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Western experts are weighing in on Chinese whistle-blower Dr. Li-Meng Yan’s report claiming to show COVID-19 was man-made in a lab — with several dismissing it as more of a theoretical think piece that offers no new evidence and includes flawed research. “One of the major arguments [in the paper] is that [the virus] is so unique, it can’t have been generated naturally, the only explanation is that it’s man-made,” Dr. Gary Whittaker, a professor of virology at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, told The Post. “I would push back on that.” Yan’s report, published late Monday on the...

Unfortunately, what the Pittman administration is aggressively pushing on the middle, western and northern areas of the county is workforce housing, by introducing one bill at a time that makes way for zoning changes where high-density housing is permitted in areas that previously would be low to medium density neighborhoods. In some cases — as in Bill 65-20 — there is no height restriction to the buildings, and the zoning is changed so that a “Mixed Use” zoned area can be 100% workforce housing, instead of mixed office, commercial and residential.

This date in 1692 saw the last executions of the Salem witch trials. Eight souls hanged from sturdy trees at Gallows Hill on the occasion: Mary Easty (or Eastey) Alice Parker Mary Parker Ann Pudeator Wilmot Redd Margaret Scott Samuel Wardwell As well as: Martha Corey, days after her husband Giles was horribly pressed to death for refusing to recognize the court’s legitimacy by lodging any plea This group of mostly older women (and one man who married an older widow) had, like their predecessors over the course of 1692, been the victims of wailing children charging them (with afflicted...

MINNEAPOLIS — Before he drove to the grocery store parking lot, Romeal Taylor did the same thing he’s done every day this summer — he holstered his 9-millimeter handgun to the waistband of his gym shorts until he could feel it hug his right hip. When he arrived at the store in north Minneapolis he spotted six other Black men, some in tactical gear, armed with Glock 23s and Smith & Wesson M&Ps. One of them beamed when he spotted Taylor and hugged him. “Bro, good to see you,” Taylor said, muffled through a face mask.

It’s always the last place you look. Lousiana police found a loaded concealed handgun inside a suspect’s buttocks during a strip search after he was arrested on other charges. Following a call about “suspicious activity,” Justin Savoie, 24, was taken into custody by Golden Meadow police on Dec. 28, 2019, for possession of a handgun, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Multiple handguns and “homemade silencers” were also found inside his truck. However, the surprises continued to pile up for investigators. During a follow up strip search at the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office, a 4-inch .25 Titan pistol was found inside his...

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The 2020 Emmy Awards not only hit their lowest ever viewership on Sunday night, but also managed to score the lowest viewership for any major awards show in history, according to Nielsen. The award show averaged a 1.2 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic and 6.1 million viewers total for ABC, dropping roughly 12 percent from last year’s total viewership. This year’s low ratings come after last year’s historic low for a top TV awards show, during which the host-less ceremony aired on Fox with a 33 percent decline from the previous year. Last year was the first time the...

Utah Senator ⁦@MittRomney is onboard for a vote before the election. That now means 51 Republicans will vote.

This was the Dave Brat seat who took out Eric Cantor. Very satisfying. So why did he lose the GOP held seat(48 years!) to Spanberger? You tell me. She's a young(er) looker and that's how they capitalize on our shortcomings. We should take it back but then we have to think long term-2022. Don't know much about Nick Freitas. Green Beret. Lost a Senate nomination so his attention might be on higher office. Lower your sights dude and concentrate on your limitations.

Federal Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a Catholic mother of seven, is on President Donald Trump’s shortlist for a Supreme Court nominee, as the president makes plans to replace on the court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Friday evening. Barrett was appointed a judge on the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in 2017. In her confirmation hearing, the judge faced hostile questions about her Catholic faith, prompting outrage and frustration among some Catholic leaders. The nominee appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee Sept. 6, 2017. Questions from some Democratic senators focused on how Barrett’s Catholic faith might influence her decisions...

There is a verse in the Qur’an which says that the evildoers plot, but God plots best. This is one meaning of “providential” in Christian theology. It is also the meaning or subtext of God “plotting” or “directing,” for example, in the Old Testament story of Moses leading his people, the Israelites, to escape from the tyranny of the Pharaoh into freedom. Similar ideas can be found in other sacred texts. One of the most famous illustrations of God as the supreme and most powerful “plotter” or “schemer” in undoing evil is in the Hindu scripture, the “Bhagavad Gita.” In...

In July, the death of U.S. Congressman and civil rights giant John Lewis prompted an outpouring of tributes from NBA players, coaches and teams. In August, the league officially honored actor Chadwick Boseman with a pregame moment of silence alongside former player Clifford Robinson and college coach Lute Olson after a weekend that tragically claimed all of their lives. On Saturday, the nation suffered another massive loss with the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at 87 years old. She wasn’t just a leader on the nation’s highest court and its second-ever sitting female member, but a champion...

Joshua James King is accused of beating up Andrea Puerta on September 4 Footage shows the suspect walk onto the metro before launching the attack Without warning he begins repeatedly punching Puerta before pushing her across the car and launching her headfirst into a chair Puerta, who suffered a broken rib, says she had 'never seen' her attacker before King was arrested and is now facing three counts of aggravated battery charges ================================================================================================= A Miami metro rider has been caught on camera viciously assaulting a lone female traveler in an unprovoked, random attack. Joshua James King, 25, is accused of...

What exactly is "true beauty", one might ask? Well, in a day in which narcissism and pride reign from sea to shining sea, it is pretty sure that very few know what TRUE BEAUTY is and how one may obtain it. In an EXPONENTIAL technological age where one seeks to express their genetic "beauty" globally via the mediums of the day, is it safe to say that the thinking and mindset of the hour is on the temporal and not the ETERNAL America today is so self-absorbed with the genetic beauty of the flesh. America today is so self-absorbed with...

Leinenkugel's wants to give you free beer. All you have to do is listen to polka music. The brewery is giving away a six-pack of Leinie's Oktoberfest, but participants must "enjoy 60 seconds of traditional polka music to unlock the beer claim." Clearly, this is a Wisconsin company. The registration page says to "enjoy some traditional German music for 60 seconds and we'll give you a code to redeem a six-pack of Leinenkugel's Oktoberfest on us. Danke!" There's a clock that counts 60 seconds before you unlock a number to text "prost" and redeem the beer. But wait — there's...

There are countless deceivers ("Christian", conservative, liberal, progressive) at Satan's disposal that have gone out into the world (2 Eph. 2:1, 6:12, Tim. 3:13, 1 John 2:22, 2 John 1:7), and in our day they have the EXPONENTIAL technological advances to deceice, gas light and reach billions 24/7! These have the power to keep the “demonic kool - aid” flowing and growing as they (Satan and his fallen human minions) seek to deceive and promote the very godless rebellion which WILL LEAD the world’s masses to the Day of the Lord and the reception of the “Mark of the Beast”...

The Puerto Rican population in Central Florida returned to pre-Hurricane Maria levels, according to the latest American Community Survey, conducted yearly by the U.S. Census Bureau. The newest estimate of Puerto Ricans is roughly 385,000 in Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Lake counties, which is similar to before the Category 5 storm ravaged the island in mid-September 2017, driving many Puerto Ricans to Central Florida. UCF sociologist Fernando I. Rivera, founder of the Puerto Rico Research Hub, explained that Puerto Rico’s migration “is circular.” “Basically, the economic conditions are what really determine the population movement,” he said. “If you are going...

It’s nothing new for political religions to produce radicals that develop their own sects or cults. This time around, rigid devotion to enforcing mask compliance has produced runaway fanaticism based on nothing but blind faith that more mask-wearing is always better. Even the public health experts, whom these followers all promoted as great prophets just months ago, can’t tame their fervor. That’s a problem, because a return to normalcy will require subduing radical factions that agitate for oppression. Restrictions such as mask mandates are like oxygen to followers of radical fundamentalist Covidianism — the abiding belief that only lockdowns, social...

"Take the helmet of salvation" (Eph. 6:17). Your helmet of salvation protects you from discouragement and despair. We've seen how Satan attacks believers with his two-edged sword of doubt and discouragement. But he doesn't stop there. He tries to take you beyond discouragement to despair by robbing you of hope. Unless you're careful, his attacks will be successful when you're battle-weary. The prophet Elijah is an illustration of that truth. The highlight of his ministry came atop Mount Carmel, where he slew 450 prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:40). Yet immediately after that great victory, he fled for his life...

As the left continues its push to destroy America as we know it, President Trump and his administration have advanced peace, even in this tumultuous year. Like Reagan, Trump was accused in the campaign before his first term of being unintelligent and a warmonger. For both men, neither charge was true. Reagan ended the American-Soviet phase of the Cold War while President Trump is ushering in a new era of peace to the Middle East. Such efforts resulting in the recognition of the State of Israel from several previously hostile nations have been nothing short of historic. The left, and...