The same Supreme Court that refused cases brought by Donald Trump and various states regarding alleged 2020 election fraud found time this past week to argue over how “a” should be read in a 1996 immigration-related act. The case, Niz-Chavez vs. Garland, concerned how the government sends deportation notices to nonresidents who have been living...
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MIGRANTS: COME ON IN. COVID DON’T COUNT
Some politicians in cities near the U.S. border with Mexico have raised concerns with the influx of migrants and the lack of COVID-19 testing for new arrivals. Douglas J. Nicholls, the mayor of Yuma, AZ, told The New York Times that before a city medical center took over testing these individuals for the virus, they would be...
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40% OF AMERICANS BREATHE UNHEALTHY AIR
On 21 April, the American Lung Association released its annual “State of the Air” report, which revealed that two out of every five Americans are residing in locations with unhealthy air quality. This means over 135 million Americans are inhaling toxic air regularly. The data was collected between 2017-2019. Most of the toxic particulates have...
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CLIMATE CHANGE BONANZA
President Biden recently announced ambitious climate goals that would affect nearly every sector of the U.S.’s $21 trillion economy, in particular how it generates electricity and powers cars and trucks. He wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 50 percent by 2030. The Wall Street Journal reported that agriculture in the U.S. makes up about...
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CHINA: HOLLYWOOD IS DEADWOOD
Art is dead and dying in America. Tune in to the Oscars on Sunday night? Probably not. These were the headlines that ran all day yesterday on Drudge: HOLLYWOOD SHOCK! OSCARS FALL BELOW 10 MILLION VIEWERS SHOWBIZ GOES BUST END OF ERA Yes, it’s the “End of an Era” – and the Chinese know it....
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NYC TOURISM DEAD? ONTRENDPRENEUR® OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND
New York City wants the world to know it is semi-opened for business and will invest $30 million in federal stimulus dollars to get the message out. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday the city seems to have a long road back to regaining pre-COVID hospitality numbers. The report said last week’s hotel occupancy rate in NYC...
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MANHATTAN D.A.: NO PROSECUTION FOR PROSTITUTION
Cyrus Vance Jr., the Manhattan district attorney, on Wednesday announced that his office would no longer prosecute prostitution and requested a judge in the state dismisses cases dating back to 1976. The Wall Street Journal reported the cases had a top charge of prostitution. Vance said he hopes the change helps those turning to the lifestyle to...
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DEMOCRATS: NO WORK, GET PAID
About 40 Democrats on Friday signed a letter to President Biden urging him to take a new look at unemployment benefits and were vocal in their support of a federal increase and extension of weekly payouts. The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday that Congress has already intervened to increase payments by $300 weekly for jobless Americans during...
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FENTANYL: A KILLER OPIOID
While the U.S. government continues to put out severe warnings about the spread of coronavirus variants (that are actually weaker than the original), it is failing to stop the alarming rise in deaths from the deadly drug fentanyl. According to the Wall Street Journal article published last Friday, “Fentanyl Woes Gripping Western U.S,” while 254 people...
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WALL ST. GANG SPENT $3B ON 2020 ELECTION CAMPAIGNS
Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) released a study on Thursday that showed executives from Wall Street and various employees and trade groups spent a combined $2.9 billion in various political projects in 2020, according to a report on CNBC. The business network pointed out that the amount equals about $4 million a day through the election...