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A bipartisan City Council coalition wants the White House to declare a federal emergency because of the asylum-seeker crisis — a move they said should free up funding for the five boroughs to…

Russia has criminalised misleading words over what Putin has termed a "special military operation". Read more at straitstimes.com.

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) bashed the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill, saying the bill "does not reflect the priorities of the American people."

Decorated Navy Cmdr. Robert Ramirez, a five-time Bronze Star recipient, was found dead in his San Diego County home a month after taking control of SEAL Team 1, according to reports.

The keyboardist for the 1980s rock band Journey has been slapped with a cease-and-desist order for playing one of the band’s own songs. His crime? Playing the song at Mar-a-Lago. According to The Washington Times, Journey guitarist Neal Schon hit keyboardist Jonathan Cain with the…

Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether a bivalent COVID-19 vaccine protects against COVID-19. Methods Employees of Cleveland Clinic in employment on the day the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine first became available to employees, were included. The cumulative incidence of COVID-19 was examined over the following weeks. Protection provided by vaccination (analyzed as a time-dependent covariate) was evaluated using Cox proportional hazards regression. The analysis was adjusted for the pandemic phase when the last prior COVID-19 episode occurred, and the number of prior vaccine doses received. Results Among 51011 employees, 20689 (41%) had had a previous documented episode of COVID-19, and 42064 (83%) had received at least two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. COVID-19 occurred in 2452 (5%) during the study. Risk of COVID-19 increased with time since the most recent prior COVID-19 episode and with the number of vaccine doses previously received. In multivariable analysis, the bivalent vaccinated state was independently associated with lower risk of COVID-19 (HR, .70; 95% C.I., .61-.80), leading to an estimated vaccine effectiveness (VE) of 30% (95% CI, 20-39%). Compared to last exposure to SARS-CoV-2 within 90 days, last exposure 6-9 months previously was associated with twice the risk of COVID-19, and last exposure 9-12 months previously with 3.5 times the risk. Conclusions The bivalent COVID-19 vaccine given to working-aged adults afforded modest protection overall against COVID-19, while the virus strains dominant in the community were those represented in the vaccine. Summary Among 51011 working-aged Cleveland Clinic employees, the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster was 30% effective in preventing infection, during the time when the virus strains dominant in the community were represented in the vaccine. ### Competing Interest Statement The authors have declared no competing interest. ### Funding Statement This study did not receive any funding ### Author Declarations I confirm all relevant ethical guidelines have been followed, and any necessary IRB and/or ethics committee approvals have been obtained. Yes The details of the IRB/oversight body that provided approval or exemption for the research described are given below: The Institutional Review Board of Cleveland Clinic gave ethical approval for this work. I confirm that all necessary patient/participant consent has been obtained and the appropriate institutional forms have been archived, and that any patient/participant/sample identifiers included were not known to anyone (e.g., hospital staff, patients or participants themselves) outside the research group so cannot be used to identify individuals. Yes I understand that all clinical trials and any other prospective interventional studies must be registered with an ICMJE-approved registry, such as ClinicalTrials.gov. I confirm that any such study reported in the manuscript has been registered and the trial registration ID is provided (note: if posting a prospective study registered retrospectively, please provide a statement in the trial ID field explaining why the study was not registered in advance). Yes I have followed all appropriate research reporting guidelines and uploaded the relevant EQUATOR Network research reporting checklist(s) and other pertinent material as supplementary files, if applicable. Yes All data produced in the present study are available upon reasonable request to the authors

But apparently “Mr. Unity”’s disastrous first year in office — one in which he fell not once, but three times up the stairs on Air Force One.

SBF gets to go home for the holidays, while prosecutors get to pretend that he had to put up $250 million for the privilege.

As winter begins, so does the fearmongering for returning to COVID masking. For example, the following headlines appeared just on Thursday: “You really should mask up again, says infectious disease expert: The tripledemic is hitting ‘too fast and too furious’” (CNBC); “Mask mandates fail to…

Fueled by the pandemic and years of fiscal splurging, the national debt of the United States blew past a record-shattering $31 trillion in October, and the country is barreling toward a future economic reckoning.

This week, the arrest of British Catholic woman for ‘praying’ outside an abortion clinic has attracted international attention. However, the jailing of Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, director o…

Under the proposed law, anyone who is legally allowed to own a gun could carry it without a state-issued license. Currently, South Carolina gun owners must first attend training through a certified South Carolina CWP instructor before they can get a permit.

House Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern (D-MA) mocked House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on the House floor following the California Republican’s fiery floor speech slamming the omnibus spending bill, joking that it is evident that he has not locked up the votes to become the next…

During the holidays, we often hear that the best gifts are those not bought with money. In that spirit, the best gift we can give to each other as Americans is to reject propaganda and the politicization of our society, in favor of re-strengthening the…

On Friday's broadcast of CNBC's "Squawk Box," Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) stated that he is "proud to support" the omnibus bill, but acknowledged that due to | Clips

What's that old familiar saying? Oh yeah, "the science changed," right?

The Los Angeles Homelessness Services Authority, a joint commission created by the city and county of Los Angeles, released a report this week that was upbeat, claiming that the county had witnessed an increase in its homeless population of "only" 4.1percent between 2020 and 2022, a significant dip ...

Dr. Phil Magness, whose organization American Institute for Economic Research constructed the Great Barrington Declaration, attacked Fauci ahead of his retirement.

The director of student services admitted that the decision to withhold the information in a low-key way was intentional.

The director of student services admitted that the decision to withhold the information in a low-key way was intentional.

Rep. Kat Cammack called the Democrats’ $1.7 trillion spending bill the epitome of an “America Last” budget.” In a video on Friday, which was made as the vote on the measure was ongoing, the Gainesville Republican expressed frustration and anger that Democrats got their way,…

Just days after the world noticed, Stanford University argues that it is not anti-”American.” The Washington Times reported on Thursday that the elite northern California college balked at the suggestion that its new “harmful language” policy meant using the term “American” is out. As The…

China continues to grapple with COVID-19 cases that have surged since government officials lifted restrictions. The country-wide wave of cases has overwhelmed hospitals.

The Taiwanese Defense Ministry said aircraft were sent to respond after detection systems found nearly a dozen Chinese planes and other naval vessels were nearing the island.

Retailers warn they may be forced to raise prices or even close down stores in order to offset tens of billions of dollars in lost inventory.