Wuhan Coronavirus Tag

Study Finds COVID Reaction Is Threatening Campus Free Speech

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 18, 2021 15 Comments

If you follow higher education news, you know that free speech on college campuses has been an ongoing issue. It's hard to imagine what could make the situation worse. It turns out the COVID pandemic is one such thing.

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Biden to Pay $200 Million in WHO “Obligations,” Reversing Trump’s Decision

Posted by Vijeta Uniyal on February 18, 2021 19 Comments

President Joe Biden's administration will pay more than $200 million to the World Health Organization (WHO), reversing another decision made by the outgoing Trump White House.

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Report: FBI, U.S. Attorney in Brooklyn Investigating Cuomo Admin Over Nursing Home Deaths

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 18, 2021 58 Comments

The Times Union learned that the FBI and U.S. attorney's office in Brooklyn have begun investigating Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his administration over the COVID-19 nursing home deaths.

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‘You Will be Destroyed’: Cuomo Trashes NY Lawmaker in Private and Public Over COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 17, 2021 36 Comments

It is not hyperbole when I say that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has lost his mind. Cuomo threw out "unfounded allegations" against NY Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Queens), who has accused Cuomo "of obstructing justice by covering up nursing home deaths from COVID-19." Cuomo once again deflected blame by placing it on The New York Post.

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Harris and Her Spokeswoman Stumble on CNN, NBC Over Questions Regarding School Reopenings

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 17, 2021 25 Comments

Are school reopenings the topic that will unite America? Today's Savannah Guthrie and CNN's John Berman gave me some hope. Neither one could get a straight answer from Vice President Kamala Harris and her spokeswoman Symone Sanders regarding school reopenings, especially when it came to teacher vaccinations.

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Fact-Checkers Spin Biden’s False Claim ‘We Didn’t Have’ Vaccine When He Came Into Office

Posted by Stacey Matthews on February 17, 2021 27 Comments

There have been so many false claims from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on the Trump administration's Wuhan coronavirus vaccine rollout plan that it's hard to know where to start.

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U. Michigan Athletes Object to Gretchen Whitmer COVID Quarantine on Sports

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 17, 2021 1 Comment

"we believe that this mandate from the [Michigan Department of Health and Human Services] is unnecessary and should not only be reconsidered, but overturned"...

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Psaki Suggests Appointing a Woman to Run the Small Business Administration is a Great Help to Small Businesses

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 17, 2021 46 Comments

When Press Secretary Jen Psaki what President Joe Biden is doing to help their small business, her response was definitely not expected.

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Marquette University Cutting Staff to Close Budget Deficit Caused by COVID

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 16, 2021 4 Comments

"part of a yearlong effort to close a $45 million budget deficit"...

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Fact-Checkers Ignore Harris’s False Claim Admin ‘Starting From Scratch’ With Coronavirus Vaccines

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 16, 2021 15 Comments

Fact-checkers from CNN and The Washington Post eagerly investigated everything that came from the mouths of President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. No one can find them now after Vice President Kamala Harris claimed President Joe Biden's administration is "starting from scratch" with COVID-19 vaccine rollouts.

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Harvard Square Institution ‘The Border Cafe’ Closing Permanently

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 16, 2021 5 Comments

"It had served food for nearly 33 years before spending another dozen months vacant"...

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Unintended Consequences: Mask Mandates Resulting in “Mask Pollution”

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 15, 2021 29 Comments

During the pandemic era, part of my daily routine has been to take a long hike in a nearby regional park. During my walks, I see two or three discarded masks on my route.

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Cuomo Warns NY Legislature Not to Threaten Him With Subpoenas Over Nursing Home COVID-19 Deaths

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 15, 2021 47 Comments

New York state legislators and other officials have demanded investigations into Gov. Andrew Cuomo's coverup of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes. Cuomo warned them not to threaten him with subpoenas because, try not to laugh, it's a crime. He also defended the policy.

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CDC Admits It Based School Guidelines on Teacher Input and Stakeholders

Posted by Mary Chastain on February 15, 2021 41 Comments

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) admitted during a press conference that it based its new school guidelines on science, but also input from teachers and stakeholders. No wonder the guidelines pretty much give unions and schools an excuse to not return to in-person learning.

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WHO backtracks on its earlier dismissal of potential Chinese laboratory leak of coronavirus

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 14, 2021 6 Comments

Just a few days ago, we reported that the World Health Organization (WHO) dropped its investigation into the origin of the coronavirus pandemic, declaring it did not originate in a Chinese laboratory.

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Wake Forest U. Students Protest School’s COVID-19 Policies

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 13, 2021 1 Comment

"protest came eight days after Wake Forest leaders announced new campus restrictions"...

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Florida House GOP members blast controversial Biden travel ban proposal

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 13, 2021 10 Comments

Legal Insurrection readers will recall that in late January, the new administration implemented the requirement that all travelers into the United States be tested for COVID-19. Since then, there have been even more grand plans proposed. We covered the recent proposal to impose domestic travel restrictions, which seem to target the nearly-normally functioning state of Florida.

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Recall Newsom Petition Hits the Required 1.5 Million Signature Mark

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 12, 2021 19 Comments

Ever since the Los Angeles Times published a toxic article connecting Recall Newsom petition signers to white supremacists and anti-vaxxers, I have been an ardent advocate for the effort to force a vote of the California governor. The last time I checked, the number of petition signers was 1.4 million. Recent reports indicate that the activists have gathered the required 1.5 million signatures necessary to get a recall vote on the ballot.

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