rubble of a partially collapsed condominium tower in South Florida, raising the death toll to 16. Miami-Dade Assistant Fire Chief Raide Jadallah provided the update during a morning briefing. More than 140 people remain unaccounted for, officials said. Jadallah said that workers were…


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Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit to Ban Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes

The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently rejected a lawsuit that sought to ban the state’s usage of absentee ballot drop-boxes, although another legal challenge on their use is still being considered in a lower court. Conservative businessman and GOP donor Jere Fabick in March petitioned (pdf) the state Supreme Court in March to consider a ban…


Father Shoots Alleged Child Predator After Spotting the Man ‘Touching Himself’ Near Daughter

A Texas father shot an alleged child predator multiple times after he claimed his wife and himself spotted the man “touching himself” outside his 10-year-old daughter’s window, according to reports. The unidentified parents, who officials confirmed are both licensed handgun carriers told police it wasn’t the first time their young daughter saw someone watching her…


School Choice Only Option in Divided Nation

Commentary The issue of critical race theory is raising a more fundamental question about our nation: education. Education is about more than teaching children to read and write. It is about transmitting values, transmitting a worldview, that will define how our youth think and how they will live. Per the Department of Education, in 2020,…


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Top House Republicans Seek Treasury IG Probe of IRS Denial of Faith Group’s Exempt Application

A trio of key House Republicans are asking the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) to investigate the IRS’ recent denial of a Texas Christian group’s tax-exemption application. “The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) appears to be engaging again in viewpoint discrimination. According to a recent report, the IRS improperly denied tax-exempt status to a…


Top House GOPers Seek Treasury IG Probe of IRS Denial of Faith Group’s Exempt Application

A trio of key House Republicans are asking the Treasury Inspector-General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) to investigate the IRS’ recent denial of a Texas Christian group’s tax-exemption application. “The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) appears to be engaging again in viewpoint discrimination. According to a recent report, the IRS improperly denied tax-exempt status to a religious…


Chinese Dissidents Concerned for Families in China as the CCP Marks 100th Anniversary

July 1st this year is the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) 100th anniversary; as the regime marks the day with numerous events, overseas, Chinese political dissidents are worried about the safety of their families in China. For decades, political dissidents or minority groups that are persecuted in China have been conditioned by authorities to expect that…