#Long-shot candidates blast Florida Democrats for absence on primary ballot

#Long-shot candidates blast Florida Democrats for absence on primary ballot

Democratic presidential candidates Marianne Williamson and Cenk Uygur blasted the Florida Democratic Party after they were left off the primary presidential ballot.  The candidates held a joint press conference on Zoom Friday where they addressed their displeasure with the Florida Democratic Party, which has effectively canceled the primary and awarded all delegates to President Joe…

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#Santos’s name removed from former office

#Santos’s name removed from former office

Former Rep. George Santos’s (R-N.Y.) name plaque was removed from his former office on Friday, hours after he was expelled from Congress. Surrounded by reporters, a House employee unscrewed the plaque from the wall and removed Santos’s name at about 3:30 p.m. It was replaced by a temporary sign stating “Office of the Third Congressional…

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#DC diner unveils ‘Adios Santos’ cocktail after expulsion vote

#DC diner unveils ‘Adios Santos’ cocktail after expulsion vote

A Washington restaurant is toasting now-former Rep. George Santos’s expulsion from Congress by hawking a new cocktail marking the New York Republican’s ouster. Sticky Fingers Diner, in the District’s H Street Corridor, says it’s selling “Adios Santos” grapefruit margaritas beginning Friday. “Diners can toast to Congress agreeing on something for a change,” Doron Petersan, a…

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#‘A thousand points of light’ strategy is needed for climate-change medicine

#‘A thousand points of light’ strategy is needed for climate-change medicine

The World Health Organization now characterizes climate change as the single biggest health threat facing humanity. So just how worried should we be? Climate effects on health are already apparent. They are varied, potentially severe and incompletely understood. On a global scale, about 30 percent of the human population already lives in areas where temperatures and humidity lead…

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#Texas AG Paxton suing Pfizer for attempted censorship, ‘misrepresenting’ COVID-19 vaccination

#Texas AG Paxton suing Pfizer for attempted censorship, ‘misrepresenting’ COVID-19 vaccination

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) announced on Thursday he is suing the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, alleging the company “misrepresented” the effectiveness of its widely administered COVID-19 vaccine. In his announcement, Paxton accused Pfizer of violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by making “false, deceptive, and misleading acts and practices by making unsupported claims…

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