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Migrants Who Thought They Could Stay In The US ‘If We Came With Our Children’ Filling Up Mexico’s Shelters

Kaylee Greenlee  Most migrants who illegally cross into the U.S. are rapidly expelled to Mexico where officials have been prepared to care for them, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday. Mexican officials didn’t have a plan to provide federal assistance to migrants expelled from the…

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Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles.

WHO Has Used ‘Brazilian Variant’ And Other Terms In Violation Of Its Own Best Practices

Andrew Kerr  The World Health Organization has used the phrases “South African variant,” “Brazilian variant” to describe COVID-19 strains in recent months in violation of its own naming best practices. The WHO issued best practices for naming new human infectious diseases in 2015 that said…

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Company Says Its ‘Bitty Bug Crocheted Prosthetic Penises Are ‘Not For Infants Or Very Young Children

Company Says Its ‘Bitty Bug’ Crocheted Prosthetic Penises Are ‘Not For Infants Or Very Young Children’

Mary Margaret Olohan A San Diego based company is selling crocheted prosthetic penises for “trans youngsters” to pin onto their underwear. Stitchbug Studio sells “soft packers” sewn or crocheted by owners B Amborn and Ruth Rigney, according to the company’s website, which describes the owners as…

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Larry Summers

Inflation Increasing Quicker Than Expected, Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers Says

Thomas Catenacci Top American economist Larry Summers is sounding the alarm on rising U.S. inflation, saying that it is ticking up quicker than he originally expected. Inflation is increasingly a more concerning and larger threat as consumer prices continue to rise, former National Economic Council…

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Gov. Henry McMaster

South Carolina Governor Signs Bill Requiring Death Row Inmates To Choose Between Electric Chair Or Firing Squad

Andrew Trunsky  South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster signed a bill Monday requiring death row inmates to choose between the electric chair or a firing squad. Senate Bill 200 is part of a bid to resume executions in the state, according to the Associated Press, after a shortage…

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Biden Admin Diverts $2 Billion From Healthcare Programs To Help Illegal Migrant Children

Kaylee Greenlee  The Biden administration redirected over $2 billion allocated for other health initiatives to care for unaccompanied migrant minors, Politico reported Saturday. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will receive $850 million meant for the federal emergency medical fund depleted by COVID-19…

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39 Million Households, Including Most US Children To Receive Stimulus Payments

Mary Margaret Olohan  President Joe Biden’s administration will begin sending about 39 million United States families cash child benefit payments in July, the White House announced Monday. Families who qualify will receive monthly payments from the Internal Revenue Service around the 15th of every month…

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Marcia Fudge

Biden’s HUD Director Criticized And Sanctioned For Playing Politics On Behalf Of Democrats

A week after Joe Biden was elected, Ohio Democratic Rep. Marcia Fudge lamented that prominent black officials were relegated to less than stellar outposts of the government. “As this country becomes more and more diverse, we’re going to have to stop looking at only certain…

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