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A violin found in an attic in Italy has been confirmed as a priceless instrument made by Giuseppe Guarneri ‘filius Andreae’ in c.1705. The age of the wood was confirmed using dendrochronology, and the researchers were even able to prove it came from the same tree as the wood in an already-identified violin by the same maker. Around 18 months ago Mauro Bernabei, a researcher at the Institute for BioEconomy at Italy’s National Research Council, received a WhatsApp message containing a photo of the unidentified violin, which the current owner had recently inherited. It contained a label reading ‘Joseph Guanerius...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (7News) — Governor Larry Hogan announced that Maryland plans to soon discontinue the enhanced pandemic federal unemployment benefits and will restore work search requirements. The benefits will be discontinued effective Saturday, July 3, according to the governor, and comes as the state leader says economic recovery in the state continues.

CNN’s left-wing media show has failed to attract new viewers among demo critical to advertisers Brian Flood By Brian Flood | Fox News The media slamming DeSantis over Florida’s new transgender athlete bill, WaPo correcting a story about Tom Cotton and Chris Mathews appearing on MSNBC round out today’s top media headlines CNN’s "Reliable Sources" with Brian Stelter had a miserable May as the liberal network’s media program continues to bleed viewers. Stelter’s program averaged only 836,000 viewers during the month of May, a 9% drop from its April viewership and a staggering 53% fall from January, when the country...

A large fire erupted late on Wednesday afternoon at an oil refinery near Iran’s capital, Tehran, which followed news from earlier in the day that the nation’s largest warship sank after it caught fire in the Gulf of Oman. “The fire struck the state-owned Tondgooyan Petrochemical Co. to the south of Tehran, said Mansour Darajati, the director-general of the capital’s crisis management team,” The Associated Press reported. “Firefighters believe it struck a pipeline for liquefied petroleum gas at the facility, Darajati told Iranian state television. He did not elaborate.” 🎥 #آتش‌سوزی عظیم در پالایشگاه شهید تندگویان تهران رئیس مرکز فرماندهی...

For 66 years, Seattle’s downtown was separated from its waterfront by a hulking, double-decker viaduct. When it was blown up in 2019 over earthquake-safety concerns, the possibilities seemed endless. Now, construction is well underway on a 26-block, $700 million waterfront park. It promises to be an open space with stunning views of the Puget Sound and an agenda aimed at dismantling racism.

A massive fire broke out Wednesday night at the oil refinery serving Iran’s capital, sending thick plumes of black smoke over Tehran. It wasn’t immediately clear if there were injuries. The fire struck the state-owned Tondgooyan Petrochemical Co. to the south of Tehran, said Mansour Darajati, the director-general of the capital’s crisis management team. Firefighters believe it struck a pipeline for liquefied petroleum gas at the facility, Darajati told Iranian state television. He did not elaborate.

What was replied to an Israeli-Arab about "palestine" true history : Drora replies to Samar (an Arab in Israel): Samar from Haifa, there is not a single Arab in the State of Israel or in the territories of the Land of Israel who does not have an Arab homeland (and therefore you are Arabs). You invaded / leaked / penetrated - to the Land of Israel under the auspices, encouragement and backing of the Ottoman occupier and the British occupier, but you did not become the owner or sovereign as a result. Open the world map, Arabs from Israel. You...

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[Catholic Caucus] New Facebook Group for Preservation of Summorum PontificumShawn Tribe, the founder of two important websites—New Liturgical Movement and Liturgical Arts Journal—has created a Facebook group called “Preservation of Summorum Pontificum & Access to the Ancient Latin Rites.” The description reads:The purpose of this group is to factually and non-polemically document what is taking place in regard to the possible or actual diminution / restriction of the liturgical freedoms noted in Summorum Pontificum for the ancient Latin liturgical rites. It also exists as a forum to coordinate efforts to maintain and preserve the free and unfettered access to these...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) on Wednesday announced that she will run for reelection, helping clear a primary field and her path to leading the state. In a video announcing her bid, Ivey touted her response to the coronavirus pandemic and vowed to continue her tenure as a conservative leader of the Yellowhammer State. "Here in Alabama, our government will always reflect your values," she said. "Life, liberty and freedom of opportunity for every single corner of this state."

In a trove of newly leaked emails, one seems to show that Dr. Fauci was in a panic that the NIH, where he was deeply involved, might have ties to the coronavirus leak in China revealed. Here’s the first email from Fauci to Hugh Auchincloss at NIH on February 1st, 2020: There’s definitely a sense of urgency and alarm in Fauci’s email. The response from Auchincloss is key, where he says “The paper you sent me says the experiments were performed before the gain of function pause but have since been reviewed and approved by NIH. Not sure what this...

Former State Department investigator David Asher said Wednesday that the leaked emails of Dr. Anthony Fauci, including correspondence with a key figure linked to the Wuhan Institute of Virology who thanked Fauci for using his voice to "dispel the myths" that the COVID-19 pandemic may have been a product of a lab leak.

Kari Lake, who was the Phoenix area’s top-rated news anchor before she resigned earlier this year over the establishment media’s liberal bias, has announced she is running for governor of Arizona as a Republican.

Below is an article from CNBC. Just the first few sentences make no sense. Here is a company that exists in name only and is worth millions. And it's part of a "reverse merger"....WTH is a reverse merger and it gets even more confusing from there. It sounds like money laundering, and connected guys getting richer and scratching each others back. It sounds crooked as a dogs hind leg. I need some freepers who can read between the lines and explain what is going on. I really want a better understanding of this article. E-Waste, a shell company linked to...

Branching in the fracture of a h-BN sample. (J. Lou/Rice University) ======================================================================= A two-dimensional material with similar physical properties to graphene has now turned out to blow graphene out of the water in terms of toughness. The material is called hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN), and it's so resistant to cracking that scientists are gobsmacked. The finding flies in the face of the fundamental description of fracture mechanics that scientists have been using to predict and define toughness since the 1920s. "What we observed in this material is remarkable," said materials scientist Jun Lou of Rice University. "Nobody expected to see...

Former President Donald Trump has discontinued his short-lived blog. "It was just auxiliary to the broader efforts we have [been] and are working on,” Trump adviser Jason Miller said in confirming the decision to scrap "From the Desk of Donald J. Trump." The news was first reported by CNBC. The move comes as Trump is set to return to the campaign trail in an effort to help Republicans win control of the House and Senate in the 2022 midterms as he considers whether to mount a third presidential campaign. "He’s pretty consistently said that he’ll make a decision after the...

A 10-year-old Miami boy was shot after his father took him on a faux drive-by shooting with a paintball gun — and a frightened homeowner returned fire with real bullets, according to authorities. Michael Williams, 26, allegedly gave in to his son’s pleas late Sunday to take him on a paintball “drive-by shooting,” where police said the boy fired off the unlethal rounds into a crowd gathered in the front yard of an Opa-locka home, the Miami Herald reported.

Britain on Tuesday reported zero daily coronavirus-related deaths for the first time since the pandemic began last year even as scientists continued to urge caution over a complete easing of lockdown restrictions. There were 3,165 new COVID-19 cases recorded in the latest 24-hour period, according to official government data released after what was a longer Bank Holiday weekend in the UK, when the number of deaths and cases can be lower due to reporting lags. On May 10, England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland all reported no deaths, but four were logged in Wales. Tuesday’s figures take the total number of...

MADISON, WI - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has selected the team he hopes will guide him to a second term in office. On Wednesday, the governor’s campaign organization announced its top leadership, which will be led by Campaign Manager Cassi Fenili, who served as the deputy campaign manager in Evers successful 2018 run. The University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate most recently served as an advisor to the Democratic Party in its Save the Veto initiative, which strove to avoid state Republicans from winning a supermajority in the state legislature during the 2020 election. “Over the past two years, Governor Evers has...

What if Skynet didn't rebel just because? What if it saw humans killing their own kids because it was inconvenient and realized we would kill it if we knew? Book Review: Ctrl Alt REVOLT! by Nick Cole