Giorno: 7 Settembre 2023

DeSantis, Fla. Surgeon General on COVID Protocols: Not in Our State

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday criticized recent efforts across the U.S. to tamp down a recent jump in COVID-19 cases through temporary restrictions or masking, and his state surgeon general warned against getting the latest COVID-19 vaccine.[#item_full_content]

Biden Admin Mulls Keeping Migrant Families in Texas

The Biden administration is mulling a change to force migrant families who entered the U.S. illegally to remain near the border in Texas during vetting of their asylum application, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday.[#item_full_content]

Court Temporarily Lets Texas Keep Floating Border Barriers in Place

A U.S. Appeals Court on Thursday granted a temporary stay allowing Texas to keep in place floating buoys that were placed in the middle of the Rio Grande to block migrants from illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border for now.This, as court proceedings move forward, a…[#item_full_content]

King Charles Will Quietly Mark Queen Elizabeth’s Death

King Charles will on Friday privately mark the first anniversary of the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth and his accession to the throne, spending the day quietly at the Scottish royal home where the late monarch passed away last year.[#item_full_content]

Miami-Dade School Board Rejects LGBTQ History Month

Amid a marathon 12-hour meeting that commenced on Wednesday and extended well into the predawn hours of Thursday, the board overseeing Florida’s largest school district has once more rebuffed the LGBTQ History measure.[#item_full_content]

Paxton’s Defense: Fellow Republicans Plotted Ouster

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has long denied corruption accusations that have dogged him for years. But as his impeachment trial gets underway, another defense is emerging: that fellow Republicans plotted to oust him.

Category 4 Hurricane Lee ‘Rapidly Strengthening’ Across Caribbean

Hurricane Lee has intensified to a Category 4 storm and is “rapidly strengthening” as it churns through the Caribbean on Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center reported.In Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has…[#item_full_content]

Miami-Dade School Board Rejects LGBTQ History Month

Amid a marathon 12-hour meeting that commenced on Wednesday and extended well into the predawn hours of Thursday, the board overseeing Florida’s largest school district has once more rebuffed the LGBTQ History measure. The measure failed in a 5-3 vote. This latest development …[#item_full_content]

Dem Prosecutor Challenging Suspension by Republican Fla Gov. DeSantis

A Florida state attorney whose suspension marks the second time Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has removed a top Democratic prosecutor from office because of policy differences is challenging the decision.DeSantis failed to demonstrate that Monique Worrell was incompetent or…[#item_full_content]