Long Island City lawyer charged after police found “crime scene” photos include underage, nude children

LONG ISLAND CITY, NY – A Long Island City lawyer is going to need his own attorney after he was charged on multiple charges stemming from images of child sexual abuse and…

Facebook Exec Promises To Crack Down On ‘Falsehoods’ Targeting ‘Marginalized Communities’

Ailan Evans on January 28, 2022 Roy Austin, vice president of civil rights for Facebook parent company Meta, pledged to crack down on “misinformation” and alleged discriminatory conduct propagated by the social…

The American Dream Is Starting To Look Like A Creepy Carnival

Ben Sixsmith on January 27, 2022 As someone who is not American, my prevailing image of the U.S. has been one of an enormous, extravagant carnival. Static geographically but traveling existentially, it…

Key Inflation Indicator Soars To Highest Level Since 1983

A key inflation gauge reached its highest level since 1983, the Commerce Department reported Friday. The core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index, which excludes food and energy prices, grew 4.9% on…

Former Everett Man Indicted on Wire Fraud, Social Security Misuse and Identity Theft

BOSTON – A former Everett man was indicted today on identity theft and fraud charges in connection with schemes to fraudulently obtain an apartment and pandemic-related relief funds from the Paycheck Protection Program…

Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative Inc. to Enforce the Rights of United States Army National Guard Member

WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement resolving allegations that the Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative Inc. (WREC) terminated U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sergeant…

Chamber Of Commerce Signals Opposition To Latest Biden Fed Nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin

Chris Brunet on January 27, 2022 The largest lobbying group in the U.S. is raising concerns over President Joe Biden’s latest high-profile nominee, according to a letter released Thursday. “Some of Ms.…

Unvaccinated Must Be ‘Accompanied At All Times’ While Shopping At Big Box Stores, Canadian Health Ministry Says

Unvaccinated residents of the Canadian province of Quebec must be accompanied while shopping at big box retailers to ensure they only purchase pharmaceutical products, the province’s health ministry announced Sunday. Quebec instituted…

Left-Wing Activist Group Targets Blogging Site For Not Censoring ‘Anti-Vaxxers’

A non-profit organization that previously pushed to censor conservative publications is targeting blogging platform Substack for allowing commentators opposed to the COVID-19 vaccine to use its service. The Center for Countering Digital…

US Economy Grew Faster Than Expected At The End Of 2021

The U.S. economy grew at a faster rate than was anticipated pace in the fourth quarter of 2021, benefiting from solid consumer demand before the slowdown caused by the Omicron coronavirus variant…

Trenton Democrats seek to introduce tax relief bills for New Jerseyans still struggling from Murphy pandemic shutdown

Trenton – Acting to reduce the property tax burden, provide savings for renters and mortgage relief for homeowners, a Senate committee today approved three bills designed to deliver financial savings to New Jersey…

Phil Murphy isn’t going to lift New Jersey’s school mask mandate anytime soon, here’s why

TRENTON, NJ – Last week, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy hinted he might lift his school mask mandate for preschools and K-12 students statewide by the end of the 2022 school year.…

Five Florida Teachers Removed For Refusing To Wear Masks

Five teachers were sent home from a Jupiter, Florida, elementary school for refusing to wear masks, the Palm Beach Post reported. Limestone Creek Elementary School told the teachers to leave Thursday for…

The Conservative Purge Continues: Dan Bongino Permanently Banned From YouTube

Conservative talk show host Dan Bongino had both of his YouTube accounts permanently banned Wednesday, a YouTube spokesperson confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation. Bongino’s second channel, the Dan Bongino Show…

In Several Cities Across Country, Hundreds Of Antisemitic Flyers Found

Hundreds of antisemitic flyers falsely placing blame on Jewish people for the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic were anonymously delivered to South Florida homes over the weekend, according to authorities. The…

Biden administration to release 13 million more barrels of oil from strategic reserve

The Department of Energy (DOE) announced Tuesday the release of millions of barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) to combat soaring gas prices. The DOE approved the release of 13.4…

Cory Booker, Dems push for permanent child tax credit as ‘A Signature Domestic Policy Achievement’

Five Senate Democrats are urging the White House to prioritize making the expanded child tax credit permanent as part of any potential spending package. The senators, Michael Bennet of Colorado, Sherrod Brown…

Synergy CEO says Restaurants not facing worker shortage, but wage shortage

Last year, we experienced The Great Resignation, which hit the hospitality industry especially hard. In November 2021, a record 4.5 million Americans quit their jobs — and 1 million of those were restaurant and hospitality…

So long, Saturdays: More couples embrace weekday weddings

By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The pandemic forced 30-year-old Stephanie Harnen to twice postpone her wedding. When she finally did get married, in June last year, she settled…

New Jersey reported 200,000 breakthrough cases in past 30 days

TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of health has reported 200,000 cases of COVID-19 among the fully vaccinated and boosted during the 30 day period of the omicron spike. The news…

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