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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ignited backlash for her attack on President Trump’s accomplishments as tensions rose between the two following Tuesday’s State of the Union address. White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham slammed Pelosi for comparing Trump’s “remarks about our great nation & it’s many success stories” to “a reality TV show” during her weekly press conference Thursday. This morning things didn’t get any better as Trump held up a newspaper this morning with the headline “Acquitted!” in Nancy Pelosi’s presence at the National Prayer Breakfast! President Trump then proceeded to rip and shred Pelosi during his talk at the...

The Treasury Department has handed over documents to a pair of GOP Senate chairmen as part of a months-long probe into Burisma Holdings, Ukraine and Hunter Biden, according to the top Democrat on one of the panels. Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) — the chairmen of the Finance and the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committees, respectively — sent a letter to the Treasury Department in November saying they were investigating "potentially improper actions" during the Obama administration. The Treasury Department is complying with their request, according to a spokeswoman for Sen. Ron Wyden (Ore.), the top...

SALT LAKE CITY —    Utahans reacted to Sen. Mitt Romney’s decision to break Republican ranks with a mixture of pride and dismay Wednesday, with some in this majority-Mormon state even suggesting that his vote to remove President Trump from office recalled a prophecy attributed to the church founder Joseph Smith. Although generally debunked as apocryphal by modern historians, the so-called White Horse Prophecy dates to 1844 when Smith himself was a candidate for president of the United States. The Mormons — members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — have long regarded the U.S. Constitution as a divinely inspired...

Disclaimer I live in Canada My 85 year old mother has a poor appetite and she only weights 79 Lbs. My question is have any here tried CBD oil for Appetite Stimulation and does it really work? I'm desperate and am seriously considering getting her CBD gelcaps (0% THC)

Democrat presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren used Trayvon Martin’s birthday, February 5, as a springboard Thursday to drive her own gun control agenda. My heart goes out to @SybrinaFulton and Trayvon's family and friends. He should still be with us today. We need to end gun violence and racism. And we need to build a world where all of our children—especially young Black boys—can grow up safe and free. https://twitter.com/FredTJoseph/status/1225030890969075713 …

U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small had more money in her war chest than any congressional candidate in New Mexico heading into 2020. The first-term Democrat had $2.3 million cash on hand at the end of 2019, easily outpacing her nearest potential Republican rival by $1.7 million in the 2nd Congressional District. Torres Small reported raising nearly $2.6 million in 2019 in filings with the Federal Election Commission. The deadline for the end of the year filing was Friday. “This campaign is about serving the people of southern New Mexico,” Torres Small’s campaign manager Helen Smith said. “Xochitl Torres Small is...

In many ways, the last surviving Neanderthals are a mystery. But four caves in Gibraltar have given an unprecedented insight into what their lives might have been like. Forty thousand years ago in Europe, we were not the only human species alive – there were at least three others. Many of us are familiar with one of these, the Neanderthals. Fossil evidence shows that, towards the end, the final few were clinging onto survival in places like Gibraltar. In recognition of this, Gibraltar received Unesco world heritage status in 2016. ... "They weren't just surviving," the Gibraltar museum's director of...

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) accused President Donald Trump of being drugged when he gave the State of the Union address Tuesday night. Pelosi made the accusation at a press conference Thursday morning. Pelosi said when she went to shake Trump’s hand at the start of the event and he refused, that she had done so as an “act of kindness” because he appeared to be “sedated”. As she said the word sedated, Pelosi acted out her perception that Trump was unsteady and zoned out, leaning sideways, shaking and gesturing to her eyes. “…so again, I extended the...

Coronaviruses in creation. Does the recent coronavirus outbreak support evolution? by Robert Carter Published: 6 February 2020 (GMT+10) There is a new virus sweeping the world. Most people are calling it ‘coronavirus’. It was first noticed in Wuhan, China and is already popping up in multiple countries. Many people have died. What are we supposed to think about it? Do viruses support evolution? Can we explain them in a creation context? Can this be part of the ‘very good’ creation? Hold onto your hats, for I am about to turn what you think about viruses on its head.

Just finished listening to 4th Rendez-Veus about 10 times. Best instrumental ever!!!! IMHO. Now I'm listening to Amazing Grace by Nana Mouskouri. Got three versions but hers is the best by far. Might be among the best vocal song or at least among the best. See,,, I don't watch TV all the time. Besides, in order to real all/most/some of the interesting posts of FR I've got to have peace of mind in the background. :<)))))

Twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton expressed an openness to running as Vice President with the eventual Democratic Party nominee during an interview with Ellen DeGeneres released on Thursday. The talk show host spoke to 72-year-old Clinton about the impeachment effort and her future ambitions. Clinton was asked if she would accept if the eventual Democrat nominee asked her to be their running mate. At first, she laughed it off, saying “well, that’s not going to happen, but no, probably no.” It didn’t take much prodding for her to change her tune and say that “I never say never because I...

The politics of Utah Sen. Mitt Romney’s 11th-hour mystery on how he will vote on President Trump’s impeachment has become sticky now that a new survey finds that the president is more popular in Utah. The Utah Policy survey showed that for the first time since his election, a majority of Utah voters approve of Trump’s job performance, echoing his surge in national surveys. According to the poll analysis, “The survey, conducted for UtahPolicy.com and 2 News by Y2 Analytics shows 52% of likely voters approve of President Trump, while 45% disapprove, giving the president a net-positive approval rating of...

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Voters may not have a full picture of what exactly happened during the Iowa caucuses, but Sen. Bernie Sanders is confident that he won the contest. At a Thursday press conference Thursday afternoon in New Hampshire, Sanders attacked the Iowa Democratic Party for its oversight of its caucuses on Monday, while maintaining a triumphant tone on the results. “What I want to do today, three days late, is to thank the people of Iowa for the very strong victory they gave us in the Iowa Caucuses," Sanders said. As of Thursday, 97% of precincts had reported...

"Rolling Stone," performed and written by Karen Black from the 1975 film, "Nashville." Black portrays Connie White, a glamorous country singer, in the film.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a plan to ban sales of gasoline- and diesel-powered passenger cars in the U.K. beginning in 2035. That's five years earlier than a previous commitment by the U.K., and it also adds even hybrid vehicles to the banned list, leaving only full electric cars as an option. There were 2.3 million passenger cars sold in the U.K. in 2019—and only 37,850 of them were electric vehicles.

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal on impeachment charges in a free-wheeling, caustic speech on Thursday that drew on White House pomp to underscore the fact that he remained in office. After walking down a red carpet to a standing ovation from scores of Republican lawmakers, administration officials and conservative media figures in the East Room of the White House, Trump re-aired old grievances and accused Democrats of staging a “corrupt” effort to undermine his presidency in a speech that lasted more than an hour. Speaking without a teleprompter, he referred to the 22-month investigation by former...

SARASOTA, Fla. — A 107-year-old Florida man keeps his wits through a debate group at his senior home, spending time with his fiancee and periodically driving his red convertible. Joe Newman, who made a bid for Congress in Sarasota when he turned 100, runs a discussion group at his senior facility. Keeping up with current events keeps him going, he told WFLA. “It is my contention that mental exercise is just as important as physical exercise,” the centenarian told WFLA. “Just getting out of bed in the morning and figuring out something to do that is worth doing the next...

The Obama administration was ill-prepared to handle and failed to respond effectively to Russian interference during the 2016 election, according to a bipartisan congressional report released Thursday. It noted officials feared getting caught up in a heavily politicized environment and undermining public confidence in the electoral process. The Senate Intelligence Committee’s report said the U.S. government was “not well-postured” to counter Russian election interference, adding Russia’s cyberactivities did not cease despite high-level warnings of potential retaliation. Sen. Richard Burr, who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, said the report found the Obama administration in 2016 struggled to determine an appropriate response...

PALM CITY, Fla. — A stranded motorist fatally shot a Florida Highway Patrol trooper alongside Interstate 95 on Wednesday before he was killed by a passing police officer, the agency said. Trooper Joseph Bullock, 42, died in a shooting about 10:15 a.m. near Palm City, about a 45-minute drive north of West Palm Beach, said Col. Gene Spaulding, the agency's commander. He said a passing police officer from Riviera Beach fatally shot the suspect, whose name has not been released.