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Atlantic Canada Aims to Ease Travel Restrictions, as Quebec Reduces Curfew Hours

New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia are planning to move forward with opening up inter-provincial travel by forming a travel bubble around mid-April, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs said Wednesday. Newfoundland and Labrador will join the bubble later, and travel restrictions for visitors from the rest of the country could be lifted by early […]

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Iowa House Passes Bill to Let Residents Buy, Carry Guns Without Permits

Iowa’s House of Representatives approved a measure on March 17 that would allow Iowans to purchase and carry firearms without a permit, sending the measure to the Senate for consideration. House File 756 passed 60–37, with all Republicans voting for it, along with Democratic state Rep. Wes Breckenridge. Republicans have a majority in the Senate and

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Wisconsin Legislators Float Requiring Criminals Use Stimulus to Pay for Crimes

Wisconsin lawmakers are pushing a legislative proposal that would force convicted criminals of using any money they receive from federal stimulus packages to pay for restitution for the crimes they committed. “Any COVID recovery rebates from the federal government received on or after the effective date of this subsection by a person who is incarcerated

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Intelligence Officials Believe China Meddled in 2020 Election to Damage Trump: Report

A report from the U.S. intelligence community suggests that a minority of intelligence officials believed that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) did, in fact, attempt to hinder former President Donald Trump’s chances in the 2020 election, while reporting that the CCP did not “deploy interference efforts.” A report from the National Intelligence Council (pdf) released

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Columbia University to Hold ‘Multicultural Graduation Celebrations’

Columbia University in New York is planning to conduct six additional graduation ceremonies for students according to their race, ethnic backgrounds, income level, and other self-identifications—a move that critics labeled as undoing the work of the civil rights era and taking a step toward re-segregating society. The school’s website provides details of upcoming graduation ceremonies for Native, Asian, “Latinx,” and

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Confucius Institute at Tufts University Is Set to Close Amid Protests

Tufts University announced on Wednesday that it is not going to renew its contract with the Confucius Institute after it expires in September this year. The decision was made in response to a 13-week long protest against the controversial educational program. The Confucius Institute (CI) is a nonprofit educational collaboration between Tufts and Beijing Normal

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Orange County’s Neediest Cities Will Receive More than $100 Million in Federal Funds 

Santa Ana and Anaheim—two of Orange County’s most underprivileged cities—will each receive more than $100 million in federal funding to attempt to revive their depressed economies. The money is part of the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill signed into law by the federal government last week. About $143 million will be allocated to Santa Ana in what

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Free Health Clinic in Orange Adds COVID-19 Vaccinations to a Busy Schedule

ORANGE, Calif.—A free health clinic in the city of Orange has expanded its medical services for uninsured and low-income residents to include COVID-19 vaccinations, making it easier for them to get the shot if they desire. The Lestonnac Free Clinic is preparing to inoculate up to 500 patients a day, depending on vaccine availability in

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