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• Dollywood Lifts Their COVD-19 Restrictions, No Masks Required Outside
  
  Dollywood, the amusement park of legendary country music artist Dolly Parton, has pulled back on its COVID-19 restrictions. Guests, as of April 12, according to Dollywood's website, can choose to wear masks outside in socially distanced areas,...
• Poll: Almost Half of Republicans Say They'll Never Get Covid-19 Vaccine
  
  Almost half of all Republicans said they would never get the Covid-19 vaccine in the latest poll from the Monmouth University Polling Institute, far more than the portion Democrats or independents...
• GOP Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Strip MLB of Anti-Trust Protections
  
  Republicans have introduced a bill aimed at stripping Major League Baseball of its antitrust protections after the league moved its All-Star Game out of Atlanta in protest of Georgia's new voting law...
• New Treasury Office to Oversee Billions in Virus Relief Help
  
  The Treasury Department has created a new office to supervise the disbursement of the billions of dollars in relief money authorized by Congress to combat the coronavirus-related recession. Officials said Wednesday that the goal is to streamline the process and ensure all...
• Hank Azaria's Apology for Playing Simpson's Apu Draws Sarcasm
  
  Actor John Cleese of the British comedy, 'Monty Python' fame, has been rebuked recently for taunting voice actor Hank Azaria over his apology for his portrayal of The Simpson's Indian character 'Apu.'...
• Andy Biggs to Newsmax TV: Border 'a Humanitarian Crisis'
  
  Arizona Rep. Andy Biggs told Newsmax TV's, "American Agenda" on Wednesday that "the biggest takeaway really is that we don't have operational control of that border....
• Pompeo: 'Ecstatic' That World is Seeing China's Role in Pandemic
  
  The "world is coming to see the recklessness" with which the Communist Chinese government handled the beginnings of the COVID-19 pandemic that has caused "so much grief and loss of life around the world,"...
• George W. Bush: Not Passing Immigration Reform One of My Biggest Disappointments
  
  Former President George W. Bush says he regrets not passing immigration reform during his tenure, calling it one of the biggest disappointments of his presidency....
• Expert Blames George Floyd's Death on Heart Rhythm Problem
  
  MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - George Floyd died of a sudden heart rhythm problem due to his heart disease while being restrained by police, a retired forensic pathologist testified for the defense Wednesday at former Officer Derek Chauvin's murder trial, contradicting experts who said...
• Capitol Cop Not Charged in Fatal Ashli Babbitt Shooting
  
  The Justice Department has closed its investigation into the death of Ashli Babbitt, 35, and will not charge the officer who shot her, saying there was no evidence to prove the officer violated her civil rights.
• Ex-Cop Charged With 2nd-Degree Manslaughter in Wright Shooting
  
  Former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police officer Kim Potter will be charged with second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Daunte Wright, 20, Washington County Attorney Pete Orput announced Wednesday.
• City Manager Fired Over Minnesota Cop's 'Due Process': 'Still Have My Integrity'
  
  The 18-year veteran Minnesota city manager fired for telling a reporter the cop who fatally shot Daunte Wright was "entitled to due process" said Tuesday night he still has "my integrity."...
• Report: Broad Missteps Left Capitol Police Unprepared Jan. 6
  
  A blistering internal report by the U.S. Capitol Police describes a multitude of missteps that left the force unprepared for the violent attack on Jan. 6 - riot shields that shattered upon impact, expired weapons that couldn't be used...
• Biden Rushes to Protect Power Grid As Hacking Threats Grow
  
  A White House plan to rapidly shore up the security of the U.S. power grid will begin with a 100-day sprint, but take years more to transform utilities' ability to fight off hackers, according to details of a draft version of the plan...
• 60 Arrested in 3rd Night of Violent Minnesota Shooting Protests
  
  Protesters faced off with police for a third night Tuesday in Minnesota over the death of a young Black man shot by an officer, with more than 60 people arrested, law enforcement officials said.
• Suspects Arrested in Murder of Long-Missing Kristin Smart
  
  Police arrested a longtime suspect on Tuesday for the murder of Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old college freshman who went missing from her California university 25 years ago, but said her body had not yet been found...
• Rep. Mo Brooks to Newsmax TV: We Must Regain Election Integrity
  
  The Democrats and the radical left are systematically manipulating, thus destabilizing, the election system in the U.S., according to Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala. on Newsmax TV.
• Top Dems Distance Themselves From Squad's Call to Abolish Police
  
  Top Democrats, including President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., kept members of the Squad at arm's length after calls came from them to abolish the police following the fatal police shooting of Black man Daunte Wright, 20.
• Mike Rowe: Minimum Wage Jobs 'Rungs on a Ladder'
  
  As Congress continues to debate raising the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour, former "Dirty Jobs" host Mike Rowe says those jobs were never intended to be careers, but "rungs on a ladder" to success.
• Fauci Defends Pause on J&J Vaccine
  
  Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday defended the decision by federal health officials to recommend a pause on giving out the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine while they study the serious illnesses that developed in six American women.
• Expert Says Cop Was Justified in Pinning Down George Floyd
  
  Former officer Derek Chauvin was justified in pinning George Floyd to the ground because he kept struggling, a use-of-force expert testified for the defense Tuesday, contradicting a parade of authorities from both inside and outside the Minneapolis Police Department.Taking...
• Rep. Mike Turner to Newsmax TV: US 'at Risk' With Biden Iran Nuke Plan
  
  The Biden administration's desire to "run back into" former President Barack Obama's Iran nuclear deal is not only "very flawed," but it will put the United States at risk, according to Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, on Newsmax TV.
• Officer Kim Potter Might Face Charges in Fatal Wright Shooting
  
  The police officer who accidentally shot Daunte Wright, 20, during a traffic stop near Minneapolis on Sunday might face criminal charges Wednesday, according to the Washington County District Attorney's Office.
• Toilet Paper Demand Slows as Pandemic Hysteria Calms
  
  Retailers have lost more than $800 million from May 2020 to Feb 2021 in toilet paper sales alone. The resulting loss in sales was due to either retail outlets not carrying the brand customers preferred or they were out of stock.
• More Than 35 Conservative Groups Sign Pledge Rejecting Big Tech Money
  
  More than 35 conservative organizations have signed a pledge rejecting money from big tech companies, on Tuesday including companies such as Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Twitter. ...

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