Category: AMERICA

Pandemic Could Be Solved Quickly If Politics Thrown Out: Dr. Ben Carson

Dr. Ben Carson is a renowned neurosurgeon who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work in 2008, the highest civilian award in the nation. He retired in 2013 and ran for the presidency in 2016. Later he served as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under the Trump administration. “We’ve been having…


Google to Lay Off Unvaccinated Employees: Internal Memo

Alphabet Inc.’s Google told employees they would be put on leave and eventually terminated if they do not receive a COVID-19 vaccination or apply for an exemption, according to an internal memo obtained by CNBC. The memo, reportedly circulated by leadership, requires employees to show proof of vaccination status by Dec. 3 or apply for…


Growing Number of New York Counties Won’t ‘Become Mask Police’ Amid Governor’s Mandate

A growing number of New York counties indicated they will not enforce Gov. Kathy Hochul’s mask-or-vaccine mandate that she enacted earlier this month, with one county executive describing the Democratic governor’s order as “misguided and unrealistic.” Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus said that he opposed “using Gestapo tactics and going business to business and asking them…


CDC: New York, New Jersey See Highest Spread of Omicron Variant in US

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that New Jersey and New York are now seeing the highest spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. “In some areas of the country, the estimates of Omicron are even higher including in New York and New Jersey, where CDC projects that Omicron could represent about 13…


Major Airline CEOs Say Aircraft ‘Safest Place You Can Be,’ Masks ‘Don’t Add Much’ to Cabin Environment

CEOs of some of the Unites States’ major airlines questioned Wednesday how much wearing masks onboard flights helps to limit exposure to COVID-19, noting that an aircraft is “the safest place you can be.” American Airlines CEO Doug Parker, Southwest Airlines CEO Gary Kelly, and United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby made the comments during a Senate Commerce hearing on…


US Railroad Amtrak CEO to Step Down Next Month

WASHINGTON—U.S. passenger railroad Amtrak said on Wednesday that Chief Executive Bill Flynn will retire next month and be replaced by its president as it begins a big expansion of operations funded by Congress. Flynn, 68, has overseen the railroad since April 2020 and steered it through the COVID-19 crisis and a massive falloff in demand….


NY Supreme Court Judge Issues Temporary Restraining Order for NYPD Detective Facing Vaccine Mandate

A Supreme Court of the State of New York judge issued a temporary restraining order on Tuesday, pausing the vaccine mandate for the plaintiff, NYPD Detective Anthony Marciano, and “all others similarly situated.” The mandate was imposed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Oct. 20, replacing what was originally a requirement to get the vaccine or…


FDA Strengthens Warning Over Severe Condition Linked to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine

U.S. drug regulators this week formally strengthened a warning to Americans regarding a severe condition linked to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine. Blood clots and low blood platelet levels, known as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), are now listed as a contradiction, or a medical reason for somebody not to get the shot. “Do not administer” the…


Democrat Governor: Americans ‘Sick of Masks,’ Vaccine Mandates

Weeks after surviving a narrow statewide election, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy acknowledged that Democrat Party support is waning because Americans are “sick of masks” and mandates. When asked about his closer-than-expected victory over Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli, Murphy explained that New Jersey residents “feel like government is not connecting with them.” “They’re sick…


De Blasio Unveils Details on NYC Workplace Vaccine Mandate

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio released more details on his plan to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for workplaces, allowing for religious and medical exemptions. During a Wednesday news briefing, the Democrat mayor said private-sector workers in the city will have to receive at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine starting Dec. 27 and have…