[ad_1] “Something has to be done about this,” CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in an exclusive interview with CNN. “Now is the time — it’s pedal to the metal time.” This summer alone has seen a spree of gun injuries and deaths, and the weekends have been especially violent, with an average of 200

[ad_1] At Delta, the surcharge is one of several new requirements for unvaccinated workers. Starting immediately, those employees will have to wear masks indoors. In about two weeks, they will be subjected to weekly coronavirus tests. Then, on Sept. 30, unvaccinated employees will lose protections intended to cover pay for work missed while having to

[ad_1] When a conspiracy theory started circulating in China suggesting that the coronavirus had escaped from an American military lab, it largely stayed on the fringe. Now, the ruling Communist Party has propelled the idea firmly into the mainstream. This week, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman repeatedly used an official podium to elevate unproven ideas

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[ad_1] President Biden named David Chipman, seen here in 2019, as his nominee to lead ATF back in early April. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/AP President Biden named David Chipman, seen here in 2019, as his nominee to lead ATF back in early April. Andrew Harnik/AP The key agency that enforces federal

[ad_1] The National Rifle Association announced Tuesday it was canceling its annual meeting in Houston due to Covid-19, as the recent surge of the delta variant threatens to overwhelm hospitals throughout Texas. “Due to concern over the safety of our NRA family and community, we regret to inform you that we have decided to cancel

[ad_1] By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – The National Rifle Association (NRA) said on Tuesday it has canceled its upcoming annual convention, which was set to open late next week in Houston, citing public health concerns posed by the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. The announcement came amid court action https://www.reuters.com/legal/transactional/nras-unabated-corruption-justifies-shutting-it-down-new-york-says-2021-08-17 brought by New York state

[ad_1] Here’s what you need to know: Security personnel standing guard outside the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China, in February.Credit…Hector Retamal/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The director of national intelligence on Tuesday delivered a report to President Biden on the origins of the coronavirus epidemic, according to U.S. officials, but the nation’s spy

[ad_1] (The Center Square) – Kathy Hochul was sworn in early Tuesday morning as New York’s 57th governor, becoming the first woman to hold the position and hoping to avoid the scandals that enveloped her three immediate predecessors. In a ceremony that took place shortly after midnight, Hochul, 62, was sworn in by New York

[ad_1] Congress is preparing to question officials from President Joe Biden’s administration about its handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as criticism mounts from lawmakers of both parties. House Foreign Affairs Chairman Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) announced yesterday that he invited Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to appear before his

[ad_1] By Gregory Krieg, CNN Kathy Hochul was sworn in as New York’s first female governor shortly after the stroke of midnight on Tuesday, replacing her disgraced predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, who resigned amid multiple scandals, including a report from the state attorney general that found he sexually harassed 11 women. A Buffalo native, Hochul served

[ad_1] By Gregory Krieg, CNN Kathy Hochul becomes New York’s first female governor at the stroke of midnight on Tuesday morning, replacing her disgraced predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, who resigned amid multiple scandals, including a report from the state attorney general that found he sexually harassed 11 women. A Buffalo native, Hochul served as Cuomo’s lieutenant

[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – Pointing to what it described as the “irrationality” of the ban, the National Rifle Association has urged a federal appeals court to reject a 2018 Florida law that prevents people under age 21 from buying guns. NRA attorneys last week filed a 61-page brief arguing that the 11th U.S. Circuit Court

[ad_1] President Biden and his Attorney General, Merrick Garland, have championed “red flag” laws that authorize courts to temporarily prohibit individuals from possessing or accessing guns based on unproven and uncorroborated allegations by family members, coworkers, law enforcement officers or others. A key feature of these laws is an initial order that is imposed “ex

[ad_1] There is no shortage of historical examples of tyrants using gun control to facilitate the brutalization of a population. The Third Reich used firearm restrictions to control their political enemies and the countries they occupied. The communist countries of the Warsaw Pact tightly controlled or outlawed civilian access to arms. In China, as the

[ad_1] The Biden Administration’s Department of State announced that it will soon prohibit the importation of Russian ammunition into the United States. According to a release on the Department of State’s website, “[n]ew and pending permit applications for the permanent importation of firearms and ammunition manufactured or located in Russia will be subject to a