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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — With Idaho Gov. Brad Little out of the state on Tuesday, Lt. Gov. Janice McGeachin issued an executive order involving COVID-19 vaccines. Oh no you don’t, said Little, who promised to rescind it in quick order. The maneuvering of Idaho’s top leaders came while Little was in Texas meeting with nine other Republican governors over concerns on how President Joe Biden is handling border issues. McGeachin, a far-right Republican, is running for governor. In Idaho, the governor and lieutenant governor don’t run on the same ticket. McGeachin’s executive order issued Tuesday afternoon seeks, among other things,...

Dateline Paris, 1534. © Paris News Service By Guy LaFontaine Jean Calvin, 25, of Noyon, a leading scholar of the classics and law student in the University of Paris, has reportedly converted to the evangelical cause. A classicist with a bright future before him, Calvin published a promising work on Seneca's On Clemency just two years ago. That future has become considerably cloudier of late. Sources tell us that it was likely young Calvin who wrote the provocative sermon given by Nicholas Cop, rector of the University. Since the so-called Affair of the Placards (during which one of the Protestant...

Germany's biggest newspaper, Bild, responded to Italian politicians' insults at its nation and its tourists yesterday by staging a "beach scene" outside the Italian embassy in Berlin. Topless blond and brunette beauties cavorted under large striped umbrellas or lolled on deck chairs. The idea was to demonstrate to everyone -- to Italians, in particular -- just how "beautiful, sexy and charming" the Germans are. Bild also published a list of phrases that German travellers in Italy might find useful in "these difficult times." These range from "Great wine, do you have any other warm drinks?" and "It's delicious -- I...

Why do banned Freepers get together and bash FR? Do they not have a life? Does this mean with this forum all the banned will be back and if they go nuts again, do they instead of being banned get moved here? Very interesting concept since the people here have said on the RADIO-FR flame war thread that they like flame wars. Any thoughts anyone? WILL THE BANNED BE BACK?