by Star News Staff | Jun 15, 2021
by Harry Wilmerding Novavax announced on Monday that its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine is 90% effective, according to a press release on Novavax’s website. The phase-3 trial enrolled 29,960 participants ages 18 and older in the U.S. and Mexico. The study found that...
by Star News Staff | Jun 15, 2021
by Kaylee Greenlee Some immigrants who were victims of crimes will be able to more easily apply for work permits and allowed relief from deportation, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Monday. The new process will allow immigrants with U visas,...
by The Center Square | Jun 15, 2021
by Christen Smith A pair of Pennsylvania lawmakers said Friday that state residents themselves should decide the stringency of the state’s voter identification law. The push comes after Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said he’d never support strengthening existing...
by Star News Staff | Jun 15, 2021
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by Star News Staff | Jun 15, 2021
by Andrew Trunsky Russian President Vladimir Putin denied that he was behind the recent cyberattacks across the United States, calling the allegations against him “farcical.” “We have been accused of all kinds of things,” Putin told NBC News Monday. “Election...
by Grant Holcomb | Jun 15, 2021
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called out President Joe Biden and Silicon Valley Big Tech companies for caring more about China’s interests than “middle America” on Maria Bartiromo’s Fox News program. Biden’s time last week was spent meeting with world leaders...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 15, 2021
Mediation talks between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the state of Florida have been unsuccessful, as the federal agency and the state duke it out in court over who controls the cruise ship industry’s return to business as...
by Chris Butler | Jun 15, 2021
Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) officials have announced they will reinstate the unemployment insurance requirements they had in place before COVID-19. This, according to a press release that GDOL officials published late last week. “In accordance with the...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 15, 2021
One person is dead and three injured after a car ran over a group of protestors in Minneapolis Sunday night. “One person was taken into custody late Sunday night after driving a vehicle into a group of protesters gathered at West Lake Street and Girard...
by Chris Butler | Jun 15, 2021
Members of the Fulton County Republican Party (FCRP) have yet to elect a chairperson, despite talk that they had scheduled an election to settle the matter this past Saturday. GOP officials at the state level may have to help resolve the conflict. Acting Chair...
by The Center Square | Jun 15, 2021
by Bruce Walker The microchip shortage responsible for bottlenecking the production of new cars has been a boon for the used car market. However, the lack of available new vehicles also has created a greater demand and thus a scarcity of quality used vehicles....
by Eric Burk | Jun 15, 2021
The Virginia gubernatorial race is neck-and-neck, according to a new poll. 46 percent of respondents support former Governor Terry McAuliffe and 42 percent support GOP nominee Glenn Youngkin, with a 4.2 percent margin of error. The phone poll of 550 likely...
by Laura Baigert | Jun 15, 2021
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Monday that a thorough investigation will be conducted of Fulton County’s inability to produce the critical chain of custody documents for absentee ballots deposited in drop boxes during the November 3,...
by Hayley Feland | Jun 15, 2021
The Minnesota Court of Appeals voted 2-1 on Monday to continue with the Line 3 replacement project, despite protests drawing over 1,000 people. Judge Lucinda Jesson stated that, “With an existing, deteriorating pipeline carrying crude oil through Minnesota,...
by Chris Butler | Jun 15, 2021
U.S. Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA-12) and U.S. Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO-04) reintroduced The Saving American History Act to ban K-12 school officials from using federal funds to teach the 1619 Project. Allen announced the legislation Sunday in an emailed newsletter to his...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 15, 2021
Ohio Republicans have added a provision to the state’s two year budget bill that would allow doctors and insurance providers to refuse to perform and pay for abortions if abortion violates their moral or religious beliefs. State Sen. Terry Johnson...
