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CDC Buys Cellphone Location Data to Monitor COVID-19 Lockdown Compliance

The CDC paid one firm $420,000 and another $208,000 for access to data from at least 55 million cellphone users.

Idaho Citizens Victorious in Lawsuit Over City of Moscow’s Unconstitutional Treatment

Three Idaho church members have triumphed over the City of Moscow, Idaho, after suing the city and its officials for their unlawful arrest in September 2020.

California Will Not Require COVID Vaccines for School Attendance

“The public’s appetite for these kinds of mandates is definitely not what it used to be,” said lobbyist Kevin Gordon

Ron DeSantis Reportedly Preparing for 2024 Presidential Run

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is reportedly preparing for a 2024 presidential run.

Yosemite National Park Reinstating Mask Mandate

Yosemite National Park in California is reinstating its indoor mask mandate, citing an increased level of COVID-19 spread.

Few Schools Returning to Mask Mandates as COVID Cases Increase

At least five school districts, most in the northeast of the country, have reinstated mask requirements for students amid an uptick in COVID-19 infections, and two requested that students be tested for the virus before returning to school from winter break.

Hong Kong Lifts COVID-19 Restrictions and Plans to Reopen Border With China

Since Beijing announced it is reopening China’s borders, Hong Kong announced that beginning on Dec. 29, most of the pandemic measures will be lifted but the mask mandate will remain in effect.

Boston, Massachusetts Considers Mandating Masks for Schoolchildren

Boston Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu stated that Boston Public Schools is weighing a mask mandate for children following their Christmas break from school.

‘Police Seize on COVID-19 Pandemic to Expand Global Surveillance’: Associated Press

The Associated Press found that governments around the world used mass surveillance technologies and data during the COVID-19 pandemic for purposes unrelated to the pandemic, including stifling dissent and harassing marginalized communities.

Rigorous International Study of N95 Masks Upends Federal COVID Narrative

The CDC took nearly two years to formally recognize distinctions between masks for mitigating COVID-19 spread, finally saying in January that cloth masks offer "the least" protection and N95 respirators, which meet strict federal standards, "the highest."

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