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Published by Cory Stieg for CNBC : Omicron is the unwelcome party guest at everyone’s holiday gatherings this year. Scientists are still trying to learn about the new Covid variant — including how transmissible it is, how well current vaccines work against it and where its biggest hotspots are. Many of those answers won’t be known for at least a couple weeks, just in time for Christmas. Without those answers, you may need to ask yourself a tough question: Is it safe to attend a holiday party? If you’re vaccinated and gathering with other vaccinated people, the answer is a simple “yes,” White House chief medical advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said in a briefing last week. Ideally, every guest should be boosted, too. If anyone’s unvaccinated at your party — including small children who aren’t yet vaccine-eligible — or unwilling to share their vaccination status, your decision gets much harder. You’ll face a higher risk of getting sick or transmitting the virus to someone else, e

Members of the Sackler family on Monday said billions of dollars they collected from Purdue Pharma before the company filed for Chapter 11 in the United States was the result of extra cash, not part of a “secret plan” to abuse the bankruptcy system. In court papers, lawyers for the Sackler family members, who controlled Purdue Pharma, rejected US District Judge Colleen McMahon’s suggestion that the more than $10bn the company paid out in the years leading up to the 2019 bankruptcy could amount to an abuse of the Chapter 11 process. Around half of the money went to taxes or business investments, according to court documents. The Sacklers are alleged to have drained Purdue Pharma of cash over several years. When it eventually filed for bankruptcy in the face of lawsuits over the opioid epidemic, the company needed the Sacklers’ money to settle the billions of dollars of legal claims. In return, the Sacklers were able to demand protection from the lawsuits. The Sacklers rejecte

Published by Charlotte Pence Bond for The Daily Wire Democratic Governor of Wisconsin Tony Evers vetoed five pro-life bills on Friday, sharing photos of himself doing so on Twitter. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again today: as long as I’m governor, I will veto any legislation that turns back the clock on reproductive rights in this state—and that’s a promise. — Governor Tony Evers (@GovEvers) December 3, 2021 He was praised by Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin, which tweeted, “Thank you [Governor Evers] for vetoing these bills and protecting access to abortion & birth control!” Thank you @GovEvers for vetoing these bills and protecting access to abortion & birth control! https://t.co/caqLE4Zjvd — Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin (@PPAWI) December 3, 2021 Reproductive health decisions should be made by women and their doctors — NOT legislators. Thank you @GovEvers for your vetoes, it was an honor to join you this morning. #AbortionIsHealthcare

Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of an alleged shooting suspect, have been taken into custody after police found the couple inside a building in Detroit. Ethan Crumbley, their 15-year-old son, is suspected of having opened fire and killing four people at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan, on Nov. 30. The teen was charged as an adult a day later, with one count of terrorism causing death, four counts of first-degree murder, seven counts of assault with intent to murder, and 12 counts of possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Parents Jennifer and James were not available for their arraignment on Friday afternoon in Rochester Hills. By late Friday, the U.S. Marshals Service released wanted posters for the couple and offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to their arrests. Here on Bellevue, in between Lafayette and St. Paul, near where the Crumbleys were arrested. Law enforcement departing. Detroit Police Chief James E. White is supposed t

Published by Decision Magazine for Harbinger's Daily The day after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a new law restricting chemical abortions took effect in Texas. “Mail-order abortion drugs are now prohibited in Texas,” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tweeted. “Earlier this year, the Biden Admin. temporarily lifted restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs allowing them to be delivered by mail. We will not allow that in Texas.” Mail-order abortion drugs are now prohibited in Texas. Earlier this year, the Biden Admin. temporarily lifted restrictions on abortion-inducing drugs allowing them to be delivered by mail. We will not allow that in Texas. Thank you @SenatorLucio & @StephanieKlick . pic.twitter.com/r5v0D8xxqr — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) September 24, 2021 The law, known as SB 4 , specifies that “a manufacturer, supplier, physician or any other person may not provide to a patient any abortion-inducing drug by c

Published by Daniel Bates for The Daily Mail Jeffrey Epstein's access to the Clinton White House has been laid bare by visitor logs exclusively obtained by DailyMail.com, which reveal the pedophile visited at least 17 times during the former president's first few years in office. Epstein, who died in 2019, visited Bill Clinton at the Executive Mansion over the course of three years with the first invitation coming just a month after his inauguration in January 1993. The logs show the late financier showed up on 14 separate days, even making two visits in a single day on three different occasions. Epstein was invited by some of Clinton's most senior advisers and aides, including one who later served as Treasury Secretary, according to records. The documents reveal that the vast majority of Epstein's visits stated that he was going to the West Wing, meaning there was a strong likelihood he was meeting Clinton. The disclosure puts renewed scrutiny on Clinto

Published by Dr. Susan Berry for Breitbart In letters and emails sent to patients November 30 to notify them about the attack, Planned Parenthood wrote the files involved in the breach contained patients’ names, addresses, insurance information, dates of birth, and clinical data, such as diagnosis, procedure, and/or prescription information, the Daily Mail reported . “The breach is staggering both for the number of victims and for the highly personal information hackers stole, which could identify people who’ve had abortions and other procedures,” the Washington Post noted as well Thursday. According to the letter to patients, PPLA “identified suspicious activity” on its computer network on October 17. The organization wrote it “immediately took our systems offline, notified law enforcement,” and hired a “third-party cybersecurity firm” to assist in an investigation. The letter stated the investigation revealed “an unauthorized person gained access to our network” betwee