CPAC Conference Focuses Heavily on Election Integrity
BY PETR SVAB The Conservative Political Action Conference, the country’s largest conservative conference, is dedicating the largest portion of its program to election integrity this year. The Feb. 25-28 conference features at least nine program points focused on elections, including seven part series of talks on “Protecting Elections,” a panel titled “Shining a Light on the […]
Special Election to Recall Gov. Newsom Likely to Be Held This Fall: Adviser to Recall Effort
BY SAMUEL ALLEGRI An effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom will likely succeed in getting a special election by fall this year, according to Randy Economy, senior adviser to the Recall Gavin 2020 effort. “The process has begun,” Economy told Fox on Thursday. “We’re going to continue to work as hard as we can and to make […]
Disneyland Unveils Special Park Event in March
BY CITY NEWS SERVICE ANAHEIM—Disneyland officials released details Feb. 24 of a mini opening of the theme park in Anaheim next month in a limited-capacity ticketed event called A Touch of Disney. The theme park, which has been shut down for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will reopen partially on March 18 through April 5 for the […]
San Francisco School Board Halts Plan to Rename 44 Schools, Focuses on Reopening Them
By GQ PAN Following local and national backlash, San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) said over the weekend that it will put on hold the plan to rename its 44 schools and instead, focus on their reopening. In a statement released to the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Board of Education President Gabriela López said that reopening schools […]
UCI Says Its Antibody Treatment Could Reduce COVID-19 Hospitalizations Nationwide
BY JAMIE JOSEPH Medical researchers at the University of California–Irvine (UCI) say their ongoing success with administering antibodies to treat COVID-19 could slow hospitalizations nationwide. The UCI Health researchers say they continue to see positive results in their clinical method for infusing patients with monoclonal antibodies—laboratory-made proteins that mimic the immune system’s ability to fight off viruses—for the second consecutive […]
Facebook CEO Zuckerberg Expresses Concern About COVID-19 Vaccines in Leaked Footage
BY ZACHARY STIEBER Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg made comments last year about COVID-19 vaccines that clash with policies that his platform has implemented, leaked video shows. Zuckerberg said in July 2020: “I do just want to make sure that I share some caution on this [vaccine] because we just don’t know the long-term side effects of basically modifying people’s […]
Make the Most of Pomegranate Season
BY ARI LEVAUX The juicy, sweet-tart arils add bright pops of joy to any meal As holiday talk builds to a festive pitch, and the cold darkness moves to embrace you, don’t sleep on pomegranate season. It’s on, and ready to sneak back into your life. With a fresh pomegranate in your palm, you have magic at your […]
Store Shelves Empty Again Amid Second-Wave Fear
BY JAMIE JOSEPH IRVINE, Calif.—As Orange County, California, entered the state’s most restrictive COVID-19 monitoring tier with a surge in cases, shoppers flocked to grocery stores to bulk purchase, leaving shelves empty again. The region landed in the purple tier Nov. 16, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to order the closure of indoor gyms and cinemas. Restaurants who are now […]
Pennsylvania House Votes for Non-Partisan 2020 Election Audit
BY GQ PAN The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted Thursday to approve a resolution that establishes a non-partisan audit of the 2020 general election, in an effort to restore the public’s faith in the state’s future elections. The resolution passed in a largely party line vote of 112–90, reported Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. It allows the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee (LBFC), which […]
Rand Paul: New Coronavirus Lockdowns are Completely Arbitrary
BY MASOOMA HAQ Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) again on Thursday criticized the CCP virus lockdowns this time saying they are arbitrary, suggesting that instead of lockdowns communities should be allowed to develop immunity until a vaccine is approved. Paul who is also an eye doctor said of new lockdown orders by states, “They’re completely arbitrary.” The Republican senator wants the […]
