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NFL to drop all COVID restrictions

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The NFL plans to drop all of its COVID-19 restrictions going to the 2022 season, according to multiple reports.The NFL and the NFLPA’s agreement is effective immediately, the NFL Network reported, citing a memo from the league office. It means there will be no more requirements for masks, COVID-tracking devices, surveillance testing or capacity limits unless mandated by the state the teams are in.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM
The NFL logo on the field before the game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium on Oct. 3, 2021, in Inglewood, California.
(Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images)“Based on current encouraging trends regarding the prevalence and severity of COVID-19, the evolving guidance from the CDC, changes to state law and the counsel of our respective experts, the NFL and NFLPA have agreed to suspend all aspects of the joint COVID-19 Protocols,” the memo says. “We will continue to prioritize the health and safety of players, coaches and staff, as we have throughout the pandemic.”
Detail view of the NFL shield logo in neon lights during the first round of the NFL Draft on April 25, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee.
(Joe Robbins/Getty Images)NFL’S 2ND SEASON OF COVID JUST AS TRYING AS 1ST, MAYBE MOREThe NFL was the first of the major sports leagues in North America to complete a full season in 2020 when most of the country had to put their seasons on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In this Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020, file photo, Carolina Panthers quarterback Teddy Bridgewat …

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Women’s Soccer’s ‘Woke’ Bullies

Former women’s soccer forward Carli Lloyd criticized the “culture” of the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) as the “worst she’s ever seen,” during a Wednesday podcast appearance on Hope Solo Speaks.
Lloyd, who retired from professional soccer in 2021, joined longtime friend and former teammate Solo on the maiden voyage of Solo’s podcast. Solo spoke at length at the beginning of the podcast about the USWNT equal pay settlement, which Solo criticized, labeling the $24 million settlement from U.S. Soccer Federation “pathetic.”

“The reason for my sadness, the reason I feel gutted, kicked in the stomach, the reason why I feel betrayed and a bit hopeless is because the settlement is pathetic,” Solo said during the podcast.
Solo, who retired from professional soccer in 2016, continued:
After fighting for years for equal pay starting in 2015, the players still went on and agreed to a less-than-equal CBA. They continued to believe in the promises of the federation. … They were outclassed, outmaneuvered and then, finally, after pumping the brakes and doing a 180 in the fight of our life, they decided to show up to the party and they got hustled.
The main player Solo referenced is likely controversial team captain Megan Rapinoe, who has been the player most visible in USWNT’s media appearances pushing for equal pay for women soccer players. Rapi …

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US Ukrainian citizens get protected status

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Ukrainian citizens currently inside the U.S. will be granted temporary protected status by the Department of Homeland Security, its leader said Thursday.Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas made the disclosure in a video that was posted on Twitter.“I’m proud to announce that we will be providing temporary protected status, TPS, to those Ukrainian nationals who are present in the United States as of March 1 of this year,” Mayorkas says in the video. “Our relief [and] our hearts are with them, and we will do everything in our power to support them.“The TPS designation is scheduled to apply for 18 months, Homeland Security Today reported.RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: LIVE UPDATESTemporary protected status is often granted for foreign visitors in the U.S. whose homelands are affected by any of three major situations: war, environmental disaster or an unspecified extraordinary or temporary occurrence, the report said.In his video, Mayorkas also slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin for launching Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last week.“We condemn Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked attack against the Ukrainian people,” Mayorkas said. “Our hearts stand with the Ukrainian people, who are suffering so much tragedy and so much loss.“In late February, …

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Russia’s RT America To Cease Production

Facing mounting financial pressures, Russia’s English-language TV network RT America will cease production and permanently lay off most of its staff, multiple media outlets reported on Thursday afternoon.RT — which is owned by the Moscow-based TV Novosti and operated by T&R Productions — informed its employees via memo today: “As a result of unforeseen business interruption events, T&R Productions LLC will be ceasing production and, therefore, must lay off most of its staff who work at all its locations.”“Unfortunately, we anticipate this layoff will be permanent, meaning that this will result in the permanent separation from employment of most T&R employees at all locations,” wrote T&R Productions’ general manager Mikhail “Misha” Solodovnikov.The network offered affected employees two months’ severance pay, according to an employee who attended Thursday afternoon’s all …

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‘Afghan Adjustment Act’ Would Legalize 36,000 Unvetted Afghans — Frontpagemag

Don’t ask questions, just give them their citizenship.

Daniel Greenfield, a Shillman Journalism Fellow at the Freedom Center, is an investigative journalist and writer focusing on the radical Left and Islamic terrorism.

Biden’s evacuation brought tens of thousands of Afghans to America.

The majority of them were not interpreters, had no visas, and no basis for entering the country. Despite that, they were rapidly brought here with virtually no vetting, dropped off at military bases, and then put through the resettlement process across the United States.

There’s no one problem.

At last count around 36,000 Afghans or 40% of the “refugees” had no legal basis for being evacuated even after the Biden administration and its congressional allies, both Democrat and Republican, watered down standards for applying for SIV visas so much so that virtually any Afghan employed i …

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Moldova prepared to defend itself after map shows former Soviet republic as possible next Russian target

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WASHINGTON, DC – The Moldovan ambassador to the U.S. said Wednesday his country is prepared to defend its borders if Russia or Belarus were to invade the former Soviet republic. “The country is prepared [for] any kind of scenarios, including the very worst-case scenario,” Ambassador Eugen Caras told Fox News in an exclusive interview. “So we will be defending what’s to be defended.“A day earlier, video surfaced showing Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko standing in front of a map that appeared to indicate the Moldovan breakaway state of Transnistria as a potential next target.
Refugees fleeing war in Ukraine arrive to Palanca, Moldova, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. 
(Associated Press)RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE: LIVE UPDATESLukashenko is Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest ally in the region. Belarus was instrumental in the lead-up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.‘Mistake’ on the map?Caras said the Belarusians told Moldovan officials that the placement of Moldova on the map was a “mistake.“A deputy-level foreign minister summoned the Belarusian ambassador to Moldova to the Foreign Ministry and was asked for clarity, according to Caras.“From what I understand, the ambassador said that there was a mistake on behalf of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus,” Caras told Fox News. UKRAINE STANDS UP TO RUSSIAN CYBERATTACKS; PUTIN COULD LAUNCH REVENGE ATTACKS AGAINST US, EXPERT WARNS  Caras said Moldova is not in a state of panic, though the country is worried about a potential threat.
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to the head of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Alexander Shokhin during their meeting in Moscow.
(Associated Press)“We are very concerned with this situation. We condemn this,” Caras, who assumed his post in 2020, told Fox News. “One cannot be sure 100% of the next phase. Will we be targeted or not? As of today, it seems that we are not a target.”“But what …

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Ukraine: No need to declare captured Russian tanks or military gear on your taxes

The fighting is getting increasingly brutal in Ukraine today and the civilian casualties are reportedly mounting into the thousands. But at least the government is keeping a sense of humor while communicating with its embattled citizens. The Ukrainian National Agency for the Protection against Corruption put out a public service statement this week with useful information for anyone who has stolen any Russian tanks or other military hardware during the invasion. Don’t worry about needing to report the estimated value of the tank or personnel carrier on your taxes next year. You’ll be given a pass from the taxman and you can just keep it or sell it as you wish. Of course, this assumes there will still be a Ukrainian government left to levy any taxes by then, which is far from assured. We should offer the usual disclaimer here …

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Fight Breaks Out At Fox Between Tucker And Fellow Reporter

Tucker Carlson appeared to take a swipe at a fellow Fox News reporter Jennifer Griffin who has been “fact checking” the pundits on her network during the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

As he introduced Colonel Doug Macgregor, who was recently fact checked by Griffin, Carlson swiped at “so-called reporters you see on television” who act “secretly as a flack for Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon.”

It came after the host warned that a war with Russia “would be a legitimate disaster no matter what the outcome would be.” And, he cautioned his viewers, to “be very wary of what you hear. There is an awful lot of lying going on, an unprecedented amount of lying.”

“We always start with retired Colonel Doug Macgregor. Unlike so many of the TV generals you see all day long, McGregor is not angling for a board seat at Raytheon. Unlike so many of the so-called reporters you see on television, he is not acting secretly as a flack for Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon. No, Doug Macgregor is an honest man. So we’re gonna start, in place of a long script tonight, with a conversation with Doug Macgregor about what is actually going on in Ukraine,” he said.

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Dates Set For Supreme Court Nomination

The Senate hearings for President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court Justice nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson have been set for March 21, leading to a potential vote that could confirm the first black woman to sit on the nation’s highest court by next month.Senate Judiciary Committee Dick Durbin (D‑IL) announced the scheduled hearing on Wednesday as Jackson shared her first meetings with senators in Washington, D.C.The Senate Judiciary Committee has scheduled hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson for the week of March 21. If confirmed, Jackson would be the first Black woman to serve as a justice in the court’s 200-plus year history. https://t.co/o1IowyXFz9— The Associated Press (@AP) March 2, 2022Jackson is slated to meet with lawmakers today from both parties, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D‑NY) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R‑KY).Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson is on Capitol Hill today for her first meetings with senators as Democrats eye a swift confirmatio …

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Reps Received 8,000+ Free Trips

By Adam Andrzejewski for RealClearPolicy
Between 2017 and 2021, more than 500 Congress members disclosed that they took more than 8,000 trips paid for by roughly 700 third-party organizations, according to an analysis by OpenTheBooks.com. While this practice is not illegal, it presents lawmakers with a conflict of interest.
That conflict of interest is most clearly seen through five nonprofit organizations that paid for 925 trips for members of Congress and their staff, who in turn got those organizations $102 million in federal funds over the five-year period we audited.

Members or staffers took about 2,600 trips to foreign destinations vs. about 5,490 trips to domestic destinations. Half the foreign trips went to just five popular overseas destinations: Israel (939); Berlin, Germany (103); Tokyo, Japan (100); Paris, France (102); and Brussels, Belgium (76).
In April 2019, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez and his wife traveled to Amman, Jordan and Beiruit, Lebanon, a trip that cost $20,328.32 and was paid for by the …

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