Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) has introduced legislation to allow students to change schools if mask mandates or critical race theory curriculum are implemented. Bishop introduced the Masks Off Act and the No Corrupt Racist Training (No CRT) Act. The measures would allow parents to demand federal education dollars be redirected to a private school, homeschool, or other education…
North Carolina Congressman Proposes Federal School Choice Grants in Some Situations
Australian Universities Push For Government to Approve Chinese Vaccines
Australian universities are pressing the federal government to approve the two Chinese vaccines Sinovac and Sinopharm, after Australia’s drugs regulator, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), said that it would be advising the government on Chinese and Indian vaccines soon. The regulator has so far approved Pfizer, Johnson and Johnson, Moderna, and AstraZeneca. Citing the World…
Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Milley Calls Afghanistan Withdrawal a ‘Strategic Failure’
The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the evacuation of Americans, Afghans, and allies out of Kabul following the Taliban takeover last month was a “logistical success but strategic failure,” the Pentagon’s top military officer told Congress on Tuesday. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley made the remarks during a Senate hearing by members…
Monterey Medical Workers Protest Vaccine Mandates Ahead of State Vaccination Deadline
MONTEREY, Calif.—Approximately 100 people, including hospital staff, their families, and other community members, held a rally in Monterey, California, on Sept. 26 to express their opposition to vaccine mandates. The Oct. 1 deadline is approaching for California health care workers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Hospital staff at the rally shared their stories as…
Pick 6: Returning NFL Stars and How They Fared
Sometimes, the abdicating king, or the deposed one, returns to his kingdom. It happens often in the NFL yet rarely is as newsworthy as Tom Brady, who led the Patriots to six Super Bowl titles, going back to New England. He’ll do that on Sunday night, eight months after taking the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to…
Queensland Extends Restrictions to Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Gold Coast After 4 New COVID-19 Cases
The Queensland state government has announced a mask wearing mandate implemented in Brisbane and Moreton Bay yesterday be extended to include the Gold Coast in the state’s southeast on Wednesday. This comes as officials announced one new locally-acquired case on Wednesday morning after announcing four new mystery cases the day before. Despite no new hospitalisations…
Maryland Newspaper Gunman Gets More Than 5 Life Prison Terms
ANNAPOLIS, Md.—A man who killed five people at a newspaper in Maryland was sentenced on Tuesday to more than five life sentences without the possibility of parole—with 345 additional years added on to ensure he is never released from prison. Anne Arundel County Judge Michael Wachs ordered the sentence for Jarrod Ramos, whom a jury…
Government Workers in California and Oregon Take Fight Over Forced Union Dues to Supreme Court
Government workers involved in four separate lawsuits are asking the Supreme Court to compel labor unions to return forced fees illegally seized from their paychecks that they say the unions refused to refund after losing a major case in 2018. The appeal from a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, Brice v. California…
Australian Treasurer to End COVID-19 Payments, Puts Pressure on States to Open Up
The Australian federal government will pull back business and individual support payments once key vaccination milestones are reached, a move that could compel state and territory leaders to move away from readily locking down their jurisdictions each time COVID-19 cases emerge. On Sept. 29, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg outlined a plan that would see billions in…
Australian Treasurer to End Support Payments, Puts Pressure on States to Open Up
The Australian federal government will pull back business and individual support payments once key vaccination milestones are reached, a move that could compel state and territory leaders to move away from readily locking down their jurisdictions each time COVID-19 cases emerge. On Sept. 29, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg outlined a plan that would see billions in…
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