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Mayor Lori Lightfoot is confronting the “hard truths of Chicago’s racial history,” launching a public process to review the fate of 41 statues and other monuments, including some of former presidents Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant and William McKinley. Reasons for making the list include promoting narratives of white supremacy; presenting an inaccurate or demeaning portrayal of Native Americans; celebrating people with connections to slavery, genocide or racist acts; or “presenting selective, over-simplified, one-sided views of history.” Besides five statutes of Lincoln, others on the list include the General John Logan Monument in Grant Park; the General Philip...

Posted on February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 by Evan GoughNASA’s Perseverance Rover: The Most Ambitious Space Mission Ever?When it comes to Mars exploration, NASA has more success than any other agency. This week, they’ll attempt to land another sophisticated rover on the Martian surface to continue the search for evidence of ancient life. The Mars Perseverance rover will land on Mars on Thursday, February 18th, and it’s bringing some very ambitious technologies with it.Whatever your opinion of the USA is, you have to acknowledge NASA’s position as the world’s premier space exploration agency. That’s no slight against the ESA or...

The eruption, which featured spectacular displays of gushing lava, forced the temporary closure of Sicily's Catania Airport, a frequent occurrence when Etna is in an active phase.Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, continued to spew lava, ashes and volcanic stones on Thursday. The eruption, which featured spectacular displays of gushing lava, forced the temporary closure of Sicily's Catania Airport, a frequent occurrence when Etna is in an active phase. On Tuesday, areas surrounding the crater were secured but there were no reported injuries or deaths.

The U.S. women's national team is set to square off against Canada on Thursday night at Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Florida. The SheBelieves Cup is in its sixth year, and the match between CONCACAF rivals is the first for both teams to start the tournament. It's the first game for Canada's women's national team in 2021 under their newly appointed coach Bev Priestman. USWNT head coach Vlatko Andonovski has these next few months to evaluate and help narrow down a potential Olympic roster. This tournament will also see the return of striker Alex Morgan, who was absent from the January...

The "Undeniable Truths" were part of an article he wrote for the Sacramento Union back in 1988. Here they are: 1. The greatest threat to humanity lies in the nuclear arsenal of the USSR. 2. The greatest threat to humanity lies in the USSR. 3. Peace does not mean the elimination of nuclear weapons. 4. Peace does not mean the absence of war. 5. War is not obsolete. 6. Ours is a world governed by the aggressive use of force. 7. There is only one way to get rid of nuclear weapons - use them. 8. Peace cannot be achieved...

U.S.—Within minutes of the news of the death of Rush Limbaugh, Democrats, well known as the party of love, empathy, and progress, began to rejoice over the death of their political opponent. The party that is known for standing against hate in all its forms, the party that has chanted "Love Trumps Hate!" for the last four years, the party that calls the other side hateful bigots who will be on the wrong side of history for their opposition to love and tolerance, all cheered loudly and danced on Limbaugh's grave on social media for much of the day Wednesday....

Here's What You Need To Remember: Perhaps the biggest consequence of the fall of Singapore was the destruction of Britain’s Asian empire. Depleted by the First World War and then squeezed dry by the Second, Britain would have lost its empire eventually. But the photos of British generals and soldiers marching into captivity under Asian guns left their mark on colonial subjects. In the darkest days of World War II, when disaster after disaster almost overwhelmed the Allies, it took a lot to shake a leader like Winston Churchill. But when the news arrived that the fortress of Singapore had...

After news broke that conservative talk show giant Rush Limbaugh had died at age 70 on Wednesday, many on the Left took to trashing Limbaugh and celebrating his death. Many on Twitter expressed ill-wishes, hoping Limbaugh would “rest in piss.” Many prominent celebrities shared fabricated quotes falsely attributed to Rush Limbaugh or took his remarks out of context to condemn him. “Anyone referring to Rush Limbaugh as a ‘patriot’ is a white supremacist,” Kelly Mantle, a drag queen actor, tweeted with the hashtag “Rest in piss.”

Left-wing Hollywood celebrities wasted little time in popping the champagne following news of Rush Limbaugh’s death. As Breitbart News reported, the 70-year-old conservative radio legend died Wednesday morning following a battle with advanced lung cancer, his wife, Kathryn Limbaugh, announced at the beginning of Wednesday’s radio program. Ignoring any sense of taste or decorum, the stars piled on with nasty insults, including actress Amber Tamblyn, who wished Rush Limbaugh to “RIP” — “Rot In Purgatory,” and her husband, actor David Cross, who declared that “cancer killed the cancer.” Other Hollywood elies who celebrated Limbaugh’s death include John Cusack, Marc Maron,...

“He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster” (Proverbs 18:9).

Two Christian evangelists could face the death penalty after being charged with violating Pakistan’s blasphemy law after an encounter in a park in Lahore prompted a complaint that they made derogatory comments about Islam. “We here at International Christian Concern are concerned for the safety of Haroon Ayub Masih and Salamat Mansha Masih,” William Stark, regional manager of International Christian Concern, said Feb. 15. “We are also concerned for the safety of the broader community these men represent,” Stark continued. “This violence is often not limited to those accused. There are many examples in which a blasphemy accusation has exploded...

France passed bill to counter a rise in Islamism. The legislation did not single out any particular religion, but it cracked down on practices such as forced marriage and virginity tests France's National Assembly on Tuesday approved legislation designed mainly to counter a rise in Islamism in towns and cities which the government says threatens national unity. It included tough measures against online apologists for acts of violence, stricter surveillance of religious associations, and tighter restrictions on educating children outside mainstream schools. ..Presented to parliament on the 115th anniversary of the law that enshrined the separation of state and religion...

<p>Almost everyone loves pizza, and almost everyone has a particular go-to topping or combination of toppings. But which of those toppings are America’s favorites … or least favorites?</p><p>A new survey finds, not terribly surprisingly, that America’s #1 pizza topping is pepperoni, followed closely behind by sausage.</p>

Rush Limbaugh: The 1991 60 Minutes Interview Nearly 30 years ago, Rush Limbaugh told 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft about what drives him to succeed.

Like everyone, I will remember where I was and what I was doing when my lovely wife peered over the computer monitor and told me “Rush has passed”. There was no need for a last name. I immediately paused thinking, “I feared this day was coming. Now, what do we do?” My first thought was a prayer for the surviving family, and then for the rest of us to have the power to solider on. Then I see the comments of some who immediately choose to peer over at the enemy to see what they may be saying. The only...

China’s ambassador to the United States suggested in a televised interview Sunday that the World Health Organization should investigate whether the coronavirus outbreak began somewhere in America rather than Wuhan. CNN host Fareed Zakaria asked Ambassador Cui Tiankai if the virus had leaked out of a Wuhan lab before becoming a global pandemic. "I think when people make accusations, they have to prove these accusations," Cui replied, telling Zakaria that WHO scientists were currently working in the city to "look at all the facts." Zakaria asked if that meant those scientists have been granted "full access to China" during the...

"Talent on Loan from God" Tonight that Talent is returned to its Lender. Rush Limbaugh has died at the age of 70. His wife Kathryn making the announcement at the beginning of the "Rush Limbaugh Show" today. Rush had indicated that his lung cancer condition was terminal in recent months. Rush broke the media mold and created a whole new kind of media reflected in various talk show personalities...

This surprising orbital architecture was caused by the protoplanetary disk in which the two planets formed being tilted by the second star in this system. "In any planetary system, the planets are thought to form in a spinning, circular disk of material that swirls around a young star for a few million years after the star itself is born, the so-called protoplanetary disk. Usually, the disk and the star are spinning the same way. However, if there is a neighboring star (where 'neighboring' in astronomy means within a light-year or so), the gravitational force from the neighboring star might tilt...

For weeks, state officials have been blaming much of Pennsylvania’s slow COVID-19 vaccine rollout on providers unnecessarily holding back doses to make sure people got second doses when needed. In fact, they forcefully urged providers not to hold back doses, assuring them the second of the two required doses would be available when needed. Yet on Wednesday, Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam announced providers since early January have been giving out second doses of the Moderna vaccine as first doses, characterizing it as a significant mistake. More than 100,000 people could be affected, Beam said. Because of the error, Beam...

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