Month: February 2022

House Candidate Apologizes for Getting Drunk, Berating Middle School Girls at Sleepover

Abby Broyles, an Oklahoma-based Democrat who is running for the House of Representatives, has apologized for her behavior after reportedly getting intoxicated at a sleepover and berating middle school-aged girls. The accusations were first reported by online media outlet Nondoc, who relayed reports that Broyles had “accosted” 12- and 13-year-old girls during a Valentine’s Day…


South Korea Approves Pfizer’s Vaccine for Children Aged 5 to 11 Amid Increase in COVID-19 Cases

South Korea has approved the use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, the Food and Drug Safety Ministry announced on Wednesday, following an increase in the country’s COVID-19 infections. The ministry stated that children with underlying health problems would be given priority to receive the Pfizer vaccine, with a vaccine rollout…


Moving Forward in a Pandemic

Before a few years ago, a pandemic seemed more likely to be the plot of a best-selling novel than the dystopian reality it has become. COVID-19 and all its variants have become an uncomfortable part of life. Just as things seem to settle down and we get back to living normally, another variant comes along…


Democrats Are Building a Wall to Keep Out Truckers

Commentary Seven-foot fencing topped with razor wire will be installed surrounding the U.S. Capitol next week, in advance of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union on March 1. The wall is to keep out truckers who are heading to Washington, D.C., as part of the Freedom Convoy protesting COVID restrictions. Instead of shutting the…


‘They Were Humiliated’: Children Expelled From School After Parents Questioned ‘Rapid Change in Curriculum’

After discussing their concerns with the board of directors regarding what they called a “rapid change in the curriculum” at Charlotte Latin School in North Carolina, parents Doug and Nicole Turpin say their 11- and 13-year-old children became the targets of the headmaster’s retaliation when they were expelled last fall. “They were humiliated,” Doug Turpin,…


Mass Shooting Inquiry: COVID 19 Has Undermined the Grieving Process in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX—The inquiry investigating the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia heard today from a panel of community leaders who talked about what life is like in the rural communities affected by the tragedy. Mary Teed, a local resident and head of the Colchester Adult Learning Association, told the inquiry that the COVID-19 pandemic has stalled…


ECB Could Raise Rates in Summer Before Ending Bond Buys: Holzmann

ZURICH—The European Central Bank could begin increasing interest rates before ending its bond purchasing programme, ECB policymaker Robert Holzmann said, challenging the bank’s long-held view on the sequence of its upcoming policy moves. With inflation hitting fresh record highs in recent months, the ECB recently walked back on a pledge not to raise rates this…


Blacks Saying Bye-Bye to Biden

Commentary A new report from Pew Research shows that the sharpest drop in approval for President Joe Biden is among the Democratic Party’s most loyal and consistent supporters—black protestants. In March 2021, shortly after he took office, Biden’s support among black protestants stood at 92 percent. By January 2022, this was down to 65 percent,…


Natural Cough and Sore-Throat Remedies

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Italy Recommends Fourth COVID-19 Vaccine Dose for Immunocompromised

MILAN—Italy’s health ministry has recommended that people with a severely compromised immune system receive a fourth mRNA vaccine shot against COVID-19, provided that at least 120 days have passed from their previous booster, it said on Sunday. The special commissioner appointed by the government for the COVID-19 emergency will set the date for the recommendation…