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President Joe Biden Approves Relief Funding For Tropical Storm Victims In New Jersey And New York

Over the Labor Day weekend, President Joe Biden approved disaster relief funding for those affected by the remnants of Hurricane Ida in New York and New Jersey. According to a…

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Texas Enacts Law ‘Barring Care For At Least 85%’ Of The State’s Abortion Patients

In the dark of night, Texas legislators took a major step toward effectively overturning Roe v. Wade. Nearly four months ago, S.B. 8 reached Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s desk and…

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Bans Vaccine Mandates In Texas

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has banned government entities from requiring a COVID-19 vaccine. Abbott’s decision comes days after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. “No…

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CDC Finds Unvaccinated Americans Are 29 Times More Likely To Be Hospitalized With COVID-19

A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that unvaccinated Americans are five times more likely to be catch COVID-19 than their vaccinated counterparts. Furthermore, the…

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University Of Virginia Disenrolls 238 Who Fail To Comply With School’s Vaccination Requirement

The University of Virginia has disenrolled 238 students who failed to comply with the school’s vaccination requirement. Of this group, less than 50 were enrolled in fall classes. University of…

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FDA Approval Of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Could Come ‘As Early As Monday’

Multiple media outlets have reported that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will formally approve the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 within the next week. The New York Times has reported that the…

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Coroner Declares Ma’Khia Bryant’s Death A Homicide

The Franklin County Coroner in Ohio has classified the death of Ma’Khia Bryant as a homicide. Autopsy reports show that the Black teenage girl was shot four times by officer…

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