Category: AMERICA

Whitmer Kidnap Trial Postponed Amid COVID-19 Exposure

By Robert Snell From The Detroit News A key participant in the trial of four men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has tested positive for COVID-19, forcing the judge to halt one of the nation’s most important cases of alleged extremism. Chief U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker postponed the trial in…


Masks Still Required for LA Students Even After State, County Lift Mandate

Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) said that it will, at least for now, keep its students masked up even after the end of California’s statewide mask mandate for indoor public places. This Monday marks the first day many students in California come to school without having to wear a mask. For over 600,000 students…


Sen. Paul Unveils Measure to Eliminate Dr. Fauci’s Position

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on March 14 introduced a measure that would eliminate Dr. Anthony Fauci’s position. Fauci has been director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), since 1984. Paul said the measure, proposed as an amendment to the government funding bill, is…


NBA’s Durant Questions COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate, Says Mayor Wants Attention

Basketball star Kevin Durant on March 13 questioned why New York City’s mayor has kept a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for private employers in place, alleging the mayor wants attention. “It’s ridiculous. I don’t understand it at all. It just feels like, at this point now, someone is trying to make a statement or point to…


Senator Seeks Information on Spike in Disease Rates in Military Database

A U.S. senator is seeking information on the spike in disease rates reported in a U.S. military database. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) asked Unissant, the company that manages the military’s Defense Medical Epidemiology Database (DMED), for details on how the firm runs the system. According to the database, there were spikes in various diseases during the…


US Government, Pfizer ‘All Agreed’ to Delay Decision on Company’s COVID-19 Vaccine for Young Children: Bourla

The United States government and Pfizer reached an agreement to delay the U.S. regulatory decision on the company’s COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 6 months old, Pfizer’s CEO said on March 13. “We all agreed it’s better if we wait for the three doses to come out,” CEO Albert Bourla said on CBS’…


Correction, Mr. President: It’s a Deadly Pandemic of the Vaccinated Too

News Analysis Despite promises from President Joe Biden and top health officials that COVID-19 vaccines would prevent severe illness, death, and perhaps even transmission of the virus, data indicate that thousands of Americans are dying from the illness even after having been vaccinated. Striking evidence comes from California, Georgia, and Illinois, where a third of…


Barack Obama Says He Tested Positive for COVID-19

Former President Barack Obama confirmed Sunday he tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus. “I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” Obama said on his Twitter page. His wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, has tested negative for the virus. The former…


Pfizer CEO: Fourth COVID-19 Vaccine Dose Neccessary

The CEO of Pfizer said Sunday that a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will be necessary, claiming that it will continue to reduce hospitalizations. “Clearly we are not where we would all like to be, which is [where] COVID is behind us,” CEO Albert Bourla told CBS News. “I think that right now we have…


Pfizer CEO: Fourth COVID-19 Vaccine Dose Necessary

The CEO of Pfizer said Sunday that a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will be necessary, claiming that it will continue to reduce hospitalizations. “Clearly we are not where we would all like to be, which is [where] COVID is behind us,” CEO Albert Bourla told CBS News. “I think that right now we have…