Category: AMERICA

Joe Rogan Denies Sharing COVID-19 Misinformation, Says He Is ‘Not Mad’ at Neil Young

Podcast host Joe Rogan has denied claims that he is trying to share misinformation about COVID-19 on his Spotify podcast after scientists and medical professionals, as well as singer Neil Young, claimed that he had. In a 10-minute video posted to Instagram on Sunday night, Rogan said he wanted to address the controversy over the past few days…


US Mask Producers See Decline in Sales as Free N95s Are Made Available for Americans

Many U.S. residents will be able to find free masks at local retailers, pharmacies, and community health centers over the next few weeks following the federal government’s deployment of 400 million N95 masks to the general public from the Strategic National Stockpile. Two days after the Biden administration launched the program on Jan. 19, large…


Barry Manilow Speaks Out After Being Dragged Into Joe Rogan-Neil Young Controversy

Singer Barry Manilow dispelled rumors that he is removing his music from streaming service Spotify after several verified Twitter users claimed he would amid Neil Young’s fight with the platform over hosting podcaster Joe Rogan. On Jan. 28, some Twitter users, including left-wing activist Amy Siskind, alleged Manilow wanted his music removed in solidarity with…


Kid Rock Says He Won’t Perform at Venues With COVID-19 Vaccine or Mask Mandates

Kid Rock has announced that he will cancel tour dates in cities or venues that have mask or COVID-19 vaccine mandates. In a video posted on Jan. 29, the singer, born Bob Ritchie, confirmed that several U.S. cities have already been taken off the tour list due to mask mandates and vaccine requirements. Those who…


T-Mobile to Fire Corporate Employees Who Aren’t Fully Vaccinated by April

In the wake of the Biden administration’s failed COVID-19 vaccine mandate aimed at large employers, T-Mobile US is still poised to fire corporate employees who don’t meet its vaccination requirements by April 2. Deeanne King, the chief human resources officer for the telecom giant, said in a memo first obtained by Bloomberg that employees who…


2 Long Island Nurses Allegedly Made $1.5 Million by Selling Fake Vaccine Cards: Officials

Two New York-based healthcare workers were arrested for allegedly forging and selling thousands of COVID-19 vaccine cards, officials said. The Suffolk County Police Department on Long Island said on Jan. 28 that it arrested Julie DeVuono, 49, and Marissa Urraro, 44, for allegedly selling fake vaccine cards and entering that information into the New York State Immunization…


Charges: Nurses Made $1.5 Million Off Fake Vaccination Cards

AMITYVILLE, N.Y.—Two nurses on Long Island are accused of forging COVID-19 vaccination cards and pocketing more than $1.5 million from the scheme, prosecutors and police said. Julie DeVuono, the owner of Wild Child Pediatric Healthcare in Amityville, and her employee, Marissa Urraro, are both charged with felony forgery, and DeVuono also is charged with offering…


Chinese-Made COVID-19 Test Kits Are Coming to Millions of American Households via White House Initiative

As the White House’s free at-home COVID-19 test kits are reaching millions of American households’ mailboxes, the “made in China” label on some of those kits are stirring concerns. The distribution, which began earlier this month, is part of a Biden administration initiative to give away 1 billion self-test kits to Americans for free. A…


Most Troops Seeking Religious Exemption to Vaccine Mandate Have ‘Sincere Belief,’ but Rejected Anyways

Most of the troops who have seen their applications for religious exemptions from the U.S. military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate denied were deemed by a chaplain to have a “sincere belief,” which may lead a federal judge to block the mandate for them. One hundred percent of the religious exemption requests that have been denied by…


Most Troops Seeking Religious Exemption to Vaccine Mandate Have ‘Sincere Belief,’ but Rejected Anyway

Most of the troops who have seen their applications for religious exemptions from the U.S. military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate denied were deemed by a chaplain to have a “sincere belief,” which may lead a federal judge to block the mandate for them. One hundred percent of the religious exemption requests that have been denied by…