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Midday rundown: Pfizer price hike, Musk’s jet tracking account suspended

December 15, 2022

Congress is criticizing U.S. intelligence; Elon Musk suspended a Twitter account tracking his jet and Arizona faces a lawsuit over shipping containers. These stories and more highlight the midday rundown for Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022.

Congress: U.S. should’ve spied on China

House Democrats have released a new report detailing the shortcomings of the U.S. in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. The report indicates the U.S. could have and should have spied on Chinese health officials who were hiding what they knew about the virus, leaving the world with questions on its origins harder to answer three years later.

In the same report, Congress says the U.S. is ill-prepared for another biological threat to the country, concluding with missed lessons from the pandemic.

Warren calls out Pfizer price hike

Democratic Senators are calling Pfizer’s vaccine price “pure and deadly greed.” Pfizer announced a 400% increase to its COVID-19 vaccine just as the government is expected to stop covering the cost.

Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Pfizer asking for the company to justify such a significant price hike. The price of the vaccine right now is $30 which the government has been paying. But the price is expected to jump between $110 to $130 dollars just as insurance companies and uninsured Americans are expected to start paying for them next year.

Warren is asking Pfizer to answer questions by Jan. 9 about how much profit the company expects to make off the price hike.

Musk suspends Twitter account tracking jet

Elon Musk is threatening to sue a Twitter user who has been tracking the private jet Musk uses for travel after suspending the user’s account. The account was used to post real-time tracking information of flights the jet was taking.

The action to suspend the user has some critics saying his promise of a free speech platform is falling flat. The jet location data is public information.

Musk says the posts were putting his family’s safety at risk after a stalker allegedly used the data to follow his kids. Musk says real-time posting of someone’s location is a violation of Twitter policy.

Arizona sued over shipping containers

Arizona and the federal government have been clashing over how to handle migrants crossing the border at record levels.

The state has been using shipping containers to create a boundary and prevent crossings, but the federal government has told them not to. Arizona continued to do it, and now the Department of Justice is suing the state.

The DOJ accuses Arizona of trespassing on federal grounds. In the lawsuit they demand that the shipping containers be removed.

The current Republican governor has led Arizona’s fight, but he’s about to be replaced with a Democratic governor come January. The incoming governor has vowed to stop construction of the border blockade.

Charts measuring child obesity revised

Because of the dramatic increase in child obesity, the CDC has revised its charts measuring a child’s BMI. The charts used to go up to a BMI of 37. Now the charts will read up to 60, after too many children’s BMI were going off the charts.

In recent decades, severe obesity among children in the U.S. has nearly quadrupled. The new charts will be a better indicator for parents to understand their child’s obesity and health concerns.

Grinch gives onions to speeding drivers

In Florida, deputy Grinch is reporting for duty. He is eyeing the police radar and stopping speeders in school zones.

Drivers are given the choice between a traffic citation or an onion for their violation. It’s a tradition of 20 years in the Florida Keys, where the Grinch has been going to deliver bags of onions to residents with the need for speed.
Morning rundown: COVID surge; Pelosi’s attacker in court; JFK files revealed

December 15, 2022

The U.S. faces a potential COVID surge; a government shutdown likely to be avoided; Paul Pelosi’s attacker appears in court; and JFK documents are set to be declassified. These stories and more highlight our morning rundown for Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022.

Senate to vote on funding bill to avert shutdown

There was a House vote late Wednesday to avoid a partial government shutdown. A short-term funding bill was passed in the House. The Senate is expected to vote on it as early as today.

It would give the government a one-week extension to continue debating how to allocate government spending in 2023. If the Senate passes the short term funding bill, Congress will have until Dec. 23 to iron out details of a roughly $1.7 trillion spending package.

White House renews free at-home COVID tests

From December to February is when Americans are most at risk of viral infections, including the flu and COVID-19.

The White House is unveiling contingency plans today for any potential surge in COVID cases. That includes sending out free at-home tests, putting personnel and equipment on standby for hospitals and nursing homes, and encouraging more people to get booster shots.

As of now, the White House could run out of federal funding for COVID-19 as early as next month. That’s when insurance companies or uninsured Americans would be responsible to pay for vaccines or testing.

House committee holds hearing on Uvalde massacre

Today on Capitol Hill, a House Judiciary Committee will be hearing testimony from a Texas state senator on the Robb-Elementary mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

Democratic state Sen. Roland Gutierrez represents the district that includes Uvalde. Today he will give lawmakers his opinion on systemic failures of law enforcement’s response to the mass shooting. He will also discuss gun laws that he says make school shootings possible.

Survivors, victims’ families and local officials will also have the opportunity to appear at today’s public hearing.

Pelosi’s attacker targeted Hunter Biden, Tom Hanks

The man who allegedly broke into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s home and assaulted her husband Paul Pelosi was in a San Francisco courtroom Wednesday. During a preliminary hearing, David Depape said he was also planning to go after President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, and actor Tom Hanks.

“At this time, as I’ve already said a month ago, this was clearly a planned and calculated act. The outcome was what I expected, which is that we filed the charges based on what evidence we had. And that we had sufficient evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that he committed these acts,” San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins said.

In court, police who were on scene that day took the stand. One police officer held the hammer that police say was used in the attack.

There was also body camera footage played at the hearing, but it is still not available to the public.

DOJ charges 7 with smuggling us tech to Russia

Millions of dollars worth of U.S. equipment and technology has been sent to Russia’s military, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

The DOJ arrested seven individuals in the scheme — five Russians and two U.S. nationals.

They allegedly conspired to violate U.S. sanctions, illegally obtaining military grade equipment, and shipping it to Russia both before and after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine this year.

8,000 JFK documents to be declassified

Nearly 60 years since President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, the National Archives will release once-classified information related to the president’s death and assassin Lee-Harvey Oswald.

On Thursday, 8,000 documents will become declassified — something conspiracy theorists have been wanting for decades. But officials say it might be a let down, saying there’s no obvious bombshells in the material.

Still, the new information will likely reignite the debate on why the government can withhold information about a president’s murder.
Midday rundown: COVID-19 origins, Russian prisoner swaps

December 14, 2022

The 10 year anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre; roadway dangers; and more Russian prisoner swaps. These stories and more highlight the midday rundown, aimed straight down the middle, for Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022.

GOP requests 40 officials to testify on COVID-19 origins

GOP leaders in the house are doing the groundwork preparing for the gavel come January. On Wednesday, leaders released a list of 40 officials that they plan to interview in their efforts to investigate the origins of COVID-19. The list includes top senior Biden administration officials and top scientists.

Dr. Anthony Fauci is among those expected to testify in the new year.

Prisoner swap between Russia, Ukraine

Another prisoner swap has taken place, this time between Russia and Ukraine, the swap resulted in the release of an American Air Force veteran, Suedi Murekezi, who says he was subjected to torture, electric shocks and beatings while being held in a basement in Russian captivity.

63 other Ukrainian prisoners of war were released.

The veteran had been living in Ukraine since 2018 and was captured by Russian forces after it invaded Kherson.

UN women’s body votes to remove Iran

A United Nations Council took a vote today to remove Iran from the Women’s Commission. This is just the latest rift between the U.S. and Iran. Ahead of Wednesday’s vote, Iran says their removal would prevent countries with different cultures from having a voice in international commissions.

The U.S. says Iran’s policies contradict the rights of women. A revolt is being led by protesters in Iran, spurred by the country’s treatment of women.

Iran recently publicly executed protesters.

“The regime has rounded up and detained thousands of people for their involvement in these protests. Many of them now face harsh sentences, including the death penalty in sham trials that lack any due process. We denounce this draconian treatment in the strongest terms,” State Department Spokesman Ned Price said.

Study highlights car crash victims under the influence

A large study from highway safety officials highlights the deadly consequences of being under the influence while on the roadways. The study found that more than half of people injured or killed in traffic collisions, had one or more drugs in their system, or they had alcohol above the legal limit.

Not only were drugs and alcohol found in their bloodstreams, but in 54% of car crash victims, THC was found. THC is the active ingredient in marijuana.

The study authors say the use of substances are impairing drivers at a time when traffic deaths in the U.S. have risen dramatically in recent years.

10 years since Sandy Hook massacre

“It was a decade ago that 26 people were killed at our school. And I think that realization is starting to hit us. Like 10 years. That’s a long time,” said Jackie Hegarty, who was in second grade at time of the Sandy Hook shooting.

Today, marks the 10th anniversary of the Sandy Hook elementary school massacre. 20 first graders and six teachers were killed in the attack.

In the decade that followed, the Sandy Hook shooting would be just one of more than 900 school shootings in the U.S. The first grade victims at Sandy Hook would be in their junior year of high school.

Today, people are pausing to reflect and remember a tragedy that struck the core of our country 10 years ago.

America’s biggest problem is government

What are Americans calling their No. 1 problem? It’s not the cost of living. Although, that came in second. It’s also not crime, gas prices or the need for world peace. Americans say their problem is with the government.

That’s according to a new Gallup poll, where Americans voted the politics in the U.S. government as the number one problem in the country.

It probably shouldn’t come as a surprise since the government has been voted America’s top issue seven times in the past 10 years.

The poll also shows what Americans aren’t worried about. The environment was mentioned the least when it came to America’s problems. As for the morals of Americans, they’re not concerned about those either. That came in second to last.
Morning rundown: Deadly weather sweeping U.S.; 7th Fed rate hike

December 14, 2022

Deadly weather is still on the move; the Fed plans another rake hike; a new report reveals details on on long COVID deaths; and the USPS honors a late congressman. These stories and more highlight the morning rundown for Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022.

Mother, son die in tornado, storm still moving

“I just heard a big old gush of wind and like really, really heavy rain, and then like all of the sudden it was just kind of quiet for a minute. And then all that wind picked up, and I just grabbed a hold of that bar that’s in the restroom and because it shook the house, it was shaking the house really badly and then I heard my mom screaming, because she had my kids in the house,” Decatur, Texas, resident Isela Gonzales said Tuesday.

Severe weather pummeled Texas yesterday. And a state over, a mother and her eight-year-old son died after a tornado touched down in Louisiana.

Several dozen others were injured from a massive storm system that produced twisters across the South and blizzards in the Great Plains.

The extreme weather conditions will continue into Wednesday, with an eye on more tornado warnings in the south and blizzard warnings from Montana to Colorado and up through South Dakota, where they’re expecting two feet of snow and winds up to 50 miles per hour.

Title 42 to end in one week, 19 states join legal fight

Title 42 is set to expire one week from today after a judge ruled it illegal. After that, Border Patrol agents won’t be able to send migrants back across the border on the grounds of a public-health emergency.

Officials warn the daily number of migrant crossings could be as high as 14,000 to 15,000 starting Dec. 21. In fiscal year 2022, the daily average was 6,000, which was a record in itself.

The Biden administration is already appealing to try and keep Title 42. Now, 19 states are joining the fight, asking an appeals court to keep Title 42, or at least give them enough time to take the case to the Supreme Court.

They’ve asked the court for a decision by Friday.

Federal Reserve to announce 7th rate hike of 2022

For months, the Federal Reserve has been incrementally raising interest rates. While experts expect another rate-hike to be announced today, it’s expected to be a smaller half-point increase compared to the four most recent hikes of 75 basis points a pop.

It could be a sign of the times that Americans have finally seen the worst of inflation. The latest inflation report pointed to a drop in things like gas prices, airfares, furniture and toys.

There have been six rate hikes so far this year. While it’s a move to slow inflation, some experts worry it could trigger a recession.

CDC releases report on long COVID deaths

The CDC has released a new report this morning, detailing the number of deaths related to long COVID.

Long COVID is described as lingering COVID-19 symptoms that can last for weeks, months, or even years after someone’s initial recovery.

The CDC says out of the more than 1 million coronavirus deaths, 3,544 of them were cases of long COVID. That’s less than .03%.

Common symptoms of long covid range from difficulty breathing to long-term menstrual cycle changes. It’s something medical experts continue to research as so much is still unknown or unexplained.

USPS reveals stamp honoring Congressman John Lewis

The late congressman John Lewis will be honored with a postage stamp next year.

The U.S. Postal Service said the stamp “celebrates the life and legacy” of a lawmaker who was dedicated to civil rights.

He marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s before spending three decades in Congress. In all, nearly 60 of his 80 years were spent in public service.

John Lewis died in 2020 from pancreatic cancer.
DeSantis calls for a grand jury to investigate COVID vaccines

December 13, 2022

Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., is an outspoken critic of many of the federal government’s COVID-19 policies, specifically mask and vaccine mandates. Now, the potential 2024 presidential candidate is asking Florida’s Supreme Court to impanel a grand jury to investigate “any and all wrongdoing” in regard to COVID-19 vaccines.

“Because in Florida, it is against the law to mislead and misrepresent,” DeSantis said. “Particularly when you talk about the efficacy of a drug.”

Gov. Ron DeSantis on plan to investigate potential mRNA COVID-19 vaccine wrongdoing: "It is against the law to mislead and to misrepresent, particularly when you're talking about the efficacy of a drug." pic.twitter.com/39ITxvMStj

— Florida’s Voice (@FLVoiceNews) December 13, 2022

The governor made the announcement during a roundtable discussion with the state’s surgeon general and a panel of scientists and physicians. DeSantis called the group the Public Health Integrity Committee. Much of the discussion centered around the politicization of medical science during the pandemic.

DeSantis did not elaborate on what sort of wrongdoing he thinks the grand jury should investigate. He did suggest part of the grand jury’s mission would be jogging loose more information about COVID-19 vaccines and their potential harmful side effects, like myocarditis.

DeSantis did not mention any vaccine makers by name. Although, he’s spoken many times before about holding vaccine makers accountable.

Florida grand juries usually have 18 people on them. They have the authority to investigate criminal activity and can also issue indictments. DeSantis said he expects Florida’s Supreme Court to approve his request soon. The statewide grand jury will likely be empaneled in Tampa Bay. DeSantis said with a grand jury comes legal processes that will allow the state to bring legal accountability to those who committed misconduct, whomever they may be.
China’s COVID reopening will drag on growth, could cause 1 million deaths

December 8, 2022

Three years in, people in China are finally feeling freedom from the country’s most rigorous COVID-19 protocols. But some worry that freedom is sending COVID-19 cases surging, putting pressure on subpar health care systems with the potential to stall growth. What then happens to the world’s second largest economy?

For the first time, people in China with mild cases will be allowed to isolate at home instead of at a quarantine center. People visiting many public places will no longer need to prove they tested negative or inform whether they’ve been in an area with high risk of infection. With less stringent testing protocols, official COVID-19 cases are going down, but experts predict the actual rate of infection is rising behind the scenes.

Before the newly-announced reopening – which China claims has nothing to do with widespread protests – economists expected growth to start picking up. Now, economists say growth will lag behind expectations, significantly missing its target of 5.5% for this year and dragging for the first half of next year. At this time, economists’ consensus is that China’s gross domestic product will grow 3.2% in 2022, the slowest rate of growth since the 1970s excluding 2020.

President Xi Jinping’s “zero-COVID” pivot has caught the country by surprise. Beijing is reportedly already running out of even the most basic medical supplies, like ibuprofen, while new modeling analyzed by the Financial Times shows China risks one million COVID-19 deaths with a winter wave.

China’s failure to fully vaccinate millions of elderly Chinese and its refusal to use more effective mRNA vaccines is in sharp focus now as it tests reopening. Previous stringent restrictions may have kept case numbers low, but it also prevented the public from developing natural immunity. While “zero-COVID” clearly harmed China’s economy, the abandonment ahead of a winter surge is fueling uncertainty around Asia’s powerhouse.
House voting on COVID-19 vaccine mandate, Biden ending big cat ownership

December 7, 2022

The end to the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate; Oregon gun law on pause; L.A. bans styrofoam; and Biden puts a ban on big cats. Straight Arrow News has these stories and more in the Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022 midday update.

End to military vaccine mandate added to defense bill

A new defense bill would require the Pentagon to remove its COVID-19 vaccine mandate for military members. The House is scheduled to take the bill to a vote tomorrow.

The bill contains language that would repeal a requirement for military members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, satisfying a request from Republicans as Democrats compromise.

If the measure passes the House, it then goes to the Senate. Senate Republicans have said they want more, threatening to stall the bill once it gets to the Senate.

In current form, the bill doesn’t require Pentagon to rehire military personnel or provide back-pay to those who were fired.

The GOP wants a separate vote to reinstate the fired military members and pay them for time lost.

Other noteworthy aspects of defense bill

In that same defense bill, lawmakers want to provide another $800 million in aid to Ukraine – on top of the $20 billion the U.S. has sent so far.

One item was left out of the bill: Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., had pushed to insert an energy permit plan that would expedite energy projects, including the installation of a natural gas pipeline in his state of West Virginia.

Zelenskyy named Time’s Person of the Year

“I’m grateful to you for being with us, for the fact that the United States of America really supports Ukraine,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said after being named Time’s Person of the Year.

Time’s CEO said this year’s choice was the most “clear-cut” in memory. Time has chosen a person of the year every year since 1927.

Judge puts new Oregon gun law on pause

Voters in Oregon passed a measure in the 2022 midterms requiring individuals who want to buy guns to acquire a permit from police first.

The measure was supposed to go into effect this week, but a judge just delayed the implementation. Police now have a 30-day extension to prepare a system for permits. The state of Oregon is already appealing the ruling.

Gun purchases in the state have skyrocketed since the measure passed in November.

Los Angeles bans use of styrofoam

The city of Los Angeles is saying “no more” to styrofoam. City council members have passed an ordinance aimed at L.A. restaurants, coffee shops, and retailers to end the use of styrofoam.

Any business with more than 26 employees can no longer have styrofoam coffee cups or to-go boxes for food. Styrofoam is typically cheaper for businesses, but city council members have argued that styrofoam is too costly to the environment.

Biden to sign bill banning big cat ownership

“They have a heart and a soul and a mind. I’ve learned from them. But Carol Baskin keeps saying I can’t have these tigers,” Tiger King star Joe Exotic said.

“We will end the private possession of these cats,” countered Carol Baskin, the owner of Big Cat Rescue.

Today, President Biden will sign a bill banning the breeding and selling of big cats. The law will ultimately stop people from owning tigers.

The Netflix documentary renewed support to stop people like the Tiger King from owning the exotic animal.

Joe Exotic is still behind bars, serving a 22-year sentence for attempting to hire a hitman to kill Carol Baskin. Carol Baskin is still running Big Cat Rescue. She praised the bill’s passage in a social media post.
Congress headed toward short-term resolution to avoid government shutdown

December 6, 2022

Senators Schumer and McConnell have agreed to work together to pass a year-long omnibus spending package, ensuring the government is fully funded for all of next year. But they only have 10 days until the Dec. 16 deadline.

Members of Senate leadership said they have yet to agree on the overall price tag of the package. They are looking at a short-term resolution to keep the government running while they finish negotiations, possibly lasting a week. However, it’s possible a short-term agreement could ultimately continue into 2023.

“We hope it can be done this year. And each side is going to have to give in order to send an omnibus to the president’s desk and avert a pointless, painful government shutdown,” Sen. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said.

Last week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said it was possible Congress would have no choice but to pass a year-long continuing resolution which would keep government spending exactly as it currently stands. That is considered by many members of Congress, and the Pentagon, to be the worst case scenario aside from a shutdown.

Congress is also working to approve the National Defense Authorization Act which funds the military. Republicans are expressing frustration with the NDAA negotiations.

“I think job one is to try to get the NDAA approved without any extraneous matters included in it. We’ve done this for 60 straight years, and I don’t think this ought to be the first year that we don’t achieve passing an NDAA,” Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said.

Republicans said Democrats are trying to add measures that are unrelated to defense, including a bill to allow media companies to negotiate with social media platforms over fees for their content, and a bill to allow marijuana distributors to use the federal banking system.

“They are trying to throw unrelated liberal priorities onto the National Defense Authorization Act, literally holding our men and women in uniform hostage over their priorities,” Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said.

The COVID-19 vaccine requirement for active duty troops remains a sticking point. The House agreed to remove the requirement, but Schumer said they are still working on it in the Senate. Schumer said he was befuddled about the issue because there are other vaccine requirements in the military that have been in place for decades.
‘Rat Czar’ posting marks latest effort to kill New York City rodents

December 5, 2022

For the last couple of centuries, New York City has been at war with rats. After numerous attempts to eradicate the vermin, New York City’s newest battle plan includes hiring its first “Rat Czar.”

As part of his Rat Action Plan, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is creating a position within city government officially titled the Director of Rodent Mitigation. The job pays between $120k-$170k a year. That’s more than what the average lawyer in New York makes.

To get the job, according to the official posting, the applicant will need to be an NYC resident, have a bachelor’s degree, five years of relevant experience, a “swashbuckling attitude” and a “general aura of badassery.”

Reactions to the announcement of a “Rat Czar” in New York City ranged from comical to critical on social media. Plenty of folks even offered evidence of their own qualifications to hold the job.

New York’s history with rats, specifically the Norway rat, dates back to 1776 when German ships arrived to help the British war effort against the American colonies. Norway rats are an invasive species and can carry disease.

To kill them, New York has tried putting dry ice in rat nests to suffocate them and sterilizing rats by feeding them chemically laced food. There’s even a group of New York residents that has been holding terrier hunts for years.

There are an estimated 2 million rats in New York City, but the latest data shows that number is likely on the rise after the COVID-19 pandemic.
US Air Force criticized over low religious exemption approvals

December 1, 2022

The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Ohio sided with around 10,000 service members from the United States Air and Space Forces this week. The ruling protects the service members from disciplinary action for not getting a COVID-19 vaccine.

According to Military.com, when the U.S. Air and Space Forces mandated COVID-19 vaccines for their nearly half million service members, around 10,000 people requested a religious exemption. That was in August of 2021.

Since then, the Air Force has approved only about 135 religious exemption requests. Those requests were only granted to those already planning to leave the service. The 6th Circuit criticized the Air Force for approving so few religious exemptions, while at the same time approving thousands of medical and administrative exemptions.

Court filings show the Air Force issued blanket denials for many seeking religious exemptions. The court also said the Air Force relied too much on its “broadly formulated reasons” to deny requests.

Many people seeking religious exemptions to vaccine mandates object to the use of fetal stem cells in making the shots. The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines don’t need fetal cell lines for production, but they were tested for efficacy on a fetal cell line from a fetus aborted in the 1970s. The Novavax vaccine, which was approved in late August by the Pentagon, does not use fetal stem cell lines in its development or testing.

This week’s court ruling could set the stage for either a future trial, or this case appearing before the United States Supreme Court.

Midday rundown: Pfizer price hike, Musk’s jet tracking account suspended

Congress: U.S. should’ve spied on China

Warren calls out Pfizer price hike

Musk suspends Twitter account tracking jet

Arizona sued over shipping containers

Charts measuring child obesity revised

Grinch gives onions to speeding drivers

Morning rundown: COVID surge; Pelosi’s attacker in court; JFK files revealed

Senate to vote on funding bill to avert shutdown

White House renews free at-home COVID tests

House committee holds hearing on Uvalde massacre

Pelosi’s attacker targeted Hunter Biden, Tom Hanks

DOJ charges 7 with smuggling us tech to Russia

8,000 JFK documents to be declassified

Midday rundown: COVID-19 origins, Russian prisoner swaps

GOP requests 40 officials to testify on COVID-19 origins

Prisoner swap between Russia, Ukraine

UN women’s body votes to remove Iran

Study highlights car crash victims under the influence

10 years since Sandy Hook massacre

America’s biggest problem is government

Morning rundown: Deadly weather sweeping U.S.; 7th Fed rate hike

Mother, son die in tornado, storm still moving

Title 42 to end in one week, 19 states join legal fight

Federal Reserve to announce 7th rate hike of 2022

CDC releases report on long COVID deaths

USPS reveals stamp honoring Congressman John Lewis

DeSantis calls for a grand jury to investigate COVID vaccines

China’s COVID reopening will drag on growth, could cause 1 million deaths

House voting on COVID-19 vaccine mandate, Biden ending big cat ownership

End to military vaccine mandate added to defense bill

Other noteworthy aspects of defense bill

Zelenskyy named Time’s Person of the Year

Judge puts new Oregon gun law on pause

Los Angeles bans use of styrofoam

Biden to sign bill banning big cat ownership

Congress headed toward short-term resolution to avoid government shutdown

‘Rat Czar’ posting marks latest effort to kill New York City rodents

US Air Force criticized over low religious exemption approvals