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Sergeant Jerretta Sandoz slams California Gov. Gavin Newsom over his statement that crime is decreasing across the state. (45 second video at link)

An eight-week period between the first and second doses of the Pfizer vaccine is the “sweet spot” to produce a robust immune response against COVID-19, scientists said. Researchers in the United Kingdom have found that the larger gap between the two doses than the currently recommended three weeks generates higher antibody levels, which offer protection in fighting against infection, the Guardian reported. “The decision to put it to eight weeks is really balancing all the wider issues, the pros and cons – two doses is better than one overall,” the study’s lead, University of Oxford professor Susanna Duanchie, told the...

Video at https://twitter.com/NYPDnews/status/1418352658688057345The New York City Police Department is looking for suspects seen beating a 61-year-old woman with a kitchen pot before making off with several of her personal items, including her walker. Surveillance footage showed a woman slamming the victim into a metal railing before a second suspect began to beat her with a pan Tuesday at around 8 p.m. A third suspect can be seen kicking her while she struggled on the ground, while a fourth male stood by. The 61-year-old was eventually dragged across the street and punched in the back several times before the suspects made...

A former professor in Australia was convicted on Thursday of sending herself threatening letters after claiming to be the victim of threats. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that Dianne Jolley, 51, a former professor at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) was found guilty on “10 counts of conveying information she knew to be false or misleading to make a person fear for the safety of another” and one count “of causing financial disadvantage by deception.” A jury of 11 came to the decision after three days of deliberation. Jolley claimed in 2019 that she received threatening messages, including some...

Perhaps you're reading this with your phone in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other, or while heading out from work to meet a colleague for work. If that's the case, we have some very good news -- although, perhaps with a small caveat. Over the past few years, a series of studies have come out showing that drinking coffee--in fact, drinking a lot of coffee--has significant health benefits. In fact, some suggested there could be big benefits in drinking copious amounts. The big unanswered question, however, has been whether there's any amount of coffee that's actually...

California's latest coronavirus surge is all anyone here can talk about — unless they're Gov. Gavin Newsom. Facing a recall threat, Newsom is trying to steer the conversation toward anything but Covid: shoplifting, homelessness, rent relief, broadband, wildfires and the drought. But that's become difficult after Los Angeles County shocked Californians last week with an indoor mask mandate and other large counties urged residents to mask up, regardless of vaccination status. “Get vaccinated. We could end this thing quickly if everyone just went out and got vaccinated,” Newsom said at a press conference Wednesday in Los Angeles focused on reducing...

Kim Gardner, the first black woman to be elected St. Louis's circuit attorney, has neglected her duties according to former employees, city residents, and a circuit court judge, KSDK reported. "Kim Gardner is a poor excuse for a prosecutor," Cierra Moore, whose brother allegedly was gunned down in 2020 by a suspect set free last week, told KSDK. Brandon Campbell went free when a circuit judge was forced to dismiss his case in the murder of Randy Moore after a St. Louis prosecutor in Gardner's office failed to appear at three hearings and did not comply with a court order...

As more reports reveal the actions of former Vice President Mike Pence amid the violence of January 6, his purported heroism stands in contrast to many other high-profile Republicans, whose reputations are tarnished for how they acted about the Capitol riot. But the former vice president appears trapped in a political stalemate; too loyal to Donald Trump for those who stand firmly against the former president and not loyal enough for the MAGA diehards convinced, despite all the evidence, that Trump won the last election. Preceding the storming of the U.S. Capitol, Trump had pushed Pence to reject the electoral...

Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Jul 20 2021 In the largest study of its kind, an investigation by UC San Francisco has found no evidence that moderate coffee consumption can cause cardiac arrhythmia. In fact, each additional daily cup of coffee consumed among several hundred thousand individuals was associated with a 3 percent lower risk of any arrhythmia occurring, including atrial fibrillation, premature ventricular contractions, or other common heart conditions, the researchers report. The study included a four-year follow up. The paper is published July 19, 2021, in JAMA Internal Medicine. "Coffee is the primary source of caffeine for most people,...

Friday, Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) went to bat for Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), who House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is considering adding to the January 6 select committee after she vetoed two of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s committee appointees. Responding to the report that Kinzinger is being considered, Coons praised the Republican from Illinois who has been vocal in his opposition to former President Donald Trump and voted to impeach him following the riot at the U.S. Capitol. He told CNN’s “At This Hour” that Kinzinger “would be a great addition.”

On Wednesday's Andrea Mitchell Reports, MSNBC regulars fearmongered about the possibility that the world will become uninhabitable for humans unless the Joe Biden administration can enact regulations on the fossil fuel industry that were blocked by President Donald Trump. MSNBC weekend host Jonathan Capehart made absurd suggestions that humans might have to fly into space to find a place to live: "We have to get a handle on this -- otherwise, we're all going to be looking for seats on... the Branson rocket -- the Bezos rocket -- the Musk rocket up for another place that's habitable for human life."...

Fifty years ago, I entered the University of Tennessee-Knoxville as a freshman scholarship runner on its high-profile track team. The NCAA held athletes to a strict amateur code in which compensation to athletes was limited to in-kind payments of room, board, books, and fees. The term “illegally paying players” meant sneaking in extra amenities including though not limited to cars, special benefits, and the “$50 handshakes” from boosters, all of which could get a university’s athletic programs onto NCAA probation. With National Association of Collegiate Athletics v. Alston, the U.S. Supreme Court guaranteed huge changes in collegiate sports, and with...

U.S. Air Force veteran Sonya Bryson-Kirksey, who sings the national anthem for the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning, became a familiar face to TV viewers during the team's recent run to the Stanley Cup championship. But her celebration of the team's title didn't last long: Last week she was hospitalized with the coronavirus despite being vaccinated in March, according to reports. Her husband, Jimmie Kirksey Jr., said she had tested positive for the delta variant and was doing better on Thursday morning.

The Celebration of Holy Mass According to the Roman Missal of 1962July 21, 2021Daniel Cardinal DiNardoOn July 16th, the Holy See publicized the motu proprio letter of Pope Francis, Traditionis custodes, whereby the Holy Father shares his dispositions on the celebration of Holy Mass according to the Roman Missal of 1962.Since Traditionis custodes touches upon certain pastoral realities in this local Church, I am consulting with a number of people on the implementation of the Holy Father’s directives, including some priests who regularly celebrate Mass according to the 1962 Missal in their parish churches. I aim to provide for the...

Mary Katharine Ham appeared on CNN for a segment on Anthony Fauci. She was great, which means she probably won’t be appearing on the network for months since she expertly dissects the liberal media narratives. She’s too good at it. And the look of irritation that was exhibited on the faces of those in this segment was priceless. Ham called the play perfectly when it comes to Fauci and the media. The man doesn’t field tough questions from the media. It is a ‘fan girl’ experience and you can see that with his huffy and puffy attitude when questioned about...

Math is racist. (At NASA, Creola Katherine Johnson performed critical astrophysics calculations on the fly which other engineers couldn't do, while computers were still punch-card input, as portrayed in the film Hidden Figures -- movie trailer.) Music notation is racist. (Don't listen to the music of African-American classical composers William Grant Still, Florence Price or Samuel Coleridge Taylor. Don't listen to "Akinla" from Fela Sowande's African Suite.) African classical composer Fela SowandeRabid fears of racism in serious academic work just happen to correspond to educational planning goals rolled out 5 or 6 lifetimes ago. What we would call socialism in...

I apologize if this post breaks a rule, but there's a new DC-focused subreddit that's being set up in response to censorship of posts and comments, particularly about crime and last night's shooting (linked), on the main city subreddit. Please join and spread the word if you are a redditor. Here's the new page: https://www.reddit.com/r/washdc/

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said his new Justice Department is focusing on five American cities to tackle illegal gun trafficking. On Thursday, while in Chicago, the official announced he’s sending gun trafficking strike forces to the Democrat-led cities of Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco and Washington D.C. In a statement, the attorney general noted, “all too often guns found at crime scenes come from hundreds or thousands of miles away.” The strike forces represent a bolstering of federal and local law enforcement seeking to disrupt the flow of unlawfully obtained firearms to the places they are...

A year ago Tang Juan was among those charged by the US Department of Justice in connection with an alleged scheme to lie about their status as members of China’s military while in the US conducting research. (Department of Justice)In documents filed in federal court in Sacramento, prosecutors asked a judge to dismiss a charge of visa fraud against Juan Tang but gave no reason why. The trial was set to begin on Monday. A message seeking comment from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Sacramento was not returned.

ADELAIDE, Australia — That morning cup of joe may be just what you need to help jumpstart your workday and sharpen your mind. But if you find yourself repeatedly heading over to the coffee pot for refills, you may be actually putting your brain health at risk. Too much coffee can increase the risk of dementia, warns a new study. Drinking six or more cups a day was linked with a 53 percent increased risk of dementia and make stroke more likely, too. Brain imaging reveals that drinking a lot of coffee was also associated with brain shrinkage, say scientists....