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New York to lift indoor mask mandate, but not for kids in schools

February 9, 2022

New York to lift indoor mask mandate, but not for kids in schools

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that the state is lifting its statewide "mask-or-vaccine" requirement for indoor businesses effective Thursday, Feb. 10, citing encouraging trends in COVID-19 statistics.

House Democrats reelection chair calls for rolling back COVID restrictions to ‘give people their lives back'

February 9, 2022

House Democrats reelection chair calls for rolling back COVID restrictions to ‘give people their lives back'

With nine months until the midterm elections, the House Democrats reelection chair calls for rolling back COVID restrictions to ‘give people their lives back'

Randi Weingarten suggests not getting rid of masks until zero transmission in schools

February 9, 2022

Randi Weingarten suggests not getting rid of masks until zero transmission in schools

American Federation for Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten suggested Tuesday on MSNBC that in order to end masking for students and teachers, the spread of COVID-19 needs to be "low enough" so that there’s no transmission in schools.

Randi Weingarten suggests not getting rid of masks until zero transmission in schools

February 9, 2022

Randi Weingarten suggests not getting rid of masks until zero transmission in schools

American Federation for Teachers President Randi Weingarten suggested Tuesday on MSNBC that in order to end masking for students and teachers, the spread of COVID-19 needs to be "low enough" so that there’s no transmission in schools.

Loudoun County Eagle Scout suspended for obeying Gov. Youngkin’s mask rules: This is ‘disgraceful’

February 9, 2022

Loudoun County Eagle Scout suspended for obeying Gov. Youngkin’s mask rules: This is ‘disgraceful’

Fairfax County police sergeant Andrew Missler and son Jarod Missler address Loudoun County's punishment for maskless students.

Ben Shapiro rips Justin Trudeau for characterizing protesters as 'fringe minority': It has backfired

February 9, 2022

Ben Shapiro rips Justin Trudeau for characterizing protesters as 'fringe minority': It has backfired

Ben Shapiro called out Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for characterizing the Freedom Convoy protesters as a radical 'fringe' minority, a tactic that Shapiro says was picked up from the far-left in America.

COVID-19 hospitalizations, cases in Pacific Northwest decline

February 9, 2022

COVID-19 hospitalizations, cases in Pacific Northwest decline

COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Pacific Northwest are reportedly declining, as case numbers continue to fall.

MSNBC hosts decry move to loosen COVID restrictions

February 9, 2022

MSNBC hosts decry move to loosen COVID restrictions

Various MSNBC host voiced their displeasure about governors loosening COVID-19 restrictions in their states.

Canadian trucker sends message to Justin Trudeau: 'I wish he would be a leader'

February 9, 2022

Canadian trucker sends message to Justin Trudeau: 'I wish he would be a leader'

David Henry, a Canadian truck driver, explained on "Fox & Friends" that the vaccine mandate was simply the last straw on top of ongoing issues truckers face that led to the massive Freedom Convoy.

Sweden ends COVID-19 testing requirements, eases restrictions

February 9, 2022

Sweden ends COVID-19 testing requirements, eases restrictions

Sweden has halted wide-scale testing for COVID-19 even among people showing symptoms of an infection, putting an end to the mobile city-square tent sites, drive-in swab centers and home-delivered tests that became ubiquitous during the pandemic and provided essential data for tracking its spread.