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[H/T Ymani Cricket] Fred Corbin begins by addressing the Chief Medical officer in Barbados.Fred Corbin: I’m a professional race car engineer. I have a background in nuclear biological and chemical weapons study, and I also have civil engineering, aerospace engineering, and marine biology as co-related subjects of study.I came here this afternoon not only to represent the people of Barbados, but to bring a certain educational perspective to what a tremendous amount of people have been asking me with the kind of background I have in understanding what is actually going on.So I have one question, which I don’t want...

With 'End of Discussion'-style arguments and tactics running rampant in our politics, it's important to note that while the collective Left represents more systemic and egregious offender, the Right routinely indulges in the same sort of demagoguery, too.  Examples include lumping all Black Lives Matter activists as virulently, or even violently, anti-police, conflating support for a military conflict with respect for 'the troops,' and dismissing all criticisms of Israeli government policy with anti-Semitism.  These are unfair generalizations designed to shut down legitimate debate and disqualify the opposition.  But that doesn't mean that hardcore anti-law enforcement attitudes, contempt for the military,...

The Nationals have agreed to a deal with veteran lefty Patrick Corbin, according to Chelsea Janes of the Washington Post (via Twitter). Corbin, a client of ISE Baseball, has landed a $140MM guarantee over a six-year term, Jon Heyman of Fancred tweets. Patrick Corbin | Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports Deferrals will reduce the true, present-day value of the deal, but it’s still a huge sum. Joel Sherman of the New York Post tweets that the deferrals will be relatively minor, though details aren’t yet known. There will not be an opt-out opportunity in the deal, Bruce Levine of 670thescore.com tweets....

CORBIN, Ky. (AP) — A 16-year-old boy killed in a shootout Saturday with police in Maryland, prompted the search of his home over 500 miles away in Kentucky, where authorities found the bodies of his parents and younger sister. Friends and relatives of Jason Hendrix were struggling to understand how the boy, a faithful churchgoer who was baptized just two months ago, could end up as the suspect in the slayings. Hendrix, a Kentucky high school ROTC student and active church member, was angry at his parents for taking away his computer privileges when he's suspected of killing his family...

James Wathen, 73, is a terminally-ill patient at Baptist Health Corbin in Corbin, Kentucky. His body frail and spirit weak, hospital staff were having difficulty improving Wathen's condition. But Wathen whispered that he was missing his beloved one-eyed-Chihuahua named Bubba, the nurses leant forth their greatest efforts to reunite Wathen with his dog. Nurses traced Bubba's trail to the Knox-Whitley animal shelter, where they learned that the dog had been placed with a foster family after Wathen was admitted to the hospital. Bubba too had been showing similar signs of emotional grief after being separated from his owner. On Saturday,...

Rally in the Valley brings 500 motorcycle enthusiasts to Corbin By: Trent Knuckles Organizers are calling the first annual Rally in the Valley a smashing success, and say lessons learned from the Corbin motorcycle convention will make it even better in the future. Joe "Butch" White, himself a Harley-Davidson owner and principal organizer of the rally, said over 2,500 motorcycles and about 5,000 people attended the three-day event at the Corbin Civic Center. "I had a lot of people tell me they definitely are going to come back," White said. "They just couldn't ask to be treated any better than...

Now that Scott Peterson has been found guilty, FNC has found another cash cow to sensationalise.

Republican former state Rep. David Corbin of Stratham says he will officially announce Tuesday that he is dropping his bid for governor. Corbin, 30, a political science instructor, told The Union Leader today he will instead run for the District 24 state Senate seat held by six-term Democrat Burt Cohen of New Castle. “In my five years of being active in New Hampshire politics, the one tendency I’ve viewed as destructive in the Republican-conservative movement is the placement of ego over principle,” Corbin said. “Far too often in our primaries, late in the game they become divisive to the detriment...

Republican former state Rep. David Corbin of Stratham says he will officially announce Tuesday that he is dropping his bid for governor. Corbin, 30, a political science instructor, told The Union Leader today he will instead run for the District 24 state Senate seat held by six-term Democrat Burt Cohen of New Castle. “In my five years of being active in New Hampshire politics, the one tendency I’ve viewed as destructive in the Republican-conservative movement is the placement of ego over principle,” Corbin said. “Far too often in our primaries, late in the game they become divisive to the detriment...