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The plea for help was from a stranger for someone she did not know. But Ms Cherie Wong, 30, did not hesitate. She had seen pleas for organ donors on social media in the past, but could not help at the time as she was overseas. So Ms Wong, who runs an e-sports and talent management company, sprung into action when she saw the appeal on Facebook asking for a liver donor to save a little girl's life. Raenelle Wong, who is 17 months old, was diagnosed with biliary atresia, a rare liver condition, just one and a half months...

In recent years, it’s become common for rock artists to object after a political figure uses their music without permission. In many cases, the artist isn’t able to prevent such use, because blanket licenses allow it. However, one of the earliest notable examples played out differently when the Pretenders’ track “My City Was Gone” was appropriated by controversial right-wing broadcaster Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh, who died this week at 70, picked the 1982 Pretenders song as the theme for his self-titled radio show in 1984, saying he liked the instantly recognizable bass line in the opening phrases. He didn’t air the...

He claims the riot was an inside job, among other things. Here, he claims that Trump wasn't doing a good enough job providing relief for Hurricane Maria because, of course, "racism." "The president has shown again, you don't give a damn about poor people, you don't give a damn about people of color and the SOB that rides around in Air Force One is denying services needed by the people of Puerto Rico," the retired general said on CNN. Since Monday, several more partisan and profane comments have come to light featuring Honore blasting Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mis.) and other...

Former President Donald Trump withdrew the country from the pact four years ago. But President Joe Biden, on his first day in office last month, notified the United Nations the U.S. would rejoin.... That became 'official Friday'. “We know that just doing Paris is not enough,” Kerry said Friday at a virtual event hosted by groups urging action against climate change.. Kerry helped broker the landmark Paris climate accord......Kerry and other members of the Biden administration have signaled they intend to go well beyond that as they seek to re-establish their climate credibility with world leaders after four years of...

This episode of CBS’s NCIS LA pushes a common Michael Bloomberg theme on women and guns (Season 12 Episode 10, February 14, 2021). A woman explains to the NCIS LA agents that she has a gun for protection, but the gun was stolen. She says that she never thought that one of the people she knew would steal it, and Marty Deeks (played by Eric Christian Olsen) says in exasperation: “We never do.” His partner (Kensi Blye, played by Daniela Ruah) is making faces to show how stupid she thinks the woman is for having a gun.

I have consistently opposed Executive overreach, whether the abuse came from a Republican or a Democrat. I opposed President Obama’s executive orders illegally changing immigration law. Even though I support a security wall in places along our border, I opposed President Trump’s emergency declaration to take money Congress appropriated for other purposes and by emergency order spend that money on a border wall. In both instances, I did so to protect and preserve the separation of powers. I warned of the dangerous precedent, if we wavered on this fundamental principle of our republic for one political party. President Trump’s emergency...

Britain became the first country in the world on Wednesday (Feb 16) to give the go-ahead for human challenge trials in which volunteers will deliberately be exposed to Covid-19 to advance research into the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. The trial, due to start within a month, will see up to 90 healthy volunteers aged between 18 and 30 exposed to the smallest amount of the virus needed to cause infection, scientists behind the plans told reporters at a news briefing. Volunteers will be screened for possible health risks before being allowed to take part, and kept in quarantine...

The vaccine, which was developed with German drugmaker BioNTech, currently needs to be stored in ultra-cold freezers that keep it between minus 112 and minus 76 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the FDA. Pfizer said it submitted new data to the U.S. agency that shows the vaccine is stable between minus 13 and 5 degrees Fahrenheit.

[Snip] As the Daily Wire reported Friday: In his new book, “Ticking Clock: Behind The Scenes At 60 Minutes,” former CBS producer Ira Rosen writes of speaking with Maxwell in 2016, saying he asked for footage of Donald Trump that Epstein might have shot, only to have Maxwell respond, “If you get the tapes on Trump you have to do [Bill] Clinton.” Rosen admits that at his meeting with Maxwell in early 2016, acting on a “hunch” that such tapes existed, he said, “I want the tapes. I know he [Epstein] was videotaping everyone and I want the tapes of...

The U.S. military has for several years now been working on the concept of a “loyal wingman” wherein a manned jet controls nearby drones from the cockpit without needing to move data through a ground control station. This technology is now maturing quickly with the United States, particularly with drone programs such as the Valkyrie which has already taken off and flown in tandem with Air Force F-22s and F-35s, according to an Air Force report in December of last year. “The rocket-launched Valkyrie successfully conducted a semi-autonomous flight alongside the F-22 and F-35 for the first time,” the Air...

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A defensive Gov. Andrew Cuomo went on a 15-minute rant Friday in which he vowed to counter what he claimed were “lies” and “misinformation” about his handling of nursing homes amid the COVID-19 pandemic — and accused his critics of “causing pain” to the relatives of residents killed by the disease. During a virtual news conference from Albany, Cuomo said, “I’m not going to let you hurt New Yorkers by lying about what happened. Surrounding the death of a loved one.” “So, I’m going to take on the lies and the unscrupulous actors, especially when they cause pain and damage...

Fox News anchor Chris Wallace praised President Joe Biden Friday on “America’s Newsroom” for “not getting pushed around by the left” on issues like student loan forgiveness. Wallace argued that “puts him more in the center.”

“It’s like someone died,” Highland High athletic director John Barnhill said. Indeed, across the city athletes in APS – especially the ones in a fall sport – were being forced to confront the very real possibility that they won’t get any closure to their prep careers. When the APS board on Wednesday night voted to keep high school students in a remote learning model for the rest of the spring semester, that very likely put an end to the district’s hopes to contest any fall sports. Senior athletes interviewed by the Journal on Thursday expressed a mixture of frustration, anger,...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggests schools may not reopen even after vaccinations, during the House Speaker Weekly Briefing on 2/18/2021. Be sure to like, subscribe, and comment below to share your thoughts on the video.

The price of bitcoin crossed another major milestone Friday, as the cryptocurrency’s market value surpassed $1 trillion, according to Coindesk. The digital currency was trading at just under $54,000 per coin Friday as it hit the new level, and rose to a high of $54,880 later in the session, according to Coin Metrics. The price of bitcoin has now gained about 350% over the past six months. Before the recent surge, the digital asset has never traded above $20,000.

It is day 29 of the Biden regime and he still had not taken a single action that benefits Americans. He has, however, taken action to benefit a lot of other countries. Not only do his actions not benefit Americans, they will cost YOU money, and a lot of it. Under Trump the US was energy independent. Biden fixed that. His actions have smashed oil production by 40%. So far. The price of gasoline is up 18% and will continue to climb. That will translate into increases in heating oil and electricity. Actions such as canceling the Keystone XL pipeline...

AB 1084 will require retailers to maintain one undivided area of its sales floor for children’s clothing, as well as online

I know many hate the source, but my god, how can we spend any more money? **** Even as President Biden and congressional Democrats work to pass their $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, they’re bracing for the next big legislative scramble, over another massive spending bill that’s already drawing intense lobbying and threatening Democratic unity. Biden’s next package could be far pricier than the coronavirus bill. Although plans remain fluid, it’s expected to center on a major infrastructure investment, while also tackling other priorities such as clean energy, domestic manufacturing, and child and elder care. However, as the next must-pass...

WASHINGTON — NY Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez is calling for an investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s mounting nursing home crisis on Friday. “I support our state’s return to co-equal governance and stand with our local officials calling for a full investigation of the Cuomo administration’s handling of nursing homes during COVID-19,” she wrote in a statement.