Business mogul Kevin O’Leary wants to invest in a US refinery, says fossil fuels will stick around
April 13, 2023
Texas Governor Greg Abbott vetoed a bill protecting chained dogs, leading #AbbottHatesDogs to trend on Twitter. The bipartisan bill aimed to eliminate legal loopholes regarding the shelter and restraint of dogs. Senate Bill 474, titled the Safe Outdoor Dogs Act, prohibited the use of heavy chains to tether dogs. With[Read More…]
The state of Texas has sued the Biden administration for releasing border crossers with COVID-19 into the US. Ken Paxton, the state’s attorney general, writes, “President Biden’s outright disregard of the public health crisis in Texas by welcoming and encouraging mass gatherings of illegal aliens is hypocritical and dangerous.” The[Read More…]
Texas Senator Ted Cruz has created a bill to block federal funding for critical race theory (CRT). The END CRT Act would prohibit federal funding to agencies or recipients who seek to use taxpayer money for CRT training in the workplace. While introducing the bill, Senator Cruz said, “The federal[Read More…]
Osceola Fletcher, a black WWII veteran who was denied the Purple Heart due to racial inequalities, received the medal at 99. His service in the Battle of Normandy was not honored for over eight decades. Former Army Private Osceola “Ozzie” Fletcher was wounded in a German attack while delivering supplies[Read More…]
A new study by JAMA Internal Medicine has found that children’s birthday parties may have fueled the spread of COVID-19. According to the study, the rate of transmission among households with gatherings was higher than those without. The study used private health insurance data from nearly 3 million American households[Read More…]
Brandeis University has created a list of offensive words for students and staff to avoid. Included in the list are ‘picnic’, ‘rule of thumb’, ‘killing it’, ‘disabled person’, and ‘mentally ill’. The list was created by a campus counseling service with the input of the student body. According to Brandeis,[Read More…]
Former President Donald Trump will continue his summer rally-tour on July 3rd in Sarasota, Florida. The rally, hosted by Trump’s political action committee, Save America, will precede a firework show in light of Independence Day. In celebration of July 4th, the event will focus on Make America Great Again campaign[Read More…]
Transgender runner CeCe Telfer is ineligible to compete in the US Olympic trials upon an international ruling. Telfer failed to meet health requirements for the women’s 400-meter hurdles established by the governing body, World Athletics. ESPN reports, “Telfer was entered in this week’s trials, but World Athletics put out new[Read More…]
The Biden administration extended the federal eviction moratorium until July 31st, 2021, with the objective of aiding Americans economically impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns. The decision was supported by the CDC. In a statement, the CDC wrote, “The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a historic threat to the nation’s public health. Keeping[Read More…]
A new study finds that there are an estimated 1.2 million nonbinary adults living in the United States. The Williams Institute at UCLA conducted the study, “Using data from the Generations and TransPop studies … this study examines the demographics and characteristics of LGBTQ adults, ages 18-60, who identify as[Read More…]