Tag: Social Issues

Missouri, Maryland to Legalize Adult-Use Marijuana, While 3 States Vote ‘No’

November 9, 2022
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Missouri and Maryland voters on Nov. 8 adopted ballot measures allowing adult-use marijuana, boosting the number of states where recreational weed is legal for those over 21. Midterm voters in Arkansas, North Dakota, and South Dakota, meanwhile, rejected proposals to legalize recreational marijuana use by those 21-and-over, marking what is believed to be the first…

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Biden Administration Defends Racially Discriminatory Adoption Law at Supreme Court

November 9, 2022
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A federal law aimed at preventing non-Indian families from adopting Native American children is discriminatory and unconstitutional and should be struck down, parents told the Supreme Court on Nov. 9. The Biden administration supported the federal law at the court sitting, while a lawyer representing Texas argued the federal law filled with racial-preference standards is…

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Virginia Schools Struggling to Retain Qualified Workforce, More Teachers Leaving Than Joining

November 9, 2022
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Public schools in the state of Virginia are struggling to retain teachers according to a new report from the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission. An analysis of statewide teacher workforce data showed that more teachers were leaving their jobs while fewer teachers are becoming licensed for the first time, the Nov. 7 report states…

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34,000 Residents Moved from Southern China City to Isolation Facilities

November 9, 2022
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Authorities in China’s southern city of Guangzhou announced over 2,000 new COVID-19 infections on Nov. 8. Strict COVID measures have been implemented in the city of 19 million, a major manufacturing center. As the city tries to avoid a blanket lockdown like the one in Shanghai earlier this year, over 30,000 Guangzhou residents have been…

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Voters in Three States Approve Radical Abortion Initiatives; Kentucky Voters Reject Pro-Life Amendment

November 9, 2022
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Voters in four states voiced support for abortion by approving radical initiatives or rejecting a proposed pro-life amendment. Voters in California, Vermont, and Michigan approved initiatives that make clear abortions must be available to many pregnant women while Kentuckians rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have led to less funding for abortions. In California,…

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US, Canada, Australia and UK Accused of Falling Short on UN Climate Funding

November 8, 2022
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The U.S., Canada, Australia and the UK have been accused of failing to meet their United Nations pledge for climate change funding. According to a report by Carbon Brief, a UK-based think tank, the United States fell short of providing its “fair share” of the funding by $49 billion (US $32 billion),  while other countries like Australia did…

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Should US Officials and Pharma Execs Be Charged With Crimes Against Humanity?

November 8, 2022
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The U.S. elites who pushed COVID-19 regulations want forgiveness for the punishment they inflicted on middle-class Americans. Schools closed. Children hurt. Businesses destroyed. Families and communities split. And worse—patients were denied early treatment to force experimental vaccines on the entire country. And now Americans want to bring those responsible to justice. In this eye-opening new…

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Water Crisis in Jackson Caused by City Leaders’ Incompetence, Not Lack of Funds: Mississippi Governor

November 8, 2022
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, denied allegations by two Democrat members of Congress—Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.)—that his administration withheld funds from Jackson, Mississippi, leading to the city’s water crisis. In a Nov. 7 press release, Reeves highlighted his Oct. 31 response to Thompson and Maloney, countering that Jackson has…

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Cuban Immigrant Praises DeSantis’ Declaration of Victims of Communism Day in Florida

November 8, 2022
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Governor Ron DeSantis signed a proclamation declaring Nov. 7 as the first annual Victims of Communism Day in Florida. Florida is home to millions of individuals who fled communist governments to seek freedom. To honor those who suffered under these despotic regimes, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB 395 into law on Nov. 7, establishing a day during…

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Famous Scholars Call for End to Academic Censorship

November 8, 2022
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Palo Alto, California, known as the “birthplace of Silicon Valley,” hosted on Nov. 4 to 5 a conference in favor of free speech. This comes in response to what some prominent professors are calling a “loss of academic freedom” that is underway at many Western universities. A Canadian professor, Patrick Provost, was suspended in June for…

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