Tag: mask

NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (April 27)

The CDC lessens mask restrictions for those who have been vaccinated, the Washington D.C. police department has been hacked and the attackers are demanding a random, and Former Secretary of State John Kerry is accused of leaking information about a U.S. ally to Iran.


Biden: New CDC Guidance Should Spur Younger People to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine

The newly updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance stating that people who have been fully vaccinated can enjoy a range of activities outside without wearing masks should spur younger people to get a COVID-19 vaccine, President Joe Biden said on Tuesday. The CDC now says people who have gotten their final COVID-19…


Oregon Mulls Making Mask Mandate Permanent

Officials in Oregon are considering making masking and social distancing requirements permanent. The requirements, first introduced last year in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, are set to expire on May 4. Oregon’s Occupational Safety and Health Division (OSHA) is proposing rules with no end date that would require a…


Michigan Expands Mask Requirement to Children as Young as 2

Michigan officials on Friday ordered children as young as two to wear masks in a bid to curb the rise in COVID-19 cases the state has seen in recent weeks. Under the previous version of the state’s Gatherings and Mask epidemic order, children under five were exempt from masking requirements. “Expanding the mask rule to…


Pregnant Mother Kicked Off Airplane Because 2-Year-Old Daughter Wasn’t Wearing Mask

A video spread widely on the internet shows a Jewish family being asked to get off an airplane in Florida because their 2-year old daughter wasn’t wearing a mask. The Spirit Airlines flight from Orlando to Atlantic City was interrupted by the event—all the passengers had to disembark and were later allowed back on, according…


Plaintiff Loses After Lawyer Refuses to Wear Mask in Court

NEW YORK—A woman lost her personal injury lawsuit after her lawyer refused to wear a mask in court and the judge threw out her case, which had been set for trial. The New York Daily News reported Friday that Brooklyn Judge Lawrence Knipel tossed the case after attorney Howard Greenwald said he could not breathe…


65-Year-Old Texas Woman Arrested Again After Second Mask Standoff

A woman who was arrested in Texas last week after she allegedly refused to follow a bank’s policy to wear a mask has been arrested again.


65-Year-Old Woman Taken to Ground, Arrested for Refusing to Mask 1 Day After Texas Mask Mandate Lifted

A woman was arrested last week after she allegedly refused to follow a Galveston, Texas, bank’s policy to wear a mask and would not leave—a day after Texas lifted its mask mandate. Police on March 11 obtained an arrest warrant for 65-year-old Terry Wright of Grants Pass, Oregon, after the incident, according to the police department….


65-Year-Old Woman Arrested for Balking at Texas Bank’s Mask Policy, Refusing to Leave

A woman was arrested in Texas last week after she allegedly refused to follow a bank’s policy to wear a mask and wouldn’t leave the facility in Galveston—a day after the state had lifted its mask mandate. Police on March 11 obtained an arrest warrant for 65-year-old Terry Wright of Grants Pass, Oregon, after the incident, according…


Virus Tolls Similar Despite Governors’ Contrasting Actions

Nearly a year after California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the nation’s first statewide shut down because of the coronavirus, masks remain mandated, indoor dining and other activities are significantly limited, and Disneyland remains closed. By contrast, Florida has no statewide restrictions. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has prohibited municipalities from fining people who refuse to wear…