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Border authorities in Del Rio, Texas, on May 26 announced their sector had experienced a 3,166% increase in the apprehension of convicted sex offenders, compared to numbers from the same time frame last year. A total of 95 border crossers *previously found guilty* of sexual crimes have been apprehended in the area so far. The shocking figures were included in a bulletin, which stated that agents caught 10 convicted sex offenders who illegally entered the US from May 17 to May 24. Among them were Mexican nationals who had been found guilty of lewd and lascivious acts with a child,...

Two more attorneys general have announced their respective states are joining a lawsuit against the Biden administration and its “illegal” cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline. “The Constitution is clear that presidents do not have the power to regulate foreign and interstate commerce or to unilaterally undo an act of Congress,” said Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, announcing that Alaska and Florida are joining the legal fight. In the statement, Knudsen said U.S. consumers would benefit the most by the construction of the pipeline — and are subsequently hurt the most by its cancellation. “The fallout from the Colonial pipeline...

Despite signaling for weeks that June 15 would mark a return to a pre-pandemic normal in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom suggested otherwise during an often tense Friday press conference. After announcing the first wave of prizes in the state's vaccine lottery, Newsom took questions from the state's political reporters and when addressing three separate policy areas — new workplace mask rules, indoor capacity restrictions and emergency powers — cast doubt on the idea that June 15 would be a return to normalcy (the press conference took a combative turn right from the get-go after the first question from the Sacramento...

Democrats face not only the 60-vote hurdle that will allow Republicans to block most bills, but they are also grappling with internal divisions that could stop Democratic lawmakers from ridding the Senate of the filibuster or otherwise circumventing GOP opposition on key legislation, including a significant election reform bill and a major infrastructure measure. Democrats face a filibuster as early as next week, when Schumer said he plans to call up the House-passed Paycheck Fairness Act...If the GOP filibusters the Paycheck Fairness Act next week, it will be the second time this year Republicans used the 60-vote threshold to kill...

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said Friday his family had received five telephoned death threats over his recent confrontations with White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci — and over Paul’s vocal opposition to gain-of-function research “This week, I’ve had five death threats just for being outspoken on it,” the Republican told Fox News’ “Hannity”. “I don’t know what the world’s coming to, you can’t ask honest, difficult questions that in the end have proved out that Dr. Fauci was not being honest with us, but as a repercussion, my family had white powder sent to our house, and five...

ST. PETERSBURG —Less than two weeks from a first face-to-face with President Biden in Geneva, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday criticized the U.S. prosecution of rioters who took part in the January attack on the Capitol, calling it an example of American "double standards."...That differed from Biden’s preview of the summit last week, when he said he would press Putin on human rights abuses such as Russia’s treatment of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny. In response, the Kremlin has attempted to draw an equivalency to the U.S. treatment of the Capitol rioters. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called it...

Blockbuster — U.S. Intel believes China is trying to produce Covid variants to cover up ‘lab origin’Also...US intelligence believes China is trying to produce variants that suggest it came from bats to cover up that it originally came from a lab. The belief is still that it escaped accidentally, but was allowed to spread.— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) June 4, 2021 High-Ranking Chinese Defector Has ‘Direct Knowledge’ of Chinese Bio Weapons Programs A person believed to be the highest-ranking defector ever to the United States from the People’s Republic of China has been working with the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) for...

Its Saturday in Australia and police using overwhelming force during an attempt by small business owners to protest the coronavirus lockdown in Melbourne, Victoria... Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he is 'leaning heavily' towards making coronavirus vaccination mandatory for aged care workers... "They shouldn't be allowed to get away with this censoring and silencing, and ultimately we will win. Our country can't take this abuse anymore" Part of the reaction from President Trump as he was handed a two-year ban on Facebook and Instagram... Facebook also moving to censor politicians announcing it will subject politicians to the same moderation...

“Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know them. Hear me now therefore, O ye children, and depart not from the words of my mouth. Remove thy way far from her, and come not nigh the door of her house" (Proverbs 5:6-8).

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Neoconservative media organization The Daily Wire is receiving heavy criticism from conservatives on social media for orchestrating a GoFundMe publicity stunt that aims to raise tens of thousands of dollars for socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s grandmother. While AOC has drawn heavy criticism for complaining about her grandmother’s living conditions while enjoying a luxurious lifestyle in D.C., the Daily Wire’s fundraiser has been castigated for extreme tone-deafness at a time when conservatives are enduring record levels of financial persecution. “Just over a week ago, my abuela fell ill,” Ocasio-Cortez originally wrote on Twitter. “I went to Puerto Rico to see her-...

Crew members and passengers aboard a Delta flight leaving Los Angeles stopped an attempted hijacking Friday afternoon. The flight was headed to Nashville but had to be diverted to Albuquerque for an emergency landing after a male passenger tried to break into the cockpit. Delta crew members and male passengers were seen wrestling with the suspect. The suspect was dragged to the back of the plane. VIDEO: Crew members used a zip tie to restrain the man

A 36-year-old woman with advanced HIV carried the novel coronavirus for 216 days, during which the virus accumulated more than 30 mutations, a new study has found. The case report, which has not been peer-reviewed, was published as a preprint on medRxiv on Thursday. The woman, who has not been named, was identified as a 36-year-old living in South Africa. The coronaviruses gathered 13 mutations to the spike protein, which is known to help the virus escape the immune response, and 19 other mutations that could change the behaviour of the virus. What do we know so far about the...

A crocodile known locally as ‘Barrat’ emerges from the water of the lower Daintree River, Far North Queensland. Credit: Kevin Crook The wet season in tropical Australia begins with tension. Physical tension, caused by the friction of earth and clouds. Mental tension, caused by the heat, and the expectation of rain and relief. It is also an ecological tension, where every plant and animal is poised—genetically, physiologically—to grow, reap, sow and copulate within a few short months. We call it the build-up. The tension builds, and then it breaks. It was at the point of breaking when Val Plumwood,...

A federal judge has overturned California´s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, ruling that it violates the constitutional right to bear arms. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez of San Diego ruled Friday that the state´s definition of illegal military-style rifles unlawfully deprives law-abiding Californians of weapons commonly allowed in most other states. He handed down the two page ruling in response to a lawsuit filed against the State of California by James Miller, Patrick Russ, Ryan Peterson and the the San Diego County Gun Owners Political Action Committee. The plaintiffs successfully argued that California's use of the term 'assault weapons' was...

A New York City-based psychiatrist recently told a Yale audience that she fantasizes about shooting white people in the head, burying their body and walking away guiltless. Dr. Aruna Khilanani said she had fantasies of “unloading a revolver into the head of any white person that got in my way” during virtual remarks in April.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are offering a booster shot of the Chinese-developed Sinopharm vaccine to residents and citizens who have already had two doses, the countries’ medical authorities said... ...The announcements come amid questions over Sinopharm’s efficacy and reports of Covid-19 reinfections among people who have received their two doses of the shot... ...In a national case that’s raised more concerns, the Seychelles — the most highly-vaccinated country in the world, with roughly 60% of those vaccinated having received Sinopharm — is seeing a new surge of Covid cases among vaccinated residents. Its...

Kansas City-based tech startup Stealth Data LLC is arming companies with a coveted asset — uncovering their anonymous website traffic to create valuable leads. Its data mining technology can identify up to 50% of a website's anonymous traffic and deliver data such as individual names, phone numbers, emails and physical addresses. The insights also go deeper and can include a website visitor's job title, employer, annual income, age, and personal and professional social media profiles. "We have absolutely traded privacy for convenience," Sneed said. "People want a customized experience online. They already know that Facebook turns on your microphone, and...

LOS ANGELES, June 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Even as summer gets ready to heat up, Tom MacDonald is as ice cold as ever. The independent rapper, internet-breaking firebrand, and counterculture force of nature unleashes a new single and music video entitled "Snowflakes" today.