Hostage Crisis Ends On Day 73—American Patients Now Have Access to One Antiviral Pill
Earlier this week I wrote about foot-dragging by the Food and Drug Administration regarding approval of two highly effective antiviral pills. With the omicron variant of COVID-19 rapidly spreading throughout the population, infecting both vaccinated and unvaccinated, these pills become even more important. Merck applied to the FDA for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of its antiviral […]
North Carolina election board faces GOP-led federal investigation over parties’ ballot access
(The Center Square) The actions of North Carolina’s State Election Board are being investigated by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, led by Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio. This comes after the committee rejected three parties from voting, even though each party exceeded the required number of signatures to qualify. In a letter from the […]
Texas Man Faked Being CPS Worker to Gain Access to Children
An East Texas man accused of impersonating a Child Protective Services (CPS) worker to gain access to children has been arrested, thanks to several parents who cooperated with police in the case. Authorities with the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office received a report in June about a suspect posing as a Child Protective Services worker and […]
How thousands of Americans got caught in fintech’s false promise and lost access to bank accounts – CNBC
The app gamifies personal finances with weekly sweepstakes and other flashy features, and occasionally covered some of her transactions. “You could go buy something and get something free with your purchase,” Kraft told CNBC. Now her entire life savings, $7,006, is trapped in a complex dispute playing out in bankruptcy court and online forums. Reddit […]
Texas man arrested for allegedly impersonating CPS worker to access children
A Texas man is behind bars after being accused of impersonating a Child Protective Services worker to contact children, police said. Gerald Don Miller, 56, was charged with three counts of impersonating a public servant and one count of sexual assault and is being held in the Hopkins County Jail on $300,000 bail. The Lamar […]
Teachers Unions Got ‘Unprecedented Access’ After Donating Tens of Millions to Democrats
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes A newly released report from Republican lawmakers on the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis alleges that teachers’ unions had “unprecedented access” in determining school COVID-19 guidelines after giving millions of dollars to Democratic candidates in 2020. The report confirmed what The Center Square reported last year, including that teachers’ […]
Family of missing paddleboarder beg for Garmin to access watch GPS
A Miami paddleboarder went missing while spearfishing earlier this week, and his family is seeking access to his location data from Garmin, the maker of the watch he was wearing. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, Luciano Mercenari, 29, an experienced paddleboarder and fisherman, left his home in Key Biscayne, Florida’s Cape Florida region, around […]
New York’s Trump Prosecution ‘Depriving’ Voters Access to a Presidential Candidate
Speaking on Fox Business Network’s “Mornings with Maria” on Tuesday, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey spoke about his state’s lawsuit against New York for its “unconstitutional legal challenge” to the prosecution of former President Donald Trump. Bailey said New York’s actions have denied Missourians access to presidential candidates. “Missouri has a sovereign interest in participating […]
Election worker in Phoenix, previously charged with felony, accused of stealing access fob to vote tabulation machines
A temporary election worker in Maricopa County is accused of stealing a key fob that allows access to a vote-counting machine. On Friday morning, election officials at the Maricopa County Counting and Election Center in Phoenix, Arizona, noticed that the security fob and the key attached to the lanyard were missing. Investigators then Surveillance camera […]
Biden, Democrats zero in on Trump role on abortion access
President Biden and Democrats have used the anniversary of the Dobbs decision to target former President Trump’s role in restricting abortion access and attack him on the issue. “Today, our daughters know less about their rights than their grandmothers. This is a health crisis, and we all know who to blame: Donald Trump,” Vice President […]