Month: January 2023

Los Angeles County Extends COVID Eviction Ban Again, Following City of LA

January 25, 2023
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Following in the footsteps of the Los Angeles City Council earlier this week, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has voted to extend the COVID-19 era emergency protections for renters—this time for for another two months. The protections were set to expire on Jan. 31. Under the emergency order, tenants eligible for such protection…

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Alberta Premier Accuses CBC of Publishing ‘Defamatory Article’ With ‘Baseless Allegations,’ Calls for Apology

January 25, 2023
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EDMONTON—Alberta Premier Danielle Smith issued a statement Wednesday accusing CBC News of publishing a “defamatory article containing baseless allegations” suggesting that staff in her office had sent multiple emails to Alberta crown prosecutors concerning ongoing legal matters. This concerned “charges related to the Coutts protest and other pandemic-related matters before the courts,” said the Jan….

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Lloyd Morrisett, Who Helped Launch ‘Sesame Street,’ Dies

January 25, 2023
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NEW YORK—Lloyd Morrisett, the co-creator of the beloved children’s education TV series “Sesame Street,” which uses empathy and fuzzy monsters like Abby Cadabby, Elmo, and Cookie Monster to charm and teach generations around the world, has died. He was 93. Morrisett’s death was announced Monday by Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit he helped establish under the…

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Alex Murdaugh’s Murder Trial Starts With Cellphones, Bullets

January 25, 2023
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After 19 months of speculation, prosecutors finally laid out their evidence Wednesday that Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son as they opened the double murder trial for the disgraced South Carolina attorney. There was gunshot residue on a seat belt, bullets pulled from bodies that matched ammunition boxes from around the home and cellphones…

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[Premiering 1/26, 10:30 AM ET]: Doctors Are Being Silenced by State Medical Boards: Richard Jaffe

January 25, 2023
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State medical boards are using their authority as a tool to silence doctors who dare to question established narratives on medicine, or stand against the pharmaceutical industry. This problem came to the forefront under COVID-19 when the medical establishment got information wrong on the virus and vaccines, and also censored legitimate treatments. Yet, doctors are…

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Biden Administration Rolls out ‘Renters Bill of Rights’

January 25, 2023
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The White House announced a plan on Wednesday that it says will protect renters and help curb rental costs, although at least one national housing association has expressed reservations about it. A so-called “Blueprint for a Renters Bill of Rights” (pdf) was included in a White House fact sheet released Wednesday. It lays out proposals for…

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Saskatoon Library Collected Employee COVID Info Without Legal Authority: Privacy Commissioner

January 25, 2023
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The Saskatchewan privacy commissioner has ruled that the Saskatoon Public Library (SPL) violated the Privacy Act by forcing employees to share their COVID-19 test results and personal medical data, even after the province lifted mandates. The commissioner additionally found the library used the information in violation of the Privacy Act. “The Saskatoon Public Library did…

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Newsmakers (Jan. 25): US Approves Sending Tanks to Ukraine

January 25, 2023
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem joins Newsmakers to talk about her signing an executive order blocking her state from doing business with certain telecommunications companies owned or controlled by “evil foreign governments.” That includes those controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) talks about the House speaker appointing three hardline Republicans to…

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LIVE NOW: Newsmakers (Jan. 25): US Approves Sending Tanks to Ukraine

January 25, 2023
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem joins Newsmakers to talk about her signing an executive order blocking her state from doing business with certain telecommunications companies owned or controlled by “evil foreign governments.” That includes those controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) talks about the House speaker appointing three hardline Republicans to…

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Teacher Who Disrupted BC School Vaccine Clinic Saying Parental Consent Is Needed Reprimanded for Yelling

January 25, 2023
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A high school teacher, who was suspended without pay after raising his voice in a pop-up COVID vaccine clinic while objecting to students receiving shots without parental permission, has been formally disciplined by the British Columbia Commissioner for Teacher Regulation. On Jan. 24, a consent resolution agreement was posted online by the provincial regulatory board,…

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