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January 29, 2022

Sarah Palin gets assist from ex-NHL star Ron Duguay after pestered at NYC restaurant

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin – known for praising "hockey moms" – received a timely assist this week from a former hockey star, ex-NHL player Ron Duguay.

January 28, 2022

Washington trooper who defied state vaccine mandate and told gov to 'kiss my a--' dies from COVID-19

A Washington State Patrol officer who defied a statewide vaccine mandate and signed off for the last time by issuing a strongly worded message to Gov. Jay Inslee has passed away from COVID-19 complications.

January 28, 2022

Politico scolds New York Times writer over 'irresponsible' COVID coverage that goes against liberal dogma

Politico scolded New York Times senior writer David Leonhardt, who pens the Gray Lady’s flagship newsletter "The Morning," Thursday for COVID-19 coverage that has reportedly irked some medical professionals by going against liberal dogma. 

January 28, 2022

Elective surgeries in Indiana's largest health system to resume as COVID burden eases

IU Health has a backlog of thousands of elective surgeries, procedures that are medically necessary but can usually be scheduled at a patient’s convenience, that they have had to postpone to make room for COVID-19 patients and other acutely ill patients.

January 28, 2022

Monitor the COVID ‘stealth variant,’ but don’t let the name scare you, experts say

BA.2 earned the name the “stealth variant” because it’s harder to distinguish from other variants on the PCR tests

January 28, 2022

Mainstream media steps up questioning of mask mandates in schools: 'Give children their childhood back'

Articles and op-eds in NPR, the Washington Post, New York Times, and elsewhere are pushing back against requiring masks on students.

January 28, 2022

Transportation executives reject Biden's cross border vaccine mandate: ‘This is not helping’

Transportation Intermediaries Association president and CEO Anne Reinke and SPI Logistics president Joe Chandler address the economic consequences of President Biden's order requiring non-U.S. citizen truck drivers to be vaccinated.

January 28, 2022

COVID strikes Kiribati: One of the last uninfected places on Earth

When the coronavirus began spreading around the world, the remote Pacific archipelago of Kiribati closed its borders, ensuring the disease didn’t reach its shores for nearly two full years.

January 28, 2022

Vachik Mangassarian, actor in ‘Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.’, dead at 78

Vachik Mangassarian died Saturday of COVID complications.

January 28, 2022

Larry Gatlin talks getting COVID a second time, shares fury with government: 'They're trying to shut us down'

Larry Gatlin wants to see some changes he believes will help his fellow Americans.