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Former First Lady Michelle Obama, a seasonal resident of Edgartown, drew enthusiastic crowds that filled the 791-seat Martha’s Vineyard Performing Arts Center twice on Sunday, for a pair of onstage talks with journalist and fellow summer Islander Michele Norris. Discussing her new book The Look, Ms. Obama recalled the fierce media spotlight that was aimed at her clothing choices, and her body itself, during her husband Barack Obama’s campaigns and presidency. “It wouldn’t matter what the content of the speech was. The way the press often covered it was, ‘She was wearing X, Y, Z. Her arms looked like this,’”...

LANSING, MI — During a live interview on Fox News, Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed forcefully defended the beheading of infidels, explaining it was really the same thing as a haircut. "Have you had a haircut, Jesse?" retorted El-Sayed, upon being asked whether he supported cutting off people's heads with a machete. "Clearly you have no problem with people using sharp objects to cut off parts of your head. Yet, because of your bigotry, you want to deny infidels the opportunity to have their heads cut off with a machete. Your disgusting hypocrisy could not be more apparent." Watters tried...

A gay men STD screening may require more than a basic urine test. Some sexually transmitted infections (STIs) can hide in the throat or rectum. You could test negative on a standard screen while an infection remains untreated. Urine testing can detect some infections, but it does not always check the throat or rectum. Sexual activity can expose different areas to STIs. Gonorrhea and chlamydia can affect the throat or rectum.

[Catholic Caucus] Jesuit priest says he ‘hates’ Traditional Latin Mass and criticises Pope Benedict XVI Jesuit priest Fr Thomas Reese SJ has explained why he “hates” the Traditional Latin Mass and criticised Pope Benedict XVI’s approach to liturgical reformJesuit priest Fr Thomas Reese SJ has written a column entitled “Why I hate the Latin Mass”. The column takes the form of the priest pretending to go to confession. He begins by telling the imaginary confessor: “It has been a week since my last column, I mean my last confession. Since that time, I have expressed hatred toward the old Latin...

The Michigan Democratic Senate nominee compared circumcision to “gender transition” surgery for minors and stood by his call to abolish ICE during a wide-ranging appearance on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime.” Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed clashed with Fox News host Jesse Watters in an Aug. 24 interview over a slew of topics, including “gender transition” medical interventions for minors, immigration enforcement, Sharia law, taxes on the wealthy, and the Iran war. El-Sayed, a progressive who defeated the establishment favorite in Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary Aug. 4, is facing Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers in November in one of...

In a Nutshell * An oral compound called TOFA caused significant weight and fat loss in obese mice without reducing food intake or causing muscle loss, setting it apart from current obesity drugs. * TOFA worked by boosting how much energy cells burn, rather than suppressing appetite, and it also improved blood sugar, harmful blood fats, and fatty liver disease. * When combined with semaglutide or tirzepatide, TOFA outperformed either drug alone, and animals maintained their weight loss longer after TOFA treatment ended compared to semaglutide. ============================================================================================== Millions of Americans struggling with obesity have placed their hopes in a new...

Indira Talwani (U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee) It’s official. Obama-appointed U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, the same Boston activist who spent the last two months trying to kill President Trump’s mail-in ballot security order, has now been forced to lift her nationwide injunction. The Justice Department asked her to reconsider after the Supreme Court slapped down her other block on Monday. On Wednesday she folded. In a nine-page order, Talwani conceded that, after Trump v. California, the League of Women Voters plaintiffs are “not likely to prevail as to ripeness” unless they rewrite their complaint now that the Postal Service has...

VIDEO: Candace Owens joins the Scooby gang (2-minute video parody)

Explanation: Are we looking at the future of our Sun? The James Webb Space Telescope captured today’s composite image of the Lion’s Head Nebula (NGC 2392) with its NIRCam and MIRI instruments. The Lion’s Head Nebula is the remnant of a Sun-like star. This star was unable to sustain the nuclear fusion in its core needed to remain stable. It began to shed layers of gas and dust into space, forming this planetary nebula. A hot stellar core, called a white dwarf, is left behind within the lion’s nose. Do not boop this nose! Intense radiation from the white dwarf...

In this video, we dive into the complex maritime operation of loading SpaceX's Starship 40 onto the heavy-lift vessel MV Forte for its journey home. Following its successful splashdown and subsequent recovery, the process of securing such a massive piece of hardware at sea presents unique engineering and logistical challenges. We look at the equipment used, the role of the recovery fleet, and what this means for the future of rapid rocket reuse. SpaceX Starship 40: The Process of Loading a Rocket at Sea | 12:40 What's Going on With Shipping? | 714K subscribers | 77,031 views | August 26,...

This story is insane... Kimya Holmeso, a Democrat Judge, is running for re-election in Louisiana. Her former fiancé, Arthur Allen, was charged with stealing over $712,000 in COVID relief funds. During their time together, Allen reportedly gifted Holmes a $765,000 house, a diamond ring, and a Corvette. Holmes is now claiming that she "didn't know" he was charged with a felony until he pleaded guilty. She has since broken off the engagement. She continues to live in the same house he gifted to her.

The New Axis of Evil is all-in on saving its mail ballot fraud. Chief Justice must act quickly and decidedly leaving no room for ambiguity. The lawsuit brought by all Democrat/communist/Muslem states signals the end of their hiding the New Axis of Evil which is Democrats, communists, and Muslims. THIS the New Axis of Evil at its most fearsome. They are trapped animals that will do anything they can think of to get and hold power. Truth and loyalty to America mean nothing to our vicious domestic enemies. The New Axis of Evil hates God, hates America, hates us, and...

A Chinese humanoid robot set a new 100-meter sprint record of 8.86 seconds in Beijing on Tuesday (Aug 25), beating its robot competitors — and the fastest recorded human time. The race was part of China's World Humanoid Robot Games, an Olympic-style competition now in its second year in Beijing. The event is also a showcase for China's rapid advances in robotics amid an intensifying technology rivalry with the US The previous robot record of 9.39 seconds had been set just three days earlier, on Saturday. For comparison, the men's 100-meter world record is 9.58 seconds, set by Jamaican sprinter...

The US Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has approved a groundbreaking new treatment option for pancreatic cancer. Manufactured by Revolution Medicines, daraxonrasib made headlines earlier this year when former US Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., shared details about his experience with the drug — which left his skin bloody and “bubbling” but is also giving him more time with his family amid his battled with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Mario Fernandez has been found guilty of first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony in the February 2022 ambush shooting of Jared Bridegan. Fernandez was charged with arranging the fatal shooting of the father of 4, who worked for Microsoft The deadly shooting has been described as a murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by Fernandez and his wife, Shanna Gardner, who was Bridegan’s ex-wife. Gardner faces her own trial in the case, with jury selection scheduled to begin on Monday. Fernandez, 28, is charged with first-degree murder and solicitation to commit a capital felony in the Feb....

Hollywood diners got an invitation to leave the dress code at home yesterday, when a South Florida steakhouse hosted an evening where guests could eat dinner in the nude. The concept is being pitched as upscale, respectful and — according to city officials — legal. CLASS Soiree Steakhouse holds its nude dining event on the first Monday of every month, with chef and owner Maurad Ali expecting about 20 guests for the latest installment, WPLG Local 10 reported. Tickets run $250 for men, $150 for women and $300 for couples, making this one of the more expensive ways to discover...

Surveillance footage showed people attempting to flee seconds before a devastating mudslide engulfed the border

Paramount clapped back at Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo and accused him of invoking “antisemitic tropes” in an unhinged rant where he raged against the company’s proposed Warner Bros merger. The media giant swiftly issued a lengthy statement on Friday after the Hulk-portrayer spouted off on social media, criticizing the intended $110 billion merger as “crushing workers and consolidating the wealth of the world.” “We are, as always, troubled when antisemitic tropes are invoked in purported service of a business dispute. Words like ‘genocide’ and ‘apartheid,’ applied to a corporate transaction, aren’t just wrong — they’re a bridge too far, and...

On a day that our nation genuinely mourns the loss of a cross-party generational pillar, Dolly Parton, I think back to my younger years and the more righteous culture. She was known for kindness and humility. I can think of only one more that was like her. I was taken from my father at a young age, through a feminist no fault divorce filled with false allegations. As a young man growing up lonely for fatherly love and advice, I found a large portion of what I needed by watching Little House on the Prairie, and specifically Charles Ingalls, played...

Democratic-controlled states on Wednesday filed another lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to limit mail voting in this year's midterm elections. The action, filed by about two dozen states against the U.S. Postal Service, marked a new phase in the high-stakes litigation just two days after the Supreme Court ruled against them in a separate case, but did not say Trump's order was legal. The high court majority found the Democratic lawsuit was premature, but that was before the Republican administration issued a rule governing U.S. Postal Service delivery of mail ballots. Election officials warn it will be...