In its ruling on Friday, the Sixth US Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, Ohio upheld the authority of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to enforce the mandate, which it called an “important step” in curtailing coronavirus transmission. Vaccination and medical examinations are both tools that OSHA historically employed …
Read More »Appeals court reinstates Texas abortion ban TWO days after federal judge blocked controversial law
The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals overruled the decision by a lower federal court on Friday, thus allowing Texas to resume the enforcement of its abortion law, which effectively prohibits the termination of pregnancy past six weeks of gestation. Commonly known as the “heartbeat bill,” the statewide abortion law …
Read More »Judge reinstates third-degree murder charge against Derek Chauvin over George Floyd death
The Hennepin County judge granted prosecutors’ request to add the charge on Thursday, giving jurors more options when weighing the potential punishment for Chauvin over Floyd’s death. The selection process for the jury will continue on Thursday. Five members have been seated thus far. Chauvin is also being charged with …
Read More »Dutch court REINSTATES coronavirus curfew in break-neck reversal of earlier order to end ‘illegitimate’ policy
A three-judge appellate panel granted an emergency injunction following a request from the Dutch government on Tuesday, agreeing to vacate the earlier order from a lower court to end the nightly curfew, DW reported. The decision came just moments before the 9pm curfew was set to take effect, with the …
Read More »Obamacare is back: Biden signs executive orders on healthcare, reinstates abortion funding
The first order instructs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to open a special enrollment period for the Affordable Care Act from February 15 to May 15, giving unemployed Americans a chance to sign up for health insurance. The order also instructs federal agencies to review “rules and …
Read More »Facebook reinstates Press TV page with 4 million subscribers, hours after mysterious ‘FINAL’ deletion
The English-language outlet revealed its appeal to Facebook had been successful on Tuesday, just hours after the page had vanished without warning or explanation. The platform had initially claimed the deletion was not only “final” but that it could not provide any more information than that the page had been …
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