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How Much Money Each State Saves Thanks to Homeschooling As many recognize, homeschooling has been booming in recent years and promises to keep growing. The most recent numbers from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) hail from 2012 and suggest that 1.8 million children are now educated at home.Compared to public school students, studies suggest that homeschoolers perform up to 30 percentile points better on standardized tests, have higher college GPAs and completion rates, and may even be better adjusted socially. Judging from these numbers, it would seem that homeschooling definitely benefits the individual student.But what about the nation...

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., ripped into President Trump during Wednesday's episode of "The View" and claimed that he was probably the "most dangerous" president in the history of the United States. His comments came after host Joy Behar asked him about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., seemingly preferring a moderate to challenge Trump in 2020. "I love Nancy but she and I disagree on this issue," Sanders said. "I think the way you beat Donald Trump — and I must say that in my view, Donald Trump is the most dangerous president probably in the history of this country." "We...

he Trump administration has prepared draft legislation to expedite capital cases against mass shooters, it announced Monday. Marc Short, Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff, told reporters to expect the legislation as part of a larger gun control proposal from the White House, Fox News reports. The total legislative package is expected after Congress returns from its August recess on September 9th. The announcement comes after a mass shooting in Odessa, Texas, in which a gunman killed five and injured 22 people. On Sunday, President Donald Trump called the shooter "another very sick person," and said that shootings were...

Nancy Pelosi voices fury at Donald Trump getting $3.6 billion of military building cash diverted to build his Mexican wall as Pentagon prepares to come clean on what projects it is taking it from Nancy Pelosi slammed the Pentagon's plan to divert $3.6 billion in military construction projects to build Donald Trump's border wall She said lawmakers will 'fight this unacceptable and deeply dangerous decision in the Courts, in the Congress and in the court of public opinion' Defense Secretary Mark Esper informed congressional leaders on Tuesday A full list of the 127 projects affected will be released later this...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Local social media is abuzz over efforts in Pittsburgh to identify and boycott businesses owned by supporters of President Donald Trump. “I think it’s important because people have a right to know where their money is going,” Pittsburgh blogger Brian Broome told KDKA political editor Jon Delano on Tuesday. In a recent Facebook post, a page identified only as “Ban Kenny Chesney from Pittsburgh” says there’s a list of almost 100 local businesses owned by Trump supporters which will soon be disclosed on a new website.

Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson (D) revealed that she did not think the left was “so mean” and “lied like this” until she ran for president as an outsider candidate. “I know this sounds naive. I didn’t think the left was so mean. I didn’t think the left lied like this,” Williamson told the New Yorker’s David Remnick in an interview. “I thought the right did that. I thought we were better.” Williamson accused the left of lying about her use of crystals and “crystal gazing,” telling Remnick that there has “never been a crystal on stage” at any of her...

Following the overturned state firearm conviction of illegal immigrant Jose Inez Garcia-Zarate, U.S. Attorney David Anderson said Wednesday the federal government plans to proceed with federal gun charges in the case of Kate Steinle, during an interview on "Fox & Friends." Zarate, who was previously deported five times, was charged by the state of California with the murder of Steinle in 2015 and was acquitted on charges of first-degree murder, second-degree murder, involuntary manslaughter, and assault with a semi-automatic weapon. He was, however, convicted of felony possession of a firearm, and has maintained the stolen gun he used had discharged...

A Lewiston man recovering from a stab wound has been charged with a weekend shooting in the city’s downtown. Noor Ali Hussein, 24, was charged with elevated aggravated assault, a Class A crime, and reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, a Class C crime, according to Lewiston police Lt. David St. Pierre. A Class A crime is punishable by up to 30 years in prison and a $50,000 fine, and a Class C crime is punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. Hussein allegedly shot Jarious Teofile, 25, of Lewiston in the chest, stomach and...

It is not a performance ball and I will only use it for certain spares. If anyone wants the design, let me know. It took several revisions and many hours to design. It is expensive at $209 but is a great campaign message.

Cleveland, Ohio – Tia Archeiva Parks was a 26-year-old mother of a little girl that had just turned four when she walked in to Preterm, a Cleveland abortion facility, on June 7, 2019, for what seemed like a routine abortion in her first trimester of pregnancy. But the results were anything but routine. By the time the sun set the next day, Tia Parks was dead. Parks had a rare potentially life-threatening condition known as heterotopic gestation that went undiagnosed by Preterm staff. The postmortem diagnosis of a heterotopic gestation means that Parks carried two pregnancies – fraternal twins –...

A pro-life women's healthcare center in Texas was attacked by vandals for the second time last weekend, just months after a rock was thrown through its windows. This time, the words “liars” and “fake clinic” were spray painted across the front and side of the building after it had been newly painted. For 13 years, the building operated as an abortion clinic owned by Whole Woman’s Health, the second largest abortion provider in Austin. In June, Austin LifeCare took over the lease and turned it into a healthcare center that helps women who want to keep their babies and need...

Just over a month after the Supreme Court effectively punted the partisan fight over gerrymandering to state courts, a North Carolina trial court has rejected state legislative district maps, saying lawmakers took extreme advantage to help elect a maximum number of Republicans. The three-judge panel of state judges unanimously ruled Tuesday that courts can step in to decide when partisan advantage goes so far that it diminishes democracy. The judges gave lawmakers two weeks to try again. "Partisan intent predominated over all other redistricting criteria resulting in extreme partisan gerrymandered legislative maps," the judges wrote in their ruling. "The effect...

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KETO diet methods are becoming increasingly more popular among those looking to lose weight. However, a nutritionist has warned that dieters should avoid the plan long term. Low carb diets have been popular for some time among those who want to lose weight fast. The keto diet is a particularly high fat version. However, an expert has warned that the diet may not be safe longterm. Although, many swear by this method to help them drop the pounds. The keto diet, or ketogenic diet, is a low-carb diet plan. Dieters may only eat low carb foods, such as lean meat...

UPDATE September 4, 2019: This blog has been updated with the Nielsen ratings from the week of August 26. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Things are not at all well on CBS Evening News, the flagship evening program for the third-place broadcast network. After making the major transition from CBS This Morning anchor Norah O’Donnell has been floundering in the ratings fight with ABC and NBC by hemorrhaging viewers for the first six weeks, according to the Nielsen ratings. For all the talk about CBS News head Susan Zirinsky booting the more-balanced Jeff Glor (whose last newscast was May 10) under the guise of...

The discussion of this topic usually begins with this question, “Are You saying that we can lose our Salvation””, or “Do you wonder from moment to moment whether or not you are still saved? or some other variation of this thought. I am happy to answer an emphatic “No” . No I do not think I can lose my salvation, and No I do not wonder from day to day whether or not I am still saved. My first spiritual crisis after being born again, was about the security of my salvation. I have an incredibly tender conscience, in fact...

Midwest City police say a day care worker knocked on the locked bathroom door at 7025 SE 15th Street on Tuesday after the girl didn't return promptly A police affidavit says a man eventually came out and said: 'I was just washing my hands' The child told workers the man, identified as Joshua David Kabatra, sexually assaulted her Kabatra told police that he had felt sick and threw up in the bathroom sink while the girl was on the toilet He remains jailed in Oklahoma City, and court records don't list an attorney who can speak on his behalf A...

Pope Francis claims climate in state of ‘emergency’, asks world to ‘abandon’ fossil fuels VATICAN CITY, September 3, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – Pope Francis has called upon the world to give up fossil fuels, claiming that the climate is in a state of “emergency” and that this has been caused by human activity.   In his Message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, an ecumenical celebration held on September 1, the Argentine pontiff encouraged the world to adopt “simpler lifestyles” and to abandon fossil fuels. “Now is the time to abandon our dependence on fossil fuels...

Freeport, Grand Bahama (CNN)Across the northern Bahamas, what used to be stunning islands are now scenes of widespread destruction. Hurricane Dorian pulverized the islands for two days, hurling catastrophic winds and relentless rain. It was the strongest storm ever to make landfall in the country. Now, the only airport on the island of Grand Bahama has been ripped apart by Dorian. "After two days of trying, we're finally able to get into the Freeport airport," CNN's Patrick Oppmann said from the scene Wednesday. "It's gone. ... The level of devastation is actually breathtaking. There are no walls left at the...

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution on Tuesday declaring that the National Rifle Association is a domestic terrorist organization. The officials also urged other cities, states and the federal government to follow suit. District 2 Supervisor Catherine Stefani wrote the resolution and shared her thoughts on the NRA with KTVU. "The NRA has it coming to them," she said. "And I will do everything I possibly can to call them out on what they are, which is a domestic terrorist organization." After citing some statistics about gun violence in the United States – like that there's been...