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Texas May Prosecute ‘Sex Change’ Surgeries on Minors

Headline USA – Texas plans to investigate and possibly prosecute sex reassignment surgery as child abuse, The Daily Wire reported. Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to investigate so-called “transition” procedures found to “constitute child abuse under existing Texas law.” Abbott wrote in a letter to DFPS: “t is already against the law to subject Texas children to a wide variety of elective procedures for gender transitioning, including reassignment surgeries...

‘Defeated Fauci-ism’: Florida Writes Its Own Voluntary COVID Mask Guidelines

USA TODAY NETWORK – FLORIDA – A day after his state surgeon general was confirmed along party lines by the Florida Senate, Gov. Ron De Santis Thursday announced a new statewide, non-compulsory COVID policy that he claims "bucks CDC policy." And the next day, the feds came around to his approach, announcing guideline changes that allow most Americans to unmask indoors. The news release and tweet proclaiming the new guidelines seemed to coincide with his barnstorming...

J&J Agrees To $26B Landmark Opioid Settlement

CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid addiction crisis Friday, an announcement that clears the way for $26 billion to flow to nearly every state and local government in the U.S. Taken together, the settlements are the largest to date among the many opioid-related cases that have been playing out across the country. They're expected to provide a significant boost to...

LAPD Sued For Arresting Wrong Woman

LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) - A woman who said she was wrongfully arrested last year is suing the Los Angeles Police Department. Bethany Farber said she spent nearly two weeks behind bars after she says authorities mistook her for a woman with the same name who had an outstanding warrant. “This was an experience that no one should go through, especially a law-abiding citizen,” Farber said. She was surrounded by her attorneys and family as she recounted what she...

An 11-Year-Old Girl With Down Syndrome Was Being Bullied. So Her Country’s President Walked Her To School

President Stevo Pendarovski held Embla Ademi's hand as he walked her to her school in the city of Gostivar on Monday.

Trial Begins For Ohio Doctor Charged In Hospital Deaths

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The trial of an Ohio doctor accused in multiple hospital deaths began Tuesday with the defendant turning down a possible last-minute plea deal, and jurors hearing two sides of what led to the deaths of 14 patients under the doctor's care. Dr. William Husel was indicted in cases involving at least 500 micrograms of the powerful painkiller fentanyl. Prosecutors said ordering such dosages for a nonsurgical situation indicated an intent to end...

Conviction In Death Of MLB Pitcher

PEOPLE – Eric Kay, former Los Angeles Angels communications director, has been convicted on two drug charges related to the 2019 overdose death of Tyler Skaggs. A jury in Fort Worth, Texas, found Kay guilty of providing Skaggs — then a pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels — with fentanyl, which led to his death at age 27 in a Dallas-area hotel room in July 2019, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Chad...

Texas Sues To Strike Down Air Travel Mask Mandate

THE NEW YORK TIMES – The Republican attorney general of Texas on Wednesday sued to strike down the Biden administration’s mandate requiring travelers to wear masks at airports, on airplanes and on commuter bus and rail systems. The suit comes as many governors, including in states governed by Democrats, have been rolling back mask mandates for indoor public settings as infections from the Omicron variant of the coronavirus have plummeted following a record-setting surge last...

Ohio Doctor Charged In 14 Hospital Deaths

Dr. William Husel is accused of ordering nurses to administer excessive doses of fentanyl, a painkiller at least 50 times more powerful than morphine, to dozens of patients, either quickening or causing their deaths.

Biden Insists He Needs $30B More To Fight Covid

(CNN) The Biden administration has informed key lawmakers that it will likely need $30 billion in supplemental funding to continue the fight against Covid-19, a source familiar with the matter said. The $30 billion request is expected to include $17.9 billion to fund vaccines and treatments, $4.9 billion for testing, $3 billion to fund Covid-related health care costs for the uninsured and $3.7 billion to prepare for future variants, the source familiar with the matter...

SF Voters Oust School Board Members; Recall Driven By Covid Policies

San Francisco residents recalled three members of the city's school board Tuesday for what critics called misplaced priorities and putting progressive politics over the needs of children during the pandemic.

Nanny-State Soda Tax Boosts Beer Sales – D’oh!

FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION – Never underestimate the ability of politicians to try to micromanage our lives and make everything worse in the process. The latest example of big government’s inherent incompetence comes courtesy of the city of Seattle. In 2018, the city established a tax on soda and other sugary drinks “designed to result in the improved health of Seattle residents.” Yet a new peer-reviewed study shows that the tax has backfired in a...

Biden’s Odd Behavior Increases

Headline USA – Sen. Roger Marshall, M.D., R-Kan., said that if the GOP regains majority control after the mid-term elections, they would consider passing legislation requiring that President Joe Biden undergo a cognitive exam. “What can you tell us about the mental capacity of our commander-in-chief?” asked Fox News host Maria Bartiromo. “Is this a national security issue?” The question was certainly appropriate given the disturbing rash of unhinged, confused and incoherent outbursts from Biden. “Unfortunately, it is,”...

Biden Suggests Ending Mask Mandates Is ‘Premature’

THE NEW YORK TIMES – President Biden responded to American frustration with pandemic restrictions, saying that it was still too soon to lift indoor mask mandates, while suggesting that other restrictions may soon be able to end. In the roughly 22-minute interview, some of which was previewed before Sunday, Mr. Biden said that decisions by some state governors last week to begin lifting indoor mask mandates were “probably premature,” but acknowledged that it was a...

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