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And the revellers shared one thing … huge beaming grins as they supped their first pints by the welcoming, polished wooden bar. It felt wonderful to stride to the counter and chat to staff as you watched your frothy ice-cold beer fill up your crystal clear glass. And to finally actually hear the banter among the replete customers, all eschewing their facemasks, was a joy in the cool, shaded lounge. Station regular Damian explained: "Freedom Day has brought life back."It's great to see small, community pubs like this finally full and the landlord grinning as he chats over the bar...

Flash flooding, storms and heavy rainfall have affected 15 provinces of Iran over the last week, causing fatalities, displacements and emergency rescues.The recent spate of severe weather began on 14 July 2021. It has since affected areas in the provinces of East Azerbaijan, West Azerbaijan, Alborz, Isfahan, Bushehr, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Kerman, Fars, Sistan and Baluchestan, Semnan, Mazandaran, Hormozgan, Yazd and Kurdistan. The Red Crescent said 2,578 people were affected, 611 people have been displaced from their homes and 58 people had to be rescued. According to Red Crescent reports, 7 people died in floods while 1...

Video at link Jericho Green hits the nail on the head again. This guy is really smart.. except I have no idea why he stays in CA. Only thing, I wish he would clean up his language.

Recipients of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine may need to get a second dose to protect against the Delta and Lambda coronavirus variants because its less effective against them, a new study suggests, per The New York Times. "The message that we wanted to give was not that people shouldn't get the J&J vaccine, but we hope that in the future, it will be boosted with either one dose of J&J or a booster with [the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines]," Nathaniel Landau, a virologist at New York University's Grossman School of Medicine who led the study, told...

WASHINGTON — The United States could see a wave of Covid-19 vaccine mandates as soon as the Food and Drug Administration grants full approval to one or more of the shots, public health experts predicted.

An 18-year-old teen who recently received a shot of COVID-19 vaccine said he suffered from a heart attack and was diagnosed with heart inflammation following the vaccination. Isaiah Harris, a Springdale resident, received his second Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine on April 30 and had been set to attend his graduation on May 1. However, the teenager was later rushed to the hospital where doctors said he developed myocarditis. "I was actually driving down the interstate, and all of a sudden, my heart rate just went way up, and it felt like it was beating out of my chest," Harris recalled, 40/29...

The American Civil War is often thought of as being the deciding historical factor putting to rest any future ambition of individual or groups of states wanting to secede from the union. Well over a century later, the idea of secession appears far from settled in the minds of millions of Americans—Democrats and Republicans alike. In fact, secession mindedness has been gaining ground following the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections, which showed the nation to be more politically divided than ever. A newly released poll found that two-thirds (66 percent) of Republicans living in southern states, including Texas and Florida,...

When a wildfire tore through the small town of Lytton in British Columbia on 30 June, it consumed almost every building in the village, left burned-out cars and trucks in its wake, and blackened an area approximately 9000 square feet in size, leaving two residents dead. While the cause of the fire is still being investigated, investigators believe it was man-made. The fire erupted days after Lytton broke the record for Canada’s all-time highest temperature for three days in a row, reaching 121.1F (49.5C). Amidst the tragic loss of life and devastating destruction, conspiracy theorists have been making their way...

<p>BREAKING: The number of migrants testing positive for COVID-19 in the Rio Grande Valley has surged 900% in the first two weeks of July.</p><p>The first two weeks in JULY. Gee… what else was happening nationally the first couple of weeks of this month?</p>

Texas Democrats flee voting to save Voting on Private Plane to Washington D.C.

Disney World's "The Hall of Presidents" will reopen in August with its newest addition, an animatronic replica of Joe Biden, complete with the president's signature aviator sunglasses.The newest addition to the attraction includes a recitation of the presidential oath of office Biden recorded for the attraction, according to Disney, as well as a table full of appropriate props like the classic specs and peach blossoms representing Biden's home state of Delaware."The Hall of Presidents," which has been delighting guests since the Magic Kingdom opened in 1971, has been closed since January so the park could add Biden to the attraction."For...

Human rights attorney addresses california board of supervisors about informed consent - children vax and the Nurenberg trials - in exactly 3 minutes and NAILS IT!!!https://vidmax.com/video/205844-human-rights-attorney-gives-3-min-of-vax-covid-jaw-dropping-truth

The creators and defenders of Critical Race Theory, or CRT is it’s often known, describe it as a legal and academic movement aimed at critically examining the many ways in which racism manifests, with a view toward pushing beyond traditionally liberal color-blind laws and solutions. It has been around since the 1970s, but in the wake of Black Lives Matter, CRT has suddenly become a lot more prominent in progressive activism and academia. And while many conservatives have pushed back on CRT throughout the years, basically accusing its champions of using postmodern language to justify reverse racism, no one has...

Bitcoin fell below $30,000 late on Monday for the first time in a month, nearly erasing its entire 2021 gain. Around 9 a.m. it was trading at $29,750, down 3% over the past 24 hours. Ether, the second most valuable cryptocurrency, was also down about 3% to $1,750. Crypto washed out along with most other assets on Monday, and Bitcoin is trading more like a risky security than like the hedge that some proponents say it is. Oanda analyst Edward Moya calls Bitcoin the “ultimate risky asset right now,” warning that “it could see intense selling pressure if Wall Street...

(President Trump's Operation Warp Speed Update) (Delta Variant now accounts for 83% of U.S. COVID-19 Cases - Stock Market regains most of yesterday's drop, over fears of Delta variant impact - New Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths rising - Vaccinations slowing even more) Administered: 338,491,374 (13,060,192 J&J) People Vaccinated, At Least One Dose: 186,474,836 Fully Vaccinated: 161,631,676

<p>NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- The Virginia Zoo is welcoming its first baby Southern white rhinoceros.</p><p>The zoo announced Monday that the male calf was born to mom, Zina, and dad, Sibindi, on July 11.</p><p>Officials say the calf is strong, nursing well and is bonding with his mother.</p>

Former President Trump will meet with Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) primary challengers at his New Jersey golf club next week as he looks to make an endorsement in the race to oust one of his most prominent Republican critics. Trump announced the upcoming meetings in a statement issued through his political action committee (PAC) Save America, underscoring the need for Republicans to coalesce behind a single candidate in the primary against Cheney. “This is a ‘hot’ race with some very interesting candidates running against her. Remember though, in the end we just want ONE CANDIDATE running against Cheney,” Trump said....

In a decision that could restore millions of dollars to Catholic schools, the state of California has ruled that the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) violated federal law in ways that slashed assistance for academically struggling students in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles (ADLA). The 58-page “investigation report,” issued June 25 by the California Department of Education gives LAUSD 60 days to establish “timely and meaningful consultation” with the archdiocese and to rectify any errors in calculating student need. It orders LAUSD to “Provide the agreed-upon services to eligible archdiocesan students beginning by the start of the 2021-2022 school...

Moshiach ben Yosef and Moshiach ben DavidMessiah son of Joseph and Messiah son of DavidCLAIM:The Rabbis believe in two messiahs, one exalted and one suffering. It’s not two messiahs one exalted and one suffering, but one messiah, first time suffering the second time exalted.https://jewsforjudaism.org/knowledge/articles/moshiach-ben-yosef/Hmm, sounds familiar...That would be Moshiach ben Yosef and Moshiach ben DavidFirst: Who is Moshiach ben Yosef?Let's take a lookJoseph in Egypt (and Canaan) is one of my favorite stories, it's got it all, envy, jealousy, betrayal and on to vindication and redemption, as they say it’s a ripping good yarn.So let's compare some events in the...

Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz, Jim Jordan, and Lauren Boebert may get most of the attention from the press among Republicans on the House of Representatives, but a rising star has started to his some radars, especially in conservative media. Mary Miller from Illinois is definitely on ours. With the four aforementioned Representatives all from red or purple states (though some would say Boebert’s Colorado has shifted to firmly blue lately), it’s nice to see a blue state Republican who is so bold in her conservatism. When it comes to face masks, she’s as bold as they get.