Category: AMERICA

GOP Senator Plans to Introduce FAUCI Act to Make Disclosures Readily Accessible

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) is preparing to introduce a new bill that would require easy public access to disclosure forms filed by government officials like Dr. Anthony Fauci. Marshall, a first-term senator, plans to introduce the Financial Accountability for Uniquely Compensated Individuals (FAUCI) ACT, a spokesperson confirmed to The Epoch Times in an email. The act…


Puerto Rico Mandates COVID-19 Booster Shots for Students Over Age 12

Students aged 12 and older are required to get a COVID-19 booster shot in Puerto Rico as the governor of the island nation announced a string of new measures on Thursday targeting public schools, the entertainment sector, and tourism. Gov. Pedro Pierluisi, a Democrat, stressed in a series of posts on social media that every…


Delta Air Lines to Give Employees $1,250 Bonus in February Despite Tumultuous Year, Losses in 4th Quarter

Delta Air Lines plans to give each of its 75,000+ employees a $1,250 bonus next month, despite reporting losses in the fourth quarter following a tumultuous year amid the global pandemic and rising inflation. The Atlanta-based airline reported Thursday a $408 million net loss in the final quarter of 2021, driven in part by rising fuel costs…


In Reporting Shift, Associated Press Tells Staff to ‘Avoid Emphasizing’ COVID-19 Case Counts

The Associated Press (AP), a wire service used by numerous news outlets, told staffers recently to “avoid emphasizing” COVID-19 case counts in stories after the Omicron virus variant began infecting large numbers of vaccinated people. The AP has written dozens of stories about cases surging in certain areas but has decided to shift its focus due…


Citigroup Maintains Vaccine Mandate Deadline Despite SCOTUS Ruling

Citigroup is standing by its Jan. 14 deadline by which it expects employees to be fully vaccinated or receive an approved exemption, the firm’s head of human resources said in a statement, which came as the Supreme Court overturned the Biden administration’s vaccine-or-test requirement for large businesses. Sara Wechter, Head of Human Resources at Citi,…


Military Grants First Religious Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

The Marine Corps is the first U.S. military branch to grant religious exemptions to the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, nearly two months after the vaccination deadline for active-duty Marines. The Marines approved two requests for religious accommodation from the mandate, the branch said in a statement on Thursday. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced the mandate…


SCOTUS Ruling Is a ‘Big Mistake,’ Stanford Professor Says of Health Care Vaccine Mandate Decision

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday allowing the Biden administration to continue mandating COVID-19 vaccines for most health care workers is “really unfortunate” and a “big mistake” from a health policy perspective, said Dr. Jay Bhattacharya a professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Bhattacharya, a senior scholar of Brownstone Institute, told The…


SCOTUS Ruling on Health Care Vaccine Mandate a ‘Big Mistake,’ Stanford Professor Says

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Thursday allowing the Biden administration to continue mandating COVID-19 vaccines for most health care workers is “really unfortunate” and a “big mistake” from a health policy perspective, said Dr. Jay Bhattacharya a professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Bhattacharya, a senior scholar of Brownstone Institute, told The…


How Many of NJ’s 6,000 ‘Patients with COVID’ Were Actually Hospitalized for Another Reason?

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Rochelle Walensky, recently caused a stir when she announced 75 percent of COVID deaths were of people with at least four other comorbidities. What’s more, she used this as a basis for promoting the vaccines. What did she actually mean by this statement, and…


Maryland National Guard Won’t Fill In for Sick Bus Drivers After School District’s Request

Maryland National Guard members will not be sent to the state’s most populous county to help alleviate a school bus driver shortage. At the request of Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), the county’s government sent a request this week to the Guard to send personnel to fill in for drivers out sick. Montgomery County Executive…