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CBS staff seethe as Bari Weiss sics reporters on ‘thin theories’ about Dem stars: report

CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss has personally pushed the network’s journalists to pursue theories about Democratic candidates, according to insiders. Weiss has repeatedly encouraged CBS reporters to put significant resources toward finding a potential link between Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed and the Muslim Brotherhood, Semafor…

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Bari Weiss Exposed for Pushing CBS to Smear Democratic CandidatesCBS News editor in chief and anti-woke crusader Bari Weiss urged her newsroom to cover right-wing conspiracy theories regarding Democratic Senate candidates James Talarico and Abdul El-Sayed. Semafor reported that Weiss was particularly focused on El-Sayed’s (nonexistent) ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and 9/11, and Talarico’s (also nonexistent) trip to…

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Infectious disease veterans call for clearer federal message on measlesWhile money is pumped into state and local health departments to help counter the growing measles outbreaks across the country, experts say clear communication from top health leaders seems lacking and what has been said publicly may have hurt more than helped. The country has surpassed 4,000 measles cases and appears to have already doubled...

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Denver man sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for COVID relief schemeSteve Randall Howe has been sentenced to two and half years in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining more than $1.2 million in pandemic-era relief funds, prosecutors said.

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San Diego's Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport still using leaded fuelSan Diego's Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport in Kearny Mesa is the highest lead-polluting general aviation airport in the country, based on federal data.

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CDC sends a ‘disease detective’ to Pennsylvania as measles cases top 1,200A Health and Human Services official said the federal agency is sending a “disease detective” to Pennsylvania later this week at the state’s request.

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'Blatant Hypocrisy': Trump Signs Executive Order on Women’s Health—While Attacking Women's HealthPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday to promote women's health. But advocates say it's an example of "blatant hypocrisy" after his administration slashed healthcare access and medical research funding. The initiative, promoted by First Lady Melania Trump, establishes a new Women's Health Division within the US National Institutes of…

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CBS reporter apologizes and deletes post praising Abdul El-Sayed hecklerJan Crawford had praised man who asked Democratic candidate whether he would disavow Muslim Brotherhood CBS ’s chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford has apologized for and deleted a social media post praising a man who questioned Democratic Michigan US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed about the Muslim Brotherhood during a town hall on Saturday. On…

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