Why Did a Nurse Threaten to Kill Vice-President Kamala Harris?
Regardless of how you feel about politics, threatening to kill an elected official is a serious crime. A Florida nurse was arrested over the weekend after sending threatening messages regarding Vice-President Kamala Harris. With the pandemic, misinformation, and tense political rhetoric, it’s just another sign of how polarized our county has become.
A Criminal Probe
It started when nurse Niviane Petit Phelps, 39, started speaking out against the Vice-President in a series of video messages that she allegedly sent to her husband, who is currently in prison. The videos show Phelps speaking directly to the camera making a slew of unvalidated claims. Phelps allegedly used a computer application that lets family members communicate with inmates to send the messages.
At an event at the White House Friday, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez spoke about the city’s response to the coronavirus and his relationship to the Biden administration alongside Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan. “Cities like Miami didn’t get a lot of money from the first CARES Act,” Suarez said in response to a reporter who brought up criticisms that the.
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Mario Ortiz, 66, waves his vaccination card after emerging from the federal vaccination site operating at Miami Dade College North on Thursday, March 4, 2021. The site opened this week and began vaccinating people 65 and older, and teachers and school workers of any age.
More people are eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine this week, including people as young as 18 years old with certain conditions. Plus, the pandemic continues raging in Latin America. And a pandemic spring break on the sand in Fort Lauderdale.
This was the week that a lot more younger people could begin getting vaccinated against COVID-19 in Florida. Teachers, school workers, people working in daycare centers can now get their dose or doses at some vaccination sites, including pharmacies.
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Of the millions of COVID-19 vaccines administered in Florida, the state department of health said only 4,393 doses had been reported as wasted as of Feb. 25. A spokesperson did not say how many of those were thrown out because someone canceled or didn’t show up for their appointment. “People are so desperate to get these that one wasted is…