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Pharmacist Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Attempting To Spoil 500 Vaccine Doses

Harry Wilmerding Wisconsin pharmacist Steven Brandenburg was sentenced to three years in prison Tuesday for attempting to ruin over 500 COVID-19 doses. Brandenburg, 46, worked as a pharmacist at the Advocate Aurora Health Center in Grafton, Wisconsin. He pleaded guilty in February to two counts…

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Biden Repeals Trump’s Attempted TikTok Ban, Replaces It With Order To Review Foreign Apps

Andrew Trunsky President Joe Biden revoked an executive order that sought to ban downloads of Chinese-owned apps like TikTok and WeChat in the United States, the White House announced Wednesday. Instead, Biden directed the Commerce Department to evaluate software applications connected with foreign adversaries like…

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Report: U.S. To Call For New Coronavirus Origins Study With Europe

Thomas Catenacci U.S. and European Union leaders are expected to issue a joint call for a fresh investigation into the origins of coronavirus, according to a draft communique reviewed by Reuters. The U.S. and European Union (EU) will demand a “transparent” study free of outside…

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Twitter Takes No Action Against ProPublica Story On ‘Illegal’ Tax Leaks Despite Censoring Hunter Biden Coverage

Andrew Kerr Twitter took no action on a ProPublica story published Tuesday based on the “illegal” leak of confidential tax information of the nation’s wealthiest people that was shared widely on its platform. Twitter’s inaction on the tax leak story comes after the social media…

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Olympic Officials Fight Japan Over Potential Cancellation Six Weeks Before Tokyo Games Are Supposed To Begin

Kendall Tietz Olympic Committee officials are moving forward with plans for the Tokyo games despite concerns from Japan’s government and citizens, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) told the Wall Street Journal that “it has become clearer than ever that these Games…

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Congress reached a deal on Thursday morning to fund the government through Feb. 18, the first step in avoiding a shutdown set to begin at midnight Friday.

Senate Passes Bill Bolstering US Manufacturing In Effort To Compete With China

Andrew Trunsky The Senate passed a bill intended to bolster America’s manufacturing and technological edge against China, advancing it with bipartisan support after earlier Republican objections to certain provisions stalled it for over a week. The legislation, dubbed the United States Competition and Investment Act, would…

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Ohio Lawsuit Argues Google Should Be Treated As A Public Utility

Ailan Evans  Ohio’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking for a court declaration classifying tech giant Google as a public utility. The state’s attorney general, Dave Yost, argued Google’s size, complexity, and market dominance made the tech company a public utility or common carrier,…

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The U.S. Department of Commerce added several Chinese technology companies to its trade blacklist Wednesday for providing technological support to the Chinese military.

China Warns State Department To ‘Stop All Forms’ Of Official Outreach To Taiwan

Sebastian Hughes In response to Secretary of State Anthony Blinken signaling the U.S. will start to build a “framework” with Taiwan to establish trade relations, a Chinese Embassy spokesperson has demanded communications cease. “Stop all forms of official exchanges and contacts with Taiwan, stop elevating…

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Virginia Supreme Court To Hear Lawsuit Against Removing Robert E. Lee Statue

Steven Hall  The Virginia Supreme Court will hear legal challenges Tuesday from fellow Virginians regarding Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam’s plan to take down the statue of Robert E. Lee. “Instead of choosing to heal the wounds of the American civil war, they [previous Virginian politicians]…

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Vermont’s Republican Governor Signs Legislation Expanding Mail-In Voting

Andrew Trunsky Vermont Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed a bill Monday requiring all registered voters in the state to receive mail-in ballots, breaking from GOP leaders in other states that have restricted the measure. The bill, S.15, sailed through Vermont’s legislature, and made permanent expansions that were first…

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