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Kelly Loeffler says agency identified widespread suspected fraud in COVID-era loans The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced Thursday that it suspended 6,900 Minnesota borrowers after uncovering what it says is widespread suspected fraud. SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler said the agency reviewed thousands of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) loans approved in Minnesota, …

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Screenshot: WBNS RINO Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s office has brushed off growing concerns about potential massive fraud in taxpayer-funded daycare centers, particularly in Columbus, which boasts the second-largest Somali population in the United States, as simply “the cost of doing business.” The governor’s office said that attempts to use daycare centers for fraud in Ohio …

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‘We need to control the platforms, all the social platforms,’ Cato Networks co-founder Shlomo Kramer said Israeli billionaire tech entrepreneur and Cato Networks co-founder Shlomo Kramer argued on Monday’s episode of CNBC’s “Money Movers” that governments must restrict freedom of speech in the age of AI. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Donald …

Israeli tech CEO calls on US govt to ‘limit’ First Amendment,’ take control of social media to prevent ‘lies’ Read More »

State legislators overturned several gubernatorial vetoes in a special session of the General Assembly last month, including a bill that would create a committee to study reparations for descendants of slaves. During their one-day session held Dec. 16 at the State House in Annapolis, the legislature overrode Gov. Wes Moore’s nine vetoes of bills. State …

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Lawsuits, federal intervention signal an uncertain future for US Wind Congressman Andy Harris predicts US Wind will fail. Regulatory uncertainty, he said, may doom the developer’s plans for an offshore wind farm near Ocean City. It means the deep-pocketed lenders required to finance the project may walk away, the Eastern Shore representative said in an …

Offshore wind project still in limbo Read More »

The ‘super flu‘ is exploding across the US, with some states seeing more cases than ever before. The latest CDC data for the week ending December 20 shows positive flu tests are up 53 percent compared to the week prior. Positive tests are up nearly 75 percent from this time last year. During the week ending December 20, …

‘Super’ virus spreading uncontrollably… as New York sees most flu cases ever and experts warn ‘we don’t know when it will stop’  Read More »

Upcoming repair work on Ocean City’s Route 50 bridge means the main artery into the resort will be inaccessible for two consecutive weeks, forcing motorists to take a detour around Route 90 through Ocean Pines. Starting Jan. 20, the State Highway Administration will temporarily close the Harry W. Kelley Memorial Bridge to make repairs to …

Route 50 bridge to close for two weeks Read More »

Republican House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (KY-01) announced Wednesday that his committee will begin holding hearings on the growing Minnesota Somali fraud scandal next week. The first hearing is scheduled for January 7, and will feature the testimonies of three Minnesota Republican lawmakers. A second hearing is scheduled for February 10, with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz …

Boom: DC Hearings Will Target Walz, Ellison Over ‘Asleep or Complicit’ Roles in Somali Fraud Scanda Read More »

One of the offices in the Worcester County Board of Education building in Newark was the target of a search and seizure warrant last month, school board attorney Heather Stansbury confirmed this week. Stansbury said the warrant was executed on Dec. 13, the same day investigators converged on the West Ocean City home of Denise …

Agency searched WCPS office, employee’s home as probe continues Read More »

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt weighed in on the daycare fraud that’s been exposed in Minnesota under Democrat Governor Tim Walz and said, “people will be in handcuffs” as she shared how every aspect of the administration is getting involved. During her appearance on Wednesday on Fox and Friends, Leavitt was asked about President …

‘People Will Be in Handcuffs’: Karoline Leavitt on WH Response to Minnesota Fraud Under Walz Read More »