Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine mandate for US gov’t workers
President Joe Biden’s order that federal employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been blocked by a federal appeals court. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court...
How Banning Chinese Products Could Backfire for the US
The controversy over proposed state and federal bans of Chinese-produced apps has sparked debate about the wisdom of country-of-origin bans in general. On the...
There’s a new dividing line for world leaders: Would you arrest Putin?
This week, two of the countries who remain relatively friendly with the Kremlin were the first to signal a split over a crucial question...
‘There’s nothing left’: Deep South tornadoes kill 26
Rescuers raced Saturday to search for survivors and help hundreds of people left homeless after a powerful tornado cut a devastating path through Mississippi, killing at...
Dollar Tree says it can’t afford to sell eggs anymore
Eggs have gotten too expensive for Dollar Tree. Dollar Tree, which sells most products for $1.25 and a small selection of items for $3...
US Senator Ted Cruz Proposes CBDC Ban Amid Growing Republican Pushback
The proposed national legislation comes just days after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis offered up a similar law in his state. Republican Senator Ted Cruz...
Gov. Kristi Noem blocks South Dakota from contracting certain foreign organizations
After knocking TikTok off of state devices in November, Gov. Kristi Noem is further restricting the South Dakota from doing business with what her office called...
A new study lays out the ‘horrendous’ treatment of Canadian queer WWI soldiers
Frederick Lea Hardy died fighting for Canada at Vimy Ridge in the First World War. Shortly before being killed in action, the teenager spent...
Bird flu’s momentum in Canada worries experts: ‘Potential to become a pandemic’
Bird flu, or avian flu, continues to spread across Canada, leaving some experts worried about its potential to become more transmissible among humans, and potentially...
Gov. Ron DeSantis, Privacy and the Politicization of the Digital Dollar
This week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis proposed legislation to try to prevent the federal government from deploying a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in...