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Former Rep. Dana Rohrabacher denied that he spoke with Julian Assange on behalf of President Trump about a pardon. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, claimed Wednesday that he had been told by Rohrabacher that he could be pardoned by Trump if he stated that Russians were not connected to the hacking of the Democratic National Committee's emails. In a statement, Rohrabacher denied that he promised a pardon to Assange on behalf of Trump. “At no time did I talk to President Trump about Julian Assange. Likewise, I was not directed by Trump or anyone else connected with him to meet...

A UK magazine called ArtsProfessional has published the results of a “Freedom of Expression survey” and the results are not good. The survey found that in the professional art world in the UK , self-censorship is the norm and pressure to stay silent on controversial issues is felt by most. A culture of self-censorship and fear of backlash from funders, colleagues and the public is convincing arts and cultural workers to stay silent on important issues, according to new research from ArtsProfessional… While about 90% of respondents agreed that “the arts and cultural sector has a responsibility to use its...

Green tea is one of the healthiest beverages on earth: It’s full of flavonoids that can help reduce inflammation, aids in lowering bad cholesterol and can lessen your chances of heart attack or stroke, Harvard Medical School tells us—all important factors to counteract the effects of the day-old cheese stick and half a sleeve of crackers you sometimes refer to as “lunch.” But does this mean you can drink green tea before bed and reap all its healthy benefits? The short answer: No. Well, not if you want to get a good night’s sleep. Wait, why can’t I drink green...

'Squad' congresswoman Ilhan Omar told friends years ago that the man who went on to become her second husband was in fact her brother, DailyMail.com can confirm. And now for the first time one of those friends has come forward to reveal exactly how Omar and Ahmed Elmi scandalized the Somali community in Minneapolis. Abdihakim Osman is the first person to go on record to speak of how Omar said she wanted to get her brother papers so he could stay in the United States, at a time when she was married to her first husband Ahmed Hirsi. But hardly...

Like any good politician, Jill Karofsky wants the public to know where she stands on the issues and how she will enact an agenda based on her ideals once elected. “I believe in protecting our environment from corporate polluters, protecting women’s health care, and holding corrupt politicians accountable,” she says in a television ad that has been running all month. It’s direct, to the point, and effective. It also completely disqualifies her as a serious candidate for the office she seeks. “As your Supreme Court Justice,” she concludes in her ad, “I’ll make decisions based on the law.” The irony...

The Central Coast is getting a new beachfront campground. California State Parks has been trying to build campsites at Fort Ord Dunes State Park for more than a decade and the project is finally moving forward. Advertisement "This spring we are really excited to announce that we are going out to bid," said State Parks Monterey District Superintendent Brent Marshall. State Parks has received all of the necessary permits and Marshall said construction on the $25 million project could start as soon as this fall. The campground will be nestled between the dunes and out of the view of Highway...

FAIRFAX COUNTY REPUBLICAN CONVENTION (See the Official Call for the FCRC Convention HERE)WHEN: Saturday, March 14, 2020. Registration starts at 8:00 AM and the Convention will be called to order at 9:00 AM.WHERE: W.T. Woodson High School, 9525 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22031FILINGS FOR DELEGATE AND COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP:  Candidates for Delegate to the Fairfax County Republican Convention, a Congressional District Convention, or the State Convention, or for Membership in the Fairfax County Republican Committee, or for any combination of the foregoing categories, and Military Members desiring to serve as delegates to the County, Congressional District, or State Conventions, or to become...

Two people were killed in a massive pileup involving about 200 vehicles on a busy highway south of Montreal, according to Canadian police. Authorities confirmed that the two people, who have not been identified, had been traveling in the same vehicle when it collided with a tank truck on Wednesday during the 200-car pileup in La Prairie, Quebec. Stéphane Tremblay, spokesperson for the Sûreté du Québec said the pair were trapped in their car for hours after the crash before emergency services could pull them from the wreckage. 'We know that these people were involved in a collision with a...

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday that he found the Democratic debate in Las Vegas difficult to watch as Sen. Bernie Sanders assailed billionaire Mike Bloomberg and the wealthy. “It was painful because your wealth was really under fire last night,” Cramer said on “Squawk Box.” “How did this get to be, that if you’re wealthy and you’re a Democrat, it’s just bad news? And I think that’s a shame.” Sanders has emerged as the front-runner for the Democratic nomination after strong performances earlier this month in the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary. Ahead of Wednesday’s debate, the Vermont independent...

Dozens of House Democrats are urging several major banks not to fund oil drilling and development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR), following a similar push by Senate Democrats. A group of 33 Democratic lawmakers signed a letter spearheaded by Rep. Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) urging the CEOs of JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley to stop funding such drilling in the refuge. The letter was sent Thursday and follows an announcement from Goldman Sachs that it would prohibit financing for new drilling or oil exploration in the Arctic, including in the refuge. "Roads, pipelines,...

Earth as seen from satellites as abstract art. Images are gentle landscape abstractions. Joseph Blanchard's "Thoughts Over Coffee." Blanchard is a Boston native who plays for patients in hospitals and cancer centers. He can't read music, so he composes and "remembers" what he played. I'm absolutely awed by the man.

by Sheri Urban The vast majority of people who work in media are on the left. That fact is not a surprise to anyone who has watched their coverage of Trump over the last few years. They are not even trying to hide it anymore. But the truth is more shocking than you know. Most of these people are even further left than Bernie Sanders, by far the most left-wing major presidential candidate of all time. Hot Air reports: Study: Most Journalists Are To The Left Of Bernie Sanders (But Don’t Worry They’re Totally Fair) An academic study by a...

Acting White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney told a crowd at a private gathering in England on Wednesday night that the Trump administration “needs more immigrants” for the U.S. economy to continue growing, according to a audio recording of his remarks obtained by The Washington Post. “We are desperate — desperate — for more people,” Mulvaney said. “We are running out of people to fuel the economic growth that we’ve had in our nation over the last four years. We need more immigrants.” The Trump administration wants those immigrants to come in a “legal fashion,” Mulvaney said, according to...

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The United Nations “blacklist” of businesses operating in Israeli settlements was lauded by the Palestinian leadership following its publication last week, but a recent report indicates that Palestinians actually prefer to work for Israelis rather than Palestinians. Titled “Why Palestinians prefer to work for Israeli employers,” the report, by Israel-based media watchdog group Palestinian Media Watch, affirms that whenever Palestinian workers have the opportunity to work for Israeli employers, they are quick to leave their jobs with Palestinian employers. The report cites an article in the official Palestinian Authority daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida that praises the Israeli-employment sector. According to senior...

The Oscar-winning actor/director, 47, sat down with Diane Sawyer for a tell-all interview during which he opened up about his struggles with sobriety, being a dad and his very public split from the actress. During the emotional interview, Affleck admitted he never wanted his marriage to end in divorce and called the experience "painful." “I didn’t want to get divorced, I didn’t want to be a divorced person, I really didn’t want to be a split family with my children,” he said. “It upset me because it meant I wasn’t who I thought I was and that was so painful...

A Texas-based genetic engineering company has finished developing a coronavirus vaccine, according to new reports. Scientists at Greffex Inc. — which has a corporate headquarters in Houston and a laboratory in Aurora, Colorado — completed the vaccine this week, company president and CEO John Price told the Houston Business Journal. Now the vaccine will move to animal testing by the necessary government agencies — the FDA in the US and similar regulatory bodies in China and other heavily affected countries, according to the report. For safety reasons, Greffex did not use a living or killed virus to form the vaccine,...

Tobias Rathjen, 43, opened fire on two shisha bars in German town of Hanau on Wednesday night, killing nine He was subsequently found dead in his parents' apartment, having shot his 72-year-old mother and himself 24-page manifesto posted online details his plans for global ethnic cleansing, including Muslims and Jews His website details obsessions with alien abduction, mind control, right-wing conspiracies and secret US military bases where he believed children were sacrificed to Satan ======================================================================================== A far-right 'terrorist' who shot nine people dead in an attack on two shisha bars in Germany before killing his mother and then himself was...

The gunman first attacked a hookah bar and a neighboring cafe in central Hanau at about 10 p.m. Wednesday, killing several people, before heading about 2.5 kilometers (1.5 miles) west and opening fire again, first on a car and then a sports bar, claiming more victims. Hookah lounges are places where people gather to smoke flavored tobacco from Middle Eastern water pipes, and some of the victims appeared to be Turkish. Witness Kadir Kose ran over from a cafe he runs nearby after he heard the first shots, initially assuming there was an altercation between family members. He said he...

Key Points YouTube channel JerryRigEverything showed the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip display is as strong as plastic, not glass as advertised. The Motorola RAZR is already breaking, with one reviewerÂ’s screen completely separating from the phoneÂ’s body. Maybe you shouldnÂ’t buy a folding phone yet. ===================================================================== SamsungÂ’s new foldable smartphone, the Galaxy Z Flip. Ryan Browne | CNBC =========================================================================== Two new phones with folding displays, the $1,380 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip and the $1,500 Motorola RAZR, launched in recent weeks, and people already have complaints about them. It seems like a repeat of what we went through nearly a year...