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Nearly half of New York’s nursing home workers haven’t gotten the COVID-19 vaccine — so the state Department of Health is now putting more pressure on the facilities to bridge the gap, The Post has learned. Health department brass issued new guidance late Thursday that requires nursing homes to offer “an opportunity to receive” the jab to all consenting residents and staff by April 29 and within two weeks of a new hire or a new admission, records obtained by The Post show. Both staff and residents who opt out will need to sign paperwork acknowledging that they are declining....

A suspected rhino poacher was killed in an elephant stampede at a South African national park on Saturday, officials said. The man was among three suspected poachers spotted by rangers at Kruger National Park, the parks service said in a Sunday press release. The trio fled when they were seen, and during their escape, ran into a breeding herd of elephants, authorities said.

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The teen who shot up an Indianapolis FedEx facility and killed eight people was reportedly part of a bizarre Internet subculture obsessed with “My Little Pony.” Posts on Brandon Hole’s since-taken-down Facebook page appear to indicate he was a member of the “Bronies” community — a group of mostly adult men who are extreme fans of the kiddie toys and animated television show, the Wall Street Journal reported. SNIP “I hope that I can be with Ap­ple­jack in the af­ter­life, my life has no mean­ing with­out her,” Hole wrote on his Facebook page at 10:19 p.m. Thursday, less than an...

GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.) announced on Sunday that she plans to introduce a resolution to expel Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters (Calif.) from Congress. Greene in a statement on Sunday said that she will "be introducing a resolution to expel Rep. Maxine Waters from Congress for her continual incitement of violence." The Republican lawmaker specifically targeted Waters for speaking to protesters at a demonstration in Brooklyn Center, Minn., on Saturday. Protests broke out in the city last week after police fatally shot 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop on April 11. Waters told reporters on Saturday that she...

Reports of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis following administration of CoViD-19 viral vector vaccines (AZ/J&J) have a peculiar clinical presentation exhibiting haemorrhage, blood clots and thrombocytopenia. We proposed a mechanism to explain the vaccine-induced prothrombotic immune thrombocytopenia (VIPIT) and reported that the genetic CoViD-19 vaccines (both viral and non-viral vector) may directly infect platelets or megakaryocytes triggering mRNA translation and consequent spike protein synthesis intracellularly. This may potentially result in an autoimmune response against platelets and megakaryocytes. The consequent thrombocytopaenia may lead to internal bleeding and spontaneous blood clots. The increased circulatory levels of acute-phase proteins in the pre-clinical vaccine studies...

Members of the infamous (Antifa) cell in Portland are anxious after an informant in their midst gave information to police, leading to (leading to arson charges), Antifa expert Andy Ngo says,They’re panicking because this may possibly mean that somebody has infiltrated high … and there’s a lot at risk, because this is a criminal cartel,” Ngo said Saturday on NTD’s (“The Nation Speaks.”)

A touristic visit to the beautiful ancient Roman ruins of Djémila in Algeria. Founded in AD 96 as a Roman military garrison, the ancient town of Cuicul is set on a hillside with grand vistas. It is a UNESCO world heritage site - as "an interesting example of Roman town planning adapted to a mountain location".This video features views of the ruins including overall views, the Cardo Maximums (main street), the forum, arches, basilica, curia, temples, Christian Quarter, fountains, markets, theater, baths and latrine. The site has is in a remarkable state of preservation and it shows how the...

“Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools” (Proverbs 19:29).

The Associated Press Stylebook, which has traditionally set standards for language usage within the media landscape, mystified Twitter users Tuesday when it tweeted a reality-bending, wrist-slapping admonishment. “Don’t use the term mistress for a woman who is in a long-term sexual relationship with, and is financially supported by, a man who is married to someone else. Instead, use an alternative like companion, friend or lover on first reference and provide additional details later,” the tweet read. SNIP It also spurred a joke-fest with people tweeting alternatives to mistress, like “side piece” or “homewrecker.”

A Roman villa unearthed on a building site has been described as potentially "the first of its kind" ever found.The remains of the large "stately home" and bath house were found on a site in Scarborough, in North Yorkshire.Historic England said the type of layout has "never been seen in Britain" and may be the first example "within the whole former Roman Empire"...The remains were discovered on the site of a new housing development being built in the Eastfield area of Scarborough.The excavations revealed a large complex of buildings, including a circular central room with a number of rooms leading...

A man was caught on camera punching a taxi driver and causing him to fall onto the ground during a dispute in Clarke Quay on Wednesday night (April 14). Stomp contributor Anonymous witnessed the incident that occurred at a taxi stand along River Valley Road at around 10.36pm, and shared a video with Stomp. She recounted: "The youth was provoking the cabby. He was shouting out loud and punching the taxi mirror. "When the cabby rolled down the taxi window, the youth reached in and hit him. "He then shouted at the cabby, 'Not happy come down one on one!'...

A government official (left) was fired after he was accused of sexual harassment by a woman who eventually beat him with a mop. A government official in northeastern China has been fired after a video emerged of a woman attacking him with a mop while accusing him of sexual harassment. The 14-minute video that went viral shows the official’s subordinate, surnamed Zhou, throwing items on his desk before retrieving a mop to attack the man, surnamed Wang, the deputy director of the poverty alleviation department of Beilin district, in Heilongjiang Province. Read the condensed version of this story, and other...

Archaeologists have discovered the well-preserved remains of a Roman neighborhood that was destroyed early in the first millennium after Christ, in what the French Culture Ministry called an "exceptional discovery."The neighborhood was found near Ste.-Colombe, a suburb across the Rhône River from the city of Vienne, about 20 miles south of Lyon. Vienne is well known for its traces of Roman civilization; several old city ramparts survive, as do the remains of a theater and several roads.Benjamin Clément, an archaeologist with Archeodunum, a company with offices in Switzerland and France that evaluates historic sites that could be threatened by construction,...

Mike Mitchell, co-founding guitarist of "Louie Louie" rockers the Kingsmen, died Friday at age 77. Dick Peterson, the band's drummer since 1963, confirmed Mitchell's death in a statement to Rolling Stone. He said Mitchell, the Kingsmen's sole remaining original member, "peacefully passed away," but no cause of death was announced. "We are deeply saddened by Mike’s passing. He was the kindest and most generous man on the planet,” Peterson said. "For the past 57 years, we have been playing colleges, fairs, and festivals, vintage car shows and rock n’ roll shows throughout the USA. Mike is irreplaceable, and he will...

Alice Cooper has recalled the struggles he faced in recovering from COVID-19. The rocker and his wife, Sheryl, were both diagnosed with the disease back in December. And though he didn’t require hospitalization, Cooper said the coronavirus was still tough to endure. “It wiped us out,” he admitted in a conversation with AZ Central. “I lost 15 pounds. I couldn't sleep. I couldn't eat.” The rocker admitted he “didn’t do any singing at all” during his recovery, but gradually he was able to work back into shape. “Every day you feel two percent better. Then you get a little bit...

In another example of the Democrats’ support of political violence, Representative Maxine Waters (D-California) incited a violent mob in Minnesota yesterday to not to accept anything other than a guilty verdict for Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer on trial for the death of Daunte Wright. Just one day after the week long protests descended into violence, Rep. Waters’ urged protesters at Brooklyn Center to “to get more confrontational.”‘ “I am not happy that we have talked about police reform for so long,” Waters said. “We’re looking for a guilty verdict,'” she added in regards to the Derek Chauvin trial....

If he were to take the plunge and run for governor, the poll found, 45% of Texas registered voters would vote for McConaugheyMatthew McConaughey commands more support to be Texas’ next governor than incumbent Greg Abbott, according to a poll released Sunday by The Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler. However, the film actor and political newcomer could hit potholes in either major party’s primary if he enters next year’s governor’s race, the poll found. For months, McConaughey has teased political pundits and TV talk show hosts with musings that he might enter politics in his...

UKRAINE is like "a tinderbox waiting to explode", a Tory MP has warned amid reports that more than 100,000 Russian troops are massed along the country's eastern border and in Ukraine in what he described as "increasingly destabilised situation". And Daniel Kawczynski has said Germany’s decision to press ahead with its controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline deal amounts to “pouring petrol” on the region – while revealing he had written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to “take the lead”. Mr Kawczynski, the MP for Shrewsbury and Atcham, was speaking at a time of high tensions, with Ukraine’s defence...

"The fact that one may not want to get vaccinated, in this case a disturbingly large proportion of Republicans, only actually works against where they want to be" Those comments from Dr. Anthony Fauci on CNN today. Fauci drawing a link between vaccination for COVID-19 and the lifting of coronavirus restrictions in the USA.... Starting today you don't have to wear a mask outside in Israel... The Czech Republic in Eastern Europe expelling 18 Russian diplomats this weekend. They are said to be intelligence agents. Deputy Prime Minister Jan Hamacek blaming Russian military intelligence (GRU) for an explosion at an...