Author: Freedom Watch

FDA Grants Full Approval to Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Newsmax August 23, 2021 The U.S. drug regulator granted full approval Monday to the Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE COVID-19 vaccine that earned emergency-use authorization in December, making it the first to secure such Food and Drug Administration validation as health authorities struggle to win over vaccine skeptics. The FDA approved the two-dose vaccine for use in people over the age of 16. More than 204 million people in the United States have received the vaccine since it was given emergency authorization, based on data from Sunday. Continue Reading…..

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State officials open investigation into whether Larry Elder failed to disclose income sources Los Angeles Times August 23, 2021 Elder, like all public office candidates, was required to file a statement of economic interests that discloses some aspects of his personal finances, including stocks, gifts, real estate that he owns and sources of income. The document is supposed to show the public whether a candidate for office would have conflicts of interest in his or her decisions. Elder’s initial filing was only two pages long and only showed income from Laurence A. Elder and Associates Inc. A Times…

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Democrats spotlight abortion in bid to save Newsom By Alice Miranda Ollstein, Victoria Colliver POLITICO August 23, 2021 OAKLAND — Democratic activists working to save Gov. Gavin Newsom from being thrown out of office by California voters next month are seizing on an issue better known for energizing voters on the right: abortion access. Fearful of widespread voter apathy, Democrats and their allies are hammering the message that a GOP governor could veto abortion-rights laws, cut funding for clinics and appoint anti-abortion agency officials, judges and senators in a state that’s long been at the forefront of making…

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Violence at anti-vaccine protest brings new criticism of LAPD tactics, claims of bias Los Angeles Times August 22, 2021 The anti-vaccination demonstrators, Proud Boys and black-clad counter-protesters bobbed around in the street outside Los Angeles police headquarters on Saturday afternoon as if it were a boxing ring, talking trash and raising their fists to fight. Within seconds a brawl erupted, with people pulling out weapons and throwing punches. By the time LAPD officers in riot gear separated the two sides, several people had been injured and two stabbed — an anti-vaccination activist who suffered a lacerated heart and…

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As Biden Faces a Political Crisis, His Party Looks On in Alarm By Lisa Lerer, Reid J. Epstein and Annie Karni New York Times August 22, 2021 With President Biden facing a political crisis that has shaken his standing in his party, Democrats across the country are increasingly worried about their ability to maintain power in Washington, as his administration struggles to defend its chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and stanch a resurgent pandemic that appeared to be waning only weeks ago. While Americans watched devastating scenes of mayhem at the Kabul airport and ascendant Taliban forces last week,…

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By History.com Editors HISTORY August 21, 2021 The Constitution of the United States established America’s national government and fundamental laws, and guaranteed certain basic rights for its citizens. It was signed on September 17, 1787, by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. Under America’s first governing document, the Articles of Confederation, the national government was weak and states operated like independent countries. At the 1787 convention, delegates devised a plan for a stronger federal government with three branches—executive, legislative and judicial—along with a system of checks and balances to ensure no single branch would have too much power.…

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By Thomas Colson Business Insider August 20, 2021 Douglas Jensen had been banned from accessing the internet as part of his pretrial release. Now he could be sent back to jail after prosecutors said he watched election conspiracy theory videos. Jensen also admitted to spending two days watching Mike Lindell’s “cyber symposium.” Continue Reading…..

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