New York Asks WHO To Rename Monkeypox To Prevent Stigmatization

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The head of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene asked the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday to rename monkeypox to prevent the “potentially devastating and stigmatizing effects” on those infected with the virus who might then avoid seeking medical care. “Unfortunately, once again, New York City (NYC) finds itself at the epicenter of a contagious disease that is affecting the fabric of our communities,” Commissioner Ashwin Vasan wrote in a letter to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “We remain concerned about the rapidly increasing transmission rate of this virus and limited access to testing resources and

DOJ Investigating Trump In January 6 Criminal Probe

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly investigating the actions of then-President Trump as part of its criminal probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. “Prosecutors who are questioning witnesses before a grand jury — including two top aides to Vice President Mike Pence — have asked in recent days about conversations with Trump, his lawyers, and others in his inner circle who sought to substitute Trump allies for certified electors from some states Joe Biden won,” The Washington Post reported. “The prosecutors have asked hours of detailed questions about meetings Trump led in December 2020 and January 2021;

Jean-Pierre Called Out For Biden Admin’s Denial Of US Recession

During Monday’s press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was called out for the Biden administration’s denial of the United States entering a recession and for deflecting questions on a recession to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) – which took a full year to declare there was a recession after the Great Recession in 2008. “Karine, two questions.  One, just following up on what you said about the National Bureau of Economic Research, they also did not declare it a recession in 2008 until December.  That’s 12 months after the recession had already been in place in

Biden Admin Seeking To Give ID Cards, Government Benefits To Illegal Immigrants

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The Biden administration intends to provide illegal immigrants in the United States a temporary identification card so they can access government benefits while they wait for final decisions on their cases. The program, titled the “ICE Secure Docket Card program,” would be funded with $10 million from the Biden administration’s fiscal year 2023 appropriations bill, which states, “$10,000,000 for the ICE Secure Docket Card program to allow noncitizens access to immigration files and documents.” “The ICE Secure Docket Card program is part of a pilot program to modernize various forms of documentation provided to provisionally released noncitizens through a consistent, verifiable,

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