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Republicans panned Hochul's decision to appoint Benjamin as lieutenant governor. The critics include state Sen. Peter Oberacker, an Otsego County Republican. Oberacker highlighted his differences with Benjamin on criminal justice issues. But he expressed willingness to work with the incoming lieutenant governor. "While I disagree with his stance on these and other policies, I stand ready to educate Senator Benjamin about issues important to constituents of the 51st Senate District in hopes we can find some common ground," he said.

As the recall election approaches, Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom is on defense, claiming that if he is booted from office, the state under Republican leadership would go the way of Florida under popular GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis. At the same time, conservatives who hope to replace Newsom, including radio talk show host Larry Elder, are holding up states like Florida as a role model for the far-left-wing Golden State.

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China’s growing assertiveness toward Taiwan has triggered a public push by Japanese leaders to plan for a possible conflict, a shift that could lead to closer cooperation with the U.S. military. Tokyo officials, normally wary of upsetting Beijing, are speaking openly about preparing for a crisis and supporting Taiwan, a self-ruled island claimed by China, despite Japan’s pacifist constitution. Like the U.S., Japan doesn’t have formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan. But on Friday, lawmakers in Tokyo and Taipei held a rare meeting by videoconference to discuss ways to boost ties, including possible cooperation in maritime rescue. Deputy Prime Minister Taro...

Recapping a tragic day where his Marine brothers were slaughtered in Afghanistan and the killer of his wife, Ashli Babbitt, revealed himself in an NBC News interview, widower Aaron Babbitt on Newsmax expressed his sorrow for the slain service members but said he has "no sympathy" for U.S. Capitol Police Lt. Michael Byrd. "He was complaining that he's getting threats. Join the club, bud," Babbitt told Thursday's "Greg Kelly Reports." "I've been getting them since Jan. 7, and the only thing I did on Jan. 6 was become a widower, and I've had death threats and the most hateful crap...

By now, most public figures have commented on the tragic situation in Afghanistan, and the members of “the Squad” are no exception. But what is most notable about their statements is what is left unsaid. These purported advocates for Muslims, women, and People of Color are displaying no concern for the Afghan people as living, breathing human beings. Instead, they are exploiting a humanitarian crisis to further their partisan agenda. The Squad displays concern for those few Afghans able to reach the United States, 7,400 miles from home, to the near-total exclusion of the 38 million Afghans in Afghanistan. In...

he death toll from yesterday’s suicide bombings at the Kabul airport have now risen to 170 people, according to CBS News: Here’s more: Evacuation flights resumed on Friday at Kabul’s airport, less than a day after 13 American service members and scores of Afghans were killed in suicide bombings claimed by the ISIS faction in Afghanistan. There were warnings from military officials that more attacks could target the airport, and that the risk of them was increasing amid the rush to get hundreds of Americans, and as many vulnerable Afghans as possible out of the country. An Afghan health ministry...

An enzyme with an elusive role in severe inflammation may be a key mechanism driving COVID-19 severity and could provide a new therapeutic target to reduce COVID-19 mortality, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. sPLA2-IIA, which has similarities to an active enzyme in rattlesnake venom, is found in low concentrations in healthy individuals and has long been known to play a critical role in defense against bacterial infections, destroying microbial cell membranes. When the activated enzyme circulates at high levels, it has the capacity to "shred" the membranes of vital organs, said Floyd (Ski) Chilton....

When investigators discovered the hack on Microsoft Exchange servers in January, they thought it was about stealing emails. Now they believe China vacuumed up reams of information in a bid to develop better artificial intelligence, or AI. Officials believe that the breach was in the service of something bigger: China's artificial intelligence ambitions. The Beijing leadership aims to lead the world in a technology that allows computers to perform tasks that traditionally required human intelligence — such as finding patterns and recognizing speech or faces. These days most companies run Exchange in the cloud so Microsoft takes care of data...

McAuliffe Forgot To Sign Form Making Him A Valid Candidate The former Clinton moneyman allegedly forgot to sign his “statement of candidacy” form, potentially making him ineligible, according to a legal challenge filed Thursday by the Republican Party of Virginia. Worse, the form includes two signatures from witnesses attesting that they saw him sign it — something that would seem to be impossible since he did not sign it. The Republican Party of Virginia (RPV) today announced it has filed a legal action against the Virginia State Board of Elections (SBE) and the Virginia Department of Elections seeking declaratory and...

On Monday, the FDA “approved” the Pfizer COVID-19 (which will be marketed as COMIRNATY) “for the prevention of COVID-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older.” If you want an “approved” dose of COMIRNATY – too bad. It’s not yet available. You can still get the Pfizer Vaccine authorized under the Emergency Use Authorization, however. Much has been discussed about whether this is a real “approval” – and I won’t repeat that. I’ll walk through the source documents and data, showing just how weak this purported approval really is. The Effectiveness is “unknown.” The FDA says COMIRNATY is...

A Florida hospital was forced to turn away a patient in need of cancer treatment due to the “tremendous” number of COVID-19 patients occupying beds, a doctor said. Tampa Oncology and Proton Medical Director Dr. Nitesh Paryani said that the patient had sought to be transferred there, but for the first time, they couldn’t accommodate the request. “We just didn’t have a bed. There was simply no room in the hospital to treat the patient,” Paryani told CNN. Paryani, a radiation oncologist, said that the hospital’s resources have been strained by the latest surge of COVID-19 cases. “What we are...

[Catholic Caucus] Traditional Catholic Institutes to Discuss ‘Traditionis Custodes’ Amid Talk of VisitationsThe head of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter said the meeting would be to ‘exchange points of view and to see what we can do together’ ahead of any future possible restrictions imposed by the Vatican. Archbishop Ganswein celebrating Mass in the Extraordinary Form in Rome, 2017. (photo: Edward Pentin) Edward Pentin Vatican August 26, 2021 VATICAN CITY — Superior generals of apostolic institutes that exclusively celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass according to the traditional form of the Roman rite plan to meet next week...

The warning flags were clearly there but Team Biden chose not to heed them. A top secret State Department Memo in mid-July, cited by the Wall Street Journal, signaled swift advances of the Taliban and the impending collapse of the Afghan military. Nobody seemed to notice? Let’s offer a sobering assessment of a deteriorating situation: Bagram Air Base; The disastrous pullout from Bagram in early July was a catastrophic mistake by the U.S. Why would we withdraw from our most secure and versatile air and supply hub just north of Kabul the capital? Why would leave in the dead of...

Bernie Sanders has long argued, but not proved, that his big government populism can win over voters in the largely white, rural communities that flocked to Republican Donald Trump in recent elections. Now as the chief Senate shepherd of a $3.5 trillion budget proposal, Sanders believes he has another chance to test the theory. The Vermont senator is embarking on two-stop swing through Trump country this weekend, promoting a budget plan packed with progressive initiatives and financed by higher taxes on top earners. He's specifically targeting two congressional districts where Trump’s vote totals increased between 2016 and 2020.

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Less than two months ago, President Joe Biden told the American people that the Taliban would not be able to rapidly take over Afghanistan once we pulled out our troops. Our exit was to be uneventful – but a lot has happened since then. The Taliban did take over Afghanistan, so fast that Biden was challenged to keep up with the rapid change of status in the country. So far, he has showed up late to his news conferences appearing confused, making untrue statements and refusing to take questions from reporters. After complaining that then-President Donald Trump spent too much...

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It’s just appalling and shocking and makes you feel unclean.. After details emerged that Biden officials handed the Taliban a list of names of Americans and Afghan allies they wanted evacuated, as well as allowing biometric devices containing fingerprints, eye scans and personal details of those allies to fall into Taliban hands, the president was charged with having ‘blood on his hands’ after he admitted that “that very well could have happened.” The existence of what has been dubbed a ‘kill list’ was first reported on by Politico via three congressional officials. The report notes that “the decision to provide...

The list and its exchange was reported Thursday amid the deadly bombing outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. _______________________________________________________________________________________ The Biden administration is facing criticism for U.S. officials having given names of Americans, green card holders and Afghan allies to the now-ruling group Taliban in Afghanistan so they could get past Taliban guards controlling the perimeter of the evacuation airport in Kabul. The list and its exchange was reported Thursday by Politico amid the twin deadly bombing outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, that killed over 100 people including 13 U.S. service members. An unnamed U.S....