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‘We Will Accept Tyranny No More!’: Over 10,000 Canadian and American Truckers Join in Protest Against Government Mandates

A group of over 10,000 Canadian truckers are leading Freedom Convoy, a protest against government mandates, and will be joined by hundreds or thousands of American truckers who support the cause. After the Public Health Agency of Canada’s announcement that foreign truck drivers can only enter Canada if fully vaccinated starting Jan. 15, and the…


‘We Will Accept Tyranny No More!’: Over 10,000 Canadian and American Truckers Protest Against Government Mandates

A group of over 10,000 Canadian truckers are leading Freedom Convoy, a protest against government mandates, and will be joined by hundreds or thousands of American truckers who support the cause. After the Public Health Agency of Canada’s announcement that foreign truck drivers can only enter Canada if fully vaccinated starting Jan. 15, and the…


Pfizer Moves to Intervene in High-Profile Case Dealing With COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Data

Pfizer has asked a federal court to let it intervene in a high-profile case that has seen U.S. drug regulators try to slow-walk disclosure of data on Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. Pfizer says it supports disclosing the data but wants to ensure that information exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is not…


COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations Continue to Drop in US: CDC

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are continuing to drop in the United States, U.S. health officials said Wednesday, though deaths attributed to the disease have been rising. The seven-day daily average of cases is around 692,400 cases, down about 6 percent from the previous week, Dr. Rochelle Walensky told reporters in a virtual briefing. The seven-day…


Washington Authorities Move to Penalize Restaurant Over Refusal to Check Vaccine Papers

A restaurant in Washington could have its liquor license suspended over a refusal to check whether customers have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine. The new requirements, imposed by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to align with an order from Democrat Mayor Muriel Bowser, took effect on Jan. 15. The board will during a Jan. 26 meeting go…


CDC Should Track All Breakthrough COVID-19 Cases to Understand Vaccine Effectiveness: Experts

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in May 2021 stopped tracking all breakthrough cases of COVID-19, or those that occur in vaccinated people, and has since only tracked breakthrough cases that lead to hospitalization and death. While the agency has published several studies in the past year as part of an effort…


Oregon Governor Sued After Commuting Sentences of Hundreds of Prisoners

Oregon’s governor has been sued for commuting the sentences of nearly 1,000 convicted felons since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Kate Brown, a Democrat, has violated state law and the state’s constitution in letting the felons go free before their sentences are over, two district attorneys and four Oregon residents said in a…


Buffett Plans In-Person Berkshire Annual Meeting as Omicron Wave Crests

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. plans this year to let shareholders attend the company’s annual meeting for the first time in three years, amid signs the Omicron wave may have peaked in the United States. In a statement on Tuesday, the Omaha, Nebraska-based conglomerate said “we are planning for an in-person meeting” on April 30,…


Boston Patient Denied Heart Transplant Over Refusing COVID-19 Vaccines

A Boston hospital removed a patient from a heart transplant waiting list because he refused to get the COVID-19 vaccines. “My son has gone to the edge of death to stick to his guns,” David Ferguson, father of the patient, told CBS Boston on Monday. “His heart has now deteriorated so much to the point…


EXCLUSIVE: Unvaccinated Pennsylvania Prisoners Stuck in Lockdown

Unvaccinated inmates in Pennsylvania’s state prisons are being held in lockdown conditions indefinitely, unless they submit to vaccination. It means they must stay in their cells 22 hours a day. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, which oversees state prisons, denies lockdowns are related to vaccination. “Out-of-cell time may vary based on a number of factors,…