February 16, 2022 Texas sues Biden admin. over federal mask mandate on planes, in airports The state of Texas has sued the Biden administration over its federal mask mandate on airplanes and in airports.
February 16, 2022 Vermont, Virginia, others move to loosen COVID-19 masking restrictions While COVID-19 cases continue to fall across the country following a surge of the highly transmissible omicron variant, many states, localities and schools have decided to loosen pandemic restrictions.
February 16, 2022 Pro-mask Education Secretary Cardona slammed for saying he loves to see children's smiling faces Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, who insists children should still wear masks in schools, was slammed on Twitter Tuesday after he said smiling faces was his purpose for teaching.
February 16, 2022 Threats force Ottawa cafe owner to close business after name appears in hacked list of Freedom Convoy donors Tammy Giuliani, owner of Stella Luna Gelato Café in Ottawa, Canada, was forced to shut down her business after an onslaught of threats was made because of her donation to the infamous trucker convoy.
February 16, 2022 CDC director says mask guidelines update will come 'soon' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Wednesday that the agency would "soon put guidance in place" on wearing a mask.
February 16, 2022 CNN medical analyst claims 'younger children' are among 'most vulnerable' to COVID-19 CNN medical analyst Dr. Leana Wen included "younger children" in a list of the "most vulnerable" in a discussion about lifting mask mandates on Monday's "CNN Newsroom."
February 16, 2022 Excess deaths in US top 1M since COVID-19 pandemic start: report Excess deaths in the U.S. have reached more than a million since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to government mortality statistics.
February 16, 2022 Canadian trucker slams Justin Trudeau's 'totalitarian' moves: He doesn't understand the 'working class' Canadian trucker Jan Groen slammed Justin Trudeau for his 'totalitarian' leadership, accusing him of not understanding the 'working class.'
February 16, 2022 Why Trudeau's 'temporary' state of emergency is a dangerous sign There are few things as freeing as an emergency. There are also few things as dangerous as an emergency.
February 16, 2022 Ontario premier Doug Ford echoes Canadian truckers' complaints: 'Everyone's done with this' Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kieran Moore announced the end to most capacity limits within most indoor establishments on Monday in the Canadian province.
