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It's not surprising that a high school would be sent into lockdown over a student not wearing a mask. We've seen it happen before. But we've seen it happen in the socialist paradise of California. Wyoming is supposed to be a red state that is pro-freedom and unlike Joe Biden and the people who control Joe Biden, believes in science. School mask mandates aren't science. They're barely even "the" science. Yet Laramie High School in Wyoming was shut down because Grace Smith, a junior, didn't mask up.

Did you watch CNN’s Democratic debate Thursday night? I actually did, and get this. I was entertained. Thoroughly entertained. I had a feeling it would be a bit more exciting, especially since Bernie Sanders has been out there questioning Hillionaire’s qualifications. At one point, Dana Bash grilled Hillary on releasing the transcripts of her Wall Street speeches, and it was glorious. “Secretary Clinton, if I may, Senator Sanders keeping bringing up the speeches that you gave to Goldman Sachs. So I’d like to ask you, so you’ve said that you don’t want to release the transcripts, until everybody does it,...

JERUSALEM Hundreds of Israel's doctors are demonstrating in Jerusalem, stepping up their protest for higher wages and better hospital conditions. Last week, doctors marched to Jerusalem and pitched tents, echoing a grass-roots movement of tent camps that have sprung up nationwide with young people demanding affordable housing. Israel Medical Association chairman Dr. Leonid Eidelman has also gone on a hunger strike. At a rally near Israel's parliament Sunday, he called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to intervene. Israel's medical system is socialized, and everyone has coverage. Doctors say they are overworked, understaffed and underpaid. As part of their protest Sunday,...

U.S. May Take Ownership Stake in Banks Treasury Dept. Would Hope to Spur Lending By EDMUND L. ANDREWS and MARK LANDLER Treasury officials say the just-passed $700 billion bailout bill gives them the authority to inject cash into banks that request it. Q & A: The Fed’s Rate Cut Times Topics: Credit Crisis — The Essentials

Ban on solvent may be disastrous for state's businesses In the near future, the "Dry Clean Only" tag on clothes may become a thing of the past. Last week at a meeting in Sacramento, California Air Resources Board enacted the nation's first statewide ban of perchloroethylene - a toxic solvent used in more than 70 percent of the state's dry-cleaning machines.At the urging of environmentalists, dry cleaners will be banned from buying machines that rely on perchloroethylene beginning in January 2008. Also, those with such equipment must halt using them by 2023. In 1991, the state declared perchloroethylene a toxic...