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Monday 14 Jun 2021 11:58 am Almost one third of people in the UK who have so far died from the Indian variant had received both their vaccinations. Just weeks before England aimed to scrap coronavirus regulations for good, the variant – now officially named ‘Delta’ – has caused cases to soar, sparking fears of another wave of the disease.

The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office says a cashier at the Big Bear Supermarket has been killed after being shot during an altercation over a mask. Sheriff Melody Maddox says a male suspect pulled out a gun and shot the cashier at the location. We do not yet know the identity of the woman who was killed, only that she was working as a cashier at the supermarket. Sheriff Maddox said authorities do not know the specifics about the altercation over the mask, or what the store's policy is. Maddox said there were multiple people inside the supermarket when the shooting...

Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers picked up right where they left off on Monday night. After a 26-point blowout win on Saturday, the Clippers tied up their second-round series with the Utah Jazz 2-2 after a dominant 118-104 win on Monday night at the Staples Center. The Clippers opened the night on a 13-4 run, and held Utah to just 13 first quarter points to take a commanding 17-point lead right out of the gate. While Utah made it interesting in the final minutes, the Clippers secured their second-straight win over the Jazz to set up an interesting...

Democrats and progressives stepped up their calls for Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to step down Monday after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he would not permit a vote on a potential Biden nominee if Republicans control the chamber in 2024. “I don’t think either party, if it controlled [the Senate], if it were different from the president, would confirm a Supreme Court nominee in the middle of an election [year],” McConnell told radio host Hugh Hewitt. The Kentuckian then raised the stakes by refusing to commit to giving a Biden nominee a vote in 2023 if Republicans...

Doctors who work in Arizona and Nevada burn centers are warning of injuries from contact with super-heated roadways and other surfaces as the first extreme heat wave of the year extends across the U.S. West. A high pressure system is expected to push temperatures above 115 degrees Fahrenheit (46 Celsius) this week in Las Vegas and Phoenix. Health officials advised people to be mindful of hot asphalt, sidewalks and even desert sand.

Flag Day was once called the “runty stepchild among American national holidays” by the New York Times. While it may not be the grandest of our country’s celebrations, it’s impossible to talk about Flag Day without briefly discussing why Old Glory was originally created, and what it means today. We may know the flag as a strong symbol of patriotism, but at the time of the American Revolution, it had a much more pragmatic purpose: It existed to distinguish the American military forces from the British. It wasn’t really until the Civil War that the American flag became a widespread...

A suspect in Lakewood is facing murder charges after allegedly fatally shooting a man trying to steal a Catalytic Converter off of his truck, dragging him through a parking lot and leaving him in a field to die. Authorities said a truck driver in Lakewood alerted authorities at about 3:45 a.m. Saturday after he spotted Michael Campbell, 54, dragging a body behind a truck and taking off. The Lakewood Police Department found a body belonging to a man in his 40's in the field where the driver spotted the truck. Investigators found Campbell, who told authorities he was awakened by...

by Samantha FosterFox 26 Houston TV reporter Ivory Hecker announced LIVE ON AIR tonight that she has been secretly recording the FOX 26 Channel and that Project Veritas will release the video tomorrow.Ivory Hecker started off her news story on Monday with that little tidbit for company brass.Ivory is a reporter for FOX 26 in Houston, Texas. Project Veritas is well known for releasing devastating behind-the-scenes videos that expose leftist bias and corruption in media enterprises.WATCH:

What happens, if Biden and Harris get removed and Pelosi moves to become the President, as per rules of succession and AoC gets elected to become Speaker of the House?

Bethesda finally unleashed new details about Starfield, the much anticipated brand new IP from the creators of Elder Scrolls and Fallout 3. In this brand new Starfield Cinematic Trailer, we see an astronaut, dubbed a constellation, about to launch from a spacechip, Frontier NG1350, as a mech walks past. Starfield is currently set to release on PC and the Xbox Series X/S on November 11, 2022.

Mike Lindell says that before year’s end, you can take the “former” off “former President Donald Trump.” In an interview with Rolling Stone, the MyPillow CEO said that by then the election will have been overturned and Mr. Trump restored to the White House. “Six months from now, Trump will be our real president and our country will be heading toward its greatest rebirth in history,” he told the magazine in a newsfeature about Mr. Trump’s most die-hard supporters that was published Monday. It does move back some of Mr. Lindell’s earlier claims that Mr. Trump will be back in...

President Joe Biden is using time away from summit meetings on his European tour this week for intense preparations ahead of his talks with Vladimir Putin, according to officials, as he works to avoid the pitfalls his predecessors faced in showdowns with the Russian leader. Most of his formal meetings this week have started after noon, leaving his mornings free for consultations with advisers. He has held lengthy preparation sessions with senior officials, including Secretary of State Antony Blinken and national security adviser Jake Sullivan, to discuss the wide range of issues he plans to bring up with Putin, from...

There’s growing evidence that Nickelodeon’s hard push to promote the LGBTQ agenda to children is having a negative impact on the network’s ratings. In the last two weeks, both Nickelodeon and its preschool-targeted network, Nick Jr., have released videos championing “trans,” “queer,” and “pansexual” inclusion. One video that sparked mass outrage depicted a cartoon version of drag queen Nina West singing about various LGBTQIA groups “[loving] each other so proudly” on “Blues Clues and You,” a show for two- to five-year olds. That same video showed a female-to-male transgender beaver who appeared to have post-operative surgical scars on its chest....

In March last year I made the following comment ranking the three leading candidates at that time for the presidency: "D. FORIEGN POLICY and NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY 1. Trump. He negotiates. He knows how to build. 2. Biden. How can you protect or represent a nation when you might forget its name? 3. Sanders. You cant protect a nation and bankrupt it at the same time." Biden;s attack on Putin, calling him a bully and a killer, deeply concerns me. Anyone who wants America to talk tough with Putin will be pleased. But is it the job of an allegedly Catholic...

Vatican Warns U.S. Bishops: Don’t Deny Biden Communion Over AbortionROME — The Vatican has warned conservative American bishops to hit the brakes on their push to deny communion to politicians supportive of abortion rights — including President Biden, a faithful churchgoer and the first Roman Catholic to occupy the Oval Office in 60 years.But despite the remarkably public stop sign from Rome, the American bishops are pressing ahead anyway and are expected to force a debate on the communion issue at a remote meeting that starts on Wednesday.Some leading bishops, whose priorities clearly aligned with former President Donald J. Trump,...

Biden specifically referred to his predecessor's politics as part of a trend of "phony populism," telling reporters that he's attempted to assuage the fears of leaders following President Donald Trump's tenure who have doubted America's role on the world stage. The President made the comments after meeting with the 30-member defense alliance, as well as a number of leaders one-on-one. He also offered a firm defense of the Article 5 collective defense clause, which indicates that an attack on any of the allies in the alliance would be an attack against them all.

In California, the left is eating itself – excessive regulations are making it very difficult for the state’s legal sellers of recreational marijuanaThis is hilarious. Instead of reducing the excessive regulations, the government is planning to spend $100 million to help business owners deal with the regulations.In addition, seven different environmental organizations have complained about the effects of legal marijuana on the environment.In California, the left is eating itself.As a libertarian, I am in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana, and I am against excessive regulation of businesses. The fact that California wants to spend this $100 million, instead of reducing...

Missouri Governor Mike Parson, a Republicans has signed a bill that prohibits police officers within the state from enforcing federal gun laws. “It is our time to protect the Second Amendment,” Parson declared. “This is exactly what this bill does, and it’s time to get this thing signed and get it into law.” Mike Brown, co-founder of Frontier Justice shooting range said, where the legislation was signed said “While some people may not spend a lot of time thinking about the Second Amendment, it’s critical to the preservation of our republic.” Meanwhile, Democrats in Missouri were not happy about the...

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said at the G7 summit that Italy is reassessing China’s investments in the country “carefully,” shifting away from the pro-Beijing policies of the previous government. Draghi expressed concern about the Chinese Communist regime. “It’s an autocracy that does not adhere to multilateral rules and does not share the same vision of the world that the democracies have,” he said at a press conference of the Group of Seven (G7) summit on Sunday. While the newcomer of the G7 admitted the importance of economic cooperation, Draghi noted the difference between the Chinese regime and the West....