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(CBSNewYork)- The New York Knicks announced Friday that tickets for Game 5 of the series against the Atlanta Hawks have sold out. But, the bigger news was tucked into the end of the first paragraph of the announcement. The team plans to only allow fans who are fully vaccinated to buy playoff tickets if the team advances past the first round.

Facebook is planning to end its policy that shields politicians from some content moderation rules, The Verge reported on Thursday, in what would be a major policy reversal for the world's largest social media network. The reported change comes as Facebook is expected to announce its response to recommendations made by the company's independent oversight board when it ruled on the firm's suspension of former U.S. President Donald Trump. A Facebook spokesman declined to comment on The Verge report. Tech platforms have grappled in recent years with how to police world leaders and politicians who violate their guidelines. Facebook and...

On Thursday’s broadcast of “PBS NewsHour,” NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins stated that the lab leak theory on the origin of COVID-19 “didn’t get nearly as much attention perhaps as it should have. I will tell you, it was always on my mind. I know it was on Tony Fauci’s mind.” Collins said, “I think it was a confusing time back then [early 2020], Judy. First, let me say, I do think we need to get answers here. An investigation is very much needed.” He added that back then, there was the theory that the virus was the result of...

After years of citing potential spying by China via sophisticated drones, the Pentagon has approved the U.S. military to acquire two Chinese-made “Government Edition” drones. A recent Pentagon report seen by the Hill found “no malicious code or intent” in two drone models manufactured by Da Jiang Innovations (DJI), a Chinese company, and one of the world’s foremost drone makers. The May 6 report, released on Tuesday, concludes that DJI’s drones are “recommended for use by government entities and forces working with U.S. services.” “This U.S. government report is the strongest confirmation to date of what we, and independent security...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority 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. Flag Day – June 14 Flag Day Address F.D.R 1942 Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won through many advisers. Proverbs 24:6 (NIV)

A next-generation nuclear power reactor that could bolster the nation’s transition to low-carbon energy will be built on the site of a retiring coal plant in Wyoming. Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon (R) on Wednesday announced the state will house a Natrium reactor pilot project in partnership with nuclear reactor design company TerraPower, power company PacifiCorp and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). TerraPower was founded by Bill Gates about 15 years ago, and PacifiCorp is owned by Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway. The project will feature a sodium-cooled fast reactor with a molten salt-based energy storage system capable of producing 345...

Dissident priest Fr. James Martin wants you to celebrate LGBT ‘pride month’It’s especially important for churches to celebrate ‘pride,’ the Jesuit said.June 3, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Fr. James Martin, S.J., the most outspoken force within U.S. Catholicism for the normalization of homosexuality and transgenderism within the Church, wants you to know that he thinks all Catholics should celebrate “pride month.”In a video tweet posted on the second day of this year’s so-dubbed “pride month,” Martin claimed that it’s “a celebration of the human dignity of a group of people who have been for so long treated like dirt.” The Jesuit...

Looks like the case may be able to be made. They have the pcaps (packet captures) of the election in real time. It's like having a video of a bank robbery.

A 7-year-old Florida boy is being hailed as a hero for saving his family after a boating accident. His father says they wouldn’t be alive if it weren’t for him. Chase Poust, 7, saved himself and his family Friday night when he, his 4-year-old sister and his dad went out on a boat to fish on St. Johns River. He and his sister Abigail swam by the boat while it was anchored. “The current was so strong that my sister – she usually hangs out at the back of the boat – and she let go. So, I let go...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday warned of a continent-wide third wave of coronavirus cases in Africa as the continent's countries see major spikes in COVID-19 infections. “In the last two weeks, Africa recorded a 20% increase in cases compared with the previous fortnight. The pandemic is trending upwards in 14 countries and in the past week alone, eight countries witnessed an abrupt rise of over 30% in cases,” the world health body said in a statement. The WHO believes the spike in cases on the continent is due to the African winter approaching, an increase in travel and...

Baghdad (Agenzia Fides) - The Covid 19 pandemic, which caused pain and fear throughout the human family, "is not a punishment from God, but the result of people's wrong behavior towards the environment and life and their desperate search for money, which feeds the proliferation of weapons and prepares new wars". This is what Cardinal Raphael Louis Sako, Patriarch of Babylon of the Chaldeans, said in the homily he delivered during the liturgical celebration he presided over on the evening of May 31st in the Church dedicated to Saint Paul in the al-Zaafraniya district of Baghdad at the end prayer...

The Archbishop of Sydney, Australia, has launched a petition opposing a new government plan to bring all cemeteries under state control, which would end the Church’s role in caring for the graves of Catholics in New South Wales. “This decision will end the involvement of faith groups in the management and operation of cemeteries in favor of a secular government run bureaucracy,” Archbishop Anthony Fisher, OP, told his priests in a May 27 letter. “This will bring to an end more than 150 years of the Church’s role in burying the dead, upkeep of graves and support to grieving families.”...

A gunman attacked the home of an NYPD officer on Long Island in the early hours of Monday, spraying 30 bullets into the property and grazing her in the head in what police believe could have been a case of mistaken identity. Nathaly Gomez Iglesias, 23, was sitting at home eating when the shots tore through her house at 2.30am in Brentwood, but luckily escaped serious injury. Police suspect the gunmen were looking for her sister's boyfriend, who is believed to be a member of the MS-13 gang, The New York Daily News reports. Gomez, who joined the police in...

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. This week, a Freedom of Information Act request led to a trove of emails from Dr. Anthony Fauci being released to public view. And that view, stretching back to early 2020, is a doozy. The correspondence make it clear that Dr. Fauci’s private beliefs have been radically at odds with his public guidance to US leaders and the American people. Worse, the emails reveal a bureaucrat more interested in protecting Communist China’s public image than finding the truth about the coronavirus. [cut] In another interview, Fauci said that it is in China’s best interest...

According to sources from the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, the first meeting between Pope Francis and President Joe Biden might take place on June 15. President Biden might travel to Rome for a meeting with Pope Francis before immediately flying to Geneva for his scheduled summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on June 16, according to the source. Although the meeting has not been confirmed, another source from the Vatican Secretary of State said that the meeting “is likely to occur.” President Biden is currently scheduled to be in Europe for the NATO summit, which will take place in Brussels on...

Baku City CircuitFirst Grand Prix2016Number of Laps51Circuit Length6.003kmRace Distance306.049 kmLap Record1:43.009 Charles Leclerc (2019)

A delegation from Pennsylvania will try to convince legislative leaders in the state to back an audit of the 2020 election after visiting an election review taking place in Arizona’s largest county.Article from The Epoch Times.“I’m 100 percent for us having one and I think our leadership is starting to lean that way,” Pennsylvania Sen. Cris Dush told reporters at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix, where the Maricopa County audit has been happening since April 23.Dush was joined by Pennsylvania Sen. Doug Mastriano and Pennsylvania Rep. Rob Kauffman.Dush said he was impressed by how the Arizona audit was being...

ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith blasted the Boston Celtics for making Brad Stevens their new general manager, suggesting that Stevens got the job because he is white. “It’s moments like this where I get on people’s nerves — particularly, white America and in the NBA community specifically, because I point out it’s beautiful to be a white guy,” Smith said Wednesday on ESPN’s First Take. Smith noted that as a coach, Brad Stevens did generally good, but not stellar, work with the Celtic this season. However, despite Stevens’ record, Smith was angered that the job did not go to a...

An exclusive report by Campus Reform, America’s leading college news website, detailed a recent investigation into the Chinese regime’s operation in American classrooms. Through public records requests in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, Campus Reform obtained 32 universities’ contracts with the Confucius Institute Headquarters. In several documents, Beijing dictated control over the curriculum taught within the Confucius Institute. For instance, the contract between the University of Toledo and Hanban, the Confucius Institute Headquarters in China, states that “The Institute must accept the assessment of [Hanban] on the teaching quality.” Hanban is an agency under the Chinese regime’s education...

It has been confirmed on social media that popular Australian filmmaker, businessman, writer, investor and speaking coach, Peter Spann has sadly passed away. He was reported to have died on May 31 2021. His cause of death or what led to his sad demise has not been made known to the public. Reacting to his death Chairman and CEO of ActionCoach, Brad Sugars made a lengthy post on his official Facebook page about Peter, describing him as one the funniest persons he has ever met. Read Excerpts below:- "How do I describe this man … Peter was one of the...