Minnesota Representative and member of the “Squad”, Ilhan Omar, led a letter to President Biden and Vice President Harris, signed by more than 50 members of Congress, urging the inclusion of recurring cash payments to the American people for the duration of the pandemic. The letter also calls for parityContinue Reading
Episode Limited Series Will Focus on the Anthrax Attacks of 2001 National Geographic, with Scott Free Productions and 20th Television, announced that Tony Goldwyn (“King Richard,” “Scandal,” “Lovecraft Country”) and Daniel Dae Kim (“Hawaii Five-0,” “Lost,” “The Good Doctor”) will star in the next installment of the scripted anthology series THE HOT ZONE: ANTHRAX. Previously announced, KellyContinue Reading
The wealthiest countries in Europe have higher death rates from atrial fibrillation than the least wealthy and these death rates are increasing more rapidly than incidence rates, according to the first analysis of its kind published in the European Heart Journal Tuesday. The study also found that women who developed theContinue Reading
48-year-old Keith Nicoletta of Dade City, Florida has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy to launder stolen COVID relief funds. According to the plea agreement, in May 2020, Nicoletta and his conspirators stole more than $1.9 million in emergency loan funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”), which were guaranteed byContinue Reading
The latest Florida Chamber statewide poll shows likely Florida voters overwhelmingly support COVID-19 liability protections for businesses if the business made efforts to follow governmental public health guidelines, with 74 percent favoring protections. “Florida has the fifth worst legal climate in America and now is the time to safeguard local businessesContinue Reading
Nearly 173 years ago, Karl Marx, with the help of Friedrich Engels, published The Communist Manifesto, one of the most influential political proclamations in history. The Manifesto was a recipe for tyranny, but despite that, the United States have gradually implemented virtually all of Marx’s 10 planks, unfortunately. Let’s take aContinue Reading
For many people, winter skin probably conjures up images of dry, cracked hands, flaky skin, and windburn. However, the lips can be affected too. And while it may seem that dry, cracked lips are something you have to live with until spring, dermatologists from the American Academy of Dermatology sayContinue Reading
Former Hawaii Representative Tulsi Gabbard put out a video on Twitter today warning of those who want to institute a police state. The mob who stormed the capitol to try to stop Congress from carrying out its constitutional responsibilities were behaving like domestic enemies of our country. But let usContinue Reading
Texas Senator Ted Cruz and five other Republican Senators reintroduced an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would impose term limits on Members of Congress. The amendment would limit U.S. Senators to two six-year terms and members of the House of Representatives to three two year terms. Sen. Cruz said:Continue Reading
The Chicago Teachers Union voted Sunday to defy the district officials, refusing to return to the classroom as Illinois rolled out re-opening plans. Chicago Public School teachers and staff were set to return to in-person learning Monday, but with 86% voter participation, 71% voted in favor of continued remote work,Continue Reading
Gov. Gavin Newsom lifted stay-at-home orders across the state Monday, citing improving coronavirus conditions, but withheld key ICU and COVID-19 data tracking. “We’re seeing a flattening of the curve — everything that should be up is up, everything that should be down is down — case rates, positivity rates, hospitalizations,Continue Reading
The personal-finance website WalletHub today ranked all 50 US states and the District of Columbia for COVID-19 restrictions using 14 key metrics and the state of Florida was ranked as the 5th state with the fewest restrictions. The metrics range from a requirement to wear a face mask in publicContinue Reading
The Government of Iceland reports around 4,500 people in the country have received their second vaccination injection against COVID-19 and will thus be considered fully vaccinated. The Directorate of Health is now finalizing a digital solution that enables those individuals to obtain a vaccination certificate online at www.heilsuvera.is. The certificate mustContinue Reading
The Swedish government announced to expand the temporary entry ban that has been in effect for Denmark and the United Kingdom to also include Norway. The entry ban started at midnight on Sunday 24 January and remains in effect until 14 February. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has also decidedContinue Reading
On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced that by February 1st, the COVID-19 vaccine will have been offered to every resident and staff member to Florida’s nearly 700 nursing homes and over 3,000 assisted living facilities. This encouraging announcement follows another the Governor made late last week concerning vaccines andContinue Reading
In a follow-up on the COVID-19 variant virus situation in the US and in Florida, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in an update Monday the number of B.1.1.7 Lineage Cases in the United States has more than doubled to 293 cases in one week. Florida hasContinue Reading
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) announced the arrest of a Tampa couple who admitted to locking a young boy in a closet for hours at a time. On January 24, 2021, at 5:53 a.m., deputies were called to a Tampa home for reports of a missing child. Once atContinue Reading
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) will conduct low-altitude helicopter flights over downtown Tampa and its surrounding areas Monday, Feb. 1, through Wednesday, Feb. 3, to measure naturally occurring background radiation in preparation for Super Bowl LV, which is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 7. NNSA’s NuclearContinue Reading
Rachel Levine, MD, the transgender doctor who totally flubbed the COVID-19 response as the Pennsylvania Secretary of Health, has been nominated to be President Joe Biden’s Assistant Secretary for Health. While PA health secretary, Levine did a horrible job and was responsible for a large number of COVID-19 cases andContinue Reading
Illinois Congressman Brad Schneider introduced last week the the Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act (DTPA) of 2021 to authorize dedicated domestic terrorism offices within the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to analyze and monitor domestic terrorist activity and require the Federal GovernmentContinue Reading
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) announced the arrest of a New York City teacher who traveled to Tampa to have sexual intercourse with a minor he met online. On Saturday, January 23, 2021, at approximately 1:30 a.m., Zeshaan Naqvi, 31, picked the victim up at their Tampa residence andContinue Reading
