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More than a year ago, Americans welcomed Anthony Fauci into their homes as a sober scientist who was helping them make sense of a deadly new virus. But he has worn out that welcome.

Internet users accused former President Trump of breaking his own Coke boycott when they spotted what appeared to be a half-hidden bottle on his desk....

Getting a mammogram soon after getting the COVID-19 vaccine? Be warned: The vaccine might cause your lymph nodes to swell, which may be confused for a sign of breast cancer. “Getting the COVID-19 vaccine can cause temporary lymph node enlargement and result in a ‘false positive’ mammogram,” Lisa Ann Mullen, MD, explained in an article published by Johns Hopkins Medicine on the topic. The enlargement may cause “your mammogram to appear abnormal even when you are OK and there is no indication of cancer.” While the reaction is “nothing to worry about” and is a common effect of all vaccinations,...

The shooting death of Daunte Wright is a tragedy but it has opened a Pandora's box of issues. A couple of statements up front. Remember #1 in particular. Had Wright not resisted arrest and complied with a lawful police order he would be alive.The same would be true for George Floyd provided he would not have expired consequent to fentanyl overdose. The Brooklyn Center MN police officer who shot Wright made a terrible mistake. She reached for her taser and instead drew her service weapon. She was alarmed that she shot Wright and the video makes that very clear. More...

Police in California arrested two people Tuesday in connection with the 1996 disappearance of Cal Poly University student Kristin Smart. In a news conference from the university, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson said the department arrested Paul Flores, 44, for allegedly murdering Smart as well as his father, Ruben Ricardo Flores, 80, on suspicion of being an accessory after the fact. Their cases have since been turned over to the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney's Office for review. "This is where it all began on the campus of Cal Poly University," Parkinson said. "Twenty-four years without a...

A former local official in Florida indicted in the Justice Department investigation that is also focused on Representative Matt Gaetz has been providing investigators with information since last year about an array of topics, including Mr. Gaetz’s activities, according to two people briefed on the matter. Joel Greenberg, a onetime county tax collector, disclosed to investigators that he and Mr. Gaetz had encounters with women who were given cash or gifts in exchange for sex, the people said. The Justice Department is investigating the involvement of the men with multiple women who were recruited online for sex and received cash...

Did you know that Joe Biden is the most popular politician in the history of the United States of America? Yeah, it’s true…this old buffoon who has basically been a worldwide joke for his entire career is more popular than BOTH recent presidents who actually started massive and impressive political “movements.” That’s right, Creepy/Sleepy Joe, who can’t string a sentence together, hold a rally, or walk up a flight of steps, absolutely smoked both Obama and Trump, to become the most beloved and celebrated US politician on record. Do you actually believe any of that? Of course not. Most people...

Police responded to a call of a suspicious package about 9:35 a.m. in the 5000 block of West Madison Street, according to preliminary information from Chicago police. The bomb squad later determined there was a live grenade inside a blue lunch bag, police spokeswoman Sally Bown said.

Sources tell 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS the Washington County Attorney's Office is planning on charging former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter on Wednesday. The case was sent to the Washington County Attorney's Office to avoid a conflict of interest with the Hennepin County Attorney's Office, which works closely with Brooklyn Center Police on criminal cases. The extent of the charges will be learned tomorrow. Brooklyn Center Police released body camera video that shows officer Potter shooting and killing 20-year-old Daunte Wright Sunday afternoon. Brooklyn Center's former police chief, Tim Gannon, publicly stated he believed Potter accidentally discharged her weapon believing...

The New York theater community is banding together to save one of its own. Broadway stars including Matthew Broderick, Chita Rivera and Jane Krakowski — along with famed theater enthusiast Hillary Clinton — are taking part in a virtual performance of “The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)” to help rebuild the York Theatre after it experienced “devastating” damage in January from a water main break. “I’m a big fan of live theater not only for the escape it provides, but because it feeds the human spirit and mind and it plays an essential role in our society and our democracy,”...

Explanation: How fast do elementary particles wobble? A surprising answer to this seemingly inconsequential question came out of Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York, USA in 2001, and indicated that the Standard Model of Particle Physics, adopted widely in physics, is incomplete. Specifically, the muon, a particle with similarities to a heavy electron, has had its relatively large wobble under scrutiny in a series of experiments known as g-2 (gee-minus-two). The Brookhaven result galvanized other experimental groups around the world to confirm it, and pressured theorists to better understand it. Reporting in last week, the most sensitive muon wobble experiment...

We better start thinking about it – because the solar e-waste glut is coming soon. When? In 2050, the International Renewable Energy Agency projects, up to 78 million metric tons of solar panels will have reached the end of their life.

And so it begins. With organizers of the recall effort to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom on the cusp of triggering a special election, a colorful cast of hopefuls who want to replace the Democratic leader has started to emerge — including a few familiar faces. Former porn star Mary Carey and Los Angeles billboard icon Angelyne, both of whom ran in the 2003 recall election to replace then-Gov. Gray Davis, have announced they will run to succeed Newsom as governor should the recall effort qualify for the ballot. “I have big plans for California, and it is time for someone...

California’s pause on using the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as federal agencies examine a possible and rare side effect is unlikely to affect vaccination efforts in the nation’s most populous state as it moves to start inoculating people 16 and older this week. State officials directed counties and other providers on Tuesday to halt use of the vaccine per federal recommendation. But Gov. Gavin Newsom said he does not expect the halt to “materially impact our ability to fulfill our expectations.” Vaccinations are expected to be available for people 16 and older Thursday and California plans to lift most pandemic...

We all remember the endless hours spent in our school classrooms learning about declensions, trigonometry or the French future perfect tense. But it turns out that adults really wish they had been taught practical life skills such as how to change a tire, write a CV or plaster over holes and cracks. Money worries headed up the top 20 list of what parents wish they had learned at school — namely how to save cash, advice on budgeting and how to invest. The survey of 1,000 parents revealed that how to cook everyday meals and how to start a business...

An NHS clinical trial has found the £14 inhaler budesonide drug helped non-hospitalised over-50s recover from Covid-19 quickerAn NHS clinical trial has found the £14(USD$19.50) inhaler budesonide helped non-hospitalised over-50s cope with and recover from coronavirus. Participants were also more likely to report a sustained recovery after 28 days - suggesting it cuts the risk of debilitating Long Covid. It means the UK has discovered the world’s first cheap and readily available drug to work for patients to self-treat at home. The findings come in the Government-funded PRINCIPLE clinical trial to quickly identify existing drugs against Covid-19. Researchers said two...

A senior Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official informed Breitbart Texas that Border Patrol agents will deploy to the Mexico-Guatemala boundary to respond to large migrant caravans organizing in Central America. The senior source, speaking on a condition of anonymity, says Border Patrol will deploy 300 agents to assist in the endeavor and will likely play a role in gathering intelligence and work in advisory roles. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced on Monday that Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras are focusing efforts to disperse the caravan through conventional troop deployments. [excerpted] The efforts are the results of discussions with...

Stephen Beadman, 34, was given a life sentence for the rape and murder of Kayleigh Haywood - it has been confirmed that he has now died in prison and his victim's dad has responded to the newsA man who raped and murdered a 15-year-old girl has died in prison with her dad calling his death the "best news ever". Stephen Beadman, 34, was given a life sentence for the rape and murder of Kayleigh Haywood, from Measham, Leicestershire. The girl was killed after being groomed online and her body was dumped in a hedgerow in November 2015. A Prison Service...

"That was an instruction that I gave this morning because illegal traffickers are using children and it is a very serious violation of human rights," said the President Recognizing that the phenomenon of unaccompanied migrant children is serious, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador guaranteed that his government will protect minors because it is a matter of greater concern, due to the risks that may occur during their transit to the United States.... The [Mexican] President recalled that there are cases in which children are left alone because "they are only used by migrant smugglers, coyotes, polleros," so the minors have...