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#1 Florida Sues Pfizer for Allegedly Misleading COVID Vaccine Marketing - Reuters, Eric Daugherty, Lara Logan/Aaron Siri, Nicholas Hulscher, MPH/Attorney General James Uthmeier, John Solomon, and The Gateway Pundit on X
Uthmeier filed the lawsuit in state court, alleging that Pfizer told consumers its COVID-19 vaccine was safe while failing to disclose potential risks, including heart inflammation and other adverse events. Pfizer, according to the lawsuit, urged people to get the shot to protect others, even though the company never tested whether the vaccine stopped the virus from spreading. Florida has also accused Pfizer of using unfair tactics to dominate the market. It said the company made more than $80 billion from vaccine sales, then nearly quadrupled the price of the vaccine to $110 to $130 a dose in 2023 from $30. The state, suing under its consumer protection law, wants a court order to stop the alleged conduct, fines of $10,000 per violation, or $15,000 when seniors or disabled people were harmed, and the return of profits...#2 DOJ Reindicts DC Pipe Bomb Suspect After FBI Confession Transcript Released - Cristina Laila for Washington Examiner, The Gateway Pundit, John Basham/General Mike Flynn/Trisha Hope - National Delegate-TX, Gracemarie, Robert Barnes/Jeff Lindsay, and Kyle Seraphin on X
The Department of Justice reindicted accused pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole Jr., doubling the number of felony counts against him days after his lawyers released a transcript of the FBI interview in which he confessed to planting two devices outside the national party headquarters before Jan. 6, 2021. A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment Wednesday that charged Cole separately for each bomb. The earlier four-count indictment grouped the devices found outside the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters together under each charge. The superseding indictment was expected, and Cole was in court on Thursday for his arraignment, according to a court calendar...
#3 New Mexico Wants Meta to Pay up to $40 Billion in Penalties After Data Privacy Trial - The Business Standard, Steve Berkowitz, Headlines, Full Clip Media, Bloomberg Law, and The Apex Wire on X
Attorneys for New Mexico made the request at a hearing in a lawsuit brought following revelations that the British political consulting firm, which worked on Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, harvested personal data from as many as 87 million Facebook users through a third-party app without their consent. The jury returned its verdict on September 25. Judge Francis Mathew, who oversaw the trial in Santa Fe, will decide how much Meta must pay in financial penalties...
#4 ‘They’ll Be Hit Very Hard’: Trump Sends Roughly 9,000 Troops and a Third Aircraft Carrier to the Middle East After Warning Strikes on Iran - Fortune, Chris Wick, GeoStrat, DNA, Dr.Sam Youssef Ph.D.,Ph.D.,DPT., and News&Views on X
The U.S. military is dispatching roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East, a U.S. official said Thursday. The bolstering of the American military presence comes as President Donald Trump warned anew that new strikes against Iran could be on the horizon. The troop movement, which includes a third aircraft carrier, underscores the rapidly evolving dynamic of Trump’s war against Iran as he ponders his next move, with midterm elections in the United States looming large and new signs that the nature of the conflict may be becoming more complex...#5 Ms Rachel Builds Sprawling Media Empire While Shelling Out Thousands to Progressive Candidates - Julia Bonavita for Fox News, Nevada Moon, Yinka Diz, 𝓒𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓪, Tim Renick, and Ashan Ali on X
The popular children's YouTuber Rachel Accurso has spent over $22,000 backing Democratic and progressive candidates since 2024, while her toddler-facing brand has expanded into Netflix, Penguin Random House, and the toy aisles of Target. Better known as "Ms. Rachel," the online star has cemented herself as the face of a multimillion-dollar children’s entertainment empire. The former New York City preschool educator, who sings nursery rhymes and teaches language to more than 21 million YouTube subscribers, has also become one of the most politically outspoken figures in her arena, drawing scrutiny for her positions on the Israel-Hamas war, racial issues and various Trump administration immigration policies...
#6 U.S. Pressures European Allies to Release Diesel Reserves as Trump Considers Export Ban - Steve Kopack for NBC News, Uzalendo News, Anton Likhodedov/Energy Headline News/Felix, Patrick Folan, and Inspector Clueso on X
The Trump administration ramped up a pressure campaign Thursday to persuade European allies to release diesel from national emergency stockpiles. The White House says additional diesel from Europe would increase global supplies and potentially keep a lid on soaring prices. The average U.S. price of diesel has soared by 70% since the war with Iran began, hitting $6.38 per gallon Thursday, according to AAA. Less than five weeks before the U.S. midterm elections, Republicans are eager for any way to lower domestic fuel prices...
#7 Mullin Says US ‘Knew’ Iran Would Try to Attack American Assets in UK - Luke Barr for ABC News, John F. Kennedy Jr., Al Jazeera English, and RattleTrap 1776 on X
The United States knew Iran or its proxies were going to "try and do an attack, possibly on a United States asset in the [United Kingdom]," Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin said Thursday of the arrest and release of five men near a Royal Air Force base used by the U.S.\ Mullin told Fox News the U.S. "had already been watching" the situation with British officials and the U.S. was "giving them a heads up."His comments come after U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Wednesday he believes Iran "played a part" in last weekend's incident at a Royal Air Force base in England that hosts U.S. warplanes involved in the conflict with Iran...
#8 Judge Blocks Trump’s Firing of Top Federal Prosecutor in Seattle and Restores Him as U.S. Attorney - Melissa Quinn for CBS News, Texas Blue, Gracelyn, P a u l ◉, and MS on X
A federal judge on Thursday blocked President Trump's firing of Roger Rogoff from his post as the top federal prosecutor in Seattle, finding the president cannot unilaterally remove a U.S. attorney who has been tapped to the post by a district court. U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian delivered his decision from the bench at the end of a hearing, during which he agreed to grant Rogoff's request to reinstate him until the Senate confirms a replacement. Mr. Trump nominated Simon Peter Serrano to the position of U.S. attorney in Seattle last month. Bastian ruled that Rogoff is the U.S. attorney in the Western District of Washington and has been the "rightful holder of that office" since July 15, when the federal district judges in the region installed him to the role, and he took his oath of office...
#9 Trump Urges Senate to Pass Sunshine Protection Act, Which Would Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent - Kevin Killough for Just The News, John Solomon, Real America's Voice (RAV), Ryan Fournier, ALX (x/acc), and Newsweek on X
resident Donald Trump on Thursday urged the Senate to pass the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent. "People are sick and tired of having to change their Clocks twice a year. Even most farmers would rather have additional time in the evening to harvest their crops. It is foolish, inconvenient, and, in some cases, very costly," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. Trump claimed that Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is holding up passage of the bill "for reasons unknown."
#10 Kyrsten Sinema’s Ex-Bodyguard Allegedly Said He’d ‘Take Down’ Former Pol — a Month After Destroying Her Home - Chris Bradford for New York Post, The Daily Beast, Stephanie Murray, azcentral, NBC News, and FOX 10 Phoenix on X
Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s ex-bodyguard turned lover was arrested for allegedly threatening to “take down” the ex-politician — a month after he was accused of causing $200,000 worth of damage to her home. Matthew Ammel, 39, was arrested in a Cheesecake Factory parking lot in Phoenix on Tuesday after cops received a tip-off from his GPS monitor, Arizona Republic reported. He was busted near a gun store after dropping off a knife, which officials described as a “large, military-style” blade, to be engraved as a present for his nephew’s Marine Corps boot camp graduation...
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Adopted Missouri Man Discovers Michael McDonald of Doobie Brothers, Yacht Rock Fame Is His Biological Father - Ella Morrison for New York Post, KCTV5 News, Yacht Rock Radio, The A.V. Club, New York Magazine, and Kari Lake on X
An adopted Missouri man got the shock of a lifetime when he discovered his biological father was five-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Michael McDonald of The Doobie Brothers. Michael Goessling was put up for adoption as an infant after his biological parents got pregnant when they were both 14 years old, First Alert 4 reported. Goessling said he “had a wonderful childhood” raised in St. Louis by his adoptive parents, Paul and Kay Goessling, but always remained curious about his biological roots. “I could not pick two finer folks to raise me,” he said, adding that he “Always knew I was adopted.”
