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The U.S. should be playing a larger role in getting to the bottom of the theory that Covid-19 first leaked from a virology lab in Wuhan, China, Atlantic Council senior fellow Jamie Metzl told CNBC on Monday. The White House did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment. A previously undisclosed U.S. intelligence report found that researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology sought hospital care after falling ill “with symptoms consistent with both Covid-19 and common seasonal illness,” The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, quoting from the report. White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that determining...

Trump supporters who back his claim that the 2020 vote was rigged are running to become the top election officials in key states. -- Republicans who sought to undercut or overturn President Joe Biden’s election win are launching campaigns to become their states’ top election officials next year, alarming local officeholders and opponents who are warning about pro-Trump, “ends justify the means” candidates taking big roles in running the vote. The candidates include Rep. Jody Hice of Georgia, a leader of the congressional Republicans who voted against certifying the 2020 Electoral College results; Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem, one of...

Vogue cover model Paloma Elsesser posted a statement on Saturday that urged people not to post against antisemitism, since it might hurt the Palestinian cause. The post also asserted, misleadingly, that Palestinian leaders are opposed to antisemitism. The UK Daily Mail reported: The plus-sized model, who appeared on the cover of Vogue magazine in January, made the comments as violence flared again between Israelis and Palestinians, and waves of protests around the world sparked angry scenes. Elsesser, 29, posted a statement written by Anna Rajagopal which called on people to think twice before posting about anti-Semitism. The statement said: No...

Retired former Waco-era ATF supervisor and gun control policy consultant David Chipman is set to go before the Senate this week – with the ringing endorsement of the most anti-gun groups in the country.Chipman is likely to be half-welcomed with open arms, half-grilled on Wednesday before the U.S. Senate's Judiciary Committee for his nomination to an appointment by President Joe Biden as the nation's top gun regulation boss. If you look at the hearing as a wrestling match between two sides in the American gun debate, Chipman's walkout song dropped last week in the form of a three-minute video released...

A ‘Palestinian Specialist’ for the BBC has been revealed to have said that “Hitler was right” and compared the Jewish state of Israel to Nazi Germany. The BBC has launched an investigation after one of its digital journalists, Tala Halawa, was reported to have posted on her social media in 2014 that “Israel is more Nazi than Hitler! Oh, #HitlerWasRight – IDF (Israeli Defence Forces) go to hell #PrayForGaza.” The post was uncovered by Honest Reporting, an NGO which claimes to seek to counteract media bias against Israel. The report also revealed that Halawa also said that “Zionists can’t get...

THE SCREEN SCENE (WRBL): It’s easy to forget that Tom Clancy was a major brand in the 1980s and 90s. His novels topped the bestseller lists. The literary Mount Rushmore of the era was Stephen King, John Grisham and Clancy. Even President Ronald Reagan gave a blurb review for the paperback of the submarine warfare thriller, The Hunt for Red October. In the 1990s the Jack Ryan films, starring Alec Baldwin and then Harrison Ford as the family man turned spy, blew up the box office. But following Clancy’s death in 2013, his brand began to fade. The Clancy estate...

Join together with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Au-thority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media.I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession, and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday urged migrants not to travel to the United States, as the Biden administration struggles with a surge of incomers, especially unaccompanied minors, at the southern border. "The message is quite clear, do not come. The border is closed, the border is secure," Mayorkas told host Martha Raddatz on ABC's "This Week." "We are encouraging children not to come. Now is not the time to come. Do not come, the journey is dangerous. We are building safe, orderly and humane ways to address the needs of vulnerable children. Do not come," Mayorkas added. On...

Left-wing songwriter and singer Richard Marx shared his disdain for Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) in a social media post on Sunday, telling his 302k Twitter followers he would love to hug Rene Bouche, Paul’s neighbor who attacked him. Marx said he’d buy Bouche “as many drinks as he can consume.” “I’ll say it again: If I ever meet Rand Paul’s neighbor I’m going to hug him and buy him as many drinks as he can consume,” the Grammy award-winning 1980s pop star said. AD The Right Here Waiting for You singer is referencing Paul’s neighbor Rene Boucher, who was sentenced...

The White House told reporters Monday that President Joe Biden is so physically fit, he is hard to keep up with. White House press secretary Jen Psaki discussed Biden’s physical health on Monday after a reporter asked her about the president’s Peloton exercise bike. Psaki did not reveal if Biden still uses the exercise bike at the White House. “I will say I have nothing to read out on the president’s private exercise routine,” she replied. “I can tell you, having traveled with him a fair amount, sometimes he’s hard to keep up with.” The Washington Post reported Monday that...

...Parental consent is something children have to contend with across the country, but it’s not a one-size-fits-all approach as states have differing rules. Nearly all states require consent from a parent or guardian to administer a Covid-19 vaccine shot to children ages 12 to 15, the group the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved for shots this month, according to a recent CNN analysis. There are exceptions in just five states: In North Carolina, teenagers can receive vaccinations without parental consent; in Tennessee and Alabama, teenagers 14 and older don’t need consent; in Oregon, the age is set...

A once-in-a-decade population census has shown that births in China have fallen to their lowest level since the 1960s - leading to calls for an end to birth control policies. But some in China say these policies aren't the only thing that's stopping them. Despite being hassled by her mum about it, Beijing resident Lili* is not planning to have children any time soon. The 31-year-old, who has been married for two years, wants to "live my life" without the "constant worries" of raising a child. "I have very few peers who have children, and if they do, they're obsessed...

Chinese companies are facing mounting pressure to repay their dollar debts, as more than $100 billion in Chinese corporate dollar bonds are due to mature this year—the largest wave of maturities in history.China’s wave of dollar maturities will reach $118 billion, according to Refinitiv, a global financial market data provider.Japanese investment bank Nomura Holdings expects $190.4 billion in Chinese corporate dollar debt to mature this year and $217.7 billion next year, while China’s local state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have as much as $25 billion in offshore bonds maturing this year, according to a March report by S&P Global Ratings.Among the thousands...

A year ago this week, Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on the neck of George Floyd for nine minutes and 29 seconds, killing Floyd and setting off months of protests against police brutality. Chauvin was convicted of second and third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter after a jury trial in March. Now, memorials, vigils and rallies are springing up on the anniversary of Floyd’s death, including several in Pennsylvania. Some physicians and staff at UPMC medical centers across Pennsylvania plan to stand outside the facilities and kneel for 9 minutes and 29 seconds Tuesday afternoon. Here is what is currently...

Auditors who are examining votes in Windham, New Hampshire, may have discovered why initial results showed a discrepancy in the vote count for a Democrat candidate.Republicans in Windham, New Hampshire won all four seats in the legislative election on Nov. 3, but a Democrat candidate, Kristi St. Lauren, requested a recount, which was granted because she lost by just 24 votes.However, during a hand recount, it was revealed that she didn’t lose by 24 votes. Instead, the effort revealed that the GOP candidates had actually received 300 additional votes, while St. Laurent lost 99 votes.An audit was carried out to...

@KelleyAshbyPaulI am sick of the hatred and vitriol from people who boast of their “empathy and compassion” in their bios. Rand will continue to stand up for our constitutionally protected liberties. He will keep questioning the “experts.” We won’t be intimidated. And yes, we have guns.

The Chinese regime denied on Monday that lab staff in Wuhan were infected with COVID-19 before the pandemic, in response to a question about a WSJ report.On May 23, the Wall Street Journal reported on an undisclosed U.S. intelligence report about three researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) who sought hospital care with COVID-19-like symptoms in November 2019—one month before the onset of the “patient zero” identified by the CCP regime.The regime asserted again that the CCP virus originated outside China.Zhao Lijian, the spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry, accused the United States of releasing the CCP...

Even as the cryptocurrencyF bitcoin has gained traction within the investment community, bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETFs) are still a pipe dream. Meanwhile, blockchain ETFs have already made their debut in mainstream markets. In the news and mainstream media reports, the terms bitcoin and blockchain are sometimes used interchangeably. As a result, it's possible to confuse blockchain ETFs and bitcoin ETFs, although they are different financial instruments. Key TakeawaysWhile bitcoin exchange traded funds (ETFs) are not yet a reality, blockchain ETFs have already made their debut in mainstream markets.In recent years, virtual currencies have been embroiled in multiple regulatory battles...

MAIN POINT: They used video of Bidet weightlifting six years ago and pretended it was from now.