The John A. Roebling Suspension Bridge spans the Ohio River and connects Cincinnati, Ohio, to Covington, Ky. (Photo via MamaGeek /Wikipedia Commons) (CN) — Last week, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed an executive order that prohibits Kentuckians from crossing state lines, save for a limited number of exceptions, including employment, trips for necessary supplies or…
Greetings from Tyler, Whoever suspected that it would be DOCTORS in Federal agencies that would cripple the United States of America? How did this happen? Suddenly we’ve had governors, mayors, and county commissioners issuing unconstitutional “orders,” which if disobeyed can land you in jail as demonstrated by the lady salon owner in Dallas, Texas of…
The clock is ticking on the continuing existence of the EU. Image credit: Christian Wiediger on Unsplash The French president Emmanuel Macron recently fired a warning shot across the bow of the European ship of state. He said that without making all EU countries mutually responsible for the debts of individual countries, the EU could…
OCHA/Gemma Cortes – Dioximar Guevara lives with her five children in San Felix, a slum of Puerto Ordaz, the main city in Bolívar, Venezuela, where poverty runs deep. United Nations independent experts demanded on Wednesday that the Venezuelan Government take concrete actions to tackle the devastating impact on basic human rights of the country’s economic…
Germany’s foreign minister took aim at the EU’s approach to refugees, saying nothing has been solved since the 2015 migrant crisis. He also called again for a scheme to distribute asylum-seekers across the EU. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas has accused European Union member states of not doing enough to solve the continent’s migrant dilemma….
In this April 25, 2020 photo provided by IOM Niger, some of nearly 100 Nigeriens arrive in Assamaka, Niger, on foot from Algeria and now must be quarantined for two weeks at the remote Sahara border settlement, where water is scarce and midday temperatures reach over 110 degrees (45 degrees Celsius). Globally, coronavirus has marooned…
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Governor Greg Abbott has modified his executive orders related to COVID-19 to eliminate confinement as a punishment for violating the orders. The governor says that the modifications are being applied retroactively and in his announcement highlighted particular cases like Shelley Luther’s, the Dallas salon owner who was sentenced to jail time after refusing to…
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Professor Neil Ferguson speaks at a news conference in London, England, on January 22. (CNN) A leading epidemiologist who advised the UK government on its coronavirus response resigned from his government post on Tuesday after the Telegraph newspaper reported he broke the lockdown rules he helped shape. Professor Neil Ferguson, who is based at Imperial…