Category: AMERICA

Fauci: Americans Should Be ‘Prepared for Possibility’ of COVID-19 Restrictions

White House COVID-19 adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci warned about the potential for the reinstatement of COVID-19 restrictions in the United States. Americans, he told the BBC on Sunday, “need to be prepared for the possibility” of an uptick in COVID-19 cases, which may lead to further restrictions. “I don’t want to use the word ‘lockdowns.’ That…


Judge Blocks COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Entire Navy

The U.S. military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate has been blocked for all Navy members seeking religious exemptions. A preliminary injunction that previously covered 35 Navy SEALs now covers some 4,000 others. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor, a George W. Bush appointee who entered the original ruling in January, agreed to expand it in part because all members…


Pennsylvania Trauma Survivor, Unable to Wear Mask, Is Denied Medical Treatment

Rayne Barton vividly remembers a day when she was 5 years old, playing with other little girls near the train tracks in the city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Her own house was nearby, and her aunt lived around the corner. On this day, a large group of teenage boys came upon the girls, separated them, and…


‘100 Percent’ Vaccinated Cruise Ship Hit With COVID-19 Outbreak

Princess Cruises confirmed that one of its cruise liners, the Ruby Princess, reported a COVID-19 outbreak before docking in San Francisco. The cruise operator requires passengers and crew members to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, which is caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. Princess Cruises also mandates passengers to show a negative COVID-19 test…


Pfizer Board Member: Mask Mandate on Airlines Will Be Lifted Soon

Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) chief and current Pfizer board member Dr. Scott Gottlieb is predicting that the federal mask mandate for airlines and other public transportation will be lifted in April if there is no surge in COVID-19 cases. Gottlieb, who led the FDA between 2017 and 2019, said he believes the Biden administration’s…


9 Flight Attendants File Lawsuit Against CDC Over Federal Transportation Mask Mandate

In the wake of a lawsuit recently filed by 10 airline pilots, nine flight attendants have filed suit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and its parent agency, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) over the ongoing federal transportation mask mandate. The 61-page complaint (pdf), filed March 24 in the U.S. District…


IRS Gave Stimulus Money to Dead People, Even After Error Was Identified: Audit

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) erroneously paid some $64 million to deceased individuals, even after a computer error was identified, according to a watchdog report. The American Rescue Plan Act, signed by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021, created a fund for stimulus payments of up to $1,400 to many Americans. The IRS sent some 44,900 such…


Biden Tests Negative for COVID-19 After Traveling Companion Tested Positive

President Joe Biden tested negative for COVID-19 on March 28 after a deputy press secretary who traveled with him to Europe tested positive. The White House said Biden, who is in Washington, tested negative as part of his regular testing cadence. Karine Jean-Pierre, the press secretary, announced Sunday that she tested positive on a polymerase chain…


Fauci Flagged Article Saying 6-Foot Social Distancing in Schools ‘Not Supported by Science:’ Email

Dr. Anthony Fauci flagged an article in an email to the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), highlighting portions that said the CDC’s guidance to impose 6-foot social distancing in schools was not based on science. Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, sent a STAT…


Alabama Wine Shop Owner Files Lawsuit Against State After Losing Business During COVID Lockdowns

A former business owner in Alabama filed a lawsuit on March 19 against Republican Gov. Kay Ivey and state Health Director Scott Harris, alleging that the COVID-19 lockdowns implemented by the executive branch resulted in a loss of $54,680 and caused the shop’s closure. Saranne Riccio, the business owner who opened Uncorked Wine Shop &…