Kyle Rittenhouse Acquitted On All Charges

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On Friday, Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted on all charges in the shootings that killed two men and injured a third during last year’s riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Rittenhouse was charged with intentional homicide, reckless homicide, attempted intentional homicide, and two counts of reckless endangerment after he killed Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, and wounded Gaige Grosskreutz, 27, as rioters protested the police shooting of Jacob Blake, an armed black man who was shot by police as he was allegedly trying to kidnap the child of a woman he had sexually assaulted. On August 25, 2020, Rittenhouse – who was

Pfizer Reaches $5 Billion Deal With US For COVID-19 Treatment

The United States will pay pharmaceutical company Pfizer $5.29 billion for 10 million treatment courses of its potential COVID-19 treatment if the FDA authorizes it. Pfizer requested the FDA to authorize the pill for emergency use on Tuesday. “With more than 5 million deaths and countless lives impacted by this devastating disease globally, there is an urgent need for life-saving treatment options,” Pfizer’s CEO, Albert Bourla, said in a statement Tuesday. “We are moving as quickly as possible in our effort to get this potential treatment into the hands of patients, and we look forward to working with the US

API Responds To Biden’s Calls For Investigation Into Oil And Gas Industry

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On Wednesday, the American Petroleum Institute (API), which represents America’s natural gas and oil industry, responded to President Biden’s call for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate oil and gas companies over rising gas prices. In his letter, Biden said, “[Gasoline] prices at the pump remain high, even though oil and gas companies’ costs are declining.” He continued, “The Federal Trade Commission has authority to consider whether illegal conduct is costing families at the pump. I believe you should do so immediately.” “This is a distraction from the fundamental market shift that is taking place and the ill-advised government decisions

The View’s Behar and Hostin to Jedediah Bila on Vaccine: Listen To Us, Not Your Doctor

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Jedediah Bila
Jedediah Bila

Once upon a time, Jedediah Bila was a co-host of The View, the ABC morning talkathon that features as co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and Sunny Hostin. Long gone from the show now, she was booked this week for an appearance at her old stomping grounds.  But Jedediah was beaming in virtually from home. Why? She is unvaccinated. Well. Cue for all hell to break loose. To start, I met Jedidiah years ago. She is one of the nicest people on the planet. Time has moved on and she is now a Mom after having spent a couple years as

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