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The England and Yorkshire batsman Gary Ballance has admitted using racial slurs towards his former team-mate Azeem Rafiq but said that the unacceptable language they exchanged with each other was part of their close friendship. The crisis engulfing Yorkshire, who lost many of their leading sponsors yesterday, has intensified after Ballance was identified as the senior player who called Rafiq “a P**i”. Rafiq, the 30-year-old off spinner, spent two spells at the club from 2008 to 2014 and 2016 to 2018 and first gave evidence to the county in 2018 of what he said was racist and bullying behaviour by...

An elderly man who died as a result of COVID-19 was recently dissected in front of a live paying audience in Oregon without his family's consent, according to a local news report. The macabre public autopsy of 98-year-old David Saunders' body took place on Oct. 17 in a Marriott ballroom in Portland as a part of the traveling "Oddities and Curiosities Expo," KING-TV reported. According to its website, the expo often features dark art and sideshow performances and markets itself as a leading community "for lovers of the strange, unusual, and bizarre." Family members of Saunders, including his widow, only...

President Joe Biden has selected the commander who, if confirmed, will become the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff . Adm. Chris Grady, currently the commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, will replace the outgoing Gen. John Hyten, who is set to retire at the end of the month, the Department of Defense announced on Tuesday.... ,,,Grady has commanded the Fleet Forces Command since February 2019, and he commanded the Europe-based U.S. 6th Fleet for the three years before that. He also previously led the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, Destroyer Squadron 22, guided missile destroyer the...

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva spoke out yesterday against the vaccine mandate for members of the police force.

Another county in eastern Oregon voted to approve a measure to join the "Greater Idaho" movement in response to progressive policies in Portland. Sixty-three percent of voters in Harney County supported the non-binding Measure 13-18 as of Wednesday morning, Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) reported. It's the only countywide vote this year... ...Harney County is just the latest of seven other counties in Oregon to vote on measures to move the state line. The county court must start holding meetings about the border's relocation after Measure 13-18 is voted in. Regardless of the county vote, the U.S. Congress and Idaho State...

As Rachel Maddow,, Nicolle Wallace and Joy Reid watch the results come in for the Virginia governors race, they discuss the campaign strategies of the Democrats, and how the party is being run in 2021

St. Paul Public Schools is preparing to hold coronavirus vaccine clinics for children ages 5-11, who were made eligible for the shots on Tuesday following approval from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The school district says it has roughly 17,000 students in that age range.

Voters in Greenbelt, a city in Prince George’s County, have passed a referendum to establish a commission to study reparations for African American and Native American residents. The referendum asked residents whether they wanted the city to establish a 21-member council to review, discuss and make recommendations related to local reparations. It passed with a vote of 1,522 to 910 on Tuesday, according to city spokeswoman Chondria Andrews.

A sample of hair belonging to the legendary 19th century Native American leader Sitting Bull has allowed scientists to confirm that a South Dakota man is his great-grandson. Scientists took DNA from a tiny sample of Sitting Bull's hair that had been stored in Washington DC. It showed that Ernie LaPointe, 73, is his great-grandson. The new method allows analysis of family lineages with DNA fragments from long-dead people.

1. There is no such thing as Critical Race Theory 2. If there is such a thing, it is loving and good for your kids. 3. If there is such a thing, and it is not good for your kids, they aren't using it in schools. 4. If there is such a thing, and it is not good for your kids, and they are using it in schools, you should shut up and let your betters educate your kids.

Almost every day for 40 years, expert diver Jim Abernethy has been swimming with sharks at a patch of shallow crystal-clear ocean in the Bahamas known as Tiger Beach. At any given moment Jim can be surrounded by 30 or more tiger, reef and lemon sharks. But Jim has a unique relationship with these underwater predators who swim up to him for affectionate nose-rubs.

Around one in twenty people in Scotland diagnosed with type 2 diabetes achieve remission from the disease. This suggests people are achieving remission outside of research trials and without bariatric surgery. Recognising individuals in remission, following their progress, and better understanding the factors involved in remission could lead to improved initiatives to help others. There were an estimated 463 million people with diabetes in the world in 2019, of whom 90-95% have type 2 diabetes, and these numbers are rising due to ageing populations, growing obesity and sedentary lifestyles. Some people with type 2 diabetes have achieved remission after bariatric...

Democrats and their corrupt media allies will blame what they always blame for Tuesday night’s devastating losses: racism and poor communication. Well, they might be able to convince themselves of that in Virginia, where Critical Race Theory was a key issue, but… Why is a Republican this close to winning the governorship in New Jersey, where culture issues were not on the table? Why did left-wing referendums in deep-blue cities like Minneapolis fail by wide margins? Why is deep blue Seattle’s new city attorney a Republican, and one who won by a 59 to 41 percent margin?

The results of Tuesday’s elections across the United States were a comprehensive and broad punch in the gut for Democrats. But the morons (thank God) don’t seem to have gotten the message. The American public is fed up with the Democrats opening the border to illegal aliens, running up prices while screwing up the supply chain, labeling parents as terrorists for protesting the abominable racist policy of Critical Race Theory and letting crime run rampant. Gateway Pundit’s Joe Hoft already gave you a great rundown on the Republican sweep of the Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General slots in Virginia....

Democrats across Virginia expressed profound disappointment Wednesday after Republicans romped to an unlikely victory in the governor’s race, an ominous sign for the Democratic Party before next year’s midterm elections. But one group refused to be blamed for the party’s poor showing: Black voters and elected officials. Fears about Black turnout and a lack of enthusiasm did not materialize in Tuesday’s results as former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, a Democrat, ran close to expected totals in the state’s majority-Black areas. Instead, Black state leaders and voters who backed McAuliffe said the results were a sign that the party could not rely...

India has been lit up in a dazzling display of light and colour, as millions of people celebrate the Hindu festival of Diwali. But it comes amid concerns over the coronavirus pandemic and air pollution. A time for feasts, prayers and fireworks, Diwali is one of the most important festivals in India. It is known as the festival of lights as people illuminate oil lamps or candles to symbolise the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil. The symbolism seems particularly meaningful at a time when coronavirus continues to disrupt people's lives. Although cases have fallen considerably over...

Parents of students at a Rockville, Maryland, high school posed serious questions Wednesday about the school’s handling of what sources allege was an attempted assault in its football locker room. Some privately expressed concerns that the investigation was conducted, and concluded, too quickly. Montgomery County police were called to Wootton High School just after 4 p.m. Tuesday for what was described as an assault believed to be sexual in nature. In the end, authorities said there was no sexual assault and no charges have been filed. Sources told News4 that the incident, which took place in the football locker room...

The man who is poised to topple one of New Jersey’s most feared political kingpins has never held public office, he has been a commercial truck driver for 25 years and he claims to have spent a whopping $153 during the primary portion of his campaign. His name is Edward Durr, and he may be on the verge of one of the most unthinkable upsets in New Jersey political history. With 98% of the vote counted, Durr, the Republican Senate candidate in the South Jersey-based 3rd legislative district, leads New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney by roughly 2,000 votes —...

Anger over the U.S. Government's gruesome, medically worthless experimentation on adult dogs and puppies has grown rapidly over the last two months. A truly bipartisan coalition in Congress has emerged to demand more information about these experiments and denounce the use of taxpayer funds to enable them. On October 24, twenty-four House members — nine Democrats and fifteen Republicans, led by Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) — wrote a scathing letter to Dr. Anthony Fauci expressing “grave concerns about reports of costly, cruel, and unnecessary taxpayer-funded experiments on dogs commissioned by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases." Similar protests came...