The State Duma, a lower house of the Russian parliament, approved for the first time a draft law requiring individuals to show proof of immunity to COVID-19 in order to enter certain public buildings. For the bill to become effective, the upper chamber of parliament still needs to approve it and President Vladimir Putin must
We are approaching the end of 2021 and the Supreme Court is set to hear and rule on one of the strictest abortion laws we have ever seen. The Supreme Court heard almost two hours of arguments on Wednesday in the legal battle over Mississippi’s law prohibiting abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which clearly
A few healthcare workers in Maine quit their jobs after the state mandated that all healthcare workers need to get the COVID-19 vaccine. On August 12, the state announced that all healthcare workers must get the vaccine. They will not be enforcing this rule until October 29th. After this mandate was announced, it caused a
(ALBANY, NY) – At midnight Tuesday, Kathy Hochul, became governor of New York, after the ouster of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, leading to his resignation effective the same day. She holds the distinction of being the first female governor in the history of the State of New York. Hochul served as Lieutenant Governor of New York
According to NBC News station WPTV, Dick Farrel, a longtime right-wing radio personality in Florida and anchor on Newsmax TV, died on Wednesday of complications with Covid-19. Farrel was a prominent and outspoken opponent of the coronavirus vaccination, which he labeled “bogus” and blogged about on social media. He also slammed people like Dr. Anthony
The Texas House Democratic Caucus said on Saturday that three Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives tested positive for COVID-19 while in Washington, DC. In a spectacular walkout last week, legislators departed the Lone Star State to prevent a series of Republican proposals from passing in a legislative special session, most notably a
On Saturday, a 10-year-old kid died in Philadelphia after discovering a pistol in his house and fatally shooting himself. According to police, the kid and his 8-year-old sister discovered the pistol in a cupboard in their North Philadelphia home while they were alone. According to Philadelphia police, the boy’s sister fled to the neighbors when
American Airlines, which rapidly increased flights to meet a surge in travel demand, is cutting some flights to alleviate potential strains on its operations when things go wrong. The number of flights being cut is very small, about 1% of planned flying in the first half of July, the company said. But scrapping roughly 950
According to authorities, a shooter went on a shooting spree in the northwest suburbs of Phoenix on Thursday, shooting four people resulting in one dead. Shrapnel and debris injured nine more individuals, according to Peoria Police Department Sgt. Brandon Sheffert at a press conference. The shooting occurs in Glendale, Peoria, and Surprise, three communities immediately
Elon Musk told Cointelegraph Sunday that Tesla will soon be accepting bitcoin again for purchases of Teslas. Just as soon, that is, as bitcoin “miners” retool their industry to around 50% clean energy to maintain and update transactions on the world’s oldest cryptocurrency blockchain. He said in a tweet: “When there’s confirmation of reasonable (~50%)
United Airlines has announced that they have placed an order to purchase 15 supersonic jets in the quest to offer ultra-fast flights by 2029. If it all goes as planned, this will be the first commercial supersonic flight after the grounding of Concorde jets in 2003. United is purchasing the sonic jets from a private
As the US is getting back to what used to be “normal”, employers, especially in the food industry are struggling with a weird problem: they cannot find people to work. Many restaurants & other food service employers are ramping up to capitalize on the increased consumer spending after a year of pandemic, but they are
