Category: AMERICA

Virginia Democrat Says ‘Forced Masking’ in Schools Violates First Amendment, Plans to Vote to End It

A Virginia senator is promising to help pass a law barring school districts from compelling students to wear masks, asserting “forced masking” violates the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment. Virginia Sen. J. Chapman Petersen, a Democrat, said in a missive obtained by The Epoch Times that he plans to ask Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, to…


FDA Recalls ‘Illegally Imported’ At-Home COVID-19 Tests

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the recall of an at-home COVID-19 test because they have been illegally imported into the United States. SD Biosensor Inc. confirmed to the FDA that it is voluntarily recalling its Standard Q COVID-19 Ag Home Test over “confirmed reports that the test kits were illegally imported into the…


‘There’s No Law’: Physician Experienced in Investigating Biological Warfare Challenges Medical Board’s Misinformation Allegation

Though Dr. Meryl Nass, a board-certified internal medicine physician, has been untangling narratives of dis- and misinformation long before COVID-19, it wasn’t until recently that her license was temporarily suspended under the allegation that she is now spreading it. Her research has brought her before Congress and state legislatures to give testimonies on bioterrorism, Gulf…


US CDC Adds Israel, Japan to List of Countries With ‘Very High’ COVID-19 Risk

U.S. health authorities on Feb. 7 said travelers to Israel and six additional countries are at “very high” risk from COVID-19, expanding a list that now includes more than 130 other nations. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned against going to Israel, Japan, Cuba, Armenia, Libya, Oman, and Congo. The countries…


Michigan Shuts Down Bridge to Canada Amid Trucker-Led Protests

The state of Michigan closed down a bridge from Detroit to Canada in the midst of trucker-led protests over COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Truckers and other individuals started congregating on the Ambassador Bridge on Monday night. The busy crossing connects Windsor, Ontario, to Detroit, Michigan. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) wrote on Twitter on Monday evening…


LA County Sheriff’s Department Could Lose 4,000 Employees Over COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is set to lose 4,000 employees who have not been vaccinated against the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, which causes COVID-19. The LA County Board of Supervisors is set to vote on the potential termination of 18,000 employees who have not complied with the COVID-19 vaccination requirements on Tuesday, the Los…


Florida Lawmakers Aim to Extend Protection to Hospitals in Treating COVID-19; Lawyers Object

Florida lawmakers plan to vote Wednesday on whether to extend a law that makes it difficult to sue health care facilities for their treatment of COVID-19. The law that’s set to expire, unless the legislation passes to extend it, also protects facilities from being sued by patients who become infected with COVID-19 in the facility….


Brent Bozell: Why There’s Hope for America’s Future, Despite Woke Wave

The United States has changed drastically over the past several decades. A less forgiving form of politics has become the norm, and a far-left has taken over the institutions with open hostility toward America’s founding and American values. Yet despite this, the future of this country is hopeful, and the writing on the wall suggests…


NYC DOE Notifies Unvaccinated Teachers of New Termination Date

NEW YORK—After two months of inaction, the New York City Department of Education (DOE) is making good on its threat to terminate unvaccinated teachers. In emails to them on Jan. 31, the DOE pulled the trigger with a new termination date of Feb. 11. In the fall of 2021, the DOE offered unvaccinated teachers two…


Court Temporarily Blocks Pfizer’s Motion to Intervene in Vaccine Information Case

A federal judge on Feb. 7 denied, for now, an attempt from Pfizer to intervene in a case that has drawn international attention. U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman, a Trump nominee, said that Pfizer may be allowed to intervene in the future but not at this time. The case concerns documents on Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine…