The New York Daily News reports: New York City municipal workers will no longer need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 — and those fired for refusing to get immunized can reapply for their old jobs, Mayor Adams announced Monday in a major pandemic policy reversal. The vaccine mandate for the municipal workforce, which has been in place since November 2021, …
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CNBC reports: The National Enquirer, the tabloid at the center of several scandals involving former President Donald Trump, will be sold to a joint venture involving Theodore Farnsworth, the former MoviePass chairman who has been criminally charged with securities fraud. The deal’s price wasn’t disclosed, but Farnsworth, founder of Icon Publishing, told The New York Times that it was a …
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Raw Story reports: Scandal-plagued Rep. George Santos (R-NY) got hit with yet another allegation of misconduct when a former aide accused him of sexual harassment. “It’s comical,” Santos said of the allegations. “Of course, I deny that claim.” According to Derek Myers, Santos asked him if he had a profile on dating app Grindr just two days after he started …
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Via press release from the White House: Jill and I were deeply saddened by the news of the devastating earthquakes that have thus far claimed thousands of lives in Turkiye and Syria. My Administration has been working closely with our NATO Ally Turkiye, and I authorized an immediate U.S. response. At my direction, senior American officials reached out immediately to …
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Law & Crime reports: An Iowa father who recently pleaded guilty to interfering with police during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has found himself once again embroiled in scandal for allegedly using his cell phone to surreptitiously record a woman as she was changing clothes at a tanning salon. Daryl Eugene Johnson, 52, was taken into custody …
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The Washington Post reports: A neo-Nazi leader recently released from prison has been arrested again and accused of plotting an attack on the Maryland power grid with a woman he met while incarcerated. Brandon Russell, 27, and Sarah Clendaniel, 34, are expected to make their first appearance Monday in Baltimore federal court on a charge of conspiring to destroy an …
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The Insider reports: Texas Sen. Ted Cruz denounced the Grammy Awards as “evil” after Sam Smith and Kim Petras performed at the ceremony Sunday night. The pair made music history at the event with Petra becoming the first trans woman to win in the best pop duo/group performance category and Smith, the first non-binary artist. But not everyone was impressed. …
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From the Justice Department: Joshua Dillon Haynes, 40, of Covington, Virginia, was sentenced to 32 months in prison. Haynes pleaded guilty on October 28, 2022, in the District of Columbia, to obstruction of an official proceeding and destruction of property. In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya S. Chutkan ordered restitution, to be determined at a …
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Via email from the Family Research Council: Driving kids to Vacation Bible School would become a misdemeanor in Nebraska if a recent proposal by Nebraska Senator Megan Hunt (D) passed into law. Hunt proposed to “amend” a bill that would protect children from adult-themed drag performances (LB371) by striking all the language and replacing it with similar language to bar …
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Bloomberg News reports: The US sent divers to salvage what they believe is spy equipment from the Chinese balloon shot down off South Carolina, as pressure mounted on President Joe Biden to hit back at Beijing with new export controls on sensitive technology. The government anticipates finding equipment capable of taking detailed photographs, along with other sensors, one person familiar …
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