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Another minor has reportedly come forward to accuse the Lincoln Project’s John Weaver of sexual harassment, just weeks after the political consultant was accused of harassing 21 others, including a 14-year-old boy. In an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham on Monday night, journalist Ryan Girdusky, who first broke the story about Weaver’s alleged conduct last month, shared news of the latest allegation for the first time. ‘The New York Times report on January 31 that John Weaver was in communication with a 14-year-old was the first allegation made that he was sexually harassing a minor,’ Girdusky began.

Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina was formally reprimanded by his state Republican party on Monday night after he voted to convict Donald Trump - making him the third of the seven Republicans who turned on their former president to be punished. All three have been formally censured - a censure from the party being essentially a public reprimand that lets party activists voice their disapproval. Three more are likely to be censured, with only Lisa Murkowski of Alaska expected to escape the reprimand from her state party, while it's uncertain if Utah's GOP leaders will bend to a petition...

Scientists have developed a new skin patch that can provide all-in-one health monitoring capabilities. The thin, flexible patch, worn on the neck, can track the wearer's heart rate and blood pressure, as well as glucose levels. The technology, described Monday in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering, can even measure the amount of lactate, alcohol or caffeine in the wearer's blood. "This type of wearable would be very helpful for people with underlying medical conditions to monitor their own health on a regular basis," co-first author of the study Lu Yin said in a news release. "It would also serve as...

...Fifth-grade teacher Teresa Holmes posted a video of the cubicles set up for social distancing because of the coronavirus at her Forestbrook Elementary classroom in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Holmes addressed the video to Ken Richardson, the chair of the Horry County Schools Board of Education. "I'm wondering, this is my classroom, I have a rather large classroom compared to the other classrooms in our building," she explained. Holmes said she could expect 30 or 32 desks when all the children from virtual study are back in the classroom. "So I'm just wondering, when we ordered this $5 million worth...

“The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul” (Proverbs 16:17).

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz hinted at a potential 2024 presidential run by Governor Ron DeSantis Sunday on Fox News.

In what is being characterized as a Democrat Party family feud, far-left Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot is implying that the public school teachers union has too much power and wants more. “When you have unions that have other aspirations beyond being a union, and maybe being something akin to a political party, then there’s always going to be conflict,” Lightfoot claimed in a New York Times interview. “I think, ultimately, they’d like to take over not only Chicago Public Schools, but take over running the city government.” Democrat politicians typically welcome unions with open arms, however, for votes, campaign workers,...

The massive blast of Siberia-like cold that is wreaking havoc across North America is proving that if we humans want to keep surviving frigid winters, we are going to have to keep burning natural gas — and lots of it — for decades to come. That cold reality contradicts the “electrify everything” scenario that’s being promoted by climate change activists, politicians, and academics. They claim that to avert the possibility of catastrophic climate change, we must stop burning hydrocarbons and convert all of our transportation, residential, commercial, and industrial systems so that they are powered solely on electricity, with most...

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in a Wall Street Journal op-ed Monday defended the Senate's decision to acquit former President Trump but clarified that it, "vindicated the Constitution, not Trump." In his op-ed, McConnell echoed sentiments he shared after the Senate acquittal on Saturday, when he said Trump is "morally responsible" for the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6 and that he was "outraged" by Trump's actions. "There is no question former President Trump bears moral responsibility. His supporters stormed the Capitol because of the unhinged falsehoods he shouted into the world’s largest megaphone," McConnell wrote. "His behavior during and...

New York state legislators and other officials have demanded investigations into Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s coverup of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes. Cuomo warned them not to threaten him with subpoenas because, try not to laugh, it’s a crime. He also defended the policy. Melissa DeRosa, Cuomo’s secretary, set off a firestorm last week when she “apologized to Democratic lawmakers for withholding the state’s nursing home death toll.” DeRosa said the administration “froze” because they feared President Donald Trump’s DOJ would use the numbers “against” them. Democrats immediately called for a “full investigation” and threats to rescind his emergency powers....

A petition is being circulated among Utah Republicans to censure Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) over his vote to convict former President Trump at the Senate impeachment trial. The petition accuses Romney of failing “to represent the average conservative Utah Republican voter.” It also accuses him and of having “misrepresented himself as a Republican.” “Senator Willard Mitt Romney has prioritized his personal and political vendetta against President Donald J. Trump ahead of the Constitution of the United States, the interest of We, the People, and the advancement of the Republican Platform,” the petition starts. “Whereas; Senator Willard Mitt Romney has condoned...

Vatican News praises pro-abortion ‘Catholic’ woman who recited poem at Biden’s inaugurationIn an interview with Amanda Gorman, the Holy See's news outlet never mentioned her staunch support for killing the unborn and spoke of her with reverence.VATICAN CITY, February 15, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) – In a recent interview, the Vatican’s news outlet, Vatican News, joined other left-wing publications such as TIME and The New York Times and liberal politicians in praising Amanda Gorman, the young, pro-abortion woman who read a poem at Joe Biden’s inauguration. The interview and its tone appear to demonstrate implicit acceptance of Gorman’s anti-Catholic views on abortion.Gorman...

RACINE, Wis. — WISN 12 has obtained new police body camera video from the investigation into accused Kenosha protest shooter Kyle Rittenhouse's post-court visit to a Mount Pleasant bar. Rittenhouse, now 18 and formerly of Antioch, Illinois, was charged with shooting three men and killing two of them after the Kenosha police shooting of Jacob Blake.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apologised to a former political adviser who has alleged she was raped by a senior colleague in a minister's office in parliament. Brittany Higgins said she had feared losing her job after the 2019 incident, and had little support from her bosses. Ms Higgins, 26, spoke out in a TV interview on Monday that has prompted shock and outrage over her treatment. Mr Morrison apologised for the government's handling of her complaint. The allegations are now under a renewed police investigation. Mr Morrison said he was "shattered" by her claims, and had called for...

On this date in 1943, the Milwaukee-born translator and historian Mildred Fish-Harnack was beheaded at Plotzensee Prison — the only American woman executed by Hitler’s order. A graduate student at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee,* she met German jurist Arvid Harnack when the latter was a visiting scholar at the university’s sister campus in Madison. In 1929, the couple moved to Germany where they worked as academics: Mildred, a teacher of language and literature; Arvid, of economics and foreign policy. Both watched the rise of Third Reich with growing horror, and soon began converting their circles of academics, artists, and...

February 16 2021 Memorial of St. Daniel of Egypt Saint Mark's Cathedral, Venice Lectionary 336Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green.First readingGenesis 6:5-8,7:1-5,10 ©Noah's ArkThe Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great on the earth, and that the thoughts in his heart fashioned nothing but wickedness all day long. The Lord regretted having made man on the earth, and his heart grieved. ‘I will rid the earth’s face of man, my own creation,’ the Lord said ‘and of animals also, reptiles too, and the birds of heaven; for I regret having made them.’ But Noah had found favour with the...

All the Synods of Pope Francis. But There’s Not a One of Them That WorksFrancis is the most autocratic pope of the past century, the one most inclined to do and undo everything himself, yet he never stops calling for a synodal government of the Church. No matter that of the three great synods he has called up to now, two have resulted in a stalemate, on young people and on the Amazon, and another, on the family, was brazenly steered from the top down. He has decided to dedicate the next synod, scheduled for 2022, precisely to the question...

As the United States faces several key challenges simultaneously - COVID-19, the economic crisis, social injustice and the rising threat of climate change - the federal government is looking for solutions that help address multiple issues at once. Recent commitments by President Biden are encouraging: by tying the post-pandemic economic recovery to investments in clean energy, we can tackle all four existential crises at the same time. During his campaign, Biden ran on a sweeping clean energy plan, pledging to achieve a carbon-free electricity sector by 2035 with net zero emissions economy-wide by 2050 as part of his "all of...