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Report: Cuomo Failed to Account for Thousands of Nursing Home Deaths
The New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released an audit Tuesday that found that the Cuomo Administration failed to report the death of 4,100 nursing home residents. Up to 50 percent: of ...
Syndicated Author Mar 16, 2022

Senate Overturns Mask Mandates on Public Transit Despite Biden Veto Threat
By WMAL.comOn Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted in favor of overturning a health order that required patrons to mask while flying or riding other forms of public transit. Although passed through the Sen...
Syndicated Author Mar 16, 2022

Senate Votes to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
By WMAL.comThe Senate voted Thursday in favor of a measure that would make daylight saving time permanent in all 50 states. Congress attempted to pass a similar bill in the 1970s but were ultimately u...
Syndicated Author Mar 16, 2022

Maryland To Halt Gas Tax
By WMAL.comGovernor Larry Hogan and state legislators agreed to pause the state's gas tax for the next month in an effort to help working class families hit hard by rising gas prices. Maryland state H...
Syndicated Author Mar 15, 2022

Beto O’Rourke: “We don’t see CRT being taught in [Texas] schools right now”
By WMAL.comThe outspoken Democratic nominee for governor in Texas Beto O'Rourke came out against the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in Texas in a speech over the weekend. His statements mark a...
Syndicated Author Mar 14, 2022

Governor DeSantis set to Sign Bill Banning Critical Race Theory
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis scored another victory in his efforts to root out divisive teachings in Florida's public school system Thursday, as the state legislature passed a bill limiting teachers ...
Syndicated Author Mar 11, 2022

Jussie Smollet Sentenced to Jail for Faking Hate Crime
Thursday, the disgraced former "Empire" star Jussie Smollet, was sentenced to 150 days in jail and 30 months' probation for staging a fake hate crime. Smollet's conviction is the result of a 2019 inci...
Syndicated Author Mar 11, 2022

Biden Opposes Supplying Ukraine with Polish Jets
By WMAL.comThe Biden Administration announced its opposition to sending Polish war jet to aid Ukraine's war-time efforts."High Risk": is what the Pentagon stated as their reasoning for not sending the...
Syndicated Author Mar 11, 2022

Rep. Boebert Calls for ATF to Delete Records
By WMAL.comThe freshman Congresswoman from Colorado Lauren Boerbert is once again making headlines following her taunting and provocative attire at last week's State of the Union address. On Tuesday, ...
Syndicated Author Mar 09, 2022

McDonalds, Starbucks, Coca Cola Boycott Russia
By WMAL.comTop Americans brands are lining up to stand up to Putin and the Russian invasion of Ukraine by boycotting the country. In the past week, McDonalds, Starbucks, Coca Cola, PepsiCo and other A...
Syndicated Author Mar 09, 2022
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