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Emotional First Responders: Orange County’s Volunteer Trauma Team
April 20, 2022
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Mary Ellen responded to a crisis call at an Orange County residence on April 18, where four local fire authorities waited in the front yard for her to support a grieving man whose wife of 75 years had passed away 20 minutes earlier. When she arrived on scene, she did what she always does when…
CA Democratic Lawmaker’s Push for Tougher Fentanyl Penalties Fails
April 20, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—Amid a growing opioid crisis, the effort to impose harsher penalties on fentanyl trafficking failed in an Assembly committee on April 19 by a 3–2 vote. Assembly Bill (AB) 2246 would have re-classified fentanyl as a Schedule I drug along the lines of heroin and cocaine. Under the proposal, traffickers would have faced 20 years…
Financial Ties With US Colleges: Beijing’s Agenda
A new report reveals China’s contracts with U.S. universities, worth more than $100 million. One lawmaker is calling it part of Beijing’s plan to overtake the United States. Taiwan pushes to become a member of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. But will it be allowed to join? A German national living under Shanghai’s lockdown says…
Beijing Likely to ‘Move Quickly’ to Militarise Solomon Islands: Defence Expert
April 20, 2022
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will move quickly to establish a “military footprint” in the Solomon Islands after concluding a contentious security deal that opens the door for Beijing to station troops and weapons in the country, according to a defence expert. Australian and U.S. leaders were caught wrong-footed by the emergence of the secret…
NZ Health Officials Were Told No More Justification for Quarantine System in November
An internal memo dating back to Nov. 12, 2021, from the New Zealand Ministry of Health advised officials that there was no longer any justification to continue the country’s Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ). The advice from the memo, obtained by RNZ, was not adhered to, with the winding down of the quarantine system beginning…
Facts Matter (April 20): CDC Says Mask Mandate No Longer in Effect, DOJ Files Appeal in Federal Court
Last week, the Biden administration made two simultaneously astonishing moves. On the one hand, the CDC suddenly decided to extend the mask mandate, citing the fact that they believe COVID-19 is a danger to society. However, that very same week, the Biden administration also announced that they would be scrapping Title 42, the emergency health…
Will China Ever Reach ‘Zero COVID’?; Why Omicron Is the Hill to Die on for the Communist Party
April 20, 2022
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We explore why China will continue lockdowns even as they prove ineffective against Omicron. At the same time, we take a look at how Shanghai’s COVID-19 response has become a political blockade against Chinese leader Xi Jinping on his quest to get a third term in power. As the humanitarian crisis in Shanghai and other…
Homeowner Insurance: Are You Sure You Have Enough?
Homeowner insurance policies differ as much as homes—they are all different. Although the basic coverage will likely be very similar, many options are available. You may have gotten a good deal on your insurance policy from an agent, but it may not give you the coverage you need. When it comes down to it, it…
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