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Ten weeks into my first pregnancy, I had a miscarriage. It was really devastating. My doctor said, ‘You know, this happens all the time and there’s no reason for you to not try again when you’re ready.’ So, a month later, I was pregnant again. We made it through the first trimester with no problems. Then we started to get some concerning blood test results and my pregnancy was elevated to be high risk. I was transferred to a high risk maternal fetal medicine obstetrician in New York City and was highly monitored, getting checks every couple of weeks, and...

Whether or not they're voting for him, 65% of registered voters nationwide think President Trump will definitely or probably be reelected, including more than a third of Democrats who think so. Republicans are especially optimistic: more than 9 in 10 expect him to win. Still, potential head to head matchups with all the major Democratic candidates against Mr. Trump show a tight race no matter who the Democratic nominee is, with no more than three percentage points separating the Democratic candidates from Mr. Trump in any matchup with the six top polling Democratic contenders.

As the new human coronavirus spreads around the world, individuals and families should prepare — but are we? The Centers for Disease Control has already said that it expects community transmission in the United States, and asked families to be ready for the possibility of a "significant disruption to our lives." Be ready? But how? It seems to me that some people may be holding back from preparing because of their understandable dislike of associating such preparation with doomsday or "prepper" subcultures. Another possibility is that people may have learned that for many people the disease is mild, which is...

[Catholic Caucus] The Familia Christi Has Been Killed Francis has killed the Familia Christi, allegedly "for serious religious, educational and administrative reasons."It is evident that the “reasons” given are a pretext. The religious community was founded in 2014 by Ferrara Archbishop Luigi Negri whom Francis quickly removed once he reached his retirement age. He was replaced by the anti-Catholic Gian Carlo Perego who hated the Familia Christi.The group was put under the guardianship of the Roman auxiliary bishop Daniele Libanori SJ.In a March 2019 interview, Negri told Gloria.tv that he was “not worried” about the destiny of the Familia Christi...

To those who see no link between Lent and our failing economy, it might be the case to look again. Economics is about people. It cannot be reduced to numbers, formulae and analyses. “The subject matter of economics,” observes economic historian Odd Langholm, “is properly the habits, customs, and ways of thinking of producers, consumers, buyers, sellers, borrowers, lenders, and all who engage in economic transactions.” That means our moral habits can have a definite effect on determining if our economy grows — or fails. In my new book, Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian...

Unprecedented, unprecedented. Everything is unprecedented. Nothing like this has ever happened before. Except it pretty much has. Whenever you see the word “unprecedented” in the media, you should ask yourself: Has this reporter ever read a history book? Make the case against Trump if you want to, but if you pretend the sorts of things he does are without precedent, you simply make yourself look ignorant. Virtually any presidency you examine is guilty of far worse acts than whatever you think is the worst thing Trump has ever done, from John Adams’ Alien and Sedition Acts, a breathtaking offense against...

If you want to participate in the various primaries and sow discord amongst the 'Rats, perhaps the best way to do it is not to vote for Bernie and Butthead, but rather to register as a Democrat (if required) and write in Donald Trump. Get all your friends to do it, get all the Trump Democrats to do it, spread the word on social media. If Donald Trump can get more votes in the Dem primary than some of the actual Dem candidates, even in just a state or two, the Dems will totally lose it. They'll be so busy...

You hear it said and see it written that Bernie Sanders will be another George McGovern -- that is, a left-wing nominee who lost a presidential election in a landslide. I'm here to tell you that's wrong. Because the times are different. And because Sen. Sanders is, or ought to be, a scarier candidate and a further departure from historic American norms than George McGovern ever was. I speak perhaps from a position of prejudice. I supported George McGovern in 1972, in the primaries and in the general election. And though my views on issues have changed since then --...

CNN’s Keith Boykin lashed out at black Trump supporter and former NFL safety Jack Brewer as an “Uncle Tom” Thursday night. During a Thursday Black History Month event held at the White House, a day that included an address to hundreds of black leaders, President Trump also held a roundtable in the Cabinet Room with about two dozen black political and religious leaders. It was here the former Minnesota Viking said to the president, “I gotta say this because it’s black history month: Man, you the first black president.” Making the moment even more interesting is the fact that Brewer...

A shocking TikTok video shows a California woman undergoing her 'second abortion'. The since-deleted video, titled 'Abortion time, take 2,' shows the young woman getting dressed in front of a mirror while her friend holds up a positive pregnancy test. The video's caption suggests that this is also her second abortion. A remix of Bruno Mars' 'It Will Rain' plays in the background. She appears to be wiping something from her eye, suggesting that she may have been crying after learning the news of her pregnancy. 'How do you feel Ashley,' the girl's friend can be heard asking as the...

President Donald Trump thrilled CPAC audiences imitating “Mini” Mike Bloomberg at the podium Saturday. The crowd roared with delight as Trump squatted at the podium to appear like the shorter former New York City Mayor as he recapped the Democrat debate. The president mocked Bloomberg for spending historic levels of his own money on ads and then dropping in the polls. “It just shows you can’t buy an election,” he said. “I mean, it just — there’s a point at which people say, you gotta bring the goods a little bit too. You gotta bring the goods.” Trump mocked Bloomberg’s...

False posts online have distorted symptoms of the coronavirus and peddled miracle cures. Members of the public are urged to follow the advice of established institutions like WHO and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and to beware of claims suggesting ways to prevent the virus. Here are some of the claims spreading online, and the facts you need to know about them. ----------------------------------------------------------- CLAIM: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends people shave off facial hair to protect against the new coronavirus. THE FACTS: Reports that the CDC published an infographic recommending that men shave their beards...

The surgeon general of the United States has urged the public to “stop buying masks,” warning that it could lead to a shortage for healthcare workers and effectively put them and communities at risk. U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams made his plea in several Twitter posts on Saturday as Americans rush to purchase disposable face masks and other protective equipment. The demand for masks is leading to shortages that have caused price surges on online shopping platforms Amazon and eBay. “Seriously people- STOP BUYING MASKS!” Adams wrote in his post, adding that masks are “not effective” in preventing the...

LAIXI, China — The workers in standard-issue blue jackets stitch and glue and press together about 8 million pairs of Nikes each year at Qingdao Taekwang Shoes Co., a Nike supplier for more than 30 years and one of the American brand's largest factories. They churn out pair after pair of Shox, with their springy shock absorbers in the heels, and the signature Air Max, plus seven other lines of sports shoes. But hundreds of these workers did not choose to be here: They are ethnic Uighurs from China’s western Xinjiang region, sent here by local authorities in groups of...

CLAIM: Colloidal silver products can help prevent or protect against the new coronavirus from China. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The silver solution has no known benefit in the body when ingested, according to officials with the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, a federal scientific research agency. THE FACTS: Colloidal silver is made up of silver particles suspended in a liquid. The liquid solution has often been falsely peddled as a miracle solution to boost the immune system and cure diseases. Social media users have most recently linked it to products to address the new virus that emerged from China....

In an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, newly crowned coronavirus point man Mike Pence spun the facts in claiming he moved decisively when confronted with a disturbing HIV outbreak in a rural Indiana county when he was governor of the state. “We worked the problem early in the year from a law enforcement standpoint, from a health standpoint,” the vice president told Hannity on Feb. 27. “I don’t believe in needle exchanges as a way to combat drug abuse, but in this case, we came to the conclusion that we had a public health emergency, and so, I took...

Global warming hypocrite and wealth inequality hypocrite Bernie Sanders just took a private jet for a 10 minute flight Bernie Sanders claims to be against global warming.He also claims to be against wealth inequality.But he just made both of those problems worse by spending his campaign donations to take a private jet for a 10 minute flight.What a hypocrite, and what a hypocrite! It’s a 2 hr drive from Charleston to Myrtle Beach & locals do it all the time – Not @BernieSanders– He & his entourage flew from Charleston to Myrtle Beach in not 1, not 2, but 3 Gulfstream...

Diabetes is a disease that has a huge impact on peoples’ lives. So far the disease, which is thought to affect over 400 million people worldwide, is understood to be incurable. But researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis have just proved that it is possible to cure diabetes in mice in just a couple of weeks. IFL Science’s Alfredo Carpineti reports that the researchers used human cells to keep the disease at bay for at least nine months and up to more than a year in some mice. The findings were published in Nature Biotechnology.

The Trump administration Saturday announced additional travel restrictions affecting Iran, Italy and South Korea in response to the coronavirus outbreak following the first death from the virus in the United States. Vice President Pence said the existing travel ban on Iran would extend to foreign nationals who had been in that country the past 14 days. The State Department also is increasing its warning advising Americans not to travel to parts of Italy and South Korea affected by the virus. Right before the White House’s news conference, health officials in Washington state confirmed that a person diagnosed with coronavirus in...

Amid scandal and abuse, reforming the FISA surveillance system will not be easy. But without systemic reform, the secret court at the heart of the government’s surveillance authority may not even survive. “I don’t even give [the secret FISA Court] a 50-50 chance” of survival in its present form, Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.) told Just The News. Many Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill now say they are in agreement that something transformative must be done to fix shortcomings in the programs that allow government spying on U.S. citizens. But agreement on details is proving elusive.(I discuss why fixing FISA...