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Americans who do not plan to get vaccinated are more likely to participate in Fourth of July activities, a new survey from consumer insights firm Numerator found. About 65% of US adults have received at least one vaccine dose as of Friday, according to The New York Times tracker - a number below President Joe Biden's vaccination goal of 70% by July 4. Despite increased vaccination levels, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention is still urging unvaccinated Americans to avoid large crowds and practice social distancing from people outside of their household. Earlier this year, Dr. Anthony Fauci warned...

(CNN)Astronomers have discovered a new type of supernova, or star explosion, and it provides a new window into the violent life cycle of stars. The new research, focused on supernova 2018zd, confirms a prediction made by University of Tokyo astronomer Ken'ichi Nomoto more than 40 years ago.... ...Typically, supernovae occur in two flavors. During a core-collapse supernova, a massive star (more than 10 times the mass of our sun) exhausts its fuel and the star's core caves in to a black hole or a dense remnant called a neutron star. The other type is called a thermonuclear supernova, and it...

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 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind. Haughty eyes and a proud heart— the unplowed field of the wicked—produce sin . . . In his pride the wicked man does not...

SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — About a block from the Miami-area beachfront condominium tower that collapsed sits its sister building, erected a year later by the same company, using the same materials and a similar design. It has faced the same tides and salty air.

When Benedicte Blanchet, a 40-year-old who lives in a Paris suburb, decided that she wanted to have a child on her own and not wait to meet the right man, nothing prepared her for the costly obstacle course that was to follow. Under existing laws in France, which are among the strictest in western Europe, only heterosexual couples who are married or have been living together for at least two years and have difficulties conceiving a child, are given access to medically assisted reproduction, such as sperm donation or in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments. “It’s really hard. Since the French...

Police are investigating video footage which appears to show England's chief medical officer, Prof Chris Whitty, being accosted by two men in a park. The Met Police said it happened in St James's Park in London on Sunday and all those involved had been spoken to. The video shows two men laughing and jeering as they grab hold of Prof Whitty, who struggles to free himself. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said it was "appalling" to see Prof Whitty being "harassed". He added: "The CMO (chief medical officer) works tirelessly on behalf of the country. We will not tolerate this sort...

U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez’s decision to strike down California’s Assault Weapon Ban has caused some gun controllers to lose their minds.

Any massive vote fraud in Maricopa County Arizona is going to be identified. The Democrats must be terrified. One of the auditors working for the Arizona Senate, Bob Hughes, discussed the audit and the reasons why the Democrats are absolutely frightened of the Arizona audit and it being performed in other states: "The other thing that I think is interesting is they keep saying, ‘They don’t know what they are doing’. ‘They’re idiots’. ‘These people are ridiculous’. ‘They have no idea what they are doing’. ‘They’ve never done this before’. This is the first time in the history of the...

“He, that being often reproved hardeneth his neck, shall suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy” (Proverbs 29:1).

The Moultrie Flag, also known as the Liberty Flag, is a strong symbol of the Southern role in the American Revolution. It’s also a handsome flag with a simple design on a beautiful blue color. The flag was developed specifically for the Battle of Sullivan’s Island, a short but important engagement in the Southern theater of battle during the American Revolutionary War. In 1775, in the lead up to the American Revolution, Colonel William Moultrie wanted a flag that represented the new American nation. Moultrie was the commander of the 2nd South Carolina Regiment. He commissioned a design based on...

Californians are fleeing the state to live where they can find more affordable housing, better schools, and a more rural lifestyle. A large percentage of them are choosing Austin, Texas. The San Francisco Chronicle reported on the phenomenon of more people opting for permanent telework in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and the trend of people choosing to live in GOP-led states that didn’t impose draconian lockdowns: Experts say Austin’s boom, particularly during the pandemic, has been accelerated by Californians and Bay Area giants like Apple, Facebook, Google and Tesla that are all hiring in Austin. Last year, a...

On Sunday Biden's senior advisor blamed Republicans for defunding the police Cedric Richmond said Republicans voted against the $1.9 trillion COVID rescue plan, known as American Rescue Plan, included $350 billion for police On Monday Jen Psaki, White House spokesman, backed Richmond's remarks She said the plan 'could help ensure local cops were kept on the beat' Fox News' Peter Doocy had asked Psaki how Cedric Richmond, one of Biden's advisors, could claim that Republicans defunded the police by not supporting the American Rescue Plan. 'But how is it that that is an argument to be made when the president...

Instead of the usual high temperature, hacking cough and loss of taste and smell we've become familiar with, a new set of symptoms are thought to be associated with the Delta variant. Worryingly, three of the most common symptoms people are now reporting are a runny nose, sore throat and headache, symptoms that could easily be dismissed or overlooked as hayfever or a seasonal cold. With the Delta variant making up now 90 per cent of all UK cases, it's more important than ever that people who may have even very mild symptoms to stay cautious and to get tested.

A 14-year-old boy gunned down his own mother in the name of honour outside a court in Swabi district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). Registering an FIR in the case, Head Constable Hazrat Bilal told the police that Nasehat Bibi wife of Zubir resident of Naranji village, had been brought to court for the hearing of her case where she was granted bail by the court of Amir Ali, Judicial Magistrate Swabi. After the bail, she was sitting in the veranda with a lady constable waiting for the documents when the incident happened, he stated. He said that during this time a...

California added five more states, including Florida, to the list of places where state-funded travel is banned because of laws that discriminate against members of the LGBTQ community, the state attorney general announced Monday.

“Run for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil. That sentence is the leper’s bell of an approaching looter.” – Ayn Rand, Atlas Shrugged “A man’s ego is the fountainhead of human progress.” – Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead “The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone.” – Ayn Rand, The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism “To love is to value. Only a rationally selfish man, a man of self esteem, is capable of love – because he is the only man capable of holding firm, consistent, uncompromising, unbetrayed...

The COVID-19 vaccines will never be perfect; fully vaccinated people can still get infected, though they’re much less likely to be hospitalized or die from the disease. Yet, the Delta coronavirus variant first discovered in India has some experts concerned. The World Health Organization suggested on Friday that fully vaccinated people still wear face masks whenever possible, citing the Delta variant’s increased transmissibility and risk of serious COVID-19 across the globe. “People cannot feel safe just because they had the two doses. They still need to protect themselves… vaccines alone won’t stop community transmission,” Dr. Mariangela Simao, WHO assistant director-general...

Germany and France will today attempt to introduce a mandatory two-week quarantine for all British tourists travelling to the EU. Chancellor Angela Merkel and French president Emmanuel Macron have relaunched a bid to enforce a Europe-wide rule for UK residents travelling to any country in the bloc. Under the proposed plans, even fully vaccinated holidaymakers would be forced to self-isolate for 14 days upon arrival. Ms Merkel is pushing to designate the UK as a ‘country of concern’ amid rising cases of the highly transmissible Delta variant, which has spread across the entire country. However, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus and...

...One needs only look at how anti-scientific they’ve been with their push to inject experimental drugs into people to fight off a disease that has a 99.93% recovery rate for people under 40 to realize this is much more than just precaution against the disease. Perhaps it would make a little more sense if the vaccines were even in the same ballpark as pretty much every past vaccine as far as efficacy.... Then, there is the less-conspiratorial approach of viewing all of this as a means to establish totalitarian control for the elite. It’s crazy that discussion of a worldwide...

The tusked explorer has been spotted boarding boats in the Isles of Scilly, capsizing some of them in the process When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Wally the wandering Walrus has been causing a stir again - this time by trying to find a place to have a nap. The huge mammal was first spotted off the coast of Ireland earlier this year, before going on to become a local celebrity after a brief stay in Tenby and later making appearances...