#Taliban Afghan resurgence an ’embarrassment to our nation’: Kevin McCarthy

#Taliban Afghan resurgence an ’embarrassment to our nation’: Kevin McCarthy

“#Taliban Afghan resurgence an ’embarrassment to our nation’: Kevin McCarthy” The rapidly worsening situation in Afghanistan — where the Taliban has swept through the country amid the relatively swift end to America’s 20-year occupation — is an “embarrassment to our nation,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Saturday. As the insurgents claimed ever more territory,…

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#NYPD Detective Shantay Neal-Baker dies of COVID-19

#NYPD Detective Shantay Neal-Baker dies of COVID-19

“#NYPD Detective Shantay Neal-Baker dies of COVID-19” The NYPD is mourning another detective who lost her battle with COVID-19. Det. Shantay Neal-Baker, a veteran officer assigned to the Risk Mitigation Division, succumbed to coronavirus complications on Saturday, department brass said. The 42-year-old detective “faithfully served the people of NYC for 20 years,” Commissioner Dermot Shea…

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#So long to the at-odds, Cuomo-de Blasio couple: Goodwin

#So long to the at-odds, Cuomo-de Blasio couple: Goodwin

“#So long to the at-odds, Cuomo-de Blasio couple: Goodwin” Gov. Groper is almost gone and Mayor Putz is moving toward the exit. Who says there’s no good news?  Andrew Cuomo’s resignation and the term-limited end of Mayor de Blasio give New York state and city much-needed chances for fresh starts. While the slate isn’t wiped…

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#Peacetime at the FDA

#Peacetime at the FDA

“#Peacetime at the FDA” With the Delta variant continuing to surge, President Joe Biden claims, “We are still on a wartime footing, and every American who is eligible should take immediate steps to get vaccinated right away.” But his Food and Drug Administration is already back in peacetime, dragging its feet on giving final OK…

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#Reggie Perry is still a Net — for now

#Reggie Perry is still a Net — for now

“#Reggie Perry is still a Net — for now” LAS VEGAS — The Nets may have rescinded the qualifying offer to Reggie Perry, but that doesn’t mean he’s gone. At least not yet. With Friday’s deadline to rescind offers, the Nets pulled the one to their second-year forward, making him an unrestricted free agent in…

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#Inflation keeps growing, but Dems won’t stop spending

#Inflation keeps growing, but Dems won’t stop spending

“#Inflation keeps growing, but Dems won’t stop spending” President Joe Biden and Democrats keep telling Americans not to worry about inflation, that it’s only temporary. Yet the record price hikes keep getting worse. On Thursday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported yet another jump, a full 1 percent, in the producer price index (which measures…

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#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 15, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 15, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — Aug. 15, 2021” China syndromeIt is amazing how the almighty dollar, greed and financial recklessness can create strange bedfellows (“China’s US Data Threat,” Aug. 10). Many technological and other goods in the United States and Europe are imported from Communist China, a persecutor and suppressor of freedom and human rights,…

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