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Minnesota Freedom Fund Bailed Criminal Out of Jail Days Before He Murdered Someone

Minnesota Freedom Fund Bailed Criminal Out of Jail Days Before He Murdered Someone

by Hayley Feland | Sep 5, 2021 | Battleground States, Minnesota, The Upper-Midwest

  The Minnesota Freedom Fund (MFF) bailed out a convicted domestic assault perpetrator in August days before he murdered a man on an onramp onto a highway. According to tweets from Crime Watch Minneapolis, a man named George Howard was bailed out of jail by the...
Major Problems Await If COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Drives Unvaccinated Nurses Away, MTSU Nursing Student Warns

Major Problems Await If COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Drives Unvaccinated Nurses Away, MTSU Nursing Student Warns

by Chris Butler | Sep 5, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South

  A Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) nursing student who will not take the COVID-19 vaccine said other people in the profession she’s pursuing are losing their jobs for similar reasons. This, because certain nurses also won’t allow anyone to inject them...
Commentary: Making ‘Allies’ of Terrorists Is as Disastrous as You Would Expect

Commentary: Making ‘Allies’ of Terrorists Is as Disastrous as You Would Expect

by Star News Staff | Sep 5, 2021 | Commentary, News

by Kyle Shideler   In the wake of the bungled U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, many Americans may be wondering how the U.S. government found itself closely cooperating with, and even relying upon, an enemy with whom we were at war for 20 years. The Taliban...
Psaki Refuses to Discuss ‘Leaked’ Transcript of Biden’s Phone Call with Former Afghan President

Psaki Refuses to Discuss ‘Leaked’ Transcript of Biden’s Phone Call with Former Afghan President

by Star News Staff | Sep 5, 2021 | National, News

by Debra Heine   White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday refused to discuss the transcript of a shocking phone conversation between Joe Biden and then-Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, even though she once called for more transparency regarding a phone...
Progressives Renew Calls to Abolish Filibuster, Pack Supreme Court After Texas Abortion Decision

Progressives Renew Calls to Abolish Filibuster, Pack Supreme Court After Texas Abortion Decision

by Star News Staff | Sep 5, 2021 | National, News

by Andrew Trunsky   Progressives renewed their calls to abolish the Senate filibuster and expand the Supreme Court after it did not block a Texas law restricting abortion access from going into effect. “Republicans promised to overturn Roe v Wade, and they have,”...
Report: WHO Says Dementia Population Set to Increase 40 Percent by 2030

Report: WHO Says Dementia Population Set to Increase 40 Percent by 2030

by Star News Staff | Sep 5, 2021 | National, News

by Harry Wilmerding   The total number of people diagnosed with dementia will increase by over 40% by 2030, the World Health Organization predicted on Thursday. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that over 55 million currently live with dementia,...
Apple Delays Launch of Controversial Child Pornography Scanning Tool over Privacy Backlash

Apple Delays Launch of Controversial Child Pornography Scanning Tool over Privacy Backlash

by Star News Staff | Sep 5, 2021 | National, News

by Ailan Evans   Apple is delaying the release of a software update that scans iPhones for child pornography after criticism suggested that the features violated user privacy, the tech giant announced Friday. “Previously we announced plans for features intended...
Senate Judiciary Committee to Review Supreme Court’s ‘Abuse’ of Shadow Docket

Senate Judiciary Committee to Review Supreme Court’s ‘Abuse’ of Shadow Docket

by Star News Staff | Sep 5, 2021 | National, News

by Thomas Catenacci   The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on the Supreme Court’s use of the so-called “shadow docket” — a method of issuing brief late-night rulings on key cases like the Texas abortion law. “The Supreme Court must operate with the...
State Department Can’t Answer How U.S. Will Deal with Afghan Refugees Who Do Not Pass ‘Rigorous’ Security Screening

State Department Can’t Answer How U.S. Will Deal with Afghan Refugees Who Do Not Pass ‘Rigorous’ Security Screening

by Star News Staff | Sep 5, 2021 | National, News

by Sebastian Hughes   The State Department would not reveal what the U.S. will do with Afghan refugees who are flagged for security reasons. “I would rather not entertain a hypothetical,” Ned Price, a spokesperson for the State Department, said at a press...
Commentary: Homeschooling Numbers Are Skyrocketing in Some Parts of the Country

Commentary: Homeschooling Numbers Are Skyrocketing in Some Parts of the Country

by Star News Staff | Sep 5, 2021 | Commentary, News

by Kerry McDonald   The numbers are startling. More parents are pulling their children out of school for homeschooling this fall, prompted in large part by school mask policies and ongoing virus concerns. The homeschooling rate in the US doubled in 2020,...
Facebook’s WhatsApp Hit with $265 Million Fine for Violating Personal Data Laws

Facebook’s WhatsApp Hit with $265 Million Fine for Violating Personal Data Laws

by Star News Staff | Sep 5, 2021 | National, News

by Ailan Evans   European Union regulators imposed a $265 million fine on Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp on Thursday for failing to adequately inform consumers what it did with their data. The fine, issued by the Data Protection Commission (DPC),...
Virginia Universities Start Kicking Out Unvaccinated Students

Virginia Universities Start Kicking Out Unvaccinated Students

by The Center Square | Sep 5, 2021 | National, News

by Tyler Arnold   Some Virginia universities have started kicking out students who refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and other institutions may start following suit. Virginia Tech disenrolled 134 students this week who did not receive the vaccine. Before...
Florida Gov. DeSantis Appeals Judicial Ruling on Mask Mandates

Florida Gov. DeSantis Appeals Judicial Ruling on Mask Mandates

by Grant Holcomb | Sep 5, 2021 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced his administration has appealed a legal ruling striking down his July executive order banning mask mandates. DeSantis initially signed the order to prevent school districts from imposing district-wide mask mandates on...
Nikki Fried Jabs at Charlie Crist over Past Policies

Nikki Fried Jabs at Charlie Crist over Past Policies

by Grant Holcomb | Sep 5, 2021 | Battleground States, Florida, The South

  Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried (D) took jabs at Congressman Charlie Crist (D-FL-13) over his previous political affiliations and supporting pro-life policies when he was a Republican. Fried and Crist are both running to unseat Florida Gov. Ron...
Virginia GOP Launches Ad Bashing McAuliffe for Clinton Ties

Virginia GOP Launches Ad Bashing McAuliffe for Clinton Ties

by Peter D'Abrosca | Sep 5, 2021 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia

  The Virginia GOP launched an ad bashing Democrat gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe for his recent fundraiser with former President Bill Clinton. “I go back with President Clinton and Hillary to 1980,” McAuliffe says in an interview included in...
Another Instance of FBI Anti-Trump Sentiments Rocks Whitmer Kidnap Plot Case

Another Instance of FBI Anti-Trump Sentiments Rocks Whitmer Kidnap Plot Case

by Star News Staff | Sep 5, 2021 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest

  – – – Photo “Governor-Whitmer Officail-Picture” by Office of the Governor, State of Michigan. CC BY-SA 3.0. Background Photo “U.S. Department of Justice headquarters” by Sebmol. CC BY-SA 3.0.        ...
Wisconsin Rep. Bryan Steil Questions Why Biden Admin Shuttered Trump Era Contingency and Crisis Response Bureau Before Afghanistan Withdrawal

Wisconsin Rep. Bryan Steil Questions Why Biden Admin Shuttered Trump Era Contingency and Crisis Response Bureau Before Afghanistan Withdrawal

by Hayley Feland | Sep 5, 2021 | Battleground States, News, The Upper-Midwest, Uncategorized

  Wisconsin Representative Bryan Steil (R-01-WI) is questioning why the Biden administration shuttered the Trump era Contingency and Crisis Response (CCR) Bureau prior to withdrawing from Afghanistan. Steil co-wrote a letter to the Secretary of State Anthony...
Ohio Begins to Purge Voter Rolls of Dead, Moved Residents

Ohio Begins to Purge Voter Rolls of Dead, Moved Residents

by Star News Staff | Sep 5, 2021 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest

   – – – Photo “Frank LaRose” by Georgebailey2015. CC BY-SA 4.0. Background Photo “Ohio Statehouse” by Ɱ. CC BY-SA 4.0.
Two More Teachers Join Lawsuit Against Loudoun County School Board

Two More Teachers Join Lawsuit Against Loudoun County School Board

by Eric Burk | Sep 5, 2021 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia

  Two more teachers will join Tanner Cross’ lawsuit against the Loudoun County School Board. On Thursday, the Loudoun Circuit Court approved a motion to amend the case, which adds Loudoun County High School history teacher Monica Gill and Smart’s Mill...
Donald Trump-Backed Candidate for Georgia Secretary of State Jody Hice Schedules Election Integrity Tour

Donald Trump-Backed Candidate for Georgia Secretary of State Jody Hice Schedules Election Integrity Tour

by Chris Butler | Sep 5, 2021 | Battleground States, Georgia, News, The South

  U.S. Representative Jody Hice (R-GA-10), running to replace Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger next year, has announced a statewide “Election Integrity Fly Around Tour” later this month. Hice has scheduled the tour for September 14...
Parents Sue Georgia’s Largest School District over Mask Requirement

Parents Sue Georgia’s Largest School District over Mask Requirement

by Star News Staff | Sep 5, 2021 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South

by Kendall Tietz   Parents in Georgia’s largest school district are suing the superintendent and school system over its mask mandate, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Four parents are seeking an injunction against the mask mandate at Gwinnett County...
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