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On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Special Report,” Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm responded to concerns on whether China will meet its climate goals by stating that the U.S. and its allies need to ensure there is pressure on China and that China doesn’t “want to be shamed.” Granholm said, [relevant remarks begin around 3:50] “[T]he whole world is surrounding this. I mean, every country that has signed onto the agreement to get to net-zero carbon pollution by 2050, we’re all surrounding, and China, they want to be seen as a leader. They don’t want to be shamed. But...

Four people in the U.S. have mysteriously fallen ill with a rare and sometimes deadly bacterial disease that's usually seen only in other countries with tropical climates, according to health officials. Yet none of these patients had traveled outside the country. The four cases, which were identified between March and July, occurred in Georgia, Kansas, Texas and Minnesota, according to a statement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Two of the patients died and two were hospitalized for long periods of time. The first death occurred in Kansas in March, and the second death occurred last month...

Mike Lindell's symposium of China's interference in the election.

Pennsylvania state workers who are employed in health care facilities or other “high-risk” settings will be required to get vaccinated or be tested weekly for COVID-19, Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday. The move affects 25,000 state workers, the Wolf administration said. The requirement covers state employees working in 24-hour state facilities including state hospitals, state homes for people with intellectual disabilities, veterans homes, community health centers and state correction institutions. Those workers will need to be vaccinated by Sept. 7 or they will undergo weekly coronavirus tests. “It is our responsibility to do our part to protect our most vulnerable...

Chet Hanks went an anti-vaccine tirade, telling people to “get over” COVID-19 and to “stay inside” if you’re unhealthy. The oft-troubled son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson — who both battled the virus last year — began his Instagram rant by being pro-vaccine, stating he was just now coming out in support of it because of the increase in cases. “I’ve been kind of on the fence about this for a while. That’s why I never spoke on it, but with the amount of people I know recently who have gotten COVID and with like the numbers rising, I...

WASHINGTON — The Senate gave overwhelming bipartisan approval to a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Tuesday to rebuild the nation’s deteriorating roads and bridges and fund new climate resilience and broadband initiatives, delivering a key component of President Biden’s agenda. The legislation would be the largest infusion of federal investment into infrastructure projects in more than a decade, touching nearly every facet of the American economy and fortifying the nation’s response to the warming of the planet. It would provide historic levels of funding for the modernization of the nation’s power grid and projects to better manage climate risks, as...

The Texas Supreme Court has voided a state district judge’s temporary restraining order barring the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who have refused to return to the Legislature, putting in jeopardy the liberty of some Democrats who have returned to the state. The all Republican high court’s order comes at the request of Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dade Phelan who petitioned the Texas Supreme Court on Monday to overturn a ruling by a Travis County state district judge that blocked them from ordering the arrest of Democratic lawmakers.

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis and the civil war in the ChurchOn August 5, the Italian newspaper Il Foglio published a letter from a group of laypeople addressed to Pope Francis. The letter, elaborating on the title of Andrea Riccardi’s latest book, “La Chiesa brucia,” wanted to highlight a profound distress that is being experienced in the Church. Transformed – say the authors of the letter – into a “field hospital” through the many injuries it has caused. The authors also denounce the failure of the outbound Church.It is a letter that recalls different situations of opposite sign: from the lack...

Restaurants can ask for a proof of vaccination (despite HIPPA laws) because, well, healthcare. If abortion really is women’s health care can restaurants refuse service to women who have had an abortion? And why would the 4th Amendment apply to one and not the other?

VILNIUS. Aug 10 (Interfax/BNS) - Lithuanian Interior Minister Agne Bilotaite has said she hopes that the fortifications on the Lithuanian-Belarusian border will be ready within a year. "There will be no efficient protection of our border without a physical barrier. When the bill is adopted, it will be possible to build this, a physical barrier, within a very short time, two times faster. Hopefully, this will be done within a year," Bilotaite said at a press conference on Tuesday. The government submitted a bill on building a barrier to the Seimas (parliament) on Tuesday and asked that it be considered...

Former President Donald Trump against lashed out at Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell for giving President Joe Biden a win by allowing the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill to pass. 'Nobody will ever understand why Mitch McConnell allowed this non-infrastructure bill to be passed. He has given up all of his leverage for the big whopper of a bill that will follow. I have quietly said for years that Mitch McConnell is the most overrated man in politics - now I don’t have to be quiet anymore,' Trump wrote in a Tuesday morning statement. 'He is working so hard to...

'Squad' congresswoman Rashida Tlaib faces hypocrisy allegations after dancing unmasked at an indoor wedding in an area with 'substantial' COVID transmission. The Democrat Representative was photographed and videoed unmasked, among a large crowd at a wedding on Sunday Wayne County, Michigan, where virus transmission is so high the CDC has recommended wearing masks indoors. Tlaib was caught out the same day she slammed Republican Senator Rand Paul for telling his followers to resist mask mandates and other forthcoming protocols from the CDC.

After six months, researchers detected immune system dysfunction in most recovered COVID-19 patients, regardless of initial disease severityPISHEVroman/Depositphotos ============================================================================= New Australian research is offering a thorough look at the lasting impact of COVID-19 on immune system activity. Tracking a wide variety of biomarkers the research found immune abnormalities persisting at least six months after patients recover from acute disease. Eighteen months into this global pandemic researchers are increasingly investigating the long-lasting effects of a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Dubbed "long COVID", growing numbers of patients are reporting persistent symptoms lingering for months following the acute disease. The Australian research is following 69...

Former NBA star Jeremy Lin announced over the weekend that he tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated.On Aug. 7, the Taiwanese-American athlete posted a photo of himself on a hospital bed. He revealed that despite being cautious while traveling from the United States to China, he tested positive for the virus on his third day of quarantine while in Shanghai.“Somehow, despite being vaccinated and having tested negative prior to departure twice, testing negative upon arrival, and being really careful during travel, I tested positive for coronavirus during day three of my quarantine,” Lin shared on his Instagram.“My case is...

NBC News anchor Chuck Todd said Tuesday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” that Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) resigned so he could run for office or work within the Democratic Party in the future. Todd said, “Part of the punishment if he was convicted in an impeachment trial that he would no longer be able to serve in office in the state of New York. I think Cuomo believes he can go and live another day.”

Several weeks ago I noticed that excerpts from articles no longer appear below the article's title, as they used to. I can't find any setting that would restore them. Is there such a setting at the personal level? Or was this a system-wide change? If it was system-wide, I would advocate for restoring the excerpts on the main forum page.

The internal watchdog for the National Security Agency (NSA) has launched an investigation into its 'unmasking' of Tucker Carlson - after the spy agency initially denied he was ever under surveillance. NSA Inspector General Robert Storch released a statement Tuesday announcing a review into recent allegations that the NSA 'improperly targeted the communications of a member of the US news media.' The IG did not mention Carlson by name but a source confirmed to the Wall Street Journal that it relates to the Fox News host.

Sometimes the numbers DO lie. The New York Yankees have no less than 15 players sidelined by injury or COVID-19. But that hasn’t stopped them from being MLB’s hottest team since the All-Star break. Following the Yankees’ 8-6 win in 11 innings Monday night vs. the Royals, Kansas City PR noted this about New York: Improved to a Majors-best 16-7 since the break and have won 21 of their last 30 games since Game 2 of their July 4 doubleheader, after falling to an even 41-41 in Game 1 … they’ve outscored opponents 133-103 (+30) over the last 30 games,...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas on Monday set a new record for the number of people in the state hospitalized because of COVID-19 as its coronavirus surge continued. The state reported its COVID-19 hospitalizations rose by 103, its biggest one-day increase, to 1,376. The state's previous record during the pandemic for COVID-19 hospitalizations was in January when it reported 1,371 virus patients in the hospital. The Department of Health reported that there are only eight intensive care unit beds available in the state. There are 509 COVID-19 patients in ICUs around the state and 286 on ventilators. Only about...

Sacramento -- The California legislature is set to return to the state Capitol from summer recess next Monday to make final decisions on more than a dozen bills harmful to California communities. The California Family Council opposes 17 bills threatening the unborn, parental rights, freedom of speech and religion, and encourage racism, drug abuse, sex trafficking, and assisted suicide. Earlier in the year, the legislature killed bills promoting religious liberty and providing sex education transparency, and pushed off until next year a bill to protect children from sex abusers. Most of the 17 bills CFC is opposing made it through...