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<p>What Major’s biting episodes tell us about White House workplace stress, the need for calm leadership and why dogs don’t dig the furry baby talk.</p><p>Major, a 3-year-old rescue from a Delaware shelter and the younger of the first family’s two German shepherds, has been “agitated” at the White House, jumping, barking and “charging,” according to CNN’s reporting. Back toward the beginning of March, Major bit a Secret Service agent. More recently, he “nipped” a National Park Service employee.</p>

President Joe Biden said Monday he was “not at all” worried about higher tax rates on corporations pushing American companies out of the United States. Reporters questioned Biden about his proposed corporate tax increase from 21 percent to 28 percent to pay for his massive $2.5 trillion infrastructure proposal as he returned to the White House on Monday.

Snakes! Snakes in the bluebonnets! This is your annual reminder to look twice before popping a pose in a patch of bluebonnets. We all love seeing them, but sometimes there's danger among the flowers: This year-old video shows two Diamondback rattlesnakes duking it out over a female snake in a patch of bluebonnets. Whether you're taking pictures or being photographed, it's best to always check for any dangerous critters, slithering or otherwise. Here's what the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department suggests if you are bitten by a venomous snake: "Keep the victim calm. Keep the bitten arm or leg below...

Mizuno Technology Inc. Scientific Publications Replication by the Centre for Energy Research, Bangalore, India "For an input power of more than 100 W the experiment with active materials showed more o/p energy when compared to the calibration run. For an i/p power up to 50 and in some experiments up to 100 W the system generated excess power of ~ 50%." Japanese Replication A japanese replication paper. Home ⋅ Contact ⋅ LENR Forum © Mizuno Technology Inc. 2020. All Rights Reserved.

French authorities are investigating accusations that government ministers and others dined in secret restaurants in violation of pandemic restrictions. The Paris prosecutor’s office said an investigation was opened Sunday into possible charges of endangerment and undeclared labor, and to identify the organizers and participants of the alleged gatherings. A documentary that aired on French network M6 over the weekend included an unidentified man saying that he had eaten in two or three clandestine restaurants “with a certain number of ministers.” Government members quickly denied knowledge of such wrongdoing. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin asked police to look into the claims....

In a defining move, Houston Methodist Hospital will now make COVID-19 vaccines mandatory for all employees who work there. Houston Methodist's Dr. Marc Boom announced the vaccine mandate Wednesday, stating that employees must "lead by example." Houston Methodist is among the first of the major hospitals in the U.S. to make COVID-19 mandatory, Boom said. "We see healthcare as a sacred duty, responsibility and privilege, frankly," Boom told Chron. "A big part of that is keeping patients safe by mandating the COVID-19 vaccine. Fundamentally the reason is that we want to be the safest hospital on the planet. We want...

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg was caught on video faking his environmentally-friendly commute to work this week. The meme he was trying to communicate is that he cares so much about the environment that he bicycles to work every day. The official video of this shows him arriving at his office peddling happily along the street. The unofficial video captured by a wary observer showed Buttigieg hopping on a bicycle a few blocks from his office building after having unloaded the bike from a gas-guzzling, armor-plated SUV that had driven him most of the way. Buttigieg brushed aside criticism of...

Federal data on causes of death in America show that, as recently as 2018, falling accounted for at least 126 times as many fatalities as rifles of any kind — an inconvenient fact for Democrat lawmakers who are currently demanding a new round of nationwide gun controls. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) 2018 National Vital Statistics show 37,455 people died from unintentional falls throughout the year. The same CDC data shows unintentional firearm deaths for 2018 came in at 458, which means accidental death by falling was about 82 times more likely than accidental death via any kind...

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) wrote a letter asking Major League Baseball (MLB) Commissioner Rob Manfred to “relinquish his personal membership at Georgia’s Augusta National Golf Club” after MLB’s boycott of Georgia over their new voter ID laws.

GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - President Joe Biden’s economic agenda includes a $2 trillion infrastructure plan that aims to repair roads, focus on clean energy and create millions of jobs for Americans among other issues. The proposal, called the American Jobs Plan, faces an uphill battle in Congress as some Republicans are opposed. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said Wednesday morning that he was unlikely to support anything “If it’s going to have massive tax increases and trillions more added to the national debt,” according to NBC News. Although there’s a lot to unpack in Biden’s plan, including money to...

He might be the most hated man in the room depending on where he goes, but Andy Ngô has undoubtedly amassed a tremendous following for his experience covering the ins and outs of Antifa. The born-and-raised Portlander and second-generation Vietnamese American, a conservative journalist who serves as the editor-at-large of The Post Millenial, is now a New York Times bestselling author thanks to his recently published tome, "Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy." In "Unmasked," Ngô explores not only the history of Antifa both in and outside the United States, but also his own experiences covering what he...

Yahoo Sports Nearly half of American sports fans changed viewing habits because of social justice Jay Busbee Jay Busbee Mon, March 29, 2021, 3:26 PM·3 min read In the wake of last summer’s social justice protests, which consumed sports for much of the second half of 2020, nearly half of all Americans changed their sports viewing habits, according to a new YouGov / Yahoo News poll. As athletes and leagues embraced a new, progressive strategy aimed at amplifying messages of social justice and political advocacy, some Americans began watching more sports, but about three times as many watched less. Of...

President Biden's chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci said in a Monday podcast that the federal government will not mandate passports that show proof of COVID-19 vaccinations. But the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases told the "Politico Dispatch" podcast that expects certain businesses and educational institutions may require them. "I doubt that the federal government will be the main mover of a vaccine passport concept," he said. "They may be involved in making sure things are done fairly and equitably, but I doubt if the federal government is gonna be the leading element of that." Fauci...

Kate Winslet is calling out Hollywood for its rampant homophobia that has allegedly forced some stars to stay in the closet. “I can think of at least four actors absolutely hiding their sexuality,” the actress, 45, told The Sunday Times. “It’s painful. Because they fear being found out. And that’s what they say. ‘I don’t want to be found out.'” Winslet explained that the discrimination oftentimes begins as soon as actors and actresses launch their careers.

A 60 Minutes story on Florida's vaccine rollout accused Ron DeSantis, the state's Republican governor, of making a corrupt deal with Publix to distribute the vaccine. CBS reporter Sharyn Alfonsi noted that the grocery chain donated $100,000 to DeSantis' election campaign and suggested the lucrative vaccination contract was a "pay-to-play" scheme. It's an accusation that doesn't really stand up to scrutiny: For one thing, Publix—like many large corporations—gives money to both Republicans and Democrats. But more importantly, the decision to have Publix coordinate vaccination was not even made by the governor's office. According to Jared Moskowitz, director of the Florida...

... The law signed by Putin limits any future president to two terms in office, but resets his term count. It prevents anyone who has held foreign citizenship from running for the Kremlin.The legislation was passed in the lower and upper houses of parliament last month.

"Rethinking Energy" is a report published by RethinkX, a San Francisco think-tank. The report has great pretensions but little competence. The authors are Tony Seba and Adam Dorr. They are extreme futurists with lots of exciting predictions about the future but no concept of economic realities. "Rethinking Energy" uses the jargon of accounting and engineering as a gloss for pure fantasy. Tony Seba is the money man. At least that is the image he cultivates. He modestly describes himself as a "world-renowned thought leader, author, speaker, educator, angel investor and Silicon Valley entrepreneur." Adam Dorr is apparently the helper. He...

ATLANTA, GA—Georgia has hung up signs at all entrances to the state reading "Welcome to Beijing," cleverly disguising the state as the capital of Communist China. The ploy was designed to trick liberal companies threatening to boycott into staying and doing business in the state. "It's a brilliant plan, if I do say so myself," said Georgia Governor Brian Kemp as he nailed another Beijing sign atop a "Welcome to Georgia" sign along the interstate. "When these Hollywood companies, airlines, and baseball leagues see that we're actually just the capital of a country that throws its citizens into concentration camps,...

The federal government may house unaccompanied migrant children on a California Army National Guard base in Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties. The Pentagon on Friday approved the use of Camp Roberts to temporarily house migrant children traveling alone, according to a defense official. It was not immediately clear if or how many children could be placed at the camp, which is located along the Salinas River in Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties.

Two girls, ages 13 and 15, who were charged with the murder and carjacking of a Mohammad Anwar, 66, in DC , have reportedly reached a plea deal On Monday, the teens are said to have reached the deal with prosecutors that would ensure they won't be held past age of 21 nor be placed in a prison facility Anwar died when police said the girls, armed with a taser, sped off in his car as he clung to the driver's side with the door open and crashed seconds later