John Brokaw

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Student Death Spurs Calls for Schools to Stock Overdose Drug

(ConservativeStar.com) – Narcan (a brand name for naloxone) is a nasal spray that can quickly reverse the effects of an overdose of opiate/opioid drugs. Unfortunately, there was none to be had at a Connecticut school where a 13-year-old boy lost his life after ingesting fentanyl on January 15. The incident is spurring renewed calls for schools to stock Narcan and for additional training for people to recognize overdose signs. A 13-year-old died from an apparent …

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US Navy Scrambles to Recover Downed Jet

(ConservativeStar.com) – On Monday, January 24, a United States Navy F-35C with Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147 crashed onto the deck of the USS Carl Vinson operating in the South China Sea. Reports indicate the pilot ejected safely but was injured along with six other sailors on the flight deck. The Stealth Fighter, loaded with highly-classified equipment, fell overboard. The Navy has confirmed it’s beginning salvage operations in order to recover the plane before the …

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With New Law Gun Buyers Will Need Liability Insurance

(ConservativeStar.com) – The legendary Dionne Warwick sang a song that asked the question “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?” and it’s likely that insurance companies will be answering that with a resounding “yes!” The City Council there voted on Tuesday, January 25, to become the first city in America to require registered gun owners to purchase liability insurance to pay for damages caused by accidental shootings. The city will also require owners to …

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Justice Stephen Breyer to Retire, Opening up Biden to Nominate New Justice

(ConservativeStar.com) – After serving on the Supreme Court for nearly three decades after being appointed by President Bill Clinton, it appears that Justice Stephen Breyer intends to retire at the end of the current term. Liberal voices have been encouraging the 83-year-old justice to make this move so President Joe Biden will have the ability to name his successor, who would likely serve in that position for many years. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to …

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Elon Musk Wants to Implant Chips in People’s Brains

(ConservativeStar.com) – It’s easy to imagine a post-apocalyptic science fiction movie with an opening montage showing a man warning the world about the dangers Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses to the existence of humankind — and being the first to build the robot just a few years later. In the real world, one needs to look no further than the billionaire owner of Tesla, Elon Musk, for an eerie parallel. Beneficial Microchips Another of Musk’s companies, …

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Belarus Hit by Massive Cyberattack

(ConservativeStar.com) – Some in the West, including Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), view the military aggressions of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ukraine as part of his desire to rebuild the now-defunct Soviet Union. Many fear his buildup of troops in areas surrounding the country — including positioning aircraft and surface-to-air missile battalions in Belarus — is evidence that he plans an invasion in the very near future. In an attempt to hinder movements and equipment …

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FBI Searching for “Granddaddy Bandit” Who Tried to Rob Two Banks

(ConservativeStar.com) – Most people have heard of “Pretty Boy” Floyd and “Baby Face” Nelson; now there is the “Granddaddy Bandit.” The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seeking information about him because he allegedly tried to hold up two different banks in Houston, Texas, on Friday, January 21. In the first incident, he walked into a Chase Bank, flashed a handgun to the tellers, and demanded they hand over the money. They informed him that …

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Georgia Pastor Arrested for Allegedly Locking Disabled People in Basement

(ConservativeStar.com) – US law presumes people accused of crimes are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Georgia’s Griffin City Police Department said that on January 13, the fire department notified them after finding eight people with physical or mental disabilities locked in a basement while responding to a medical emergency. According to their press release, Pastor Curtis Keith Bankston (55) and his wife Sophia Simms-Bankston (56) ran an “unlicensed group home.” The …

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Meat Loaf, Star of Radio, Stage and Screen, Dead at 74

(ConservativeStar.com) – Marvin Lee Aday — known to his millions of fans simply as Meat Loaf — was born on September 27, 1947, in Dallas, Texas. He died at the age of 74 on January 20, 2022, in Austin, Texas. The Grammy winner was probably best known for his 1977 album Bat Out of Hell, but he also performed on Broadway three times and in an off-Broadway production once. https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1484607982071689217 There was much more to …

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SCOTUS Declines to Speed up Challenge to Texas Abortion Ban

(ConservativeStar.com) – On December 10, 2021, the Supreme Court denied a group of Texas abortion providers’ petition to block the enforcement of the state’s “heartbeat” bill. The SCOTUS sent it back to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to handle, which, in turn, sent it back to the Texas Supreme Court to answer questions about relevant state laws. The Liberals did not take this well and asked the justices to order the case back to …

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