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The left thinks its power is so broad as to be essentially limitless, and so singularly vested as to be checked virtually solely at its own discretion.Interested to know what the top liberal legal minds of the United States Supreme Court think about government power and your private property? First, take 10 minutes to read Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s opinion, written for the majority, in the court’s Thursday night decision to stop the ban on rental income; then spend another 10 minutes on Justice Stephen Breyer’s dissent.Here’s a hint: The left thinks its power is so overarching as to impact nearly...

May 7 (UPI) -- A top CDC official who sounded the alarm about the seriousness of COVID-19 early last year is resigning from her post next week. The Hill, Washington Post and New York Times first reported the resignation of senior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official Nancy Messonnier, effective May 14. Messonnier said she's leaving to become executive director of pandemics and health systems at the Skoll Foundation, a California nonprofit. "My family and I have determined that now is the best time for me to transition to a new phase of my career," Messonnier said, according to...

For some teens, holidays set intimate mood Many youths going steady lose virginity in December, study shows 12/26/2002 Associated Press School's out for the holidays. Teens have got time on their hands - and perhaps even a crackling fire to set the mood. What are they planning for vacation? Apparently, losing their virginity is high on the list for those with significant others, according to researchers who reviewed data from a federal health survey. While June is the most common month for teens to have sex for the first time - be it in a casual summer fling or...