Florida County Board Kills Bill of Rights Ordinance, Passes Pre-Written Resolution Instead
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Florida County Board Kills Bill of Rights Ordinance, Passes Pre-Written Resolution Instead

On June 23, The Epoch Times reported that the Collier County Board of County Commissioners (CCBOCC) decided, by a measure of two to three, to postpone their vote on a proposed ordinance that would establish Collier County, Florida as a Bill of Rights Sanctuary. On July 13, the CCBOCC—described now by some as “cowards”—killed the…

McConnell: Biden flip on anti-abortion Hyde Amendment sign of administration ‘spiraling way, way to the left’
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McConnell: Biden flip on anti-abortion Hyde Amendment sign of administration ‘spiraling way, way to the left’

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., slammed President Biden for steering the U.S. to the more to the left despite campaigning as a moderate, in light of Democrats’ push to eliminate the Hyde Amendment. First passed in 1977, the Hyde Amendment to Medicaid prohibits federal tax dollars from being used to fund abortions, except in…

Gigi Hadid Replaces Chrissy Teigen in ‘Never Have I Ever’

Gigi Hadid Replaces Chrissy Teigen in ‘Never Have I Ever’

Last month, Chrissy Teigen stepped away from her role in Netflix‘s Never Have I Ever season two. Now, the show, which is streaming on the streaming service, has announced that Gigi Hadid stepped in to take over. Click inside to find out more… Gigi is narrating for the character Paxton (Darren Barnet). If you don’t…

59 of 96 Phones Assigned to Robert Mueller Probe Missing: GOP Senators
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59 of 96 Phones Assigned to Robert Mueller Probe Missing: GOP Senators

Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Jonhson (R-Wis.) sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) requesting more information about missing phones used by former special counsel Robert Mueller during his investigation into former President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign. In a news release, the two senators said they were compelled to send a letter (pdf)…

Meet Stanley the giraffe, born at Busch Gardens the night Lightning won cup

Meet Stanley the giraffe, born at Busch Gardens the night Lightning won cup

As the Tampa Bay Lightning was securing its second straight Stanley Cup on July 7, a giraffe at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay was in labor. Enter Stanley the giraffe. Mama giraffe Angel and baby are doing well, and the internet has another case of Stanley fever. “Welcome Stanley You are adorable,” one Facebook user commented….

Lyft’s shared rides return with COVID measures and advanced booking

Lyft’s shared rides return with COVID measures and advanced booking

Lyft unsurprisingly axed shared rides as COVID-19 took hold, but it’s rethinking them as the pandemic (hopefully) subsides and demand resumes. The company is relaunching shared rides on July 19th with a few tweaks to both streamline your trips and acknowledge the safety issues of a not-quite-normal US. You can now request these rides up…

Report: Apple’s Pro-Consumer Privacy Changes Cause 15% Drop in Revenue for Advertisers

Report: Apple’s Pro-Consumer Privacy Changes Cause 15% Drop in Revenue for Advertisers

VenureBeat reports that Consumer Acquisition’s Brian Bowman has sounded the alarm on Apple’s decision to favor user privacy over targeted ads by changes access to its Identifier for Advertisers (IDFA). An analysis of $300 million in paid social ad spending by Consumer Acquisition found that IDFA has had a negative effect on iOS advertisers with…