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John Lewis Dead At 80; Praise Pours in From ‘Political Elite’

“All of us are heartbroken.” – Speaker Nancy Pelosi | Clintons, McConnell, Pelosi heap praise on civil rights 'icon' July 18, 2020 New York Times – A giant. A legendary leader. A civil rights icon. A human saint. Representative John Lewis — who addressed Americans from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial when he was only 23, led one of the nation’s most famous civil rights marches and became known as the “conscience of the Congress” while representing the citizens...

Judge Says Mask Resisters ‘Living In A Cave’

“As anyone not living in a cave for the past few months would know, are in the midst of a once-in-a-century pandemic event.” No more 'Live Free Or Die' Judge says resisters 'living in a cave', upholds New Hampshire mask rules PLUS: Latest mask rules in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Walmarts coast-to-coast July 13, 2020 CONCORD, NH (AP) — Nashua’s face-covering ordinance and the New Hampshire governor’s declaration of a state of emergency because of the coronavirus will...

Trump’s Grand Convention Plans Shrivel

Trump's grand GOP convention plans shrink as virus surges WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's plans for a grand convention keep shrinking. The Republican National Committee announced Thursday that it is sharply restricting attendance on three of the four nights of its convention in Jacksonville, Florida, next month. As the GOP looks for ways to move forward while coronavirus cases are spiking in the state, party leader Ronna McDaniel said in a letter to RNC members that...

GA Guv Sues Atlanta Mayor Over Mask Rules

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and some other mayors said they would continue enforcing mask orders and were prepared to go to court. LATEST ON MASK RULES IN GEORGIA, NORTH CAROLINA July 16, 2020 ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suing Atlanta to block the city from enforcing its mandate to wear a mask in public and other rules related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kemp and Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, in a suit filed in...

“Fauci Has Been Wrong About Everything”: Peter Navarro

"When you ask me whether I listen to his advice, my answer is: only with skepticism and caution." Peter Navarro, Opinion contributor, USA TODAY editorial page | July 14, 2020 Dr. Anthony Fauci has a good bedside manner with the public, but he has been wrong about everything I have interacted with him on. In late January, when I was making the case on behalf of the president to take down the flights from China, Fauci fought against...

Trump’s Former M.D. Wins Primary, Shoo-In For Congress

"I don’t wear a mask all that often, to be honest with you.” – Dr. Ronny Jackson Trump's former physician wins GOP primary runoff for Texas congressional seat Politico – Dr. Ronny Jackson, a Republican congressional candidate in Texas and the former physician to the president, said Wednesday that Americans should not be required to wear masks to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Jackson was victorious on Tuesday in the Republican primary for Texas’ 13th congressional...

Lindsay Graham: ‘We Don’t Have A Dr. Fauci Problem’

"Getting in a contest with Dr. Fauci about whether he was right or wrong doesn't move the ball forward." Graham: "I have all the respect in the world for Dr. Fauci." July 14, 2020 Headline Health – After a meeting with the South Carolina Hospital Association, Sen. Lindsay Graham responded to a reporter's question about Dr. Fauci – Q. Senator, there are reports that the White House is trying to discredit Dr. Fauci ... A. Well, here's what...

Fauci CANCELED

"What the White House has done, among other things, is basically kept Fauci off television. 'Face the Nation' host Margaret Brennan told viewers she’s been trying to book him for three months." Trump White House slams Fauci, cancels his TV appearances July 14, 2020 By Howard Kurtz | Fox News The escalating warfare between President Trump and Anthony Fauci may have an immediate impact on the pandemic that is increasingly devastating our country. Behind the scenes, the president hasn’t...

Police Seize Gun Of Couple Who Defended Their Lives

The American Medical Association has sought to turn the gun debate into a health issue and calls gun violence "a public health crisis." What happens when law-abiding Americans use guns for their intended purposes – to defend their very lives from an existential threat? – Headline Health Police execute search warrant on armed couple who defended their lives ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities executed a search warrant at the St. Louis mansion of a white couple whose...

Indian Tribes Get $714M Virus Funds

"Tribes are wrestling with competing needs, restrictive laws and inadequate staffing to deal with the financial windfalls on a tight deadline amid the debilitating pandemic. They must meet strict federal guidelines on the spending or risk having to send the money back." Tribes struggle to meet deadline to spend virus relief aid FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — As the coronavirus ripped through the Navajo Nation, it spotlighted longstanding inequities on the reservation where thousands of tribal members...

Ghislaine To Be Tried Under “White-Slave Traffic Act”

"The indictment describes Maxwell using her presence as a woman to gain victims’ trust, taking girls on shopping trips and trying to befriend them, to 'normalize' abuse." July 10, 2020 New Republic – Ghislaine Maxwell, the accused conspirator in the sexual abuse of minors with the deceased Jeffrey Epstein, was transferred to federal detention this week. She will face a bail hearing early next week, almost exactly a year since Epstein was similarly charged. Last July, when the...

NYC BLM Marches Okay Despite Large-Event Ban: de Blasio

"The de Blasio administration will deny all permits for events in parks it believes will 'unreasonably diminish public use' as well as street fairs and events stretching larger than one block or for gatherings that require a sound system." July 10, 2020 New York Post via Fox News – Mayor Bill de Blasio is permitting Black Lives Matter protesters to continue marching through city streets while canceling all large events through September. Speaking on CNN Thursday night, de...

FL Man Says Constitution Gives Him Right To Peddle Phony Virus Cure

"We will NOT be participating in your UNCONSTITUTIONAL Orders, Summons, etc. Again and again I have written you all that ... you have NO authority over our Church." Feds charge Florida man, sons with selling fake virus cure ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man and his three sons are facing federal charges that they illegally sold a bleachlike chemical mixture as a miracle cure for the new coronavirus and other diseases, federal prosecutors said...

Fauci’s Mask Rules Could Last ‘Several Years’

Dr. Fauci urges mask use, warns against 'false complacency' against COVID-19 | July 7, 2020 Montgomery Advertiser – The longtime head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on Tuesday said he was "strongly in favor" of mandating mask use amid a rise in COVID-19 cases in Alabama and around the nation. Speaking on a Facebook event with U.S. Sen. Doug Jones on Tuesday morning, Fauci said ordinances requiring mask use — like one instituted by...

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