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More Pennsylvania restaurants are getting dinged for defying Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 mitigation orders. As part of its latest round of inspections, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture announced it has ordered 33 restaurants to close for allowing patrons to eat indoors. The inspections took place Dec. 21-27. Under the governor’s latest mandate, restaurants are not permitted to serve patrons indoors for three weeks ending Jan. 4. In addition, restaurants must continue to follow rules requiring employees to wear masks, while they offer carryout and takeout and serve diners outdoors. Restaurants ordered to close include Denny’s Lennies Restaurant in Halifax, Villa...

Mayor Rudolph J. Giuliani, the Trump campaign’s lead attorney, today announced that the campaign filed a petition for a Writ of Certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision that allowed over 50,000 illegal absentee ballots in violation of Article II of the U.S. Constitution and Wisconsin law. The filing seeks expedited consideration before the January 6 Congressional review of the Electoral College votes. This marks the second Constitutional challenge to illegal mail voting filed by the Campaign, following a petition from Pennsylvania filed on December 20. According to President Trump’s lead Wisconsin attorney, Jim Troupis:...

Blacks are 60 percent less likely than other racial groups to say they will definitely or probably take the COVID-19 vaccine. Here are recommendations for how America should address this gap to properly ensure that the group hardest hit by COVID-19 gets the vaccine they so desperately deserve and need.Acknowledge that medical distrust is rationalBlacks have less trust in medical research, scientists and doctors than other racial groups. This is a rational response that needs to continue to be acknowledged. Knowledge about the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, where 400 Black male farmers were untreated after contracting syphilis, has a direct impact...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday vacated two lower court decisions that blocked the government from excluding illegal aliens during the process of allotting congressional seats While the Supreme Court's Dec. 18 decision will allow the Trump administration to pursue the policy of excluding illegal aliens from the apportionment base, the ruling stated: "Consistent with our determination that standing has not been shown and that the case is not ripe, we express no view on the merits of the constitutional and related statutory claims presented. We hold only that they are not suitable for adjudication at this time."

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — Former Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy Shauna Bishop is headed to jail for having sex with a 16-year-old boy. After she’s released, she’ll have to register as a sex offender. Bishop was arrested in 2019 after the teen’s father, who also worked for the department, expressed concern to his ex-wife about Bishop’s relationship with the boy. The father claimed Bishop was “grooming” the teen. Bishop pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful sexual intercourse in July. The other four charges she was facing were dismissed. On Wednesday, Bishop was sentenced to one year in county jail, five years...

Ted Nugent says he won't be taking a COVID-19 vaccine shot. The rock star, known for his outspoken conservative politics, vented about the pandemic during a Facebook live video on December 25. "We don't earmark a safety net during a scamming pandemic," he said. "It's not a real pandemic, and that's not a real vaccine. I'm sorry. I ain't taking no vaccine. You come at me with a needle, and I will be in fear of my life, and you know what I'll do if you come at me with a needle. 'Hi, I'm from the government. This needle is...

Video of December 14, 2020 eclipse shadow at link. Explanation: What does the Earth look like during a total solar eclipse? It appears dark in the region where people see the eclipse, because that's where the shadow of the Moon falls. The shadow spot rapidly shoots across the Earth at nearly 2,000 kilometers per hour, darkening locations in its path -- typically for only a few minutes -- before moving on. The featured video shows the Earth during the total solar eclipse earlier this month. The time-lapse sequence, taken from a geostationary satellite, starts with the Earth below showing night...

A federal judge in Iowa who has warned against political corruption is ridiculing President Donald Trump’s pardons, including those issued to convicted Republican campaign operatives and former members of Congress.

President-elect Joe Biden warned Americans Tuesday they would face a spike in coronavirus cases and deaths in the new year, thanks to Americans traveling and gathering during the holidays. “We have to anticipate that the infections over the holidays will produce soaring case counts in January and surging death tolls into February,” Biden warned in a speech in Delaware on Tuesday.

That's the headline that needs to go out in every news outlet. And those local news outlets that are following in the media narrative, they should know this too. Mathematical And Data Analysis links included. Analysis of 2020 Presidential Election vote count reporting anomalieshttps://sites.google.com/view/2020prezelectionvotecounts/homeIndex Vote counting irregularities in visible counts Trump to Biden Vote Switches Vote Losses Spurious Vote Additions Per precinct vote count and visible vote count mismatches Exhibits IncludedConclusionAs demonstrated above there is evidence beyond reasonable doubt of illegal vote count manipulation by vote counting/reporting software used in multiple states, indicative of systemic issues in this election. The...

Decriminalize HIV exposure and transmission laws. In 2018, 26 states in America had HIV exposure criminal laws. These laws perpetuate discrimination and stigma towards people with HIV/AIDS, and there is simply no “scientific basis” for them. As President, Biden will support legislation like the REPEAL HIV Discrimination Act, which promotes best practice recommendations for states.

Do liberals agree with the motives for media replacing news with their political narrative? Do liberals know the media doesn’t tell them everything?I think their common sense might step in front of their intellect at some point? I wonder when that will happen?

Spain will keep a registry of individuals who refuse to be vaccinated for COVID-19, the country’s health minister announced Monday. Salvador Illa said during an interview on Spain’s La Sexta TV that the registry will not be made public and vaccinations will be voluntary. “What will be done is a register, which will be shared with our European partners … of those people who have been offered it and have simply rejected it,” Mr. Illa said, the BBC reported. Mr. Illa stressed that people who decide not to get vaccinated are making a “mistake” but are still within their rights....

Tuesday afternoon Colorado Governor Jared Polis announced the state had discovered its first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the UK.

Dear Patriots, This is going upset some people but tough dodo. We need constitutional amendment to change the constitution. Let me explain. The newbie goes to Washington full of Piss and vinegar, then he gets to Washington, then he meets the swamp creature’s democrat and republican and the committee chairman tells them he has to vote the way they say/ want (no choice) not to rock the boat. Because they have the power. The Swamp people who have been there in Congress for 10 -20-30-50 years tells the newly elected congressman OR woman that unless they vote the way the...

South Africa bans liquor sales amid coronavirus surge © Getty Images South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced a new swath of COVID-19 restrictions, including shutting down bars and reimposing a ban on liquor sales. Medical experts are warning that the country’s health system is at risk of being overwhelmed due to rising coronavirus cases coupled with those needing urgent care due to alcohol-fueled incidents. A new, more infectious strain of coronavirus has recently been detected in South Africa that has caused many countries to limit or ban travel to and from the country. According to a report from...

Phrancis, Phisher of MenReaders might remember the “phishing” scheme that replaced telemarketing as the World’s Most Annoying Thing back in the aughts. The way the scam usually works is that a con artist sends out e-mails designed to look exactly like notifications from real banks, corporations, or government agencies. The e-mail asks the recipient—who believes he or she is communicating with a legitimate entity—to update passwords or provide other personal information. It’s a variety of the old bait-and-switch operation: an unsuspecting victim thinks one thing is going on, all above board and on the level, when in reality he or...

AK Murkowski - likely retire, if not will surely be primaried AL Shelby - switched to Republican party in 1994 - likely retire - age 86 AR Boozman FL Rubio - retired in 2016 to run for president, then after failure ran again GA Loeffler - Jan 5th will decide her fate IA Grassley - elected in 1980 - likely retire ID Crapo IN Young - just elected in 2016 KS Moran - will probably run and be reelected KY Paul - will likely run and be reelected LA Kennedy - one of the good ones MO Blunt - hope...

Georgia citizens petition grand jury to investigate election irregularities https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksbC4kpb5DM

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocked two separate attempts from Democratic senators to pass a bill that would boost relief payments from $600 up to $2,000, which the House narrowly passed late Monday night with Republican support. McConnell, speaking on the Senate floor Tuesday, instead indicated the Senate would work on responding to the concerns raised by President Donald Trump when he signed the $900 billion pandemic relief and government funding bill Sunday. McConnell said the Senate "will begin a process" to bring three priorities to the table this week, which includes increasing stimulus payments to $2,000, examining a repeal...