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Trial Resuming For 4 Men Accused Of Michigan Governor Plot

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — The trial of four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is resuming after a three-day break because of a COVID-19 case. U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker said testimony will pick up again Thursday. The trial was suspended this week because the virus had struck a key participant in the case. There have been "no further complications," the judge said Wednesday. Jonker didn't disclose the name of the person...

You Can’t Put This Bodily Function On A License Plate, Apparently

March 14 (UPI) A North Carolina woman who has been fighting to be allowed to keep her "FART" license plate said the DMV told her she can keep the plate -- just not on her vehicle. Karly Sindy of Asheville said she originally applied for her "FART" vanity plate as a joke, and was surprised when the requested plate arrived in the mail. Sindy later received a letter from the DMV saying the plate had been issued in...

Texas Supreme Court Upholds Pro-Life Law

(Headline USA) The Texas Supreme Court upheld the state’s pro-life law this week, striking down a challenge from abortion clinics. A group of abortion providers filed a lawsuit against state officials over the law, which bans abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, alleging the law violates Roe v. Wade. However, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that plaintiffs lacked legal standing since state officials are not the ones in charge of enforcing the law, The law’s...

Brits Cancel Nanny State Covid Trackers

British health ministers have cancelled future funding for the React-1 study and other research projects. The decision has been met with dismay among leading scientists and researchers worldwide, who have questioned the UK’s ability to respond to future Covid threats.

Places That Still Have COVID Restrictions

AARP – For two years, governors across the country have issued orders and recommendations to their residents on the status of schools, businesses and public services in response to the coronavirus pandemic. As the delta and omicron variants spread, some cities and communities reinstated mandates they had previously lifted. Now those mandates are lifting again. President Joe Biden signed an executive order that requires all federal executive branch employees to get the vaccine. Some states have already adopted...

Inside The First ‘Safe Injection Sites’

NEW YORK (AP) — Jose Collado settled in at a clean white table in a sunlit room, sang a few bars and injected himself with heroin. After years of shooting up on streets and rooftops, he was in one of the first two facilities in the country where local officials are allowing illegal drug use in order to make it less deadly. Equipped and staffed to reverse overdoses, New York City's new, privately run "overdose prevention...

Mississippi Advances Bill Against COVID Vaccine Mandates

The Mississippi Senate passed a version of a bill that says Mississippi government entities could not withhold services or refuse jobs to people who choose not to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The bill will go to final negotiations between the House and Senate.

UPDATE: House Dems Drop COVID Funds From Ukraine Bill

By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House moved Wednesday toward approving a massive spending bill anchored by $13.6 billion for battered Ukraine and its European allies after top Democrats abruptly dropped their plan to also include fresh funds to battle COVID-19. The House was sure to approve the Ukraine aid and the $1.5 trillion government-wide legislation containing it, which leaders were trying to push to passage Wednesday night. Senate approval, also assured, would be...

Newsom Seeks Another $110 Million For Migrant Health At Border

Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed allocating an additional $110 million towards vaccinations and testing of asylum seekers, as well as isolation and quarantine requirements in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Biden Wants $22.5B More For COVID Response

BY PETER SULLIVAN - 03/03/22 THE HILL – The Biden administration is requesting $22.5 billion from Congress for the COVID-19 response, setting up a tussle with Republican lawmakers who have resisted new funding. In a letter to Congress dated Wednesday, the White House said the additional funds are crucial for efforts around vaccines, treatments, and testing. In addition, $5 billion of the funding will go towards the global COVID-19 response, including vaccinating other countries, which is key...

Political Stress Is Making Us Crazy, Says Psychologist

A significant number of people are letting stress over politics get so far under their skin that it’s making them sick.

Rikers Island: Even More Dangerous Than We Knew

Rates of violence rose sharply in the Rikers Island jail complex last year as thousands of correction officers stopped showing up for work.

Dr. Oz Calls On Fauci To Resign

Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is running in Pennsylvania's competitive U.S. Senate Republican primary, called on Dr. Anthony Fauci to resign, warning that when you "mix politics and medicine, you get politics."

Federal Workers No Longer Required To Wear Masks

WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - The White House told federal agencies late on Monday they can drop COVID-19 requirements that employees and visitors wear masks in federal buildings in much of the country, according to a document seen by Reuters. The White House-led Safer Federal Workforce Task Force said in new guidance that the mask requirement could be ended by federal facilities in counties with low or medium COVID-19 community levels, regardless of vaccination status....

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