Microsoft Lays Off 10,000 as Major Companies Continue Job Cuts

by | Jan 18, 2023

by Madeleine Hubbard   Microsoft is laying off 10,000 employees, nearly 5% of its workforce, in what the tech company calls a “response to macroeconomic conditions and changing customer priorities,” according to a Securities and Exchange...

House Oversight Chair Says China’s Donations to Penn Biden Center May Have Influenced Administration

by Just the News | Jan 18, 2023

by Madeleine Hubbard   The House Oversight and Accountability Committee on Wednesday demanded the University of Pennsylvania release information about anonymous donations from China to the Penn Biden Center, where classified documents were found, over concerns...

Wholesale Prices Fell 0.5 Percent in December, Much More than Expected

by Admin | Jan 18, 2023

CNBC Prices for wholesale goods and services fell sharply in December, providing another sign that inflation, while still high, is beginning to ease. The producer price index, which measures final demand prices across hundreds of categories, declined 0.5% for the...

Microsoft Set to Lay Off 10,000 Employees

by Admin | Jan 18, 2023

Axios Microsoft notified employees on Wednesday it will cut 10,000 workers, or less than 5% of its workforce, as it joins other large tech firms in paring staff after years of growth. Each of these big tech workforce reductions, themselves a response to a softening...

More Cities Move to Criminalize Homeless Encampments

by Admin | Jan 18, 2023

Yahoo News As the number of people experiencing homelessness increases across the country, more cities and states have passed laws making it illegal to live out of tents and cars or sleep in public spaces. More than 100 jurisdictions have had such bans on the books...

GM Unveils New Hybrid Corvette, Starting at Over $104,000

by Admin | Jan 18, 2023

CNBC General Motors first-ever “electrified” Corvette will be available later this year starting at more than $104,000, the automaker said Tuesday. The vehicle also will be all-wheel drive, another first for the quintessential American sports car. The carmaker said...

Wisconsin Schools Connect Kids to Site Described as ‘Pedophile’s Paradise’

by M.D. Kittle | Jan 18, 2023

TrevorSpace bills itself as an affirming place for LGBTQ young people. Several Wisconsin school districts encourage their students to check out the site. But is the social networking site little more than an online dating community putting kids as young as 13 at risk...

Kari Lake Responds to Rumor She Is Considering Running for U.S. Senate

by Rachel Alexander | Jan 18, 2023

Kari Lake is appealing the dismissal of her lawsuit contesting the results of a botched election for Arizona governor, which placed her opponent, Democrat Katie Hobbs, in office, but rumors are swirling in the mainstream media that she is moving on and considering...

Ohio School Administrators Admit to Sneaking Critical Race Theory into Schools

by Hannah Poling | Jan 18, 2023

Mere days after Republican State Senator Sandra O’Brien (R-Ashtabula) re-introduced the Parental Education Freedom Act to empower parents to be the primary decision-makers regarding where and what type of education their children receive. An undercover...

DACA Recipient to Minnesota Lawmakers: ‘We Are Voting’

by Admin | Jan 18, 2023

by Anthony Gockowski   A DACA recipient had this to say to Minnesota lawmakers last week: “We are voting.” “We are voting. Our people are voting. If you don’t pass this bill, people are going to vote you all out,” Angelico Bello, who said she is a DACA recipient,...

University of Pennsylvania Continues to Boast of Relationship with China After Money from the Communist Nation Rolled In

by Bradley Vasoli | Jan 18, 2023

“Today, Penn’s relationship with China is strong, and continues to grow.” That’s how the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Global website still refers to the Philadelphia-based Ivy League school’s association with the communist-run nation.  “As of April 2018, Penn has...

Republican State Senator Matt Dolan Announces Run for U.S. Senate

by Hannah Poling | Jan 18, 2023

Republican State Senator Matt Dolan (R-Chagrin Falls) announced he’s running for U.S. Senate against Ohio Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) in 2024. “I am unapologetically committed to putting the needs of Ohio first and delivering results as our next...

Wisconsin Representative Introduces Bill Raising Mandatory Minimums for Fentanyl Crimes

by M.D. Kittle | Jan 18, 2023

by M.D. Kittle   As fentanyl continues to take its deadly toll, U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-Glenbeulah) is introducing a bill that would put the synthetic opioid’s criminal penalties on par with another killer drug that has ravaged America. Grothman and Rep. Jim...

Michigan to Begin $81 Million Opioid Settlement Distribution

by The Center Square | Jan 18, 2023

by Scott McClallen   Michigan’s government is expected to receive part of $81 million from two multi-state opioid settlements later this month. “I am relieved the court ruled in accordance with the law, and I thank the judge for the keen attention she paid to...

Guns of America Official Criticizes Miyares over Legal Defense in Background Check Lawsuit

by Eric Burk | Jan 18, 2023

Speakers at a pro-gun rally at the Virginia Capitol on Monday criticized some Republican politicians, including Attorney General Jason Miyares, whose office is defending a lawsuit over Virginia’s universal background check laws. “Democrats might not...

‘Extreme’ Gender Ideology Pushes U.S. to Provide Children Greater Access to Transgender Treatment than in Europe

by Susan Berry, PhD | Jan 18, 2023

The prevalence of radical gender ideology in the United States has driven the nation to offer children greater access to transgender medical interventions than is available in Europe, a study by Do No Harm has found. Compared to the United States, “Europe goes a safer...

Soros and Bezos Back Initiative to Raise $3 Trillion Annually to Fight Climate Change

by Star News Staff | Jan 18, 2023

by Jack McEvoy   Left-wing billionaire George Soros and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos are helping a World Economic Forum (WEF) climate financing program that aims to raise $3 trillion annually to help slash emissions and restore “nature loss” by 2050. The WEF and the...

Exclusive: Reps. Harshbarger and Hern Introduce Bill to Stop Mail-Order Chemical Abortion

by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 18, 2023

Representatives Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) and Kevin Hern (R-OK-01) introduced a bill Tuesday in the U.S. House of Representatives to invalidate the FDA’s recently-updated Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) of mifepristone, a chemical abortion drug....

DOJ Declined to Monitor Biden Documents Search: Report

by Just the News | Jan 18, 2023

by Ben Whedon   The Department of Justice reportedly opted against having FBI agents oversee a search by President Joe Biden’s lawyers for classified documents at his private homes. Biden’s legal team discussed directly with the DOJ the idea of having...

Tennessee Sportsbooks Have Another Record Month with $440.4 Million in December Bets

by The Center Square | Jan 18, 2023

by Jon Styf   Tennessee set records again for sports wagering in December with $440.4 million in bets placed. That led to $9.4 million in taxes paid, ahead of the $9 million collected in November. That’s up from $3.3 million in taxes collected with $341.8 million...

Georgia Will Have Republicans in Top Three U.S. House Committees

by Eric Burk | Jan 18, 2023

Georgia will have four Republicans in three of the most powerful House of Representatives committees: Representative Andrew Clyde (R-GA-09) was picked for the Appropriations Committee, and Representative Rick Allen (R-GA-12) was selected for the House Energy and...