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Many churches across the U.S. are canceling some or all in-person Christmas services amid yet another surge in COVID cases that have put a damper on people’s holidays for a second year.
Among those churches were Washington National Cathedral in the nation's capital; St. John the Divine, the cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese of New York; and the historic Old South Church in Boston.(Snip)Other churches are planning outdoor services or proposed a hybrid of online and in-person worship, often imposing tight restrictions for those in attendance. These included requirements to wear masks and show proof of COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Ronn Blitzer
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Intel has apologized for discouraging suppliers from doing business with China's Xinjiang region, after a letter published on its website sparked backlash from a Chinese state-run publication and social media users. Citing government restrictions in multiple countries on products from the area, Intel said they were "required to ensure our supply chain does not use any labor or source goods or services from the Xinjiang region."
Now the company is trying to play damage control to quell the ire of their Chinese customers."We deeply apologize for the confusion caused to our respected Chinese customers, partners and the public," Intel said
WGN-TV (Chicago),
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Meghan Dwyer
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12/21/2021 3:54:09 PM
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Chicago — Mayor Lori Lightfoot and health officials announced Tuesday that individuals 5 years of age and older will be required to show proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to dine indoors and visit gyms or entertainment venues where food or drinks are served.
According to the mayor’s office, the new requirement goes into effect Jan. 3 and is in response to an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases in part by the Omicron variant.(Snip)People age 5 and older must show proof of full vaccination. People age 16 and older will also need to provide identification that matches their vaccination record.
Daily Mail (UK),
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Monica Greep
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12/21/2021 11:52:55 AM
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An online body positivity group have created cards for patients who do not want to be weighed by their doctors unless absolutely necessary.
The 'Don't Weigh Me Cards', created by More-Love.org, ask doctors not to weigh patients every time they come in for an appointment because it 'stresses them out' and it 'perpetuates weight stigma'.(Snip)On the back of the cards is a list of reasons why being weighed is not always necessary, including 'Most health conditions can be addressed without knowing my weight', and 'I pursue healthy behaviors regardless of my weight status'.Artist Dani Donovan, from Omaha, Nebraska, took to Twitter to reveal that her local doctor's office had provided
New York Post,
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Charles Gasparino
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12/19/2021 9:36:09 AM
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The Wall Street holiday party circuit is a usually great place to have some laughs and pick up a few scoops. Not this year. The scoops are fewer than usual, as are the laughs, because COVID was supposed to be over and as we know, it’s not.
No, the big story circulating among bankers and traders as they sip their party drink of choice is that we all should party like it’s 1999 because word from their bosses is that seriously protracted lockdowns could soon be coming.(Snip)Treatments like monoclonal antibodies work, and others that are more easily administered are on the way.
New York Post,
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Rikki Schlott
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Seventeen years ago, Corey DeAngelis made a decision in middle school that changed his life.
He applied to Communications Arts High School, a magnet high school in San Antonio, Texas, got in, and his experience there turned him into a national advocate for parents demanding a choice in their children’s education. (Snip) DeAngelis realized the common sense of a school choice system, through which parents are given the taxpayer funds allocated to their child — an average of $15,424 per student annually — to spend on whatever form of education best suits their family.
Fox News,
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Adam Sabes
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The Chicago Police Department is conducting an internal investigation into a sergeant who voiced her support for the formation of a Turning Point USA chapter at an area high school.
Chicago Police Department Sergeant Ammie Kessem, who's also the 41st Ward Republican Committeeman in Chicago, voiced her support for the potential creation of a TPUSA chapter at William Howard Taft High School in Chicago on Dec. 9, stating on Facebook that several "brave students" are creating the high school chapter of the conservative group.(Snip)Following Kessem making the post, a Chicago Police Department spokesperson confirmed to Fox News that she is now under an internal investigation into her alleged involvement
Washington Examiner,
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Zachary Halaschak
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Realtor.com has removed crime data from its website, and Redfin has decided not to add it out of concerns that it could perpetuate racial inequity.
David Doctorow, the CEO of Realtor.com, said in a company update this week that the crime map layer has been removed from all search results on the website “to rethink the safety information we share on Realtor.com and how we can best integrate it as part of a consumer’s home search experience.” (Snip) what safety means to buyers and renters so that it can “reimagine how we integrate safety data” on the platform. Realtor.com has been collaborating with fair housing advocates as part of the initiative.
Fox Business,
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Emma Colton
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Retail CEOs are calling on Congress for help amid the smash-and-grab lootings that are leaving them grappling with hundreds of thousands of dollars of lost or stolen merchandise. Some of those same companies, however, supported organizations last year that have called to defund or overhaul policing in the United States. "Many corporate leaders jumped on the woke bandwagon and wrote big checks to organizations that still continue to advocate to defund the police. They did not think of anything beyond not being labeled a racist," Sean Pritchard, president of the San Jose Police Officers Association(Snip)the companies supported left-wing groups such as Black Lives Matter, the Equal Justice Initiative
New York Post,
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Dana Kennedy
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12/13/2021 7:19:18 PM
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Waukesha, Wis. — For her whole life, 67-year-old Sharon Millard was so shy she used to ask her identical twin sister to go on dates in her place in high school.
But ever since Nov. 21, when Darrell Brooks allegedly plowed into dozens of people at the Waukesha Christmas parade, killing six people, including an 8-year-old boy, and injuring up to 60 others, Millard has felt compelled to speak about the atrocity she witnessed. One of the people killed was Millard’s fellow “Dancing Granny” — 79-year-old Virginia “Ginny” Sorenson (Snip) He drove the car in a “zig-zag motion” so as to “strike and hurt as many people as possible”
Chicago Sun-Times,
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Katie Anthony
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About 100 CTA drivers marched from City Hall to Millennium Park Saturday, temporarily shutting down the corner of Michigan Avenue and Washington Street as they demanded the city increase protections for public transit workers — including by giving them their own police force. (Snip) The demonstration came a week after a driver was beaten at the same Loop intersection and hospitalized. In September, a driver was shot in the jaw when he asked a passenger to step off the bus at the end of another downtown route.
The union’s primary demand is that the CTA get their own police force, similar to Metra’s, Hill said.
Daily Mail (UK),
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Rachael Bunyan
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Police in Germany have gone the extra mile when it comes to enforcing social distancing measures, with officers seen using giant 1.5 metre rulers during a Covid protest in Frankfurt.
Bizarre video footage shows police officers scanning a crowd of protesters demonstrating against the government's Covid restrictions in the city while holding red and white measuring sticks.
One police officer can be seen approaching protesters and measuring whether they are 1.5 metres apart with the giant ruler on Saturday night. (Snip)Frankfurt Police Department have previously told the public that they would be using the rulers to check compliance with social distancing rules.