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The number of COVID-19 cases reported in Africa last week increased by 83 percent over the previous week, marking the fastest surge the continent has seen this year, though deaths remained relatively low. Africa reported more than 196,000 new coronavirus cases during the week that ended on Dec. 12, compared to roughly 107,000 cases recorded the previous week, according to a statement from the World Health Organization (WHO) released Tuesday. The number of new infections in Africa is doubling every five days, according to the WHO, which is the shortest time span observed this year.

The U.S. Supreme Court just left in place New York’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers that allows for no religious exemptions. On Monday, the nation’s highest court rejected, by a 6-3 vote, a request by 20 anonymous doctors and nurses, nearly all of whom are Catholic, to grant an injunction against the arguably unlawful mandate. Only Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch voted to grant the injunction. Typical of emergency injunction cases, none of the judges in the majority provided an explanation for their vote, but Gorsuch, joined by Alito, took them to task in a 14-page...

President Biden on Tuesday urged Congress to act on gun violence prevention in remarks commemorating the ninth anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. “As a nation, we owe all these families more than our prayers. We owe them action,” Biden said in a video message released by the White House. He said the Senate needed to quickly pass three House-passed bills, one to extend background checks, another to keep guns out of the hands of abusers and his Build Back Better act that includes a $5 billion investment in community violence prevention and intervention.

I’m not confident that Joe Manchin will ultimately hold the line on more spending; however, it is interesting that on the same day Manchin is reported to be casting doubt on more Joe Biden social spending, the Washington Post published a hitjob on him around his family finances {LINK}. Accepting there are no coincidences in politics, it would appear the intelligence agencies are firing a warning shot against Senator Manchin based on his financial connections to the West Virginia coal industry. Every article written about the Build Back Better/Social Spending/Green New Deal bill, carries a totally different price tag. The...

Despite the uptick in COVID-19 cases particularly in Central Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf has no intention of imposing a statewide mask or vaccine mandate but will continue to urge Pennsylvanians to get vaccinated. “The vaccine is our strategy,” Wolf said on a KDKA morning radio show. Wolf was asked whether he was considering going down the path that Philadelphia city officials announced on Monday that starting next month, a COVID-19 vaccine will be required to eat inside a restaurant or food establishment in that city. “Local municipalities, as you know, I think ought to be free to do with what...

In private emails between Mark Zuckerberg and Anthony Fauci – obtained exclusively by The National Pulse – the Facebook founder and CEO offered to send “data reports” on users to “facilitate decisions” about COVID-19 lockdowns. The revelation is a stark example of how Big Tech corporates and government can easily collude using user data to restrict the liberties of the general public. In the exchange, Zuckerberg insists: “I want to make sure you have all the resources you need to expedite the development of a vaccine.” Zuckerberg – whose personal foundation referenced in the email plowed hundreds of millions of...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich) want Congress to pass a law absolving them of their responsibility to repay their student loans. Both receive an annual salary of $174,000 plus perks that include taxpayer-funded travel, meals, and lodging. Both claim to be too poor to bear the burden of repayment. In Ocasio-Cortez's case, her remaining debt is $17,000, an amount that she contends is "unacceptable. Since I have dedicated myself to public service by serving in Congress my debts should be paid by the taxpayers I represent." She also admitted to "being miffed that the President hasn't...

Gov. Ron DeSantis on California and New York bringing back mask mandates over the Omicron variant: "You give these people an inch, they will never let go." [2 minute video]

More Good News About Omicron, but bad news to some.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced this weekend that 80% of COVID-19 “Omicron variant” cases are found in so-called “fully vaccinated” individuals. Forty-seven percent of Omicron cases – which are far milder than original COVID-19 cases – are found in those who received the first round of vaccinations, and with 33% of cases found in people with both vaccination and booster shots. Only 19% of cases were identified in unvaccinated individuals. In a surveillance report released in the first week of December, the CDC described 43 cases of Omicron in the United States. No deaths and no hospitalizations...

CNN suggested Monday 11 candidates who could replace President Joe Biden on the Democrat primary ticket in 2024. The establishment news network, which the White House has courted to tamp down coverage of Biden’s poor economic record, admitted the president’s “age” and “ongoing political struggles” are a factor in 2024 considerations. Biden’s approval ratings have dipped into the high 30s amid 40 year-high inflation, the southern border crisis, and the deadly Afghan withdrawal that left hundreds of Americans stranded in the country. He will turn 82 years old two weeks after the 2024 election.

TORONTO, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the video platform Rumble announced the termination of its relationship with the Unruly Group and Tremor International after they attempted to censor Dan Bongino, the host of a nationally syndicated radio show and a Fox News television program. This decision reaffirms Rumble's commitment to a free and open internet by hosting a variety of viewpoints on topics of public interest.

New York City is already struggling to regain the jobs it lost amid the COVID-19 pandemic — but fears are now mounting that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s new mask mandate could slow the Big Apple’s recovery even more. The city’s current unemployment rate of 9.4 percent is more than double the national average of 4.2 percent, new state and federal data shows. While the US added nearly 6 million jobs in the last year, the latest state data shows the Big Apple’s economic recovery lagged considerably with just 174,000 jobs regained in the 12 months through October. The absence of visitors...

PARKLAND, Wash. — Dramatic new surveillance video shows a store employee making a risky move to stop a shoplifter in Pierce County. The store owner said they are fed up with thieves targeting their stores again and again, and the worker was striking back. It was the last straw for 27-year-old Gabby. The ‘Iconic Workwear’ store employee was seen on surveillance video, jumping into action, and closing the door on a would-be shop lifter. She blocks him from taking off after another guy got away. “She was shaking," said Pedro Gonzalez, Iconic Workwear owner. "She was angry. She was frustrated....

Just when you think things can’t get any weirder…things get even weirder. Videos of what appear to be fleets of UFOs are lighting up the internet. Multiple giant orbs were seen illuminating the sky and aligning in random patterns as they hovered over Chino Hills, California for nearly an hour. The woman who filmed the bizarre display provided the video to TMZ on Saturday. “Her grandson was taking the trash out, when he looked up and saw this … which prompted the rest of the family to come out and take it all in,” TMZ reports. The eyewitness initially figured...

She just won’t go away. Speculation is running hot that Hillary Clinton — a spring chicken at age 74 compared to the 79-year-old President Joe Biden — is maneuvering to run for president again in 2024. Just this past Sunday, Clinton warned that former President Donald Trump is planning to run again, claiming there would be catastrophic consequences for America if he wins. “I think that could be the end of our democracy,” she said in an interview with the Today Show. “Not to be too pointed about it, but I want people to understand that this is a make-or-break...

This is an introduction to a movie reviewer who goes by the name The Critical Drinker. I thought there might be a few of my fellow Freepers who would appreciate his reviews. DO NOT CLICK if you are offended by naughty language. DO NOT CLICK if you don't want to view a video.

Joe Biden is intentionally keeping open the US Southern border to illegal aliens, human smuggling and drug cartels. It is taking a significant toll and neither he nor that execrable piece of garbage Alejandro Mayorkas give a rat's butt. An 18 year old human trafficker transporting 6 illegals and fleeing from police blew through a stop sign and smashed into a car carrying two women- a 59 year old mother and her 22 year old daughter. Both were killed on impact. UPDATE: The two innocent civilians who were killed when a human smuggler crashed into their vehicle during a pursuit...

I work for a state wide community college..we got email today explaining their actions going into 2022. It was declared that COVID is now moving to the ENDEMIC phase..