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A study finds that people today who eat and exercise the same amount as people 20 years ago are still fatter. A 2016 study published in the journal Obesity Research & Clinical Practice found that it’s harder for adults today to maintain the same weight as those 20 to 30 years ago did, even at the same levels of food intake and exercise. The authors examined the dietary data of 36,400 Americans between 1971 and 2008 and the physical activity data of 14,419 people between 1988 and 2006. They grouped the data sets together by the amount of food and...

Since the moment coronavirus entered the media’s vocabulary, the media and the Democrat party have been working diligently to assure the American people that it’s the second coming of the Black Death and that it’s all Trump’s fault. Disgustingly, many of them have been insisting that it will destroy the American economy (which, after all, is one of Trump’s biggest selling points) and certain people who shall be named – Paul Krugman, I’m talking to you – seemed to celebrate the stock market’s big drop last week. The stock market, though, seems to be recovering already, posting huge gains...

The outbreak of direct combat between Turkey and the Syrian regime of Basher al-Assad has shown the wisdom of President Donald Trump's strategy in the area. He took considerable flak for pulling American troops out of northern Syria last October. It was argued that the withdrawal in the face of a Turkish advance would threaten the Kurds, a longtime U.S. ally, and could even revive ISIS! In response, President Trump tweeted "As I have stated strongly before, and just to reiterate, if Turkey does anything that I... consider to be off limits, I will totally destroy and obliterate the Economy...

Jeff Bezos’ $10 billion commitment to fight climate change, which he announced last week, brings to mind an episode of “South Park” that aired during the financial crisis. A succession of characters put their money into the market only to see it go instantly to zero before their eyes. Based on the best science, or at least the most officially condoned, Mr. Bezos would have only the vaguest idea what he was getting for his money. That’s because scientists can estimate only within a giant, squishy margin of error how much warming might be avoided from a given cut in...

VIDEO Chris Matthews resigned on the air on Monday night from his MSNBC Hardball gig due to a bit too much public drooling over women. Here we see Chris resign while drooling over a female reporter.

They are just getting started in Germany, the political violence is getting serious. A few weeks back, someone shot up a hookah bar killing a number of people in Germany. Now one of the regional leaders of the AFD party in Germany has his car fire bombed in his drive way, while attempting to put the fire out, the guy suffered smoke poisoning after inhaling to many toxic fumes.... Antifa is suspected of carrying out the attack. Turkey is now releasing another horde of refugees to the rest of the EU which is going to do nothing to help resolve...

Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1933 inaugural address contained a phrase, remembered to this day. In the wake of the Great Depression, he told Americans, So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is...fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance. Flash forward nearly a hundred years and the American Left is pushing fear as hard as they have ever pushed anything. We have had plenty of scares since the days of FDR, including the overpopulation, acid rain, and Y2K. Some scares have...

Finally. It’s Supper Tuesday - or Thursday if you’re Joe Biden. Unfortunately MsNBC will have to limp through their coverage without Chris Matthew’s sparkling political commentary, due to creative differences. As Some Rabbit pointed out the other day the Democrats now have a choice between the Befuddled, the Bolshevik,or the Billionaire,  who’s committed whatever’s necessary to win. Even if he has to buy the entire Internet.Siri, Alexa and your personal Google Assistant are standing by to assist you if you need help. They will be happy to tell you who to vote for.So proceed with caution and choose wisely, weedhoppers....

If this mixed up Democratic primary season has taught us anything thus far it’s that the “conventional wisdom” has been repeatedly falling on its face. We’ll see if that continues tonight, but for the moment it appears that everyone still believes Bernie Sanders will cruise out of Super Tuesday with a bunch of wins and large herd of earned delegates. Or at least that’s the prediction being made at The Hill this morning, among other sites holding similar positions. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is poised to win the most delegates when 14 states vote on this cycle’s Super Tuesday,...

So how did that March 2, “economic shutdown” work out for actress Patricia Arquette? Just recently, the lefty star took to Instagram to call on her 146,000 followers to cause an “economic shut down” on March 2, by not purchasing “anything” that day. After coronavirus fears had already caused drastic drops in the market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average spiked 1,294.3 points, for its “biggest point gain ever,” according to CNBC March 2. But that wasn’t all. The S&P 500 also had its “biggest point gain ever,” roaring 136.01 points on Monday.

Voted for Sanders today in the communist epicenter of Virginia today. I saw only one other person there and in past primaries I've seen some moderate foot traffic. I've heard Biden is going to win VA comfortably, but turnout this low would seem to advantage Sanders.

The shotgun is an iconic weapon most often associated with the pump-action badassery of action films and video games. While awesome in fiction, its use in the real world is limited to close combat and breaching doors, not to mention bird and deer hunting. Despite its drawbacks, a mystique surrounds the weapon, and soldiers as well as law enforcement officers still use them. The draw of the gun is so powerful that the Pentagon has spent several decades and millions of dollars to improve on the basic design. In the late 1960s, the military and private companies started tinkering with...

Japan could lose more than £11billion if the Tokyo Olympics are cancelled over coronavirus fears, while private firms face further losses of more than £6billion, it is feared. The £9.6billion bill for the Olympics including huge taxpayer spending on a new national stadium would be regarded as wasted if the Games are cancelled. In addition, experts say that Japan's tourism industry could suffer a £1.7billion blow if the expected millions of spectators do not materialise - bringing Japan's total losses to £11.3billion. On top of that, private companies have already shelled out billions for sponsorship and media contracts while the...

San Francisco has reached a $369,000 settlement with the San Francisco freelance journalist whose home and office were raided by police trying to find the confidential source of a leaked report into the death of the city's former public defender.

Joe Biden complimented former South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg at a rally Monday night after Buttigieg announced his endorsement of the former vice president, telling attendees that the 38-year-old reminds him of his late son, Beau Biden. With Buttigieg standing beside him, the former Delaware senator said the remark was the "highest compliment" he could give another person. Biden's eldest son — like Buttigieg, a military veteran — died from brain cancer in 2015.

MSNBC mainstay Chris Matthews kicked off Hardball the day before Super Tuesday with a shocker: that he would be leaving his signature hour and the network entirely. Not exactly buried in Matthews's evidently surprise announcement was an admission of sorts. "A lot of it has to be with how we talk to each other," he said. "Compliments on a women's appearance that some men, including me, might have once incorrectly thought were OK, were never OK. Not then and certainly not today, and, for making such comments in the past, I'm sorry." The host's departure, which he said resulted after...

A Turkish fighter jet has shot down a Syrian government warplane over western Syria, the country's defence ministry has said. An F-16 jet from the Turkish air force shot down an L-39 plane belonging to Assad's forces over Idlib province on Tuesday. Turkey is attempting to stop a Syrian government attack on Idlib amid fears it will spark a fresh refugee crisis on its eastern border.

Very good News Talk on the "MALL" If it wasn't for "Double Standards", they wouldn't have any standards at all. They love their colons!

The crew of a U.S. gunship have been awarded bravery medals at a ceremony in Florida after they rained fire down on Islamic State militants for hours, as allied soldiers on the ground were whisked to safety. Forces on the ground came under heavy fire from ISIS militants in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan on April 3, 2019, in a ferocious fight which one Major on the ground likened to infamous WW2 battle Iwo Jima. They called for backup from 'Spooky 41' - a AC-13OU gunship, and the Hercules-variant plane arrived within minutes to provide covering fire and ensure medical helicopters could...

People who brush their teeth three times a day or more are less likely to develop diabetes, research suggests. A study looked at the oral hygiene of almost 190,000 people from South Korea between 2003 and 2006. After an average follow-up time of 10 years, 16 per cent had developed diabetes. A similar number had suffered gum disease. Those under the age of 51 who brushed their teeth more than the recommended twice a day had a 14 per cent lower risk of diabetes. Researchers said inflammation plays a crucial role in the development of diabetes, a condition more than...