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A Manhattan private school aiming to use more “inclusive language” is encouraging its students to stop using the terms “mom,” “dad” and “parents” because the words make “assumptions” about kids’ home lives.

License-plate readers are feeding immense databases with details on Americans’ driving habits, helping solve crimes despite little public awareness about the breadth of the data collected or how it is used. The vast network of automated license-plate scanners, which has been growing for decades, makes it nearly impossible to drive anywhere in the U.S. without being observed. The scanners first appeared on telephone poles and police cars, then on toll plazas and bridges, and in parking lots. Today, scanners are routinely placed on tow trucks and municipal garbage trucks, gathering images of plates on cars they pass while making their...

HHS nom's wife paid tens of thousands of dollars by health care group The wife of Joe Biden's controversial top health care nominee sits on the board of a medical advocacy group that promoted her husband's nomination without disclosing her position. Carolina Reyes, the wife of California attorney general and nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra, joined the board of directors of the California Health Care Foundation in 2017 shortly after Becerra's transition from the House of Representatives to the California attorney general's office. The foundation is a nonprofit with the stated mission of...

VIDEO The resemblance between New York governor Andrew Cuomo and Sollozzo from "The Godfather" is amazing. The main difference is that Sollozzo was much more polite and reasonable than Cuomo. Once you see the the Cuomo-Sollozzo connection you will never be able to get it out of your mind.

Critical race theory (CRT) is a divisive, discriminatory ideology that judges people on the basis of their skin color. It has penetrated our society—it's in federal agencies' and federal contractors' "bias training," in school curricula and many corporations' "diversity training." Few are willing to speak out against it for fear of being labeled racists or white supremacists. Asian Americans, however, have emerged as a powerful voice against this pernicious ideology. The Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York (CACAGNY) delivered the most vigorous rejection of CRT yet, calling it "a hateful, divisive, manipulative fraud." CACAGNY is one of the...

As we wait for theaters to open up again and studios to stop dragging their feet, 'Coming 2 America' is a passable distraction.To paraphrase Lavelle Junson, people don’t want to see a sequel to an old movie from 30 years ago that no one asked for. Yet, other than standard-issue Disney/Marvel/DC and the occasional sleeper indie hit, we’ve been fed a steady cinematic diet of sequels and reboots to properties from the Reagan-Bush era. “Coming 2 America” is merely the latest entry in the never-ending lineup of stale nostalgia bait. Although occasionally amusing, like its soulless siblings, the follow-up to...

An economist ripped the media for pushing the false idea that Democratic administrations are better for the U.S. economy than GOP administrations. New York Times senior writer David Leonhardt had written that Democratic administrations have been more “pragmatic” by being “willing to heed economic and historical lessons about what policies actually strengthen the economy, while Republicans have often clung to theories that they want to believe — like the supposedly magical power of tax cuts and deregulation.” Economist and Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Brian Riedl rebuked Leonhardt and the media for living in an “ideological cocoon” and pushing talking points...

The vast majority of K-12 parents support in-person learning despite looming concerns from public health officials over the Chinese coronavirus, a Gallup survey released Thursday found. The survey, taken February 14-21 among 860 parents of school-age children, found nearly 8 in 10 support sending children back to brick and mortar schools, most of which shut down last year due to the pandemic.

At least 85 New York lawmakers have spoken out against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who finds himself at the center of two serious scandals, according to data compiled by Fox News. Cuomo is facing preliminary investigations by the U.S. attorney in Brooklyn and the FBI into his administration’s handling of coronavirus deaths tied to nursing homes. He also faces sexual harassment allegations by multiple women. Cuomo has denied the harassment allegations and his top aides have insisted that they followed federal guidelines when it came to nursing homes. His office has denied allegations that the death count was altered.

Yesterday, the Stark County Commissioners voted to reject proceeding with the purchase of black box voting equipment. This follows Look Ahead America’s public call to action against proceeding with this purchase on February 3.

The bill passed by a 237-203 vote with eight Republicans backing the measure and one Democrat voting against. The legislation would implement new background check requirements for gun transfers between private parties. Under current law, unlicensed and private sellers are not required to conduct background checks for gun transfers despite licensed firearm dealers being required to do so. The bill would require “a licensed gun dealer, manufacturer, or importer” to first take possession of the gun while a background check is being conducted. The legislation creates an exemption for transfers made as a gift between spouses. While the bill faced...

Denmark, Norway and Iceland on Thursday temporarily suspended the use of AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine over concerns about patients developing post-jab blood clots, as the manufacturer and Europe's medicines watchdog insisted the vaccine was safe. Denmark was first to announce its suspension, "following reports of serious cases of blood clots" among people who had received the vaccine, the country's Health Authority said in a statement. It stressed the move was precautionary, and that "it has not been determined, at the time being, that there is a link between the vaccine and the blood clots". As of March 9, 22 cases of...

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign on Thursday, following a report of sixth woman accusing him of sexual misconduct. "It is disgusting to me, and he can no longer serve as governor," de Blasio said during a press briefing.

<p>Johnson & Johnson jab becomes the fourth inoculation to receive green light in EU.</p><p>The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Thursday approved the COVID-19 coronavirus vaccine developed and produced by Johnson & Johnson.</p><p>The vaccine became the fourth jab to get the green light from the 27-nation bloc.</p>

The only people who really like Meghan are her left-wing pals in Hollywood and the corporate media. Diana was a populist princess, beloved by the people and the press.In Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s highly rated Oprah interview Sunday, the couple bitterly accused the British royal family of repulsive racism and avid jealousy. The couple slandered everyone, from accusing the royals of making comments about the skin tone of their son Archie, to claiming Duchess Kate made Markle cry before her wedding.Throughout the interview, Harry made comparisons between his wife Meghan and his mother, the late Princess Diana, widely known...

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico’s government is worried the new U.S. administration’s asylum policies are stoking illegal immigration and creating business for organized crime, according to officials and internal assessments seen by Reuters. Migrants are pictured after a protest at the Mexico-U.S. San Ysidro port of entry to ask U.S. President Joe Biden to allow them to apply for asylum, in Tijuana, Mexico March 2, 2021. Picture taken March 2, 2021. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes Ever since President Joe Biden won the White House vowing to undo the hardline approach of his predecessor Donald Trump, Mexico has both looked forward to an...

(WETM) – Domestic travel restrictions have been lifted for New York residents. Travelers are no longer required to quarantine after entering New York from any U.S. State or U.S. Territory starting April 1.

London's streets are not safe 'for women or for girls', Mayor Sadiq Khan has told LBC. Video...

On Monday, without comment, the Supreme Court ended the last of the 2020 election cases, rejecting Trump v. Wisconsin Election Commission in a one-line order. It was a quiet ending to a tumultuous election season, but like a football game with a contentious call at the end, the debate over who really won will likely go on much longer.The courts have always served as a pressure-relief valve on our internal disagreements. From the battle with an unscrupulous car dealer to a nasty divorce that requires discernment over how to split everything from the antique Corvette to the kids, wise judges...

Stacey Abrams, a far-left activist desperate to enshrine cheat-by-mail into law, is pressuring Big Business to speak out against a number of voter integrity laws making their way through the Georgia legislature. “There were businesses that were silent in the election for whatever reason. But there should be no silence from the business community when anyone in power is trying to strip away the right to vote from the people,” Not-Governor Abrams said on a call Tuesday with two extreme-left organizations that back cheat-by-mail. “There should be a hue and cry.” Georgia in one of the states where His Fraudulency...