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A 28-year-old bodybuilder died “unexpectedly” four days after receiving his second dose of Moderna’s experimental Covid-19 vaccine, posts on social media reveal. A Facebook update shows FedEx driver Jake Kazmarek from Rochester, New York, received his second Moderna jab on Sept. 28. “Boom done is what it is,” Kazmarek wrote. “U can hold out as long as u want but you won’t have much freedom I’m over it I did it . Does it make me a sheep ? No . I have asthma and I’m a uncle to some awesome little kids u don’t like it . Uk what...

Washington — As the Supreme Court prepares to hear oral arguments in a pair of cases over a Texas law that bans most abortions in the state, the Justice Department and abortion providers are warning that if the high court allows the measure's novel enforcement mechanism to stand, it will open the door for other states to pass their own laws targeting rights they disagree with. "If Texas gets away with this ploy, the constitutional right to abortion will be the first but certainly not the last target of states unwilling to accept federal law with which they disagree," abortion...

As President Joe Biden jets off to Europe to meet with allies, some of the United States' closest partners are still wondering if America is truly "back" as Biden proclaimed earlier this year. Cautious about Biden's domestic standing, and smarting from his lack of coordination on the withdrawal from Afghanistan, they are concerned whether his presidency truly represents a break from the isolationist, confrontational foreign policies of his predecessor, President Donald Trump, according to U.S. foreign policy experts. Biden's second trip abroad as president will take him to Rome and Scotland, where he'll attend international summits aimed at tackling the...

Rep. Ro Khanna asks, 'What do you have to say to Americans' children born into a burning world?' "Do you agree climate change is a threat to our existence?" Maloney asked Shell president Gretchen Watkins. "Chairwoman, I agree that climate change is one of the biggest challenges that we have in the world today, which is why at Shell we’re in action on providing lower and no-carbon products to our customers," Watkins responded. "We believe this is something we’re all in together, we need to work in collaboration with society, with governments, with other companies, and other industries." Not satisfied...

@WSJ The U.S. is in talks to offer immigrant families separated at the border in 2018 about $450,000 a person in compensation, people familiar with the matter say

Truth Social, the new social media platform that Donald Trump says he is rolling out, will combat censorship and the “self-righteous scolds and self-appointed arbiters” who the former president said decide what everyone else is allowed to “think, say, share, and do.” The ex-president, who was banned from Twitter after a mob of his supporters fueled by false claims about last year’s election invaded the Capitol to stop the Electoral College vote certification, in a lengthy statement framed his effort as an attack on Big Tech and what he said was its censorship. “The corruption of these platforms cannot be...

The NAACP is calling on professional athletes to reconsider signing with professional sports teams in Texas to protest the state's controversial voting and abortion laws. In an open letter to the unions for the NBA, NFL, WNBA, MLB, and NHL, the NAACP urged athletes to consider the use of their platforms and positions as role models for kids across the country. "Over the past few months, legislators in Texas have passed archaic policies, disguised as laws, that directly violate privacy rights and a woman's freedom to choose, restrict access to free and fair elections for Black and brown voters, and...

Honestly, you can't make this stuff up. Someone on her staff is appealing for phone help. Don't they have a help line over in DC?For the past 18 months, constituents of our own Democratic U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley's constituents communicating with a voicemail recording. It's true! Check this out:

Editor’s Commentary: I’m old enough to remember a time when if you mentioned “Davos” in an article, you were instantly labeled a “conspiracy theorist” in a derogatory manner. I do not consider the label to be a pejorative; there are clearly conspiracies afoot and until we get all the facts they are theories. Nevertheless, even mentioning that the yearly gathering of the globalist elites can and will cause great harm to citizens of the world used to be considered “fringe” talk. Thankfully, there has been an awakening in recent years, particularly since the peak of the the pandemic, among “normies”...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Thursday sued the Biden administration over its COVID-19 vaccine mandates for federal contractors, the latest in a series of GOP attacks on President Biden's pandemic response efforts. The complaint, filed in federal district court in Tampa, calls the policy a "radical intrusion on the personal autonomy of American workers," and seeks a preliminary nationwide injunction to block it from taking effect. It names as defendants President Biden and a handful of federal agencies, including NASA, the General Services Administration as well as the Office of Management and Budget.

Federal prosecutors say that a Capitol riot defendant made false claims about his medical status while incarcerated in a Washington, D.C. jail. In a court filing on Wednesday, the government said it has “repeatedly been unable to sort fact from fiction” in reviewing claims of mistreatment made by Christopher Worrell. Prosecutors said the claims have “often been refuted, or at best unsubstantiated, by the medical notes and records that the government later obtains.”

As the conversation continues regarding vaccinating kids aged 5-11 with the Pfizer vaccine, the FDA reviewed data and voted to endorse authorizing the vaccine, deciding its benefits outweigh recent concerns about rare heart-related side effects. The rare side effect, known as myocarditis, is an inflammation of the heart that is seen in a small percentage of adolescent boys and young men taking mRNA vaccines like the Moderna or Pfizer. Dr. John Goldman from UPMC says it typically resolves without major complications, but it’s the FDA’s job to leave no stone unturned when it comes to vaccine side effects. “It would...

The U.S. is in talks to offer immigrant families separated at the border in 2018 about $450,000 a person in compensation, people familiar with the matter say

There’s another internet mystery to solve. Forget whether or not the dress is blue or gold. Don’t worry if they’re saying Laurel or Yanny. Is it a ghost or is it a symbol of the KKK? Or is it a KKK ghost? That’s what people in Jackson Township this week tried to determine at a home on Route 571 in a trailer park. Accompanying the ghost was a Confederate flag and a bald eagle. The display was first reported by NBC 4 New York, but is now going viral as people decide whether the homeowner is simply celebrating Halloween or...

RCW 47.52.200 Law enforcement jurisdiction within city or town. Whenever any limited access highway facility passes within or through any incorporated city or town the municipal police officers of such city or town, the sheriff of the county wherein such city or town is situated and officers of the Washington state patrol shall have independent and concurrent jurisdiction to enforce any violation of the laws of this state occurring thereon: PROVIDED, The Washington state patrol shall bear primary responsibility for the enforcement of laws of this state relating to motor vehicles within such limited access highway facilities. [ 1961 c...

'Harris and her team are referring to him as the Titanic' President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, after delivering remarks on the CDC's updated guidance on mask wearing for vaccinated individuals Thursday, May 13, 2021, in the Rose Garden of the White House. (Official White House photo by Adam Schultz) Joe Biden campaigned for president as being THE one who could unify America. But set aside that he's not even come close, adopting divisive policies and practices as quickly as he can in the months he's been in office. Now it's appearing that he perhaps should begin...

Love is truly blind! A Big Apple man left blind after being stabbed in the eye by a subway robber has revealed how he found love in the aftermath of the horrific attack. In January 2020, The blind man, identified simply as “K” for privacy reasons, was reportedly the victim of a random subway robbery, in which the attacker used a screwdriver to gouge out his left eye.

African countries will use next week's COP summit to demand rich nations honour and then deepen their pledges to fund the fight against climate change, a top negotiator said Thursday. The UN meeting in Scotland hosts a two-day summit of world leaders from Monday, with organisers warning that the chances of averting runaway climate change are dwindling. But for African countries, the biggest issue is money -- funds to help struggling economies curb their emissions and also adapt to the wrenching impact of climate change. "We have been waiting for more than 10 years for the promise of $100 billion...

When Constantine entered Rome on October 28, AD 312 after crushing the superior forces of Maxentius at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge, it marked the end of one era and the beginning of another. There are several accounts of the battle and its aftermath recorded in ancient times, and two in particular stand out as being written by immediate contemporaries who certainly spoke with the participants. One of those who recorded the battle was Lactantius, a scholar who had served at the court of Diocletian and later became the tutor of Constantine’s son, Crispus. Here is his account as...

The Biden administration is in talks to offer immigrant families that were separated during the Trump administration around $450,000 a person in compensation, according to people familiar with the matter, as several agencies work to resolve lawsuits filed on behalf of parents and children who say the government subjected them to lasting psychological trauma.