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Elizabeth Warren Asks Amazon to Ban Books, Products Spreading ‘COVID-19 Misinformation’
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is urging Amazon to remove books and other products that spread “COVID-19 misinformation” from its online marketplace. Warren identified a variety of products that are among the top results when consumers search for certain items and books about COVID-19 in a letter sent Tuesday to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. The products promote “false and… -
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Governor Restricts Use of Abortion Drugs in South Dakota
Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican, signed an executive order Tuesday restricting the use of abortion drugs in South Dakota. “The Biden administration is continuing to overstep its authority and suppress legislatures that are standing up for the unborn to pass strong pro-life laws,” Noem said in a statement. “They are working right now to make it… -
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State Department Rejects Private Evacuation Flights From Afghanistan
The State Department will not give official approval to any private evacuation flight from Afghanistan seeking to land in third countries, leaked emails obtained by Fox News show. “No independent charters are allowed to land at [Al Udeid Air Base], the military airbase you mentioned in your communication with Samantha Power,” a State Department official… -
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20 on Trial for Terrorist Attack in Paris That Killed 130
The trial of 20 men accused of orchestrating the 2015 Paris terrorist attack that killed 130 began Wednesday in France Nine gunmen and suicide bombers attacked Bataclan concert hall, France’s national concert stadium, and Paris restaurants and cafés in a coordinated effort, The Associated Press reported. The same Islamic State network killed 32 people in Brussels four months… -
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Mexico’s High Court Decriminalizes Abortion
Mexico’s Supreme Court has unanimously voted to decriminalize abortion. During arguments beginning Monday, eight out of 11 of Mexico’s Supreme Court judges spoke out in defense of decriminalizing abortion. The move makes Mexico the most populated Latin American country to allow abortion, The New York Times reported, and comes shortly after Texas’ Heartbeat Act went… -
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TikTok Promotes Sex, Drugs, and Alcohol to Kids, Investigation Finds
Video-sharing platform TikTok promotes sexual content to underage users through its suggestion algorithm, according to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal. Investigators for The Wall Street Journal set up 31 fake TikTok accounts registered to users between the ages of 13 and 15 and studied their “For You” feeds, which consist of videos recommended to users… -
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Biden’s Catastrophic Afghanistan Failure Leaves America Just as Vulnerable as We Were on 9/11
I went to war in 2002 to destroy the terrorists who attacked our country on Sept. 11, 2001. After fighting in Afghanistan to overthrow a government that harbored Osama bin Laden and refused to cut ties with al-Qaeda, watching Afghanistan fall back into the hands of the Taliban is heartbreaking for me and for every… -
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New York Times Story on Biden Budget Says Life Begins at Conception
A New York Times news story on President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion budget repeatedly refers to life beginning at conception. “From Cradle to Grave, Democrats Move to Expand Social Safety Net,” a Times headline published Monday reads, accompanied by this subhead: “The $3.5 trillion social policy bill that lawmakers begin drafting this week would touch virtually… -
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Yes, We’re Safer From Terrorism Because of Intelligence Reforms After 9/11. However …
The mission of America’s intelligence professionals is to deliver timely, relevant, and unbiased information that includes warnings of impending threats to the nation. Nevertheless, America’s intelligence agencies failed to “connect the dots” and provide adequate warnings that could have prevented the terrorist attacks on our homeland on Sept. 11, 2001. Are we safer today from… -
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In 2 Blue States, This College Teaches Students About Western Civilization
At Thomas Aquinas College, students study the original works of the great thinkers of Western civilization, among them Aristotle, St. Augustine, Chaucer, Descartes, Newton, Locke, Lincoln, Einstein, and Dostoevsky. After reading these influential scholars, students engage in small group discussions about the works, their conversations guided by a professor. But it’s not just the curriculum… -
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Marxism Underpins Black Lives Matter Agenda
You may not hear as much now about Black Lives Matter as you did in the fateful year of 2020, but rest assured, it is still deeply affecting key aspects of our lives today. The divisive critical race theory conflicts flaring across the country are a legacy of BLM. So is the crime wave that… -
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Catholic Charities Invites Biden to See Border Crisis in Person
Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley in southern Texas invited President Joe Biden to witness the migrant crisis for what would be his first trip to the southern border as president. Thousands of migrants resorted to staying in dangerous tent cities in Mexican border towns after the Trump administration implemented the Migrant Protection Protocols… -
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Who Afghan Refugees Are and Where They’ll Go in America
It’s not clear how many Afghan refugees arrived recently in the United States, although they will stay mostly at military bases as they undergo immigration proceedings, a senior Biden administration official said during a press call. Around 20,000 Afghan refugees were staying at eight military bases across the continental U.S., Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the… -
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Leading LGBT Group Fires President for Advising Cuomo on Women’s Allegations
The nation’s largest LGBTQ rights advocacy group has fired its president for advising New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, on addressing the sexual harassment allegations against him. The Human Rights Campaign terminated Alphonso David as president “for cause” Monday evening, The New York Times reported. David called his termination unjust in a public statement and… -
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How These Tech Companies Resist Texas’ New Abortion Law
Several major tech companies have taken action against Texas's new pro-life law by taking down pro-life websites and funding out-of-state abortions. The Texas Heartbeat Act, which went into effect Sept. 1 and also is known as SB 8, prohibits abortions after the unborn baby’s heartbeat is detectable, with exceptions for medical emergencies. The new Texas law includes… -
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Documents Indicate Fauci ‘Untruthful’ About Coronavirus Research in China, Disease Expert Says
A trove of newly released documents detailing U.S.-funded coronavirus research in China prior to the COVID-19 pandemic shows that Dr. Anthony Fauci was “untruthful” when he claimed that his agency did not finance gain-of-function research in Wuhan, an infectious disease expert says. Documents published by The Intercept on Sunday show that Fauci’s agency, the National Institute of… -
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Seattle Could Lose Over 200 Cops Because of COVID-19 Vaccine Policy
Seattle may lose more than 200 police officers over the city’s COVID-19 vaccination policy, according to a local talk radio host. Over 200 officers, who represent roughly 20% of the police department, said they haven’t been vaccinated or refused to hand over their private health records, according to "The Jason Rantz Show" on the Seattle radio… -
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House Republicans Probe EPA Official’s Ties to Chinese-Controlled University
Republican members of a key House committee are demanding that the Environmental Protection Agency provide records related to a political appointee’s continued ties with a university controlled by the Chinese government. Christopher Frey, the deputy assistant administrator of EPA for science policy who was appointed in early February by President Joe Biden, disclosed in his… -
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The Female American Mind
Feminism has never gotten American women quite right. It has done its best, going through various evolutions and grasping at ideas from abroad. Yet French and Marxist feminists have never captured the American character. The female American mind is animated by both spirited femininity and Americanism. Feminism at various times has misunderstood or rejected one… -
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Fight Over Texas Abortion Ban Reflects Semantics, Societal Decline
In the matter of a new Texas law banning abortions six weeks after gestation, when a fetal heartbeat can usually be detected by vaginal ultrasound, suppose the headlines had been different? Instead of words like “most restrictive in nation” (The Wall Street Journal) and “Supreme Court refuses to block Texas law” (The Washington Post), along…