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Republican Members at CPAC Voted by Proxy for the House Bill

About a dozen Republican members of the House of Representatives used new rules to vote remotely against the new COVID-19 relief package. Reps. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), Greg Steube (R-Fla.), Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.), Mark Green (R-Tenn.), Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), […]

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House Democrats’ Attempt to Pressure TV Carriers Could Trigger Lawsuit: Dershowitz

The attempt by several House Democrats to pressure television carriers to deplatform certain news organizations could trigger a lawsuit, law professor Alan Dershowitz said Saturday. “When the First Amendment says Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech, it’s been interpreted to mean, take no action, it doesn’t have to be law. The

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Israel Says Initial Assessment Is Iran Behind Explosion on Israeli-Owned Ship

JERUSALEM—Israeli defense minister Benny Gantz said on Saturday his “initial assessment” was that Iran was responsible for an explosion on an Israeli-owned ship in the Gulf of Oman. “Iran is looking to hit Israeli infrastructure and Israeli citizens,” Gantz told the public broadcaster Kan. “The location of the ship in relative close proximity to Iran

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Judge Approves $650 Million Facebook Privacy Lawsuit Settlement

SAN FRANCISCO—A federal judge on Friday approved a $650 million settlement of a privacy lawsuit against Facebook for allegedly using photo face-tagging and other biometric data without the permission of its users. U.S. District Judge James Donato approved the deal in a class-action lawsuit that was filed in Illinois in 2015. Nearly 1.6 million Facebook

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Biden on Track to Apply Trump-Era Rule Targeting Chinese Tech Supply Chain Concerns

WASHINGTON—The Biden administration plans to allow a Trump-era rule targeting Chinese technology firms deemed to pose a threat to the United States to go into effect despite objections from U.S. businesses, the U.S. Commerce Department said on Friday. The department issued an interim final rule in the final days of the Trump administration aimed at

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CPAC Participants Removed and Threatened With Arrest for Not Wearing Masks

At least two people were ejected from the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, for not wearing masks. One also claimed he was threatened with arrest. Popular YouTube host Austen Fletcher aka “Fleccas Talks” was kicked out from CPAC, and was told that “he was no longer wanted,” and would be “arrested for trespassing” if he re-entered

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Italy Reports 280 Coronavirus Deaths on Saturday, 18,916 New Cases

ROME—Italy reported 280 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday against 253 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections declined to 18,916 from Friday’s 20,499. Some 323,047 tests for COVID-19 were carried out in the past day, compared with 325,404 previously, the ministry said. Italy has registered 97,507 deaths linked to

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Michigan Republicans Call for Investigation Into Whitmer’s Nursing Home Policy

Republican state legislators in Michigan are calling for an investigation over Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s role in CCP virus-related deaths among nursing home residents. Whitmer, a Democrat, issued an executive order (pdf) in April 2020 to designate 21 nursing homes as “regional hubs,” which were expected to provide care for both seniors recovering from the CCP

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