Retail chain pharmacy CVS Health‚ will pay Ohio $1.5 million in penalties for problems related to understaffing and will cause mandatory changes for all the state’s retail pharmacies‚ the Ohio Board of Pharmacy announced on Thursday.

The race is on to save a semi-truck driver after the large truck crashed off the side of an Indiana bridge‚ leaving the driver hanging for his life off the side.

Senator John Cornyn‚ one of the worst RINOs in Congress‚ immediately threw his hat in the ring for Mitch McConnell’s position as leader. He has been interviewing for this job for quite some time‚ so it was no surprise. As Punch Bowl News reported‚ he’s calling every Republican with a pulse to support him. He […] The post Sen. John ‘RINO’ Cornyn Lobbies Hard for the Leadership Position appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The FBI arrested Turning Point’s Steve Baker for reporting on January 6‚ 2021‚ more than three years after the fact. He was handcuffed as if he were a dangerous perp. They even told him to wear shorts and sandals for his arrest today. Blaze contributor Jill Savage said he “was able to wear his dress […] The post The Arrest &; Persecution of Steve Baker for Journalism appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

A London play starring “Game of Thrones” star Kit Harrington will host two performances where only black audience members‚ or those identifying as black‚ will be permitted to view the play‚ “free from the white gaze.” “Slave Play‚” which received 12 Tony nominations in 2021‚ but won no awards‚ will run at the Noël Coward theater in London’s West End from June 29 to September 21 and feature performances on July 17 and September 17 with “Black Out nights.” “Blackout nights are the purposeful creation of an environment in which an all-Black-identifying audience can experience and discuss an event in the performing arts‚ film‚ athletic and cultural spaces — free from the white gaze‚” the theater noted. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s office released a statement saying‚ “The prime minister is a big supporter of the arts and he believes that the arts should be inclusive and open to everyone‚ particularly where those arts venues are in receipt of public funding. Restricting audiences on the basis of race would be wrong and divisive.” “I understand the subject matter of the show may have particular resonance for some but would simply question the legality of this? In other circles it would be illegal and racial discrimination. I don’t understand why this isn’t‚” one member of Parliament told The Daily Mail. The play’s producers told The BBC the “intent is to celebrate the play with the widest possible audience. We want to increase accessibility to theatre for everyone.” “The Broadway production conceived of Black Out nights and we are carefully considering how to incorporate this endeavour as part of two performances in our 13-week run. We will release further details soon. To be absolutely clear‚ no-one will be prevented or precluded from attending any performance of Slave Play.” Playwright Jeremy O. Harris told BBC Sounds: One of the things we have to remember is that people have to be radically invited into a space to know that they belong there and in most places in the west‚ poor people and black people have been told that they do not belong inside the theatre… For me‚ as someone who wants and yearns for black and brown people to be in the theatre‚ who comes from a working class environment‚ who wants people who do not make six figures to feel like theatre is a place for them‚ it is a necessity to radically invite them in with initiatives that say “you’re invited.” Specifically you. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “There are a litany of places in our country that are generally only inhabited by white people‚ and nobody is questioning that‚ and nobody is saying that by inviting black audiences here you are uninvited‚” he continued. “The idea of a Black Out night is to say this is a night that we are specifically inviting black people to fill up the space‚ to feel safe with a lot of other black people in a place where they often do not feel safe.” The play itself focuses on three modern-day interracial couples who attempt to mend tensions in their relationships by engaging in “antebellum sexual-performance therapy‚” according to The New Yorker. The black characters in the play no longer experience pleasure in their relationships with their white partners and attempt to recapture it through the racially-charged sexual roleplaying.

Students at the University of Virginia overwhelmingly voted in favor of their university divesting from the state of Israel in a campus-wide referendum on Wednesday amid accusations of anti-Semitic discrimination against Jewish students at the school. The referendum‚ sponsored by seven student groups‚ passed by a margin of 67 percent to 32 percent‚ with 30 percent of the student body participating. The referendum calls for the university’s administration to undergo an audit to determine if endowment funds are used to invest in companies “engaging in or profiting from the State of Israel’s apartheid regime.” It demands the school divest any funds identified. It also condemns the UVA administration for its failure to attack Israel in its statement that condemned Hamas days after the terror group committed the largest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust.  “The University released an initial statement on October 11‚ 2023‚ recognizing the ‘brutal terrorist attacks on Israel’ and ‘the actions of Hamas and the horrific violence that has taken place against civilians‚’” the referendum reads. “This message failed to address the crimes committed by the Israeli government and the ongoing ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people.” It added that “entire student populations” felt “unseen and otherized” because the statement did not use the words “Palestine” or “Gaza.” On October 9‚ UVA’s Students for Justice in Palestine group — one of the groups behind the referendum — posted a photo on Instagram of a bulldozer destroying the fence between Gaza and Israel during Hamas’ attack‚ along with the text‚ “Decolonization is not a metaphor.” In the caption‚ the group encourages their peers to attend a demonstration where they can learn how to “be in solidarity with Palestinians resisting occupation.” UVA’s SJP group posted a photo from Hamas’s October 7 attack encouraging peers to learn how to be “in solidarity with Palestinians resisting occupation.” The other sponsors of the referendum include Asian Students Union‚ Dissenters at UVA‚ DivestUVA‚ Minority Rights Coalition‚ Muslim Students Association‚ and Muslims United. The executive committee at UVA’s Hillel‚ a Jewish student organization‚ said the group was “deeply saddened” that the referendum passed‚ and that it “levels inaccurate and delegitimizing accusations about Israel.” The Jewish group also attacked the referendum for delegitimizing the only Jewish state in the world by accusing Israel of “apartheid” and “settler colonialism” and stating that Israel has been an occupier for seven decades. “This erasure of history and denial of self-determination harms many of the Jewish students on Grounds‚ making them feel unwelcome and ostracized by their peers‚” the Hillel board wrote.  Jewish students met with the UVA administration to allege multiple anti-Semitic incidents have taken place‚ including being spat on‚ shoved‚ and called anti-Semitic slurs‚ reported NBC 15 News. “Tragically there’s one kid that has been so intimidated by students in his dorm‚ for peace of mind he has to move off campus and sleep elsewhere and stop wearing his Yamika‚” said lawyer Joel Nied‚ who accompanied the students during their meeting.  “Other kids when they walk by these protests‚ they feel they need to tuck their jewelry‚ their Jewish stars into their sweaters and shirts so no one sees them.” “They’re hiding their identity‚” he added.  Nied said classes have also been canceled by professors in support of anti-Israel activism. In response‚ the school created a religious diversity task force with two of its 11 members — professors Nichole Flores and Oludamini Ogunnaike — also being signatories on an open faculty letter on October 27‚ that said they are alarmed by the lack of mention of the “context in which Oct 7 occurred.” “I don’t know how anybody can try to contextualize what happened on Oct. 7 other than looking at it for what it was‚” Nied said. “It was a barbaric horrible attack. There’s no justification.” UVA is currently under a civil rights investigation by the U.S. Department of Education for “national origin discrimination involving religion.” A spokesman for UVA told The Daily Wire that it does not take positions on student referenda. “VA has a tradition of student self-governance‚ which means students are responsible for running elections like this‚” Brian Coy said. “The referendum was an expression of the opinion of the students who voted for it‚ it is not the University’s position and it is not binding on the University in any way.” The referendum also states that the school’s November 6th statement mentioning the “terrible toll the ensuing war has taken on both the Palestinian and Israeli people‚” was an issue because it failed to “condemn any of Israel’s human rights violations since October 7th.” “[A]t a minimum‚ acknowledging Israel as a victim of violence should not be separated from acknowledging Palestine as a victim of settler colonialism and apartheid‚” the referendum states. It also calls for the school to act on its commitment to diversity‚ equity‚ and inclusion by “not further ignoring the pain and existence of Palestinian students and community members.” According to Hillel‚ the student organizations backing the referendum violated election rules by submitting it under a “UVA Apartheid Divest” coalition that has “no official standing with the University and is in violation of its rules for student-led organization.” Hillel also accuses the pro-divesting side of violating rules regarding pushing their campaign in classrooms‚ on UVA listservs‚ and with the help of employees. The school administration failed to take meaningful actions‚ according to the statement. “We are extremely proud of our students and grateful for their leadership‚” the statement read. “They ran a passionate‚ principled‚ and inspiring campaign encouraging their peers to vote NO on this deeply flawed and biased referendum.”