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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee has recommended that the COVID-19 vaccine be added to the childhood immunization schedule, a list that many states use as a guideline when crafting vaccination requirements for schools and day care. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted unanimously Thursday to include the COVID-19 vaccine on the 2022 Child & Adolescent Immunization Schedule, which is seen as a recommendation for parents and health providers on when certain vaccines should be administered. The schedule does not dictate what vaccinations are required for school entry, as only states can decide that, but...

A pregnant mum is being remembered for her "warm and kind" spirit after dying suddenly at the age of 39. Megan Fisher, a much-loved preschool educator from Wagga Wagga, NSW, died unexpectedly on October 5, leaving her partner Matthew Owen, a police officer, and children devastated. The couple share three children — Josh, 19, Zac, 17, and Levi, nine. Ms Fisher, who also worked for NSW Health as a nutritionist, was pregnant with their fourth child at the time of her death. The cause is not yet known.

Michael Steele, tell us what you really think. Steele, Chair of the Republican National Committee from 2009 to 2011 has made no secret of his disdain for Donald Trump and anybody who supports him, has become increasingly strident in his condemnations of Republicans. Former Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele warned his party against legitimizing some Trump-aligned figures as political leaders, calling them “fleas” and “blood-sucking ticks” whom potential House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., would have to “lay down with.”

Union says 82 paramedics were terminated for vaccination status, filed grievances on their behalfMichael Dunbar has spent the past year working as a medic at an industrial site near Kamloops, B.C., standing by his decision that cost him his job at B.C. Ambulance Service. He says he never disclosed his COVID-19 vaccination status to his employer, which led to his termination when immunization mandates went into effect for provincial health-care workers. "It was pretty devastating to lose the opportunity," he told CBC News, noting it was a personal choice not to get vaccinated. "And here we are on the tail...

Meeting federal emissions goals may require federal agencies to acquire about 30,000 emissions-free vehicles per year and about 25 times the current number of charging ports, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The Biden administration in December issued an executive order mandating all new federal vehicle acquisitions be emissions-free by 2035, with the requirement applying to all light-duty vehicle acquisitions by 2027. The order covers about 380,000 vehicles, including about 260,000 light-duty vehicles, according to the GAO report.

“‘. . . so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father. He who does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him. Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life’” (John 5:23–24). The Father’s purpose in entrusting all judgment to Jesus is “so that all will honor the Son even as they honor the Father.” It is only fitting that those equal in nature (vv....

Amid concerns that a new Congress could take a more skeptical view of aid to Ukraine, lawmakers from both parties are looking to lock in billions of dollars in military assistance to Kyiv before newly elected members are sworn in in January, according to a lawmaker and congressional staffers. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, who is poised to take over as speaker if the GOP wins a majority in the House in the November midterm elections, warned this week that his fellow party members are “not going to write a blank check to Ukraine.”The new aid package, which...

Today, I was impressed to speak to those who are emotionally and intellectually bending beneath a burden too heavy to bear. The promises of God do not seem to be working for you or your family. You have tried to please God; you pray; you truly love him, but you are right now at the end of your strength and endurance. Your trials increase as you hold on to your faith. It seems to you that God is silent toward you. Beloved, you are not alone. Multitudes of godly people are suffering in like manner, and Satan whispers, “God’s Word...

President Biden on Thursday said he’s concerned about the fate of aid for Ukraine if Republicans win control of Congress after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) signaled the party would not provide a “blank check” for Ukrainians. “I am worried about it because they said they would cut it,” Biden told reporters during a stop in Pittsburgh. McCarthy told Punchbowl News earlier this week that House Republicans will not write “a blank check” to Ukraine if they take control of the lower chamber next year. “I think people are gonna be sitting in a recession and they’re not going...

"They told us that while he was doing his solo, he just passed out," said his mother Karolin Moshi. "He collapsed"Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is three weeks away from the culmination of his effort to be reelected to a second term in office, and he had plenty to say on a wide variety of topics as he prepares for the Nov. 8 election against Republican challenger Darren Bailey. Seventeen-year-old Daniel Moshi was doing the thing he loved most when he unexpectedly died onstage during a tragic incident at a suburban choir event, his family said. "They told us that...

The U.S. House committee investigating the January 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol made a big show of voting to subpoena former President Donald Trump last week — but it has not actually issued the subpoena, because it cannot actually identify Trump’s attorney. ABC News reported Wednesday: The Jan. 6 committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol has yet to formally subpoena former President Donald Trump, in part because investigators are still trying to find someone authorized to accept service of it, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News. … [M]ultiple lawyers representing Trump have told committee...

The US has told OPEC that a proposed cap on Russian oil prices won't later be repurposed to also target the cartel, a Treasury official told Reuters. The official also said that the price cap plan isn't the beginning of a buyers' cartel that's meant to counter OPEC's sway over oil markets. The US reassurances could help remedy increasingly strained relations between the US and de facto OPEC leaders Saudi Arabia. Earlier this month, OPEC and allies non-member allies like Russia slashed its oil output quota by 2 million barrels a day despite pleas from Washington to boost production. The...

Former Mr Universe Doug Brignole is the latest victim of anti-vaccination activists who claim that he was a victim of vaccine sudden death! Take a look at the viral claims, and find out what the facts really are! Claim : Doug Brignole Died From Vaccine Sudden Death! Right after news broke that Doug Brignole died at 62 years of age, anti-vaccination activists immediately claimed that the former Mr Universe and Mr America bodybuilder died from vaccine-induced sudden death (SADS / VIDS)! Here is a selection of social media posts accompanying links or articles on his death: Doug Brignole said “If...

Remember? Democrats Rejected Trump since the Beginning Flashback: Democrat Rep. John Lewis (1/13/2017): “Trump is not a legitimate president.” [...] 1. Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-IL 2. Rep. Katherine Clark, D-MA 3. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-CA 4. Rep. John Lewis, D-GA 5. Rep. Jared Huffman, D-CA 6. Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-MO 7. Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-NY 8. Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-AZ 9. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-OR 10. Rep. Mark Takano, D-CA 11. Rep. Jose Serrano, D-NY 12. Mark DeSaulnier, D-CA 13. Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-NY 14. Rep. John Conyers, D-MI 15. Rep. Ted Lieu, D-CA 16. Rep. Judy Chu, D-DA...

SUMMERLAND KEY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Summerland Key man was arrested on Tuesday after deputies said he stole his roommate’s bird and left it injured at a bus stop in the Florida Keys. According to a post on the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, Justin David “Redbeard” Peters, 40, was accused of stealing the $1,800 bird on June 13. The victim, a 37-year-old woman, told police that she instructed Peters to leave the bird, Piper, alone and that he did not have permission to remove it from its cage and leave the house. The sheriff’s office said a witness...

As the establishment continues to pump out more finely tuned propaganda to support throwing eye-watering stacks of money at Ukraine, it’s glaringly apparent the conflict isn’t ending anytime soon, at least if the western elites get their way. Unless you are blindfolded by media narratives, the money thrown at Ukraine is painful to watch, especially coinciding with soaring inflation, gas prices, and energy costs. Meanwhile, vast swathes of Europe – specifically Germany, face a complete grid collapse and possibly famine, made worse by the recent Nord Stream pipeline sabotage. Those daring to question why the Ukraine war is dragging on...

In recent days we assess that Iranian personnel — Iranian military personnel — were on the ground in Crimea and assisted Russia in these operations," said Ned Price. Iranian military personnel are on the ground in occupied Ukrainian territories providing aid to the Russian military in their ongoing invasion, the Whitehouse confirmed on Thursday night. "We can confirm that Russian military personnel based in Crimea have been piloting Iranian UAVs and using them to conduct kinetic strikes across Ukraine in strikes against Kyiv, and in recent days we assess that Iranian personnel — Iranian military personnel — were on the...

Bodies of water all over North America are drying up as a result of drought and a decrease in precipitation, experts told ABC News. Earlier this year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted that the 22-year megadrought affecting the West would not only intensify but also move eastward. That prediction appears to be coming into fruition, with about 82% of the continental U.S. currently showing conditions between abnormally dry and exceptional drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.+ And while the U.S. and North America continue to witness water levels dropping in crucial rivers, lakes and reservoirs, a mixture...

The NOPEC bill, which would allow OPEC’s members to be sued under U.S. antitrust laws, has been placed on the Senate’s legislative calendar. Due to the packed legislative schedule before the midterms, the NOPEC bill will likely only be up for discussion after the elections. Interest in the NOPEC bill has intensified since the cartel agreed to a 2 million bpd cut to its November production quotas.

Biden to John Fetterman's wife:"Gisele, you’re going to be a great, great lady in the Senate." pic.twitter.com/sv0hwRtkUI— Greg Price (@greg_price11) October 20, 2022