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People who resist COVID-19 restrictions are often accused of being selfish and caring only about their own freedom. While that might explain the actions of some, moral arguments can be made against many of the restrictions. Although simple appeals to “freedom” are indeed less popular today than in the past, we should not disregard them. …
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Ammon Bundy, an anti-government activist who lead the 41-day armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge back in 2016, expressed support for the Black Lives Matter movement and for defunding the police in a recent Facebook video. He said in the video that he had considered attending, near his home in Boise, Idaho, “a …
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With lawmakers scrambling to pass a new coronavirus stimulus bill as enhanced unemployment benefits expire on Friday, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) is pushing to repeal the cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deductions that primarily benefit high earners in states with high taxes. The debate over money for state and …
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The US government is auctioning wearable true crime conversation pieces. Fraudulent merch from the ill-fated Fyre Festival is now up for sale at a Texas auction house. The collectors items from the notorious 2017 scam event are selling at a steep discount from incarcerated Festival co-founder Billy McFarland‘s original markup. “This Fyre Festival-branded clothing and …
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Coco Austin’s dad, Steve Austin, has permanent lung damage after battling COVID-19. “Now he’s home, but his lungs are damaged indefinitely,” Coco’s husband, Ice-T, told Jimmy Fallon on Thursday’s episode of “The Tonight Show.” “COVID attacks your lungs, and it can really leave your lungs ruined.” The rapper, 62, also shared that his father-in-law was …
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BALTIMORE — So far in this bizarro baseball season, there’s been a four-month shutdown due to a pandemic and labor dispute, followed by countless rule changes and a constantly changing schedule. But one thing has remained the same: The Yankees can’t seem to lose to the Orioles. Even after blowing a five-run lead and seeing …
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This has been a confusing summer. Even my flip-flops keep changing their mind. Clearly, what’s left of this baseball season is being played exclusively for TV revenue. When we last left, 10 months ago, The Game was in a badly diminished state, record-breaking home runs and record-breaking strikeouts, little baseball played in between. That condition …
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“Real Housewives of New York City” playboy Harry Dubin — who has dated series stars Sonja Morgan, Ramona Singer and Luann de Lesseps, and was married to Aviva Drescher — seems to have moved on from reality TV. Tongues are wagging that Dubin has been seen around Palm Beach, Fla., with Tiger Woods’ former mistress …
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A billionaire who settled one of the UK’s most expensive divorces in 2014 was ordered to fork over an additional $360 million grant to his ex-wife’s charity this week. Hedge funder Sir Christopher Hohn had been duking it out in British court with his ex, Jamie Cooper, since they split over whether a charity the …
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Federal officials say a convicted felon with mob ties and his wife fraudulently raised more than half a billion dollars from investors for their company, which loaned cash to small businesses at interest rates as high as 400 percent. Convicted felon Joseph LaForte, who goes by the name Joe Mack, and his wife Lisa McElhone …
People who resist COVID-19 restrictions are often accused of being selfish and caring only about their own freedom. While that might explain the actions of some, moral arguments can be made against many of the restrictions. Although simple appeals to “freedom” are indeed less popular today than in the past, we should not disregard them. …
