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A former Super Bowl champion said Thursday top white NFL quarterbacks should pick up where Colin Kaepernick was forced to leave off and begin kneeling for the national anthem to bring awareness to perceived racial and social injustice. Martellus Bennett, who won a Super Bowl with the New England Patriots in 2016 and made the Pro Bowl with the Chicago Bears in 2014, appeared at an Athletes + Activism forum hosted by The Atlantic columnist Jemele Hill. He said if Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees joined the movement, it could cause some change, according to Yahoo Sports.“If Peyton Manning joined the...

The rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) is high among gay and bisexual men starting pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), offering opportunities for stepped-up testing and treatment, according to an Australian study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. In this study of nearly 3,000 sexually active men who have sex with men, just under half were diagnosed with a bacterial STI—chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis—during the first year on PrEP. However, a quarter of the participants accounted for three quarters of new STIs, pointing to a subgroup of men who could potentially benefit from more intensive prevention efforts. “Findings suggested...

Bongino stated that if the House goes forward with the impeachment of the President, he will be at a rally on Capitol Hill on Day 1 and he asked his listeners to commit to being there also.

...our hero [Brennan], through painstaking effort, reached into the shadows for a high-ranking, deep-cover Kremlin source that the CIA had spent years developing. Therefore, the story goes, if Barr declassifies and discloses the intelligence that would explain the true origin of the Russia investigation, he would expose our most vital source of information about the inner workings of our most vexing adversary — in the process ensuring that we become too untrustworthy ever again to recruit such a source. Sure. ...The two words at issue are informant and source. In common parlance, they are often used interchangeably. But they are...

A draft resolution set to be debated this weekend at the California Democratic Party State Convention, obtained by Fox News, accuses the Israeli government of willfully "aligning with the virulent Islamophobia" of white supremacist groups in the U.S. -- and links Israel indirectly to the Oct. 2018 massacre of 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue. The resolution could prompt a dramatic floor debate at the convention if the party's Resolutions Committee decides to table it, Fox News is told, as prominent national Democrats have wrestled with high-profile allegations of anti-Semitism in their ranks in recent months. Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar and Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib, in particular, have faced scrutiny from their...

RUSH: Well! Look at this, my friends: “President Trump’s job approval rating is the highest it’s been in two years.” This is just out from TheHill.com. It’s actually a polling unit, the Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll survey. “President Trump’s job approval rating is the highest it’s been in two years, boosted by voter optimism about the economy…” Forty-eight percent job approval. This poll normally has Trump at 43 or 44. “That’s up from 45% approval in March.” The survey found 48% approve. This is just gonna drive ’em batty! It’s just gonna drive them nuts! It’s right along the lines… Mark...

It is no small thing to call the pope a liar. Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has done just that, in straightforward language. “What the Pope said about not knowing anything [about Theodore McCarrick’s misconduct] is a lie,” he told LifeSite News. On the other hand, it is no small thing to claim that an archbishop, a veteran member of the Vatican diplomatic corps, had lied about the pope as part of a political conspiracy to undermine his authority. Such charges have been leveled against Viganò by the pope’s most stalwart public defenders and perhaps—depending on how one interprets some unusually...

Call the investi-gator! Horrified Florida homeowner finds intruder who smashed their way into her house in the dead of night is a giant 11-foot ALLIGATOR A Clearwater resident woke up to noises at 3am to find an alligator in her kitchen The gigantic reptile shattered a low window to break into the Florida townhouse It left a path of destruction including smashed wine bottles and a broken table Incredible photos show the beast inside the kitchen and flashing its sharp teeth An animal trapper safely captured the unwanted visitor and no one was injured

Melissa Rodriguez, 35, a former teacher at Bennie Dover Jackson Middle School who has a federal criminal record, was charged Tuesday with failure to report abuse, neglect or injury to a child or imminent risk of serious harm to a child by a mandated reporter. Details of her alleged crime and what she failed to report were not immediately available. The arrest warrant affidavit in the case is sealed. Rodriguez and fellow teacher Laquana Sheppard were both placed on paid administrative leave by Superintendent Cynthia Ritchie on May 3, “pending the outcome of an internal investigation.” They were told not...

Experts are warning America has become too dependent on China for its medicine -- everything from painkillers, to antibiotics, and even aspirin can all be sourced back to a country the Department of Defense considers an adversary. The Food and Drug Administration estimates that at least 80 percent of the active ingredients found in all of America's medicines come from abroad – primarily China. "Imagine if China turned off that spigot," said Rosemary Gibson, author of "China RX: The Risks of America's Dependence on China for Medicine." "China's aim is to become the global pharmacy to the world -- it...

The proposed Trump tariffs on Mexico in an attempt to get them to stop the flow of immigrants across the border, has solicited response from the Mexican National Farm Council. They say: It supports surgical application of retaliatory tariffs aimed at US states that support trumps Republican Party, if the tariffs are enacted Such retaliatory tariffs voting US states should be a last resort US exports to Mexico include greens, pork, apples could form part of a new list of possible Mexican targets for retaliatory tariffs

On Wednesday, Mueller said that his report would serve as his testimony in regard to the conclusions of his investigation, which did not find that President Trump could be exonerated of obstruction of justice, but could not be indicted either. During an interview with "Fox & Friends" on Friday morning, Levin called on Sen. Lindsey Graham to bring Mueller before the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify further. "The Republicans will have to force him to testify," Levin said. "Lindsey... call [Mueller] in front of your committee. Subpoena him. Wherever he is retiring to, drag him back. "You don't get to...

Here are two examples of idiots on Mt. Everest who should not be allowed to be there The New York Times recently published this article about the relatively large number of recent deaths on Mt. Everest.The article states:Some climbers did not even know how to put on a pair of crampons, clip-on spikes that increase traction on ice, Sherpas said.People like that should not be allowed on the mountain.This is from the same article. The bolding is mine:“I saw some people like they had no emotions,” he said. “I asked people for water and no one gave me any. People are...

Roy Syvertson, 86, of South Hampton, said he went to close up his iPad and the animal was wedged between the back of the device and its cover. "It felt like a little bee sting, and it hurt," he said. The bat bit his finger before Syvertson managed to press the cover down to keep the bat from flying away. "I looked and there was the bat looking out at me, and I could see his wings had the little hooks on them," Syverston said. "It must have been very squished in there." Syverston said he only discovered the bat...

In a Sao Paolo, Brazil speech at the VTEX Digital Convention, Obama tells audience: "Some of you may be aware our gun laws in the United States don’t make much sense. Anybody can buy any weapon any time -- without much if any regulation, they can buy it over the Internet, they can buy machine guns." The former president, 57, said the most difficult day of his eight years in the White House was after the 2012 school shooting in Newtown, Conn., when 20 elementary students and six staff were shot dead.

RUSH: Look at Bob Iger. So Bob Iger, he runs a business. Disney is a network that got started doing what? Making programs and theme parks for who? Children! Children! Kids! Little babies, who grow up to become Disney fans. They watch Disney TV shows, they watch Disney movies, they buy Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse dolls, they go to the theme park. So Bob Iger is out there, and he is livid over the anti-abortion bill in Georgia. And he’s saying (paraphrasing), “You know what, we may have to pull out of there. We may not be able to...

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.) said Friday there is justification to begin impeachment proceedings against President Trump but added that public support must be behind the move before hearings begin. “Impeachment is a political act, and you cannot impeach a president if the American people will not support it,” Nadler told WNYC. “The American people right now do not support it because they do not know the story. They don’t know the facts. We have to get the facts out. We have to hold a series of hearings, we have to hold the investigations.” Nadler said that...

The Trump administration will implement a new policy Friday asking most applicants for U.S. visas to provide information on their use of social media, a U.S. Department of State official tells Hill.TV Most visa applicants, including temporary visitors, will be required to list their social media identifiers in a drop down menu along with other personal information. Applicants will have the option to say that they do not use social media if that is the case. The official noted that if a visa applicant lies about social media use that they could face "serious immigration consequences" as a result. For...

Attorney General William Barr said Special Counsel Robert Mueller “could’ve reached a decision” on obstruction in an interview with CBS airing Friday. When asked about Mueller’s Wednesday statement, Barr said he wasn’t sure what Mueller was “suggesting.” Mueller cited 11 instances where President Trump ‘possibly’ obstructed justice. Now, Barr says he’s looking into potential wrongdoing by the U.S. intelligence community. It’s an argument investigative reporter Sara Carter has been making for nearly three years. Carter said former CIA director John Brennan, former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, former Deputy Director of the FBI Andrew McCabe, and his boss, former...

THE MOST PROFOUND SECRETS OF THE SISTINE CHAPEL TO EVER BE REVEALED The Sistine Chapel is the premier chapel of the Apostolic Palace in Vatican City, which is the official home residence of the Pope. The following presentation pulls back the curtain of the Sistine Chapel, unveiling secrets with spiritual revelations that have never been discovered and understood until now. (Read More)