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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) blamed the worsening immigration crisis at the U.S. southern border on imperialism, climate change, trade policy, and the prison system. Ocasio-Cortez sounded off on the border crisis Tuesday on Instagram. The New York Democrat did not explicitly blame President Joe Biden for the surge of illegal migrants crossing the U.S. border, though migrants themselves cite the president and his policies as primary factors in their decision to travel to the U.S. “So let’s talk about this because so much of our national conversation, which is not a conversation, about immigration is driven by people who could...

An arrest was made early this morning in a violent, racist attack on a 65-year-old Asian woman Brandon Elliot, 38, of West 40th Street in Manhattan was on lifetime parole for murdering his mother in 2002. He was paroled in 2019 after serving 17 years for second-degree murder.

National Clams on the Half Shell Day on March 31st offers clam lovers a day to celebrate one of the world’s most unique dishes. The best variety of hardshell clams (also called Quahogs) for serving on the half-shell is the topneck, but you will find recipes using littlenecks and cherrystone as well. The topnecks run about two inches across, and the meaty clam is enough for a bite-sized morsel of Atlantic saltwater goodness. Clams on the half shell can be raw, steamed, grilled or even smoked. One popular “on the half shell” recipe originated in Rhode Island. Often served as...

Half of Brits are now likely have antibodies to the CCP virus—from either natural immune response or from vaccination—according to official modeling based on blood samples. The latest infection survey data from the Office for National Statistics estimate that in England over 54 percent of people would have tested positive for antibodies to the Communist Party Virus (CCP) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus. For those aged over 65 in England—all of whom have been offered the vaccine—over eight out of ten people had antibodies. For those between the ages of 16 and 65, fewer than 60 percent had...

The Washington Post has awarded President Joe Biden with “Four Pinocchios” for his claim that a Georgia election law will prevent working-class people from voting. The Post awards a “Pinocchio”—whose wooden nose grew longer with each lie—to political figures who make false claims, with four being the highest number for the most blatant of lies. Georgia’s S. B. 202 became law last week, limiting the number of drop boxes that can be used during an election and requiring voters have identification whether they submit ballots in person or by mail. Biden criticized the legislation in a written statement, claiming, “Among...

All that can be said about the infrastructure plan Joe Biden will roll out in Pittsburgh on Wednesday is it at least it is not $4 trillion as many projected. Here is an overview of the “infrastructure” spending the $2.3 trillion bill intends to do. $650 BILLION FOR ROADS, RAIL, TRANSPORT On the surface it is not unreasonable and includes modernizing 20,000 miles of highways and roads, the top 10 “economically significant bridges” and 10,000 other bridges. The plan also includes $25 billion for airports, $17 billion for inland waterways, coastal ports and ferries, and investments in cleaning port air...

NASA's Mars helicopter is slowly unfolding beneath the Perseverance rover By Elizabeth Howell 30 March 2021 NASA's Perseverance rover is slowly getting ready to deploy the first helicopter on Mars even as it takes a look back at the litter it's dropping on the Red Planet.The rover, which was carefully sterilized on Earth to avoid contaminating Mars with microbes, dropped a protective debris shield onto the planet's surface on March 21. The shield is no longer needed as it was designed to protect Ingenuity during the "seven minutes of terror" landing in February.An image from the WATSON (Wide Angle Topographic...

Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States last year, after heart disease and cancer, according to provisional data released on Wednesday by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The death rate from 2019 to 2020 increased by 15.9%, going up from 715.2 to 828.7 deaths per 100,000 people, according to the report. The early data showed that the top 10 leading causes of death in 2020 were: Heart disease Cancer Covid-19 Unintentional injury Stroke Chronic lower respiratory disease Alzheimer's disease Diabetes Influenza and pneumonia Kidney disease

Federal judge ruled Trump can't enforce non-disclosure agreement he required his campaign aides to sign U.S. District Court Judge Paul Gardephe, an appointee of President George W. Bush, said the language was too broad and unenforceable 'The non-disclosure provision is thus much broader than what the Campaign asserts is necessary to protect its legitimate interests, and, therefore, is not reasonable,' he ruled Issue came about when Jessica Denson, a Hispanic outreach director for Trump in 2016, accused the campaign of sex discrimination in a separate lawsuit In return, the campaign accused her of violating the non-disclosure

Be convinced of these 4 biblical truths: 1. Each of us has sinned; 2. God is just, requiring a punishment for sin; 3. But out of love God sent His Son, Jesus Christ who by dying on the cross, provided forgiveness of sins in taking man’s deserved punishment; 4. Therefore, by faith alone in Christ’s sacrifice for our sins and belief in His resurrection, man can gain eternal life. (Ephesians 2:8-9, Romans 10:9-10, Romans 3:21-26)

One of President Joe Biden’s dogs allegedly pooped on the floor of the White House on Wednesday, according to a pool report. The incident took place outside the Palm Room doors in front of the Diplomatic Room, the report said. “There was dog poo on the floor. It’s unclear which dog was responsible for it,” quoted CBS White House reporter Kathryn Watson. The two dogs, Champ and Major, were on the South Lawn as first lady Jill Biden’s motorcade waited to depart, the report continued. “Major was on a leash. Champ was not but was moving slowly and stiffly.” The...

It's time to address the elephant in the room. Racism has helped Mac Jones' stock and hurt Justin Fields' in the lead-up to the draft. Yes, it really is happening. Now before you freak out, take a breath, and keep reading because I don't mean what you likely think I mean. No, I don't think draft pundits are sitting at their keyboards and purposefully finding reasons to knock Fields while talking up Jones simply because of the color of their skin. That would be what I would call blatant racism or conscious racism if you will. Racism has more nuance...

The former Department of Justice official accused of trying to extort $25 million from Rep. Matt Gaetz slammed the allegations as a “blatant attempt to distract” from the federal sex-trafficking probe that’s underway. David McGee, a former federal prosecutor in Florida who is now working at the firm Beggs & Lane, denied blackmailing Gaetz, who is under investigation for his alleged sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl. “It is completely false,” McGee told the Washington Post. “It’s a blatant attempt to distract from the fact that he’s under investigation for sex trafficking of minors.” McGee added, “I have no connection...

We've lost track of how many times we've started a paragraph with the words "in normal times," but in normal times we wouldn't have typed that phrase this often. And, in normal times, the monks at the Cîteaux Abbey in Saint-Nicolas-lès-Cîteau, France would be selling its coveted raw milk cheese to restaurants throughout the country or to visitors who come to the monastery to experience more than 1,000 years of history (no, really) and almost 100 years of cheesemaking experience. But since restaurants in France have been largely closed since the end of October, the 19 Trappist monks who live...

In a recent development, starting today, Google Chrome on Android or iOS is getting a new password alert feature that will alert the users when their passwords are compromised. This is to up the security and usefulness of the browser up a notch. Google has been one of the tech giants that has focussed majorly on providing security-related features to its users. And the latest feature aims in providing to quickly take action when your passwords are compromised. Notably, this Chrome password alert feature will also help the users to fix them. This will not only get the users on...

Sometimes, it seems like the last thing public health officials want is to see American return to “normal”, which is perhaps why the head of the CDC unleashed an unhinged, paranoid rand on the American people earlier today.One month ago, speculation abounded about whether 7 US states might be close to the herd immunity threshold.Now, local public health officials are speculating about whether Pennsylvania’s famous Amish and Mennonite communities living in Lancaster County have achieved herd immunity.According to the New York Post, the administrator of a medical center in the heart of Lancaster County’s New Holland Borough has estimated that...

On Tuesday, Lara Trump, a Fox News contributor, posted an image on Instagram of her sitting across from her father-in-law, urging followers to "Join us tonight!" A group of Trump officials were sent an email from a Facebook employee, warning that any content posted on Facebook and Instagram "in the voice of President Trump is not currently allowed on our platforms (including new posts with President Trump speaking)" and warned that it "will be removed if posted, resulting in additional limitations on accounts that posted it." "This guidance applies to all campaign accounts and Pages, including Team Trump, other campaign...

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee will not sanction athletes for raising their fists or kneeling during the national anthem at Olympic trials, previewing a contentious policy it expects to stick to when many of those same athletes head to Tokyo this summer. The USOPC released a nine-page document Tuesday to offer guidance about the sort of “racial and social demonstrations” that will and won’t be allowed by the hundreds who will compete in coming months for spots on the U.S. team. The document comes three months after the federation, heeding calls from its athletes, determined it would not enforce...

A publisher in Germany has censored a children’s book that said COVID-19 originated in China after Beijing demanded the book’s removal and an apology.Yes, really.The book, which was originally published a year ago, is called ‘A Corona Rainbow for Anna and Mortiz’ and serves as a guide for elementary schools and daycare centers to follow COVID-safe procedures.However, Beijing reacted with fury because the book had the nerve to tell the truth – that the virus originated in China.The Hamburg-based Chinese consulate threatened the publishing company with criminal charges if it didn’t remove the book from circulation and issue a groveling...

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday said it was a “mistake” for him to not wear a mask at the White House during the coronavirus pandemic. Christie, who spent a week in the hospital fighting COVID-19, told MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” that he felt “safe” not wearing one at the White House, but he knows he was “wrong.” He urged Americans to get the vaccine to reduce the risk of severe effects.