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3:17 Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) reportedly gave President Joe Biden an ultimatum: bow out of the presidential race “the easy way or the hard way.” Politico reported Monday, a day after Biden’s announcement that he would step aside as the presumptive 2024 Democrat presidential nominee, that the former Speaker and still top Democrat powerbroker put her foot down after weeks of Biden publicly insisting he would plow forward with his campaign despite major fallout from his disastrous debate performance on June 27. “Nancy made clear that they could do this the easy way or the hard way,” one...

July 22 (UPI) -- A Florida sheriff's office is reminding residents not to approach bears after onlookers were seen trying to snap selfies with a "depressed" bear at the side of a highway. The Walton County Sheriff's Office said on social media the bear was spotted late last week on the north side of Highway 98 near County Road 83 in Santa Rosa Beach. "Famous last words, 'If not friend, why friend shaped?'" the post said. "Because this black bear is stressed depressed lemon zest." The sheriff's office said members of the public were seen getting dangerously close to the...

Ford had plans to build a lot of electric SUVs at a plant in Canada. Instead, it decided to make pickup trucks that people want to buy. As a result, the automaker is putting off plans for electric versions of its Ford Explorer and Lincoln Aviator and will churn out Super Duty pickup trucks at its Oakville, Ontario, plant, The New York Times reported Thursday.

President Joe Biden’s health “absolutely” played a role in him stepping aside, Frank Biden said Sunday, noting he wants to “enjoy whatever time we have left” with the 81-year-old. The statement by Frank Biden, who is the brother of Joe Biden and plays a part in the Biden family business, raised eyebrows as to the status of Biden’s health. “Selfishly, I will have him back to enjoy whatever time we have left. He is a genuine hero,” he told CBS News. “In my humble opinion, absolutely,” Frank said when asked if Joe Biden’s health played a role in him stepping...

A New Jersey stripper who has owned up to selling several hundred fake COVID-19 vaccination cards at $200 a pop had her sentencing remanded because she brought her young children to court. Jasmine Clifford, 34, had been facing approximately one to three years in a state pen after pleading guilty in April Released in early 2022 in the wake of her arrest the summer before, she made no arrangements for her two preteen sons on Friday. Judge Marisol Martinez Alonso suspected it was a ploy to further stall proceedings, but gave her until July 25 to make the necessary arrangements....

Trump up 9! on Kamala nationwide per just released poll. 🇺🇲 2024 GE: Forbes/@Harris_X_ 🟥 Trump: 50% 🟦 Harris: 41% ⬜ Undecided: 9% --- With leans 🟥 Trump: 53% 🟦 Harris: 47% Independents: Trump 56-44% (with leans) — #161 (1.6/3.0) | July 19-21 | 2,753 RV

The beloved singer was 88 years old.‘Duke’ Fakir, the last original member of Motown greats The Four Tops, has passed away. The Four Tops were quintessential figureheads of the golden era of Motown’s first decade-plus, winning induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. They went on to record with distinction at ABC/Dunhill and Casablanca Records before returning to Motown in 1983, and then moving on to Arista. They epitomized the undervalued principle that the group was bigger than any individual member, never recording in their own names despite the Tops’ millions of record sales and singing...

President Biden’s COVID-19 symptoms are nearly resolved, his doctor said Monday. The president took his 10th dose of Paxlovid on Monday morning and his doctor, Kevin O’Connor, said in a letter that “his symptoms have almost resolved completely.” O’Connor also said Biden’s pulse, blood pressure, respiratory rate and temperature are normal, his oxygen saturation is “excellent” and his lungs remain clear. Biden tested positive for COVID-19 while campaigning in Las Vegas on Wednesday. He has been isolating at his Rehoboth, Del., home since. O’Connor on Monday reiterated that Biden “continues to perform all of his presidential duties” while he is...

Joe Biden has not been seen publicly since testing positive for COVID-19, despite announcing on Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 presidential race. As we reported last week, Biden suddenly became “receptive” to being replaced by Kamala Harris after catching the virus, despite repeatedly reassuring voters he was “staying in the race.” The last time Biden was seen in public, he looked more frail than ever and struggled to walk. Watch................. MULTIPLE VIDEOS AT LINK.................... Biden, very slowly, descended the shorter staircase as he arrived in Rehoboth Beach on Wednesday. Watch................... Biden officially dropped out of the...

The United States Supreme Court on Monday ordered the state of New York to respond to a lawsuit filed by the state of Missouri by this Wednesday, according to Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey. Bailey filed the lawsuit on July 3, and argued that the prosecution of former President Donald Trump in his hush money case, along with the court's gag orders, damaged Missourians' right to hear him speak freely ahead of the election. The lawsuit requests that the Supreme Court rule that New York illegally interfered with the presidential election, and postpone any sentencing in the court case until...

Somewhere in America's vast wetlands, there's a one-legged duck with a broken wing who just heard about Presidentish Joe Biden and said, "At least I'm not that guy." Biden entered lame-duck status long before his sudden announcement on X Sunday afternoon — it was his announcement, right? RIGHT? — and I can even pinpoint the exact date for you. It was Oct. 28, 2021. That seems like a long time ago, doesn't it? When the fate of Biden's 2021 infrastructure bill was in doubt, the alleged president went to Capitol Hill, where he spoke "disjointedly and failed to make a...

Video shows Secret Service perch at Trump’s Butler rally had full view of the roof where the shooter carried out assassination attempt

⚠ #BREAKING MASSIVE News On Trump Shooting! -A Man in a "Grey Suit" climbed to the roof and told ANY Official that took a picture of Thomas Crooks body to send those pictures to a phone number HE provided. -This man was NOT Secret Service as the cops thought he was -Who is the man in the Grey suite? (Sic) Well we have a few! #SecretService #Trump #Butler

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) said, “That’s bullshit” in response to President Joe Biden’s Secret Service chief Kimberly Cheatle claiming she does not know how her opening statement was leaked to the press before it was sent to the House Oversight Committee. “Would you say leaking your opening statement to Punchbowl News, Politico’s Playbook, and Washington Post several hours before you sent it to this committee as being political?” Mace asked during Monday’s hearing, titled Oversight of the U.S. Secret Service and the Attempted Assassination of President Donald J. Trump. Cheatle responded, saying, “I have no idea how my statement got...

Project 2025, the policy agenda for Former President Trump’s potential first year back in the White House published by the far right conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation, has been making waves recently. Some of the many destructive proposals within the agenda include the elimination of the U.S. Department of Education—along with federal education funding and any civil rights protections—and the diversion of public money to private school voucher programs instead. Make no mistake: The goal is to end public education. But dismantling our public schools isn’t just the plan if Trump is reelected—it is already happening. We are on...

Amid Friday afternoon’s heat, the five posh floors of Saks Fifth Avenue in San Francisco’s Union Square offered a cool elegance that belied the jarring news from the day before: the store is transitioning to an appointment-only model and laying off staff. What will it feel like to go on pre-arranged shopping trips inside a sprawling department store? That is an open question for customers and staffers. As part of the transition slated for Aug. 28, the store will lay off an unspecified number of employees, according to the Chronicle, which first reported the changes. The news comes at a...

A wealthy tourist's $1,000 tryst with a Las Vegas prostitute ended up being a very costly mistake after she took off with his jewels that cost nearly $120,000. The unidentified man met the high-priced escort, identified as Maiah Meleschi, after a night of gambling at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino located on the glitzy Las Vegas strip in July 2022. The next morning the man woke up alone in his bed and discovered Meleschi was gone - and so was his $85,000 Rolex, $30,000 gold necklace, and $3,000 in cash. The man reported the incident to the Las Vegas Metropolitan...

For the first time, scientists have demonstrated how a specific protein increases in our organs as we get older and actively promotes the aging process. By blocking this activity, it could not only help us live longer, but slow the physical decline that is, right now, an inevitable part of aging. Researchers at Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore have previously undertaken three different studies to examine interleukin-11 (IL-11) protein expression and its role in heart and kidney, liver and lung health. The lattermost research has led to an experimental anti-IL-11 therapy that's currently in clinical trials to treat fibrotic lung...

-snip- The rumors began with the form of Biden’s withdrawal from the race. On Sunday at 1:46 p.m. EDT, the Joe Biden X account published an image of a letter in which Joe states that “it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.” It was a splendid 21st-century moment that Biden announced his own political demise on a social media platform, but it also raised questions, chief of which was: “Where’s Joe?” -snip- Shouldn’t Biden...

He just said something courageous for a GOP elected official during his rally in Ohio. He straight up said that he was wrong in 2003 about Iraq and that it ended up costing thousands of lives and trillions of dollars. I admire him even more now! If you're worried about JD or this lie he's Establishment then you don't need to be concerned after hearing that. This is not the party of Bush any more. It's very clear to me.