The GOP-controlled House of Representatives unanimously passed a bill on March 10 that would require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information on the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tally was 419-0. The bill, which unanimously passed the Democrat-controlled Senate on March 1, goes to President Joe Biden for his signature. It is…
House Unanimously Passes Bill to Declassify COVID Origins Intel, Heads to Biden’s Desk
Did Generous Pandemic-Era Benefits Reduce Labor Force Participation?
Experts say and studies suggest that generous federal pandemic unemployment benefits reduced the U.S. labor participation rate, contributing to business difficulties in finding workers. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) noted a decline in the workforce participation rate through 2021. The BLS cited a study released by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, “Has the Willingness to Work…
Deaths That Occur Years After COVID-19 May Be Attributed to Disease: CDC
So-called long COVID can be listed as a cause of death even if a deceased person had not tested positive for COVID-19 for months or even years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a new update. “When completing the death certificate, certifiers should carefully review and consider the decedent’s medical…
Deaths Can be Counted as COVID-19 Years After Infection: CDC
So-called long COVID can be listed as a cause of death even if a deceased person had not tested positive for COVID-19 for months or even years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a new update. “When completing the death certificate, certifiers should carefully review and consider the decedent’s medical…
Girl Abandoned During China’s One Child Policy Is Now Saving America’s Unborn Babies: ‘How Much Is a Child Like Me Worth?’
A baby girl was among hundreds of millions of babies aborted or abandoned during China’s one-child policy era, a law enforced between 1980 and 2016. Luckily, a kindhearted woman from the United States adopted her as a toddler. Grateful that her birth mom chose life, she now dedicates herself to the pro-life movement, advocating for…
‘No Doubt’ American Tax Dollars Funded Gain-of-Function Research at Wuhan Lab: Ex-CDC Director
Dr. Robert Redfield, former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), told lawmakers on Wednesday that U.S. tax dollars funded risky gain-of-function research at a Chinese virus lab at the heart of the COVID-19 origin controversy. Redfield made the remark while responding to questions during a March 8 session of the House Select…
Star Wars Toy Designer’s Galactic Battle Over COVID Ventilator Use
Toy designer Hall of Famer Mark Boudreaux is an unsung hero to diehard Star Wars fans. He designed the fabled Millenium Falcon, considered the most iconic spaceship designed in movie history. But unlike the Falcon, Boudreaux does not have a crew of heroes on board fighting what is the 68-year old’s real-life galactic version of…
Lawmakers and Scientists Call for More Answers After House Hearing on COVID Origin
Lawmakers and medical experts are calling for continued scrutiny into the origins of COVID-19 following a Wednesday hearing of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. During the Wednesday hearing, former U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Robert Redfield; Dr. Jamie Metzl, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council; author and…
Fauci Testimony ‘Not Credible’ in Light of Other Evidence: Lawyers
Statements made by Dr. Anthony Fauci under oath aren’t credible because of evidence that contradicts him, lawyers told a court in a new filing. That includes the claim that Fauci didn’t think he had ever met with Dr. Ralph Baric, an American virologist who helped perform risky research on bat coronaviruses in China. “I know…
DeSantis Presses Biden to Let Unvaccinated Tennis Star Djokovic Enter Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has penned a fiery letter to President Joe Biden, criticizing the administration’s “misguided and unscientific” COVID-19 vaccine mandate for foreign travelers and asking the president to grant an exemption that would let unvaccinated tennis player Novak Djokovic compete in a Miami tournament. DeSantis made the request in a March 7 letter…
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