#Appeals court rules government likely violated First Amendment in vaccine misinformation campaign

#Appeals court rules government likely violated First Amendment in vaccine misinformation campaign

A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled several government entities including the White House, the FBI, the Surgeon General and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention likely violated the First Amendment by pressuring social media companies to moderate their content on misinformation surrounding vaccines. In a decision issued Friday evening, the Fifth Circuit Court…

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#Is the US getting Asia wrong? 

#Is the US getting Asia wrong? 

At first glance, President Biden’s upcoming state visit to Vietnam this weekend — coming on the heels of a successful trilateral summit last month, where it forged new defense and high-tech cooperation with South Korea and Japan — appears to underscore Biden’s efforts to deepen U.S. ties in the Asia-Pacific.   Hanoi and Washington are poised to declare…

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#What are depleted Uranium munitions? 

#What are depleted Uranium munitions? 

As a part of a $1 billion aid package, the United States announced that it is sending depleted anti-tank munitions to Ukraine to help Zelensky’s troops fend off Russian tanks.  The armor-piercing rounds first developed during the Cold War by the U.S. will be fired from 31 M1A1 Abrams tanks that are planned to be…

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#Biden steps up attacks on Trump over economy

#Biden steps up attacks on Trump over economy

President Biden is stepping up his attacks on former President Trump, hitting him over his Oval Office record at a time when the two increasingly appear headed toward a White House rematch next fall. Biden has not named Trump while taking jabs at the last president, but the criticisms have been direct, personal and impossible…

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