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two Russian navy ships engulfed in flames following a Ukrainian missile attack on a shipyard in Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea, authorities said. Sevastopol’s Russia-installed governor, Mikhail Razvozhayev, said on the Telegram messaging app that Ukraine carried out the missile attack in the early hours of Wednesday, and Russian air defences attempted to repel the incoming projectiles. Russian ships at sea had also repelled a sea-borne drone attack. ...Russia’s Ministry of Defence said later that Ukrainian forces launched 10 cruise missiles at the shipyard and three unmanned sea drones at Russian ships in the Black Sea. “The Ukrainian armed forces launched...

In a recent Fox News poll, former President Donald Trump surged ahead with an impressive 30-point lead in the Republican primary race, leaving his opponents in the dust. The results are a testament to the enduring support that Trump commands within the Republican Party.The outlet reported that “Republican primary voters were read a list of 15 announced and potential candidates for the 2024 nomination. The survey, released Wednesday, finds Trump has doubled his lead since February and is up by 30 points over Ron DeSantis (54%-24%). Last month, he was up by 15 (43%-28%).”A jovial Trump wasted no time in...

Abstract Students at North American universities risk disenrollment due to third dose COVID-19 vaccine mandates. We present a risk-benefit assessment of boosters in this age group and provide five ethical arguments against mandates. We estimate that 22,000 - 30,000 previously uninfected adults aged 18-29 must be boosted with an mRNA vaccine to prevent one COVID-19 hospitalisation. Using CDC and sponsor-reported adverse event data, we find that booster mandates may cause a net expected harm: per COVID-19 hospitalisation prevented in previously uninfected young adults, we anticipate 18 to 98 serious adverse events, including 1.7 to 3.0 booster-associated myocarditis cases in males,...

...he 6-foot-3 president tips the scales at 244 pounds, up from 243 pounds in 2019 and 239 pounds the year before. With a BMI of 30.5, that still puts him in the clinically obese category. Trump, who has a common form of heart disease, was warned by his previous physician Dr. Ronny Jackson in 2018 that he needed to do more exercise and improve his diet — with a nutritionist brought into the White House to advise chefs on cutting the commander-in-chief’s calories. Several examinations at the Walter Reed military hospital between November 2019 and April 2020 also found Trump’s...

TheDC Shorts Democratic candidate Tulsi Gabbard released her own workout video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3aueuYVjoc

President Trump in conference right now...

BAGHDAD — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is working hard to quell sectarian violence and pave the way for the reconciliation of his country’s people, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said this week. “We have been impressed with Prime Minister Maliki. He has opposed militias. He has favored reconciliation. He was determined in resisting the appointment of people to the key security ministries who were more political than substantive,” Rumsfeld said after meeting with the Senate Armed Services Committee. In the relatively short time the prime minister has been in office, Rumsfeld said, Maliki has moved his government in the...

PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo., June 1, 2006 – The progress U.S. Northern Command has made since its inception Oct. 1, 2002, to defend the homeland from natural or manmade disasters is "truly impressive," Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here yesterday. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses local, regional and national media during his May 31 visit to U.S. Northern Command headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Chad McNeeley, USN  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Rumsfeld visited NORTHCOM the day before the official start of hurricane season for an update...

KABUL, Afghanistan, March 14, 2006 – Afghan vendors won 84 percent of contracts awarded by the U.S. military's regional contracting centers in February, up from 55 percent in October, military officials here reported. Their gains in contract values were even more impressive, to 81 percent in January from 31 percent in October, they added. Coalition officials attributed the gains to efforts emphasizing Afghan businesses, changes in contract solicitation language and efforts to educate Afghan vendors on how to compete for U.S. military contracts. Such contracts involve office furniture and supplies, construction materials and work, hauling, interpreting and other products and...

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Chris Wallace did the interview but it was very good, Rossi did very well

"Our enemies are not idle, and neither are we," said Homeland Security Deputy Secretary James Loy today, echoing the words of President Bush. Although the president used those words to challenge terrorists, they might also describe the flurry of activity at the Department of Homeland Security, which has worked to achieve better security in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, tragedy and introduced several new security initiatives. Loy, speaker at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association Homeland Security Conference here, said DHS has made "great strides" over the past year and yielded a "pretty impressive" record of accomplishments....

MIDI - I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU I'm looking through you with my x-ray They are impressive…you've made my whole day I like them real, not plasticized The young ones are a nice treat for my eyes If you're in college, come right this way I'll check you out, dear, without a delay I like them real, not plasticized The young ones are a nice treat for my eyes I know the airport really doesn't pay much But if I hang in there I am hoping that I'll get to touch I hate old ones that droop to the waist...