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Longmont, Colo.—Longmont Public Safety (LPS) is investigating a fire at an abortion alternatives ministry as arson. LPS said officers responded to a reported fire at Life Choices on Mountain View Avenue at 3:17 a.m. Saturday. Police said the building sustained fire and heavy smoke damage, and that the front of the building was vandalized with black paint. The vandalism includes pro-abortion rights messages including "if abortions aren't safe neither are you" and "bans off our bodies." The fire is being investigated as arson, according to LPS.(Snip)Life Choices describes itself on its website as "a Christ-centered ministry providing education, support, healing, and limited medical services
Los Angeles Times,
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San Antonio—There were 27 patients scheduled to receive abortions Friday at Alamo Women’s Reproductive Services in San Antonio.
Some were already waiting outside when the clinic opened at 9 a.m., doing their best to ignore a group of protesters at the parking lot entrance, shouting at them through a loudspeaker. “You don’t have to go in!” the activists pleaded with the women. “They murder babies!”
The clinic’s longtime owner, Dr. Alan Braid, was back in his office when his daughter, Andrea Gallegos, the executive administrator, ducked in. “It’s out. The decision’s out,” she said. “Full overturn.” Braid cursed. Then he began to tear up.
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Pfizer announced Saturday that tweaking its COVID-19 vaccine to better target the omicron variant is safe and works—just days before regulators debate whether to offer Americans updated booster shots this fall. The vaccines currently used in the U.S. still offer strong protection against severe COVID-19 disease and death—especially if people have gotten a booster dose. But those vaccines target the original coronavirus strain and their effectiveness against any infection dropped markedly when the super-contagious omicron mutant emerged.(Snip)Moderna recently announced similar results from tests of its combination shot, what scientists call a “bivalent” vaccine. The studies weren’t designed to track how well updated boosters prevented
Associated Press,
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Washington—Up to 40,000 Army National Guard soldiers across the country—or about 13% of the force—have not yet gotten the mandated COVID-19 vaccine, and as the deadline for shots looms, at least 14,000 of them have flatly refused and could be forced out of the service. Guard soldiers have until Thursday to get the vaccine. According to data obtained by The Associated Press, between 20% to 30% of the Guard soldiers in six states are not vaccinated, and more than 10% in 43 other states still need shots. Guard leaders say states are doing all they can to encourage soldiers to get vaccinated by the time limit.
Daily Caller,
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Philip Lenczycki
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A former U.S. Army helicopter pilot admitted to serving as a paid agent of the Chinese government, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday. Shapour Moinian pleaded guilty to making false statements during security background checks and also admitted to accepting payment in exchange for passing aviation secrets obtained from his defense contractor employer to Chinese agents, the DOJ announcement stated. Moinian now faces 15 years in prison and a fine up to $500,000 for his crimes at his August 29 sentencing.(Snip)After serving in the U.S. Army between 1977 and 2000, Moinian worked for the Department of Defense and various defense contractors, according to the DOJ announcement.
New York Daily News,
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A bullet-resistant panel was removed from the patrol car a cop was driving when when a gunshot shattered a window, injuring the officer behind the wheel, a police source said Friday. Det. Sunjay Verma arm was injured in Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon. Police said he was driving west on Pitkin Ave. near Legion St. in Brownsville when he rolled into a barrage of bullets—at least nine shots were fired, one of which blew out the cruiser’s driverside window then struck the passenger side window’s bullet-resistant panel.(Snip)The NYPD moved to install what it calls “ballistic doors and windows” in its fleet of police cars, at $4,200 per
Washington Times,
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Ryan Lovelace
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Instagram has a new idea for how to determine kids’ ages online—direct the children to videotape themselves, upload the content, and then the company will deploy facial scanning technology. The Meta-owned social platform is partnering with tech company Yoti to test how the scanning tech can be used to verify children. “After you take a video selfie, we share the image with Yoti, and nothing else,” Instagram said on its blog. “Yoti’s technology estimates your age based on your facial features and shares that estimate with us. Meta and Yoti then delete the image.”(Snip)Instagram insists its new tech will not do facial recognition.
Daily Mail (UK),
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Adam Solomons
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The terror suspect charged with killing two people and injuring 21 more at an Oslo gay bar last night has been named as a 42-year-old ex-plumber born in Iran. Zaniar Matapour was born in Iranian Kurdistan before coming to Bergen, Norway as a refugee at the age of 12. He was charged early this morning with two murders, attempted murder and terrorism after the homophobic terror attack at city centre LGBT+ haunt London Pub. The Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) investigated Matapour just a month ago, but decided he was 'not an imminent threat', Norwegian national broadcaster VG reported. PST chief Roger Berg told a press conference
WPIX-TV [New York, NY],
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West Village, Manhattan—As Pride weekend nears, the groundbreaking of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center in New York City marked a landmark achievement in American history. The 3,700-square-foot building at 51 Christopher St. sits right next door to the Stonewall Inn, where the current bar is located. It honors the queer people who fought for equality at the Stonewall Uprising back in 1969 when police raided the popular gay club for serving liquor without a license. It became a turning point in the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement.(Snip)Organizers said the visitor center will offer an immersive experience through in-person and virtual tours, lecture series, exhibitions
Washington Times,
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Sean Salai
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A growing shortage of federal air traffic controllers has been “a factor” in at least one-third of recent flight cancellations as the busy Fourth of July weekend approaches, the airline industry reported Friday. Airlines for America, a nonprofit group that represents the nation’s 10 major passenger and cargo air carriers, made the claim in a letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, shared with The Washington Times.(Snip)According to the letter, the FAA admitted “a needed increase in staff” at a May 3 airline industry summit in Florida.
“We appreciate the FAA’s acknowledgment of controller staffing challenges and would like to request a meeting to discuss how we can work
Washington Times,
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Joseph Clark
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President Biden met with offshore wind industry executives Thursday after snubbing oil executives summoned to Washington to come up with “concrete solutions” to combat skyrocketing gas prices. Mr. Biden, who has committed to fighting climate change by steering the U.S. away from fossil fuels and toward clean energy, is now battling skyrocketing prices at the pump which critics say is partly due to his policies. The wind energy rendezvous, which included senior administration officials, labor leaders, and several East Coast governors, marked the White House’s launch of a new federal-state offshore wind partnership meant to “jumpstart the American offshore wind industry.” “We’re about to build a better America,”
New York Daily News,
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Muri Assunção
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The Long Island library that decided to tear down Pride displays and remove books from children’s sections reversed its decision at an emergency meeting Thursday night. The Smithtown Library board of trustees voted 4-2 to rescind its controversial Tuesday night decision. One of the seven trustees abstained. The initial decision prompted a massive response from advocates and a strong statement from the governor, leading to the emergency meeting. On Tuesday, the board voted 4-2 in favor of a “motion to remove all Pride Displays, in addition to removing all books of the same subject on display, from all Children’s sections in all Smithtown Library buildings.”
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Crime is out of control in the Rotten Apple, which wanted a celebrity mayor. And by cracky there he is, enjoying the nightlife with his security detail in tow.