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While taking a victory lap touting 2021 GDP on Thursday, the Biden administration issued a correction after posting a graph that had an inconsistently labeled y-axis. “We just learned that President Biden’s first year in office was the strongest year for economic growth since 1984,” the White House trumpeted in a tweet. That tweet includes
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Two years into the pandemic, public health officials, politicians, and others are still denying that natural immunity gained from contracting COVID-19 is superior to the immunity generated by vaccines. The consequences of this denial have been catastrophic for many individuals who have lost their jobs or been discriminated against because they haven’t been vaccinated but
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Chaos erupted online after CNN ran with a leaked report about alleged statements President Joe Biden made to the president of Ukraine in a phone call amidst rising tension from the possibility of a Russian invasion. Biden spoke with President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday about the threat from Russia but a leaked report claimed that
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Desi Cuellar, a Republican running to represent New York’s 14th Congressional District, says that as a member of Congress he would put forward legislation to require capital punishment for those who kill police officers. Progressive Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez currently represents the Empire State’s 14th Congressional District. “So-called progressives like @AOC have created a culture where
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While the controversy surrounding transgender University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas has largely centered around the issue of fairness in women’s sports, the very practical matter of locker room usage is also reportedly a problem. The Daily Mail reported that some University of Pennsylvania swimmers are not comfortable having Thomas in the locker room. “It’s
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Denmark has decided to end nearly all of its COVID-19 pandemic restrictions on Feb. 1. The decision to reopen was based on a recommendation from the Danish Epidemic Commission to no longer classify COVID-19 as a “critical threat” to society. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen proclaimed on Wednesday at a press conference in Copenhagen, “We
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Talk about awkward. Joy Behar — perhaps the most rabid leftist among co-hosts of “The View” — on Thursday’s show characterized Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas as “a black guy” who also has a brain cell or two. “I’ll give it to him — he’s a smart guy,” Behar said soon after. Behar also blasted
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Police in Pharr, Texas, arrested two teenage brothers and their friend this week after the trio allegedly beat the brothers’ stepfather to death upon discovering that he allegedly sexually abused their 9-year-old half-sister. What are the details? Alejandro and Christian Trevino, 18 and 17 years of age, respectively, along with family friend Juan Eduardo Melendez,
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration used the results of laboratory experiments in its sudden and unexpected decision to revoke the emergency use authorizations for certain monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19, stating that data showed the treatments were ineffective against the Omicron variant. On Monday, the FDA announced that the Eli Lilly and the REGEN-COV
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The media spent the Trump presidency longing for normalcy and decency. Trump’s unabashed authenticity just wasn’t compatible with the presidency. It was “unpresidential” and all that. Jim Acosta is still suffering from PTSD from Trump calling him out and repeatedly bashing his network as “fake news.” “I’ve got the marks on my back to prove it,”
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The mainstream media has dubbed the freedom trucker convoy a xenophobic or alt-right gathering. Here’s the scoop. A convoy of truckers in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is making its way to Ottawa to protest mandates and restrictions in the country. Canadian journalist Keean Bexte of The Counter Signal brings live coverage of the convoy of both
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During ABC’s Wednesday breaking news coverage that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire, senior national correspondent Terry Moran reacted to the news by hailing Breyer’s “moderate tone” and downplaying his liberal ideology and portraying him as a “pragmatic liberal.” Moran argued that Breyer relied more on political rather than legal arguments in his opinions. Anchor
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Transgender “Jeopardy!” contestant Amy Schneider’s impressive winning streak came to an end after a whopping 40 wins on the show. Schneider racked up more than $1.38 million in winnings and will return in the future for the gameshow’s “Tournament of Champions.” Schneider now sits in second place behind Ken Jennings for the most consecutive games
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When President Biden dismissed an inflation question from Fox’s Peter Doocy by calling him a “stupid son of a bitch,” network reporters suggested the poor president was “frustrated” and “it’s not easy being president.” It was granted a few seconds of notice, and not greeted as a grotesque violation of decency…like a congressman yelling “you
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In 2018, when Justice Anthony Kennedy retired, Democrats went into full panic mode. As Kennedy was the key swing vote on the court, any nomination by Trump would likely result in a reliably conservative justice replacing him, moving the court to the right. Democrats tried everything they could to force Trump to delay nominating Kennedy’s
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Reality television star Jennie Nguyen spoke out for the first time since being fired from the “Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” show over her resurfaced posts decrying Black Lives Matter protests and supporting the police. Nguyen was accused of being racist by her detractors who recirculated the posts from a time in 2020 when
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Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is extending an indoor mask mandate until 11:59 p.m. on the last day of February. The mandate had been scheduled to end later this month. I am extending the limited Public Health Emergency until February 15 and indoor mask requirements until February 28. nnMayoru2019s Order for Indoor Mask Requirements: https://coronavirus.dc.gov/sites/default/files/dc/sites/coronavirus/page_content/attachments/2022-018%20Extension%20of%20Indoor%20Mask%20Requirements.pdfu00a0u2026nnMayoru2019s
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