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Stormy Daniels fears her scandal could make things ‘worse’ for America

PAGE SIX – Stormy Daniels tells Page Six that sleeping with Donald Trump is the biggest mistake she’s ever made. And she fears that there may not even be a silver lining — because someone even “worse” could be elected because of the scandal. The famed porn actress, writer, and director is set to receive PornHub’s lifetime achievement award later this month, we have learned. And in an exclusive interview with Page Six about the honor, Daniels...

Washington pet insurance bill signed into law

OLYMPIA, Wash.- Governor Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5319 into law on April 6 that will provide a regulated pet insurance marketplace. The new law requires disclosures about coverage as well as training and licensing for insurance companies. The bill is based on a model policy made by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. This will allow easy comparisons across different plans. SB-5319 will offer more clarity on issues such as pre-existing condition exemptions, waiting periods and co-pays. David...

Biden Offering Federal Health Care Coverage To DACA Recipients—As GOP States Seek To End Program

Forbes – The Biden Administration said the Department of Health and Human Services will unveil a new rule on Thursday that will expand the definition of who is “lawfully present” in the U.S. to include DACA recipients, allowing them to obtain health care under Medicaid or the Affordable Care Act. The new rule would potentially allow the 580,000 immigrants who arrived in the U.S. as minors and are enrolled in DACA to obtain health care...

How Public Opinion and Political Interests Dictated Covid Policy

FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION – In Britain, The Telegraph and journalist Isabel Oakeshott obtained some 100,000 Whatsapp messages exposing the then Secretary of Health Matt Hancock and other government ministers during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. These leaks, dubbed “the Lockdown Files,” exposed that the politicians in charge were not all-knowing rulers who “followed the science” in order to protect the people but were in fact self-interested and too often clueless. These same politicians made...

State closes Dungeness crab zones to save whales; meanwhile, whales try to kill each other

FOX Weather, SAN FRANCISCO – The State of California recently announced it is temporarily closing critical Dungeness crab fishing zones, during an already shortened season, due to the expected arrival of humpback whales in feeding areas off the Golden State. According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the restrictions will run from north of San Francisco to the U.S.-Mexico border and begin April 15. The Dungeness crab season typically begins in November and runs...

Biden Admin Spending $350K to Translate Obscene Gay-Slang Dictionary to Spanish

Editor’s note: Article contains vulgarities that may be unsuitable for some audiences. HEADLINE USA – The Biden administration is reportedly spending hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to translate a gay dictionary into Spanish. The dictionary, called the Homosaurus, a self-described “vocabulary of LGBTQ+ terms,” was taken up by the Biden administration’s National Endowment for the Humanities in January, according to the Washington Free Beacon. The center announced it was awarding a $350,000 grant to the University...

Sen. John Fetterman on depression, recovery, and “making up any lost time”

CBS NEWS At six foot eight, Sen. John Fetterman is still a formidable man, despite two serious assaults on his health in less than a year: he suffered a stroke last May, and after a private struggle for years, in mid-February he entered Walter Reed for treatment of depression. He talked there with "Sunday Morning" anchor Jane Pauley two days before being discharged this past week. "I will be going home. be the first time...

Gov. Newsom Wanted California to Cut Ties With Walgreens. Then Federal Law Got in the Way.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom declared last month that California was “done” doing business with Walgreens after the pharmacy chain said it would not distribute an abortion pill in 21 states where Republicans threatened legal action. Since then, KHN has learned that the Democratic governor must compromise on his hard-line tweet. California is legally bound to continue doing business with Walgreens through the state’s massive Medicaid program, health law experts said. And according to...

Bottle battle: Boston talks of banning tiny bottles of booze

BOSTON (AP) — The little bottles of booze at Huntington Wine and Liquor are displayed prominently at the front counter of the Boston store, some stacked neatly in display cases, others tossed haphazardly in trays. Steven Rubin, whose family has owned the store since 1970, estimates that they account for up to 15% of his sales. "They are a major part of our business, and have a high profit margin," he said. But he might be on...

Indiana Bans Sex Changes For Minors

DAILY CALLER – Republican Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb signed legislation Wednesday banning sex-change operations and hormones for minors. The bill requires all minors undergoing medical transition to desist by the time the law takes effect July 1, according to ABC 7 Chicago. “Permanent gender-changing surgeries with lifelong impacts and medically prescribed preparation for such a transition should occur as an adult, not as a minor,” Holcomb said in a statement. Republicans from the state praised Holcomb’s decision...

Sen. Cruz Shames DHS Sec. Mayorkas for Abetting Rapes, Deaths of Illegal Immigrants

(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, started a heated exchange with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing discussing the crisis at the southern border. Cruz eviscerated Mayorkas after the latter admitted that he and the Biden administration were responsible for the massive spike in illegal immigration, which they previously attempted to blame on former President Donald Trump, according to the Daily Wire. “Let’s look at CBP encounters … it...

Fetterman Handlers Duck Questions on Return Date, as Some Wonder If He’s Alive

(Headline USA) The handlers responsible for cognitively impaired Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., once again avoided questions about his return to the U.S. Senate as even the mainstream media begins to wonder if they are being forthright. Meanwhile, some conservatives have begun to question whether Fetterman is alive at all. Questions about Fetterman’s status exploded in late February as rumors spread via social media that he might be clinically braindead and that his staff was attempting to...

State plans to reinstate the firing squad

Fox News – Idaho is looking to resurrect the firing squad as an acceptable alternative to lethal injection for prisoners sentenced to death. A shortage of necessary drugs and a poor track record over the past four decades has experts pointing out the shortcomings of the "modern" and "clinical" practice used in most states that still carry out capital punishment. If signed into law, Idaho's bill could impact the state's eight current death row inmates and...

Fauci Laughs Off Lab Leak, Regrets Not Pushing Mask Mandates Sooner

(Headline USA) Dr. Anthony Fauci said he regrets not pushing mask mandates sooner during the pandemic and laughed off questions about the lab leak theory during a documentary released this week. Fauci allowed PBS to follow him around throughout 2021 and 2022 as he led President Joe Biden’s response to the pandemic. During one interview, Fauci blasted Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., who has been very critical of his role in the National Institutes of Health and...

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