(Daniel Payne) Employees can remove masks when alone or when “everyone” is vaccinated.
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California Cafe Charges Patrons $5 If They Order While Wearing a Mask
(Daniel Payne) Patrons who brag about their vaccine status face an additional $5 charge.
Cable Car Plunges to Ground, Killing 14 in Northern Italy
(John Solomon) Acable car plunged Sunday to the ground in the mountains of northern Italy, killing 14 tourists and seriously injuring one child.
Senator Paul Says Dr. Anthony Fauci Should ‘Be Immediately Fired’
(Alex Nitzberg) “He’s been lying to us since the very beginning,” Paul said during an interview on The Water Cooler.
Censorship Reversal: Facebook Will No Longer Spike Posts Claiming COVID-19 Is Man-made
(Alex Nitzberg) Facebook said that “we will no longer remove the claim that COVID-19 is man-made or manufactured from our apps.”
Huge CDC: More than 10,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Breakthrough Infections Have Been Reported
(Alex Nitzberg) Preliminary data indicated that more than a quarter (27%) of the cases were asymptomatic and 160 people passed away.
David Brody Addresses Controversy over Rep. Greene’s Holocaust Reference During Interview
(Alex Nitzberg) Brody, who was born Jewish, noted that references to the Holocaust generally fail from a PR standpoint, but he also said the traditional media has misrepresented Greene’s remarks.
Republicans Move to Limit Power of Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs
(Nicholas Sherman) The move comes during the Republican-backed audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County.
New Poll Shows Most Voters Oppose Recalling California Governor Newsom as Pandemic Optimism Rises
(Nicholas Sherman) Most voters in the poll also approved of Newsom’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Texas Legislature Passes Bill Banning Abortions Once Fetal Heartbeat Detected
(Alex Nitzberg) The Texas legislature has approved a bill banning most abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected.
Fauci Says He Is ‘Not Convinced’ Covid-19 Came about Naturally
(Alex Nitzberg) “I think that we should continue to investigate what went on in China until we find out to the best of our ability exactly what happened,” Fauci said.
Playing Pipeline Favorites? Biden Clears Way for Russian Gas Line after Nixing Keystone Xl
(Sophie Mann) Administration leaves many baffled with decision to ease way for completion of Nord Stream 2 after calling it “bad idea” that “advances Russian interests.”
Twenty States Are Opposing Taxpayer Funding for Critical Race Theory in Schools
(J.D. Davidson) “Critical race theory is nothing more than ideology posing as history,” Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost says.
Politifact Removes 2020 Report Stating Theory That COVID Leaked for Wuhan Lab ‘Debunked Conspiracy’
(Nicholas Sherman) PolitiFact added an editor’s note Monday retracting the “pants on fire” claim.
How the COVID Lab Leak Theory Went from Panned to Seriously Considered
(John Solomon) New House GOP intelligence report lays out “overwhelming circumstantial evidence” virus leaked from Wuhan lab conducting U.S.-backed research into bat coronaviruses that has been linked to gain-of-function studies.