close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for February 27 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. After not yet three months in the office, Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón is facing a recall effort similar to the one faced by California Gov. Gavin Newsom . Recall organizers held a ‘victims’ vigil’ Saturday evening to gather the 20 signatures needed from Los Angeles County residents to formally launch the process. The effort needs to garner just under 600,000 signatures from registered LA voters, or 10 percent of the voter roll, to force Gascón to run again. Organizers of the Newsom recall effort said they've garnered 1.825 million signatures as of Thursday. They need 1.5 million by March 17 for the effort to succeed but are accounting for a portion of the signatures to be rejected. The day he took office in December, Gascón announced a slew of sweeping changes including stopping the … [Read more...] about LA District Attorney George Gascon faces new recall as Newsom effort nears threshold
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Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice
When President Joe Biden made environmental protection a key element of his campaign, he promised to overhaul the federal office that investigates complaints from people in minority communities who believe they have been unfairly harmed by industrial pollution or waste disposal. Although the Environmental Protection Agency acknowledges that disadvantaged communities in America are disproportionately affected by pollution, hundreds of complaints sent to its civil rights office since the mid-1990s have only once resulted in a formal finding of discrimination. The situation has provoked criticism from the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, the EPA’s own Office of Inspector General and citizens who have filed complaints that sometimes languished for years — or decades. Under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, states, cities and other entities that receive federal funds are prohibited from discriminating because of race, color or national origin. That means citizens bearing the brunt … [Read more...] about Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice
United Airlines Agrees To Pay $49 Million For Defrauding US Postal Service
United Airlines has agreed to pay nearly $49 million to resolve criminal fraud charges and civil claims against the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). United, in agreement with the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, agreed to pay $17,271,415 in “criminal penalties and disgorgement” as well as $32,186,687 in a False Claims Act settlement with the Civil Division’s Commercial Litigation Branch, Fraud Section, according to a DOJ press release issued Friday. United Airlines to Pay $49 Million to Resolve Criminal Fraud Charges and Civil Claims https://t.co/lenRtp2ehx — Justice Department (@TheJusticeDept) February 26, 2021 From 2012-2015, United “engaged in a scheme to defraud USPS by submitting false delivery scan data,” the DOJ statement read. (RELATED: CEO Of United Airlines Calls For Companies To Mandate COVID Vaccine) “Instead of providing USPS accurate delivery scans based on the movement of the mail, United submitted automated delivery … [Read more...] about United Airlines Agrees To Pay $49 Million For Defrauding US Postal Service
The GOP’s uncertain future
What if President Donald Trump throws out the political playbook yet again and starts his own political party? Many conservatives believe the left stole the 2020 presidential election and hope to save the country from the socialist squad of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Democrats don't trust GOP on 1/6 commission: 'These people are dangerous' Progressives fume over Senate setbacks Budget Committee chair pledges to raise minimum wage: 'Hold me to it' MORE (D-N.Y.). Would those conservatives join a new national political party? They just might. ADVERTISEMENT Don’t believe me? A recent Rasmussen poll found that 61 percent of Republicans agree that President Biden did not win the election fairly . This is an astonishing share for a viewpoint that our social institutions do not tolerate. It is a thought crime according to many in the mainstream media, social media, Hollywood and academia. The campaign to alter these Americans’ … [Read more...] about The GOP’s uncertain future
Biden administration buys 100,000 doses of Lilly antibody drug
The Biden administration on Friday announced an agreement to purchase 100,000 doses of Eli Lilly's monoclonal antibody cocktail that was recently authorized by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The move will increase the available supply of one of the few proven treatments for people with COVID-19. The antibody drugs are authorized for use in patients who are at high risk of becoming seriously ill but are not yet hospitalized. Under the agreement, the federal government will pay $210 million for the initial purchase of up to 100,000 treatment courses of the therapeutic, which is a combination of the drug bamlanivimab, which was authorized last November for high-risk COVID-19 patients, with a second drug known as etesevimab. ADVERTISEMENT The combination received emergency use authorization earlier this month , after data showed it reduced the risk of hospitalization and death by 70 percent. The agreement includes flexibility to purchase up to a total … [Read more...] about Biden administration buys 100,000 doses of Lilly antibody drug