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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is spinning a convoluted tale of an Amtrak conductor who congratulated him during his vice presidency for logging more miles riding the train home to Delaware than by flying on Air Force Two. “I swear to God. True story,” he said Monday, for emphasis. But it’s a mangled one. THE FACTS: The tale as Biden spins it is wrong. Negri could not have had that conversation because he was already deceased by the time Biden logged 1.2 million miles on Air Force Two. Biden refers to a train ride he made to Delaware when he...

Abp. Viganò letter to US bishops: Complicity with COVID agenda is a ‘satanic action against God’The silence of so many cardinals and bishops, along with the inconceivable promotion of the vaccination campaign by the Holy See, represents a form of unprecedented complicity that cannot continue any longer.(LifeSiteNews) – Editor’s note: Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has decided to make public an October 23 letter sent to to Cardinal Luis F. Ladaria S.J., Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Archbishop José Gomez, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, as well as to all the bishops...

Let Loose the River. There is a story of a woman called Granny Nelson, who worked hard with her husband to develop land along the buffalo river in Arkansas, they made a homestead and built a cabin. But the damning of the river caused areas to be dried up, and eminent domain law was used to seize property to make it a National Scenic River. Granny Nelson was forced to leave all that she had worked for. The Buffalo River has become a place where we stop on our way to see our daughter in Texas. The high bluffs, forested...

Mask requirements at most Massachusetts public schools will be extended until Jan. 15, 2022, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education announced Tuesday. “Masks remain a simple and effective measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and keep students in school safely,” the state's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education commissioner, Jeffrey Riley, said in a statement.

Moderna Chairman Noubar Afeyan indicated on Tuesday that his company's COVID-19 shot could require yearly boosters. "It may well need an annual booster, potentially varying on a year-to-year or every few years basis as the virus varies," Afeyan said on the Fox Business Network during an interview on "Mornings with Maria."

Dr. Paul Calls for Dr. Fauci's Firing and Criminal Investigation into NIH Rand: "He's still lying to the American public". Video...

Jo Acker, killed in the shooting attack at Boise Towne Square mall on Monday, in an Army dress uniform. TIFFANY LUNA ============================================================================ Family members have identified one of the shooting victims as a 26-year-old Boise Towne Square mall security guard named Jo Acker. On Monday afternoon, a man fired shots at the mall. Police confirmed that two people died and four others were injured. “I can’t even put into words how completely devastated and shattered I am,” Acker’s sister, Shawna Lannigan, wrote on social media. “Jo you were always kind and loving. You always had such an enormous heart of...

Nurses have been a critical part of our country’s COVID response. Lying in a hospital bed, looking beyond a respirator mask, every patient hopes to find one of these healthcare heroes looking over them. Nursing is one of the most trusted professions in the United States, and rightly so. Due in large part to the Nursing Code of Ethics that they adhere to, this modified vow, similar to the medical doctors' Hippocratic Oath, pledges autonomy, beneficence, justice and non-maleficence. It is exactly what a patient would want and need. Unfortunately, during today’s pandemic, unions are pushing nursing almost beyond limits...

Brace yourself for inflation where you least expect itin Pennsylvania’s bathrooms. That was the conclusion state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe came to Monday while chairing a hearing of the House Environmental Resources and Energy Committee, which heard testimony about the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) plan to revise requirements for its Biosolids Beneficial Use General Permit. This is a permit for anyone who deals in the land application of biosolids— livestock manure on farms, and the stuff you flush in the bathroom that ends up in a septic tank or a wastewater treatment facility. Biosolids can be used in mine...

Over the weekend, former President Barack Obama dismissed conservative media and Virginia parents as peddling “fake outrage” over recent scandals involving the state’s public schools.

Students at multiple schools in Loudoun County, Virginia staged a walkout on Tuesday in protest of the district’s cover-up of a sexual assault case. “Loudoun County protects rapists,” some students at Broad Run High chanted in front of the school. Social media posts reportedly framed the protest as a way to “show solidarity to victims of sexual violence and demand safety in our schools.” The protest follows months of controversy after members of the Loudoun County School Board and the superintendent publicly denied that there had been any sexual assault by transgender-identifying students in school bathrooms in the district, even...

Scorpion venom may hold the key to stopping the coronavirus pandemic, a new study reveals. Researchers from the University of Aberdeen say the potentially fatal toxins the animals produce can help scientists create a “fascinating cocktail” which destroys germs — such as COVID-19’s grow list of new variants. Animal venom has been an ingredient in traditional medicines across the world. These potent neurotoxins — which can kill other animals and even humans — also have antibacterial and antiviral properties too. Researchers collected scorpions from the Egyptian desert and took samples of their venom before releasing them back into their habitat....

Freight rail has been an unquestionable success of government deregulation. Since deregulation was passed over forty years ago, America’s rail freight industry has gone from the brink of collapse to one of the most efficient and productive. A recent report from the American Consumer Institute (ACI) has highlighted this fact, showing since the passage of the Staggers Rail Act, the industry’s productivity has increased 159%, shipping volumes have increased 57%, and prices have plummeted 44%. In addition to these gains, the industry has also been able to generate “more than $10 billion in annual consumer welfare.” However, despite these substantial...

Consumer goods manufacturer Kimberly-Clark Corp. said it is planning to raise prices for the second time this year due to “significant inflation,” according to its CEO. The company, which makes Kleenex and Huggies diapers, expects input costs to rise by $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion during the current fiscal year, which is above a prior estimate that called for an increase of $1.3 billion. Our earnings were negatively impacted by significant inflation and supply chain disruptions that increased our costs beyond what we anticipated,” CEO Michael Hsu said during an earnings call, according to a news release from the firm....

The gun scenes in the Alec Baldwin movie "Rust" were considered dangerous enough to provide certain protections ... but not protections for people, but rather the expensive camera. Ian A. Hudson, a New Mexico-based principal cast member who plays an outlaw in the film, tells TMZ ... his last scene in the movie on October 8 was a shootout where he was killed, and he says he was terrified that there were 20 pistols and 2 rifles that were unloading blanks, and the only protection against a mishap was some sort of shield around the camera. -snip- Hudson says the...

BREAKING: Judge rules mob members shot by Kyle Rittenhouse cannot be called "victims," but can be referred to as as "rioters, arsonists, and looters" during his trial, which kicks off Nov 1

Guest co-host Gretchen Carlson said Tuesday on ABC’s “The View” that if former President Donald Trump promoted the COVID vaccine to his supporters, the pandemic would be over by now. Carlson said, “The problem with this vaccine, as we all know, is that it’s been politicized. People didn’t necessarily politicize the Polio vaccine, or at least today they don’t.”

Beijing keeps demanding answers about a mysterious US submarine incident that happened in the South China Sea earlier this month, accusing the US of being "cagey" and of trying to cover it up. The US insists that is not the case. The Seawolf-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Connecticut collided with an object in early October, and Chinese officials have asked about it repeatedly since then. Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Zhao Lijian said Tuesday that China has "grave concerns" and accused the US of being "irresponsible" and "cagey" by not providing details about the incident. He said the lack...

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) said Tuesday he hopes the $1.2 trillion “bipartisan” infrastructure bill will pass the House by the end of this week. “I would like to hope it passes Wednesday evening,” Manchin said, and noted to reporters President Biden needs a win with New Jersey and Virginia holding gubernatorial elections this coming Tuesday. “By the end of the week,” Manchin said as a last resort.

Detectives have recovered loose and boxed ammunition and a 'fanny pack w/ammo' from the set of Rust where Alec Baldwin shot and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. An inventory of seized items was released by authorities but did not specify the type of ammo nor whether it included live or dummy bullets or blank cartridges. The items included three revolvers, two boxes of 'ammo,' 'loose ammo and boxes', spent casings as well as 'a fanny pack w/ammo', according to the inventory delivered to Santa Fe County Magistrate Court. The court records also show how two leather gun belts with holsters, articles...