Republican governors reject progressive outrage over in-person learning: 'They’re going to remain open'

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Republican Gov. Doug Ducey, Ariz., was among those who defended his decision to keep kids in the education” target=”_blank”>classroom< pandemic despite heavy media criticism at the 2022 National Governors Association (NGA) meeting. Arizona Central published an opinion piece in January suggesting Ducey had done serious harm to children by keeping school-reopening-plans” target=”_blank”>schools<…

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Kevin McCarthy calls on Dems to support end to COVID restrictions, mandates: 'It's all about power'

House Minority Leader kevin-mccarthy” target=”_blank”>Kevin McCarthy<to discuss growing calls for the elections to reverse infectious-disease-related restrictions, arguing the policies are really about “power.” McCarthy, R-Calif., told Harris Faulkner the lockdowns will have impacts for “decades to come” as a new study calls into question the effectiveness of the policies. MCCARTHY SAYS UNDER BIDEN, THE COUNTRY…

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Republicans push Cardona on reports of 12-year-old's suicide attempt following secret school gender talks

A pair of congressional senatesent education” target=”_blank”>Education< on campus after talks with her school about transitioning her gender. Republican lawmakers Rep. Virginia Foxx and Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina sent a letter to Cardona on Thursday regarding the Clay County, Florida, student’s suicide attempt after speaking with her school about becoming a boy. “According…

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Schumer falsely claims Supreme Court 'was all White men' until 1981, ignoring Thurgood Marshall

senate” target=”_blank”>Senate< falsely claimed Thursday that the judiciary was made up of “all White men” until 1981, skipping over the late Justice Thurgood Marshall, who was appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1967. “The president’s pledge to name a Black woman to the Supreme Court is historic,” Schumer said during floor remarks about joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President…

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Harris says effects of Biden migration policy won't be seen ‘overnight,’ as border crisis rages

kamala-harris” target=”_blank”>Vice President Kamala Harris<. Harris, who was tasked last year with leading the joe-biden” target=”_blank”>Biden<about the administration’s strategy — which focuses on tackling “root causes” like poverty and corruption in Central America. HARRIS HEADED TO HONDURAS TO TACKLE ‘ROOT CAUSES’ OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION “I believe very strongly most people don’t want to leave home,”…

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February is American Heart Month: What to know

At the end of last month, joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Biden<, inviting all Americans to participate in National Wear Red Day on Feb. 4.  Friday honors those the country has lost to heart disease and aims to raise awareness of the actions people can take to prevent it.  In a Jan. 31 proclamation, the president wrote that…

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Missing newborn Kennedy Hoyle's grandmother speaks out about daughter's death: 'I can't eat. I can't sleep'

Amber Campbell, the mother of deceased us-regions woman Danielle Hoyle and grandmother of missing-persons” target=”_blank”>missing<. “She didn’t hurt anybody. … She didn’t have a mean bone in her body,” Campbell said of her 27-year-old daughter, who was fatally shot Tuesday. Hoyle’s 2-day-old daughter, Kennedy, is still missing. Danielle Hoyle. (Credit: April Campbell) “I miss her….

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Indiana teen sentenced for killing his young siblings

An Indiana teenager who was convicted of smothering his two younger siblings to death on two separate occasions has now been sentenced to a combined 100 years in prison.  Nickalas Kedrowitz was 13 years old when his 11-month-old stepbrother, Nathaniel Ritz, and 1-year-old half-sister, Desiree McCartney, were killed in 2017. He was found guilty last…

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