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Month: December 2021

Biden federal contractor vaccine mandate blocked nationwide by federal judge in Georgia

By Tierney Sneed A federal judge in Georgia blocked the Biden administration’s enforcement of a vaccine requirement for certain federal contractors nationwide. The order means that all three major Biden vaccine policies for people not employed by the federal government — the mandates for contractors, certain health care workers and employees of larger companies —

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Michigan drivers to receive $400 refunds per vehicle from surplus funds

By STEPHEN BOROWY Click here for updates on this story     MICHIGAN (WNEM) — The Michigan Catastrophic Claims Association (MCCA) will start refunding $400 per vehicle to Michigan drivers. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) announced the MCCA’s move to lower costs for Michigan drivers by delivering the check

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Brooke Shields says Barbara Walters interview from her teen years was ‘practically criminal’

By Chloe Melas, CNN Brooke Shields does not look back with fondness on an interview from the 1980s with Barbara Walters. In a conversation with Dax Shepard for his “Armchair Expert” podcast, Shields recalled being interviewed by Walters when she was 15, following her famous Calvin Klein jeans campaign. Shields reflected on Walters asking her

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Estados Unidos abre su mercado a los mangos de Colombia; se espera primera importación en enero de 2022

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Estados Unidos le dio luz verde a Colombia para importar mangos frescos, un mercado dominado hasta ahora por países de la región como México, Perú, Ecuador, Brasil y Guatemala. El Servicio de Inspección para la Salud Vegetal y Animal de Estados Unidos (APHIS, por sus siglas en inglés) —una

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Missouri attorney general warns schools, local health agencies that continue to enforce health mandates

The letters follow a Nov. 22 Cole County judge’s ruling in Robinson v. Department of Health and Senior Services. Judge Daniel Green ruled non-elected officials cannot issue and enforce public health orders in Missouri. Schmitt told ABC 17 News that his office took time to interpret how the ruling will affect the rest of Missouri before crafting the letters.

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300 healthcare workers striking in Springfield, OR, over ‘unfair labor practice’

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     SPRINGFIELD, Oregon (KPTV) — A five-day unfair labor practice strike began Monday at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center. Over 300 healthcare workers from the facility are currently participating in the strike. This isn’t the first unfair labor strike for the workers. Previously, employees participated in a two-day

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“Muy alto porcentaje” de que alias El Paisa, exlíder de las FARC, haya muerto en Venezuela, dice Policía de Colombia

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El director general de la Policía Nacional de Colombia, general Jorge Luis Vargas, dijo este martes que existe una alta probabilidad de que el líder de la disidencia de las FARC, Hernán Darío Velásquez Saldarriaga, más conocido como alias “El Paisa”, haya muerto en Venezuela. Vargas dijo que “hay un

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