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Members of the Alaska House of Representatives on Friday condemned sexist remarks made by Rep. Zack Fields in late February. Fields, an Anchorage Democrat, made the remarks when wishing Anchorage Republican Rep. Sara Rasmussen a happy birthday. He read from what he said was a message from a constituent in her district saying that she could wear a short skirt and stop traffic in Anchorage. Homer Republican Rep. Sarah Vance asked for the House to send a unified message that the comments “brought discredit upon the House of Representatives and that no member should be objectivized on the House floor...

Hikers and dog walkers along a Juneau trail on Monday spotted something unusual, an eagle hanging upside down in the trees. Although the eagle ultimately did not survive, its rescue led to a compassionate and painless end of life. J.D. McComas says they were tipped off by Juneau resident Laurie Craig who was walking the Emergency Vehicle Access Road, commonly known as the airport dike trail. In the trees near the south end of the floatplane pond was what appeared to be an eagle hanging upside down like a bat. At first, the eagle appeared dead. But then it moved...

Former President Barack Obama reportedly told a crowd of donors that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg could not win the presidency because “he’s gay” and “short,” according to a book on the 2020 presidential election. Obama made his remarks about the former South Bend, Indiana, mayor during an October 2019 dinner event in New York in front of a crowd of black corporate donors, according to a book by NBC’s Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes of the Hill.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Friday it has identified the remains of an army chaplain who was lauded by fellow soldiers for his selfless example in the Korean War, received the Medal of Honor and is being considered for sainthood by the Roman Catholic Church. Rev. Emil Kapaun, of Pilsen, Kansas, died of pneumonia on May 23, 1951, as a prisoner of war during the Korean War. An army chaplain in World War II and the Korean conflict, he was captured on Nov. 2, 1950, near Unsan, North Korea, as he helped wounded troops surrounded by Chinese forces. Kapaun,...

Pope Francis is set to meet with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, one of the most senior clerics in Shiite Islam, in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf on Saturday to deliver a message of peaceful coexistence, urging Muslims to embrace Iraq’s long-beleaguered Christian minority. The historic meeting in al-Sistani’s humble home was months in the making, with every detail painstakingly discussed and negotiated between the ayatollah’s office and the Vatican. The closed-door meeting will touch on issues plaguing Iraq’s Christian minority. Al-Sistani is a deeply revered figure in Shiite-majority Iraq and and his opinions on religious matters are sought by Shiites...

U.S. border agents detained nearly 100,000 migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in February, according to two people familiar with preliminary figures, the highest monthly total since a major border surge in mid-2019. The figures, which have not been previously reported, show the scope of a growing migrant influx at the southwest border as U.S. President Joe Biden, a Democrat, seeks to roll back some of the restrictive policies of former President Donald Trump, a Republican. February was Biden’s first full month in office. Last month’s total would represent the highest tally for the month of February since 2006. The sources...

The effects of the virus pandemic and socio-economic implosion that followed compounded with failed liberal leadership could soon transform San Francisco into an empty ghost town. Such is the case with pharmacy giant Walgreens fleeing the metro area amid a rash of shoplifting. Since 2019, Walgreens has closed ten stores in the city, with the latest store set to close later this month. The closure is the third since October 2020. According to Washington Examiner, the Walgreens at the corner of Bush and Larkin streets posted a notification on their front windows announcing the closure on Mar. 17."All of us...

The Prince of Darkness is apparently looking for a date on the Boston subway system. Police say a 20-year-old woman approached transit police at the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Forest Hills station at about 10:45 p.m. Monday to complain about an encounter with a man dressed all in black, including a mask covering his entire face and his hood drawn tight. The woman told police the man typed something on his phone and extended his arm across to her, displaying a message that said, “I am Satan,” then stared at her.

Federico Guillermo Klein, a former State Department staff assistant who was arrested Thursday for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, has reportedly complained that he won't be able to sleep in prison. Klein appeared for his first virtual court hearing Friday before U.S. Magistrate Zia M. Faruqui in Washington, D.C., where he was informed that prosecutors would be looking to put him in jail following next week's hearing, The Washington Post reports. In response to the news, Klein, who held a top-secret clearance until he resigned the day before President Biden's inauguration, requested that he receive better sleeping...

On this special guest episode of the Resistance Library Podcast Sam Jacobs invites Michael Maharrey from the Tenth Amendment Center to discuss the rights of states. Michael Maharrey is the Communications Director of the Tenth Amendment Center, a group dedicated to preserving the rights of states to nullify unjust and overreaching federal laws. We discuss how the nullification movement is alive and well and a lot more robust than you probably think. You will definitely come away from this with a different perspective on States Rights.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says there's "lots" of vote fraud, and states that claim the problem is only nominal do so simply because they don't investigate. "I can tell you there's lots of election fraud. We just don't come close to resources we need in Texas to pursue all the election fraud we have, let alone what's going on in other states," he said in an interview with One America News Network. He explained when he took over, the state had one prosecutor assigned to election fraud. Now there are three. "Those prosecutors are busy all the time," he...

A tea party leader says he is pleased that New Hampshire officials want to thoroughly investigate voting irregularities regarding Dominion-owned voting machines.The hand recount recently conducted for a New Hampshire state representative race in which Democrat Kristi St. Laurent came within 24 votes of winning revealed that the four Dominion-owned voting machines in the town of Windham had shorted her Republican challenger by 99 votes. Three other Republicans there were also shorted 6% by the machines that were used in 85% of towns throughout the state."New Hampshire was like one of the biggest successes for Republicans in the whole 2020...

In March 2020, the annual meeting of China's national legislature in Beijing was delayed for the first time in decades, as Chinese President Xi Jinping attempted to gain control over what would fast become a global pandemic. One year on, the high-profile event is due to start on Friday, in line with pre-pandemic traditions, in an atmosphere of triumph for the Chinese Communist Party and Xi, who has emerged from the crisis more powerful than ever. The coronavirus has mostly been brought under control inside China's borders, while the country's economy has rapidly rebounded from the damage dealt by the...

A few visitors to MacRitchie Nature Trail witnessed the spectacular sight of a king cobra swinging from a tree branch on Sunday afternoon (Feb 21). Stomp contributor Masnashzreen shared with Stomp a video of the snake swinging and dangling from a tree that he took at about 3.52pm. He told Stomp that he made sure to keep a safe distance while taking the video even though there were other visitors who got closer to take photos and videos of the reptile. In the video, people are heard exclaiming in awe. "Adult king cobras are three to four metres-long on average...

Work is due to start on the world's first 'space hotel' in low Earth orbit in 2025 - and it will come equipped with restaurants, a cinema, spa and rooms for 400 people. Developed by the Orbital Assembly Corporation (OAC), the Voyager Station could be operational as early as 2027, with the infrastructure built in orbit around the Earth. The space station will be a large circle and rotate to generate artificial gravity that will be set at a similar level to the gravity found on the surface of the Moon. Voyager Station's hotel will include many of the features...

No safety concern is anticipated that would prevent health authorities from assessing the use of Ivermectin against Covid-19 as a new indicationThe expert review written by a prominent toxicologist is an assessment of ivermectin medical safety profile It is based on an extensive analysis of over 350 articles plus clearly identified and accessible web sourcesThe analysis will be submitted shortly by the author for peer review to an internationally acknowledged journal MedinCell is making this review available immediately at www.medincell.com/ivermectin"Publications over the last few months show a significant body of clinical data and scientific knowledge supporting the efficacy of ivermectin...

A “Law & Order” actress is outraged the man who beat her Maltese pooches so savagely that one of them died won’t spend a single day in jail for his crime. Vincent Tang appeared remotely Friday in Manhattan Supreme Court, where he was handed down the promised slap on the wrist of five years’ probation after agreeing to mental-health counseling, a 10-year ban on animal ownership and registration on the city’s animal abuse registry for beating the pooches belonging to Janis Dardaris, who has appeared in everything from “Law & Order” and HBO’s “The Sopranos” to the movie “The Sixth...

Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan declined an initial allocation of the newly authorized Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine this week even as nationwide demand continues to outpace available supply. On Friday, his office and the White House are trying to limit repercussions of that decision. Duggan, a Democrat who has been mayor since 2014, said he turned down the shipment because the city is able to meet current demand with its supply of Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines -- even as his administration expanded vaccine eligibility Thursday to residents ages 50 and older with chronic medical conditions. "So, Johnson & Johnson is...

The White House is closely tracking an emergency patch Microsoft Corp has released, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Thursday, after an unknown hacking group recently broke into organizations using a flaw in the company’s mail server software.

A day after the House killed legislation to allow the state Board of Education to accept a $6 million early childhood grant, Rep. Charlie Shepherd, R-Riggins, rose in the House today to apologize for his comments about mothers during the debate. "I have learned the hard way that misguided statements do not help solve anything. I sincerely apologize to any and all that I have offended, and I will work hard to right any wrongs that I have done," he said. During yesterday's debate on HB 226, Shepherd said, “I don’t think anybody does a better job than mothers in...