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Perhaps the Right was a little hasty with its condemnations of South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem. Early in 2021, Noem proposed legislation that would require all athletic contests in the state to be designated as male, female, and both, and that only those born female would be allowed to compete in girls’ sports. The proposal ran into some headwinds — the NCAA was making noises about canceling all events in any state that enacted such a ban, and others raised concerns about the reporting requirements and how it would be determined whether or not athletes had taken anabolic steroids in...

On July 6, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed SB 7196 into law. The law is specifically designed to overrule the federal Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). On December 16, 2021, the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and 14 additional plaintiffs (including, I am glad to say, a local gun store, Sprague’s of Yuma, Arizona) sued the Attorney General of New York, Letitia James, to stop implementation of the law, designed to violate the Constitutional rights of all Americans. From the lawsuit:1. This lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of a New York statute that was enacted with...

For most infections, early treatment is imperative to prevent late complications. Gangrene infection in the toe must be treated aggressively to prevent losing not only the toe, but also a foot or leg if the infection is inadequately treated and spreads. Those with cardiovascular disease are treated with statins and blood thinners as outpatients to prevent more serious disease and subsequent hospital care for stroke and heart attack with a much higher probability of disability or death. COVID has been with us for almost two years and yet there are still not officially and medical establishment endorsed outpatient treatment protocols...

The Boston Police Department has put the most vocal critic of the city’s vaccine mandate on leave amid an internal-affairs investigation a week ahead of the jab deadline. Sgt. Shana Cottone, the head of the recently formed group Boston First Responders United, is now on administrative leave from the department, the Boston Police Department confirmed. A spokesman said it’s due to an open internal affairs investigation, so no further information is available. Cottone said BPD officers came to her house and took her badge and gun Saturday morning. “They’re trying to come after me — to silence me,” Cottone told...

Fox News host Tucker Carlson sits down with Sky News Australia’s Sharri Markson to discuss What Really Happened in Wuhan, the culmination of Ms Markson’s investigation into the origins of COVID-19.

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Sunday rebuked Rep. Jody Hice (Ga.), his challenger in the upcoming GOP primary, as being "double-minded" when it comes to the most recent national elections. "The person I'm running against, Congressman Hice, he's been in Congress for several years. He's never done a single piece of election reform legislation. Then he certified his own race with those same machines, the same ballots, and yet for President Trump, he said you couldn't trust that," Raffensperger said on CBS's "Face the Nation." "That's a double-minded person, and as a pastor, he should know better. So...

Kazakhstan Denies US-Funded ‘Military Biological Lab’ Seized By Rioters After Russia Claims Potential Pathogen Leak Kazakh officials have denied that a US-funded ‘military biological laboratory’ was seized by rioters in the recent unrest, which has seen at least 160 dead since the violence broke out just one week ago. It is unclear whether the deaths, reported by the health ministry to state news channel Khabar-24, are primarily civilians or law enforcement according to the Daily Mail – however officials said on Sunday that at least 16 police or national guard members had been killed. Pictures of Kazakh secret service operatives...

Republican Sen. Mike Rounds rejected claims of mass voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. "The election was fair — as fair as we've seen," he said during an interview on ABC's "This Week." Rounds said that the GOP must "refocus" on a winning strategy to win the back the White House. Sen. Mike Rounds on Sunday rejected former President Donald Trump's debunked election claims, expressing confidence that the 2020 election was "as fair as we've seen." The South Dakota Republican — who was easily reelected to a second term in the Senate in 2020 — said during an interview...

A swimmer who represented Great Britain at the last Paralympic Games says he is "sick to death" of being laughed at because of his dwarfism. Will Perry, from Northamptonshire, said there was a "big party" after Tokyo 2020, but once the celebrations ended the abuse started again. He has a common form of dwarfism called achondroplasia and said people like him were often filmed or laughed at in the street. The 21-year-old has called on people to challenge those doing it. He said: "With dwarfism, I face a lot of public abuse. I believe it happens because in so many...

"Key Points The 34-year-old Serbian national and world number one was detained in an immigration facility last week after arriving in Melbourne ahead of the Australian Open. Djokovic, a vocal vaccine skeptic, had his visa revoked and passport confiscated after customs officials decided he did not have sufficient medical justification for a vaccine exemption. Tennis star Novak Djokovic has won his court battle in Australia after his visa was canceled due to his Covid-19 vaccination status ahead of the Australian Open. Australian Federal Judge Anthony Kelly read out the ruling in an emergency virtual court hearing Monday. “The court will...

It’s hard to put into words what Shirley Jean Vaughan meant to all of us in the pet community. There were also the military veterans she supported, her clients, her neighbors, and her friends in Alcoholics Anonymous and at the Hosanna Church in Bellflower and Cottonwood in Cypress, where she regularly attended. It’s also hard to condense both her accomplishments and the pages and pages of quotes and memories that countless people expressed into a handful of paragraphs. It’s difficult, and it’s painful. So was the shock of her sudden death to everyone who knew her. I was riding in...

"Accused mother and high school teacher Sarah Beam, 41, has been charged with endangering a child. A Texas mother and high school teacher, who was charged with child endangerment for locking her 13-year-old child in the trunk of her car after the kid tested positive for COVID-19, is revealed to have expressed eyebrow-raising remarks about blurring the line between the classroom and home practices. Accused mother Sarah Beam, 41, was charged with endangering a child by the Cypress-Fairbanks Police Department over the incident. Newly-revealed video footage depicts Beam virtue signalling about how the classroom "should be an extension of my...

As hundreds of students and teachers scrambled for remote learning on the first day of class in 2022 due to a spike in COVID cases, the community was rattled by other news — the sudden death of superintendent Tim Mains. Mains, 73, died suddenly on Dec. 30. While the district declined to share the cause of death citing personal privacy, town of Wallkill police chief Robert Hertman said Mains died after a medical emergency call. Hertman said a man called and reported he was having a medical emergency on Dec. 30. After receiving no answers to their knocks on the...

Fire Chief Brad Liggett, 55, died suddenly on Saturday, the city of Freeport announced Sunday afternoon. Liggett served the Freeport Fire Department since July 2019. He worked previously for the city of Beloit Fire Department for 30 years and served as Beloit's fire chief for 16 years.

"This week saw the one year anniversary of a violent mob attacking Congress. On the night of the ugly January 6, 2021 riot, Alec Baldwin, who later in the year would accidentally shoot and kill a filmmaker on the set of a movie, viciously tweeted, “Put Ted Cruz in the stocks and throw rotten fruit and buckets of horse piss at him. Then ride him on a rail. Then tar and feather him. And film it. For Netflix.” This wasn’t the only time the hypocritical actor would call for violence against his political opponents, while decrying it elsewhere. On December...

Labour shadow minister Jack Dromey has died at the age of 73, his family have announced. Husband of fellow Labour MP Harriet Harman, with whom he had three children, Mr Dromey was a former deputy general secretary of the Transport and General Workers' Union and had been Labour Party treasurer. He was elected to parliament in May 2010, representing Birmingham Erdington, and contributed to a Westminster Hall debate on Thursday. He was also shadow minister for immigration. His family said in a statement: "Jack Dromey MP died suddenly this morning aged 73 in his flat in Erdington. He was a...

A MUM-OF-TWO died after suffering a stroke while out shopping in Home Bargains. Reanne Fletcher, 28, from Scunthorpe, was getting last-minute Christmas bits when she became unwell and was rushed to hospital. Reanne leaves behind young sons Alex, 10, and Tristan, 6, and her partner Shaun after her life support was turned off, GrimsbyLive reports. Tragically, she was first taken to hospital at the end of October while in labour at eight months pregnant and she lost baby Archer. After this Reanne suffered blood clots on the brain and had a stroke. But she recovered, was allowed home and had...

"A new bill has been introduced in Washington state that authorizes a “strike force” with powers to “involuntary detain” unvaccinated Americans and their families. The state’s Legislature is due to vote on the measure that allows the involuntary detainment of residents as young as 5 years old in “isolation” facilities. The legislation, W 246-100-040, outlines “Procedures for isolation or quarantine.” If passed, it will allow local health officers at “his other sole discretion” to “issue an emergency detention order causing a person or group of persons to be immediately detained for purposes of isolation or quarantine.” The measure also gives...

The family of Brian Blessing has confirmed that Brian suddenly passed away overnight Sunday at the age of 64. Brian Blessing was a sports anchor at WIVB in the 80s and 90s, covering the Bills during their Super Bowl appearances. Many people will remember him for his great depth of knowledge about sports. Brian’s brother told News 4 Brian passed away at his home in Las Vegas.

[2:47 video clip] "Correspondent Lucas Tomlinson discusses accusations against Justice Elena Kagan and Justice Sonia Sotomayor for spreading misinformation on ‘Fox Report.’"