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Officials mull reservations, timed entry and limiting visitor numbers to address congestion Leaders of a U.S. Senate panel on Wednesday extolled national parks for providing a respite during the COVID-19 pandemic but cautioned that enthusiasm for outdoors recreation will create its own problems in this summer’s tourism wave. Sen. Angus King, a Maine independent and the chairman of a subcommittee that oversees the U.S. National Park Service, said this summer would “be the biggest season in the history of the Park Service,” and ranking Republican Steve Daines of Montana agreed with that prediction. To help with overcrowding, the National Park...

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) questions Isabella Guzman, the Administrator of the SBA during a Senate Small Business Committee about Planned Parenthood affiliates and the Hyde amendment. WATCH...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that “D.C. statehood is an idea whose time has come,” and several Democrats lined up on the floor of the upper chamber to argue for making the District the nation’s 51st state. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, both Democrats from Maryland, were among those who spoke on behalf of legislation to make D.C. a state. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., said he believes “the tide is starting to turn” on statehood legislation, as he spoke in front of a poster board that read “End Taxation Without Representation.”

[Catholic Caucus] The Modernists in the Vatican Prepare an Attack on the Mass of All Time, along with the PopeDear readers of Stilum Curiae, the tireless, indefatigable, and contradictory procurator of Catholic concerns does not seem to want to rest and give some respite to his exhausted flock. The impression is that he wants to act in such a way that even the most tranquil and docile sheep reach a point where they begin to bite. In that case, let the shepherds beware, both those who are declared wolves and also those who are wolves in sheep's clothing. We report...

THE PRESS DEMOCRAT May 26, 2021, 6:38PM Sonoma County Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase said Wednesday the first pandemic-related death of a fully vaccinated local resident, which was reported Tuesday, is “no cause for concern” about the effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines. Mase said the man, who died in a local hospital last Thursday, was more than 95 years old and had multiple health issues that may have contributed to his death. “He had multiple co-morbid conditions, underlying conditions, COVID was a contributing factor, one of many things involved in this person’s demise,” Mase said.

Attorneys for Fulton County, Georgia, asked a state court to dismiss a complaint filed against the county in which petitioners sought to unseal 2020 election absentee ballots in search of fraud. The motion to dismiss, which was filed on Wednesday, argued Garland Favorito and the other plaintiffs never served the county and that the Superior Court of Fulton County lacks jurisdiction in the case...... Democratic Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts criticized the ballot review following Amero’s ruling. “It is outrageous that Fulton County continues to be a target of those who cannot accept the results from last year’s election,”...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Pentagon revealed today an exciting new standard-issue piece of equipment for all soldiers in the United States Army: a gender reveal grenade. Instead of exploding in a deadly blast of shrapnel to neutralize America's foes, the grenade will simply detonate in a harmless puff of smoke to indicate the soldier's chosen gender identity. "Our foes will cower in fear as our brave soldiers pop off a grenade that announces their gender identity," said a spokesperson for the Army. "Imagine the look on Chinese soldiers' faces as they hide in their bunkers and a grenade comes screaming in, only...

At a time where many people use multiple different electronic devices at any given moment, the 240W charger offers a single, central power source for them all. Beginning with the 100W charger back in 2019, which could charge everything from your earbuds to your Google Chromebook, the standards became USB Type-C and Power Delivery. Most recently, the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) has released Revision 2.1. This updated version contains a descriptive 415 pages of updates, including preparation for USB4 device as well as approaching revisions for Power Delivery, centering on 240W charging using the new Extended Power Range sub-specification. This...

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The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday finalized a rule to end a "secret science" regulation that was imposed under former President Donald Trump that excluded certain studies that didn't make all data publicly available. The agency announced the end of the rule on Wednesday. The move allows the EPA to consider studies that don't make available all data, which is sometimes done to protect privacy. Trump's administration billed the restriction as a transparency measure, but critics argued that it might ultimately do more harm than good for an agency that values such varying scientific data like the EPA. "This action...

Many people moving to Florida are registering as Republicans because lockdowns in blue states caused them to reevaluate being a Democrat, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Wednesday. The lockdowns turned them into Republicans because they say ‘I cannot fathom,’ people say, ‘I was a Democrat because of education, and I’m in California and they’re locking my kids out of school. I come to Florida, they’re in school, people are free, people are happy.’ So I think this whole process has caused some people to reevaluate some of their prior commitments. And if you have a political party that puts the...

Parents, AFLDS File Motion for Temporary Restraining Order in Federal Court Against Secretary Xavier Becerra and the Department of Health and Human Services, Citing Scientific Data that Raises Concern Over Medical Risks and Lack of Necessity of COVID Vaccines in ChildrenBIRMINGHAM, AL – Citing the CDC’s own medical and scientific data as well as significant concerns from a diverse group of both parents and frontline physicians, America’s Frontline Doctors today filed a motion for a Temporary Restraining Order to prevent the expansion of the FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for COVID-19 vaccines to include children under the age of 16....

Throughout scripture, the greatest revelations of God’s goodness came to people in their times of trouble, calamity, isolation and hardship. We find an example of this in the life of John. For three years, this disciple was “in Jesus’ bosom.” It was a time of rest, peace and joy with few troubles or trials. He knew Jesus only as the Son of Man. So when did he receive his revelation of Christ in all his glory? It happened only after John was dragged from Ephesus in chains. He was exiled to the Isle of Patmos where he was sentenced to...

“For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21). We can count on Scripture to give us confidence in the face of death. A few years ago my radio ministry heard from a listener who was exhibiting exactly the right attitude in the face of a terminal illness. A teenager from the Midwest sent a prayer request concerning her recently diagnosed Lou Gehrig’s disease. That Christian young woman, who by now is probably with the Lord, accepted her condition with grace and optimism. Here is part of what she wrote to us: “I love the...

Most people who recover from COVID-19 could have immunity that lasts at least a year or even longer — and may not need a booster shot after being vaccinated, as pair of new studies suggest. The first study, published Monday in the journal Nature, found most people who were infected with the virus about a year earlier had immunological memory of the disease in their bone marrow, suggesting they’re still able to produce antibodies. And another report, which was published on the pre-print server BioRxic, found that these cells — called “memory B” — were robust for at least 12...

An outbreak of bubonic plague has left victims vomiting blood as health authorities revel at least 11 people as young as 30 have died over two weeks with many vomiting blood At least 11 people have died in an outbreak of the Black Death in the Democratic Republic of Congo, reports say. People are being urged to wear masks and staying away from corpses amid the surge in the deadly disease which caused the most fatal pandemic in history. Near-daily deaths with at least 15 cases of the bubonic plague have been recorded in Ituri province's health department, the Express...

Both sides in a 2020 election dispute in Georgia are set to meet tomorrow morning at the Fulton County ballot storage area. That after a Georgia judge earlier ordered absentee ballots in the 2020 election be unsealed. The ballots will be scanned anew by county officials as representatives from both sides observe. According to The Epoch Times, "a group of voters filed a petition last year asking for a forensic inspection of mail-in ballots that were sent in for the 2020 election. The petition alleged an abnormal vote increase for Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden and an abnormal reduction in...

The highest-ranking US military officer warned against “fraying” relations with China and Russia on Wednesday, advising urgent action to improve global ties and prevent a “great power war”. Addressing Air Force Academy graduate officers, General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the US is walking a dangerous line in maintaining an appropriate level of competition with China and Russia. “We are now in the 76th year of great power peace following World War II. And that peace is under stress, we can see it fraying at the edge,” Milley told the graduates. More than 100 of...

I have been a musician since the age of 9 years old, a songwriter and performing artist for many years in addition to working as an actor in Hollywood before getting saved in 1991. You would think that someone with my background in the performing arts would be a natural fit in the Contemporary Christian Music scene, but you would be wrong. From the moment I got saved, the songs that resonated with my born again spirit were the old hymns like ‘Blessed Assurance’, ‘Saved By The Blood’, and countless others that sing of Jesus Christ. Contemporary Christian Music sings...

aska has been in the headlines in recent days after its Great Sitkin volcano erupted last week. Last Thursday, the US Geological Survey said a red warning had been raised – indicating that significant emission of volcanic ash into the atmosphere is likely. The Alaska Volcano Observatory said a "short-duration" explosive eruption of one-two minutes occurred at 5:04 GMT on Thursday, resulting in an ash cloud up to 15,000 feet above sea level. They added: "Since that explosion, seismicity has decreased and satellite images show that the ash cloud has detached from the vent and is moving towards the east."...