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Looks like Sony Pictures Television won’t be asking Anderson Cooper to permanently take up the Jeopardy mantle any time soon. The silver-haired CNN anchor pulled the least viewers of any guest host since Alex Trebek died of pancreatic cancer last November at age 80. In fact, Cooper scored the smallest audience of any guest host in the show’s history. According to ratings information obtained by The Wrap, with the 53-year-old Cooper at the helm, the long-running series dropped 7% from the week before when Green Bay Packers’ QB Aaron Rogers stood behind the iconic podium. Even Dr. Oz, who Variety...

As we reported earlier today, Facebook’s Oversight Board upheld the social media platform’s indefinite ban on President Donald Trump, despite also finding that an indefinite ban violated Facebook’s own rules and calling on the platform to “determine and justify a proportionate response that is consistent with the rules that are applied to other users of its platform.” They gave the platform six months to come up with that proportionate response.The decision was not well received by Republicans who already feel that the platform has not been fair to them and imposes its rules unevenly.Mark Meadows, President Donald Trump’s former chief...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) says that unlike other states trying to defund their police departments, he is offering bonuses to every police officer, firefighter, paramedic, and emergency medical technician (EMT) in the state. During a press conference on Wednesday, DeSantis announced that as part of the state’s budget that he will sign into law, police officers, firefighters, paramedics, and EMTs in Florida will each receive a $1,000 bonus following a year of unrest spurred by the Chinese coronavirus and anti-law enforcement riots. the recognition that when the coronavirus pandemic hit, you had some people — and I don’t begrudge...

President Trump has now endorsed NY Congresswoman Elise Stefanik to replace Rep. Liz Cheney as Chair of the GOP Caucus in the House.Former President Trump officially endorses Rep. Elise Stefanik for GOP Conference Chair: pic.twitter.com/zfRIB7qvhc— Meridith McGraw (@meridithmcgraw) May 5, 2021Earlier today we reported here that the House GOP Leadership — Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Minority Whip Steve Scalise — had given their endorsement to Rep. Stefanik’s move.The approval from leadership had become a foregone conclusion once word leaked out yesterday that Rep. Stefanik was making calls to other members of the caucus seeking their support for her move...

The Cell Lines Used for COVID-19 Vaccines Came from Carefully Planned Abortions, Not MiscarriagesIn an article published last year, M.I.T.-trained scientist Fr. Nicanor Austriaco passed along speculation that the HEK-293 cell line may have been developed using tissue from a miscarriage. This cell line is in the news because it has played a role in the development and/or testing of the three vaccines currently authorized for emergency use for COVID-19.The point of Fr. Austriaco’s conjecture, I presume, was to reduce worry that this cell line started with an abortion. But worry we should. A Nonsense ClaimThis conjecture seems to have...

Multivariate analysis indicates that economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence.

Josh Duggar has been granted bail and will not have to sit in a jail cell until his trial in his federal child pornography case, Arkansas Judge Christy Comstock ruled following a four-hour-plus hearing on Wednesday. Duggar, 33, will be placed with a third-party custodian – a familiar family who are close enough with Duggar and his wife Anna and have also known the family for about six or eight years through their church. The family says they have a self-contained space on their property where Duggar can live while he awaits his looming trial. "It is my intention to...

Background and objectives An effective treatment option is not yet available for SARS-CoV2, which causes the COVID-19 pandemic and whose effects are felt more and more every day. Ivermectin is among the drugs whose effectiveness in treatment has been investigated. In this study; it was aimed to investigate the presence of gene mutations that alter ivermectin metabolism and cause toxic effects in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia, and to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of ivermectin use in the treatment of patients without mutation. Materials and methods Patients with severe COVID19 pneumonia were included in the study, which was planned...

(WHDH) — An inmate is facing a slew of new charges after officials say she used a body cavity to smuggle a tiny gun into a jail where she was being housed. Amy Natasha Wilhite, 39, of Moberly, Missouri, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of delivery or possession of a weapon at a county jail, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Wilhite, who was initially booked into the Boone County Jail following a drugs and firearms arrest on Valentine’s Day, got the attention of detention staff when they learned she may be in possession of a weapon. She...

Microbiologist Dr Xinli Wei from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, astrophysicist Dr Rudolph Schild from Harvard-Smithsonian and Dr. Rhawn Gabriel Joseph, aka Space Tiger King, made the claims after studying images snapped by NASA's Curiosity rover on the Red Planet and the orbiting HiRISE craft. Their study, was has met been with skepticism from the scientific community, argues that what NASA called rocks are actually fungus-like specimens growing in the Martian landscape. The trio claim that these 'mushrooms' seem to shrink, appear and disappear over a period of days, weeks and months. In one example, the team says there is...

Victoria, May 5: After witnessing a rise in coronavirus (COVID-19) cases over the past few days, Seychelles, known as the world's most vaccinated nation, has announced fresh restrictions. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, Seychelles Health Minister Peggy Vidot said the country will close down all schools, public places, and cancel all sporting events. The restrictions may remain in place till May 24. Seychelles Public Health Commissioner Jude Gedeon said that nearly 65 percent of the active COVID-19 cases were those who have not been vaccinated or have received only one dose. "There are currently 1,068 active cases numbers, among...

While Davidson’s tattoos range from depictions of movie and TV characters to real-life icons like Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Hillary Clinton, we’re guessing he won’t miss some of his departing designs — like those dedicated to ex-fiancée Ariana Grande, several of which he had already covered up. The comedian did have some parting advice for aspiring actors who are thinking about getting inked: “If you’re gonna get tattoos, just make sure you really want it and aren’t on mushrooms.”

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Pope to speak on Italy’s ‘demographic winter,’ offer perspective on birth ratesVATICAN CITY, May 5, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will join politicians and journalists in addressing an Italian conference on the demographic crisis facing the nation, and the declining rate of births.The Vatican’s Monday announcement noted that the Pope is to provide the opening address at the conference, for the General States of Birth, due to be held just outside the Vatican on May 14 at the Auditorium della Conciliazione.The “Forum for Family Associations,” which organizes the conference, mentioned the “demographic winter” and the...

"In an interview aired Wednesday by the semi-official Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, Major General Hossein Salami discussed recent developments he argued belied Israel's weakness." "The remarks came as indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran continued to play out in Vienna with the aim of coordinating Washington's return to a multilateral nuclear deal abandoned in 2018 by former President Donald Trump."

Chinese scientists say they have identified a blend of marine bacteria that appears capable of breaking down polythene, one of the most ubiquitous plastics on the planet and source of much of the pollution in the world's oceans. While the plastic-eating qualities of bacteria are already well known to the scientific community, the research by the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Qingdao, east China's Shandong province, is the first to establish a direct link to polythene (PE). In the study, which was published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials on April 23, a team led by Sun...

When Real America ponders the twisted course that has brought us to the abysmal place where we now find ourselves, it is imperative to recognize the complicity of RINO (Republican in Name Only) traitors who have willingly aided and abetted leftists the entire time. It is no exaggeration to state that without the collusion of RINO turncoats, leftist Democrats could never have achieved the degree of success that they have enjoyed, at our expense. Consequently, it is critically important to deal with RINOs as the enemy that they are, if genuine conservatives are ever to prevail over the vile and...

Liz Cheney is a warmongering fool who has no business in Republican Party Leadership. We want leaders who believe in the Make America Great Again movement, and prioritize the values of America First. Elise Stefanik is a far superior choice, and she has my COMPLETE and TOTAL endorsement for GOP Conference Chair. Elise is a tough and smart communicator!

Ren Zhengfei, the founder and CEO of Chinese tech giant Huawei, said in an internal speech last month that if parts of the business slowly move to the capital market, the manipulation of finances would be a legal problem. His words have led to speculation that Huawei may go public, as U.S. sanctions against Huawei have made its cash flow a big issue.

“Free Covid test! Free vaccine! Have you gotten your vaccine?”One afternoon last week, Humaira Choudhury called forth outside the East New York office of the nonprofit where she works, catching the attention of Johnny Flynn, 63, who lives around the corner. Like most residents in Brooklyn’s 11208 zip code, Flynn had yet to get his first COVID-19 shot—though not due to a lack of interest. It had just proven more difficult than he anticipated.Flynn initially inquired at his local pharmacy, but they weren’t offering it. “They said ‘try online, something will come up,’” he recalled, but he struck out there,...