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NASA has a message for space lovers this month: Look up. The largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter, will be clearly visible June 10 — and to see its biggest moons you'll only need to grab a pair of binoculars. NASA said the gas giant is at its "biggest and brightest this month" and will be visible all night. The planet will reach opposition, the annual occurrence when the Jupiter, Earth and the Sun are arranged in a straight line, with Earth in the center. So, mark your calendars for Monday, as it will be the best time of...

Come on, get off the guy's back. Yes, people were actually crying. (click on link below title) https://twitter.com/DCCogan/status/1136454599806599168

by Brian Hayes Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is making overtures toward the Trump administration in the wake of a threat by the White House to levy tariffs if Mexico doesn’t do something about illegal immigration. However, one Mexican senator has a different tack for dealing with the threat: Take over some American states. Félix Salgado Macedonio probably wasn’t thinking things through serious when he took to Twitter to first insult the President of the United States, and then propose taking back the territory the United States won in the Mexican-American War back in the 19th century. However,...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte woman whose racist rant at two black women was filmed on video that went viral was sentenced to a year of unsupervised probation and no jail time on Wednesday. Susan Westwood was sentenced after pleading guilty to misuse of the 911 system and two counts of simple assault, according to Meghan McDonald, spokeswoman for the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’ Office. Judge Donald Cureton also ordered the 52-year-old Westwood to pay court costs, keep attending “community support” meetings and “any after-care alcohol programs recommended as a result of her substance abuse assessment,” McDonald said in an...

A U.S. drug company did not openly share or perform further studies on a successful rheumatoid arthritis medicine that internal researchers suggested was reducing the risk of Alzheimer's disease by 64 percent, according to Washington Post article published Tuesday. Researchers at Pfizer reportedly urged the firm to conduct a clinical trial after finding the potential hidden benefit of the anti-inflammatory drug Enbrel while analyzing insurance claims. It was estimated to cost $80 million to conduct the trial, and Pfizer decided to pass. Pfizer told the Post it did not pursue the clinical trial because its success rate would likely be...

China’s collective memory of a century of humiliation by foreign powers, beginning with the First Opium War, has steeled its resolve American politicians just do not understand the power of national self-esteem that underpins China’s resilience What stiffens the back of China’s leaders and people as they confront a United States bent on subjugating their country through economic and other means? I would argue that it is their collective memory of the century of humiliation by foreign powers that began with the First Opium War (1839-1842), a period of unforgettable injury to national pride best captured in that infamous sign...

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FULL TITLE: Judicial Watch: New Strzok-Page Emails Reveal FBI Gave Special Treatment To Hillary Clinton’s Demands For Email Investigation Information Just Before Election (Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today it received 218 pages of disgraced former FBI officials Peter Strzok-Lisa Page emails which show then-FBI General Counsel James Baker instructing FBI officials to expedite the release of FBI investigative material to Hillary Clinton’s lawyer, David Kendall in August 2016. Kendall and the FBI’s top lawyer discussed specifically quickly obtaining the “302” report of the FBI/DOJ interview of Mrs. Clinton. The emails also show the FBI failed to document at...

Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) says the votes aren’t there to block President Trump’s threat to impose a new round of tariffs on Mexico, despite broad concerns among GOP lawmakers. Johnson, an outspoken critic of Trump’s trade policies, says there won’t be enough votes to override the president’s expected veto of a disapproval resolution to block additional tariffs against Mexico. He said he informed Mexican Ambassador Martha Bárcena Coqui of the political reality on Capitol Hill in a phone call Wednesday morning.

The FBI failed to document at least four interviews of witnesses in the bureau’s investigation into former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server to send classified emails, according to documents obtained by the government watchdog Judicial Watch. Judicial Watch also discovered among the 218 pages of emails between former FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok and his paramour former FBI Attorney Lisa Page that then FBI General Counsel James Baker had instructed “FBI officials to expedite the release of FBI investigative material to Hillary Clinton’s lawyer, David Kendall in August 2016. Kendall and the FBI’s top lawyer discussed...

China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has cut or canceled orders to major suppliers for components that go into its smartphones and telecom equipment following its U.S. blacklisting, the Nikkei reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) confirmed that orders from Huawei have declined after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a ban on the Chinese firm on national security grounds, according to the report.

A Catholic priest took to Twitter to ask women to dress modestly for church services to “protect the purity of the men”— and people online are not having it. Father Kevin M. Cusick, an ordained Catholic priest and veteran, wrote a tweet addressed to “ladies,” writing that a fellow priest was “forced” to ask a woman at a Catholic mass to cover her shoulders. Cusick went on ask women to “please help the priest to protect the purity of men at holy Mass by choosing to dress modestly.” Cusick added, “The alternative is awkward for all involved. Thank you.” Ladies,...

When the proverbial 'they' start confiscating firearms - what type of guns would you be more willing to relinquish? (any red blooded American the obvious answer is none) But for a thought experiment. - Handguns, AR-15(and similar firearms), or shotguns? Since I understand the 2nd Amendment to mostly be addressing citizens defending themselves from tyranny, I lean toward handguns. Note I say this as a CCW holder who carries legally and in legal places in my state all the time. I find it interesting the NPCs (programmed for tyranny) want to rid the US of AR's - which are involved...

Dispensationalists don’t believe that Jesus is reigning now as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. They think his reign only happens in a literal thousand-year millennium sometime in the future. They think that Satan is ruling the world now. This seems like an astounding conclusion for any professing Christian, and a horrendous insult to our Lord—especially since the Bible teaches that Jesus is indeed reigning NOW as King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Here are some Bible verses: “For us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder,...

Russia told the West on Wednesday the Normandy landings on D-Day in 1944 did not play a decisive role in ending World War II and that the Allied war effort should not be exaggerated. Moscow's comments might irk war veterans in Britain where the 75th anniversary on Wednesday of the largest seaborne invasion in history was marked at a ceremony in Portsmouth attended by Queen Elizabeth and world leaders including Donald Trump and Angela Merkel. Speaking at a weekly news conference in Moscow, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova offered a tribute to those who died on the western front of...

Iowa is tied with Ohio in having the worst statute of limitations for victims in the countryDES MOINES, Iowa (ChurchMilitant.com) - Iowa became the 17th state to launch an investigation into the Catholic Church as all four bishops of Iowa promise to comply with the attorney general's request for the Church's records on clerical sexual abuse. On Friday, Iowa's attorney general, Tom Miller, requested all four of the state's Catholic dioceses to hand over their records pertaining to clerical sex abuse of minors and young adults. Miller has given the bishops until Aug. 1 to comply with his request, the...

Thousands of Orthodox faithful gathered in the Vyatka Metropolia yesterday for the start of the Velikoretsky (“Great River”) Cross Procession, held annually from June 3 to 8. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Kirov Region, 27,000 pilgrims attended the opening of the 110-mile holy march with an ancient copy of the Velikotretsky Icon of the St. Nicholas the Wonderworker to the banks of the Great River, to the place where the icon appeared, reports the press service of the Diocese of Vyatka and Sloboda. The procession was preceded by the Divine Liturgy in Holy Dormition Cathedral of...

On his return flight from Romania, Francis spoke to journalists. Europe that must recover "the mystique of the founding fathers". "A politician must never, never sow hatred and fear". Listening to Benedict XVI "gives me strength, I feel the nourishment of my roots and it helps me to move forward".Vatican City (AsiaNews) - Ecumenism that is "journeying together", Europe that must regain "the dream of its founding fathers" and ethics in politics "a politician must never, never sow hatred and fear" were the main themes of the press conference held by Pope Francis, as usual on his return flight from...

Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Ronald Reagan. Click image (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. This was, undoubtedly, one of Ronald Reagan's finest quotes, spoken in the awe and intonation that it deserved. This quote has a foreign location name, and contains hint letters throughout to assist in solving.   All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidential spoilers. Please refrain from disclosing the full answer in comments to prevent spoilers.To solve the puzzle: Enter the letters in the...

President Trump said he is "seriously" considering pushing for a ban on suppressors for firearms in the aftermath of the mass shooting in Virginia Beach that left 12 people dead and six people injured. The shooter used two legally bought .45 caliber handguns, with a suppressor, in the attack. The shooter was shot and killed by police. "What is your view on silencers? Would you like to see those banned?" "Good Morning Britain's" Piers Morgan asked Trump. "I don't like them. Well, I'd like to think about it. I mean nobody's talked about silencers very much. I did talk about...