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The most striking fact about American colleges and universities over the last fifty years is how rapidly the cost of attending has risen. A good perspective on the college cost explosion is found in a November, 2017 study prepared for the Joint Economic Committee of Congress. It states, “A student working full-time over the summer of 1971 would only need to earn $2.70 per hour, at a time when the minimum wage was $1.60 an hour, to earn enough to pay for a year at a public, four-year college. Today, that student would need to earn $38.63 an hour. If...

Police received a tip that one of the boys posted details about planning the killing of 66-year-old Nohema Graber and a possible motive on social media Two 16-year-old students were charged with homicide in the death of a high school teacher whose body was found concealed at a park in southeast Iowa, authorities said Thursday. Investigators said Nohema Graber, a 66-year-old Spanish teacher at Fairfield High School, was reported missing on Tuesday and her remains were found later that day at the Chautauqua Park in Fairfield, located about 95 miles southeast of Des Moines, The Ottumwa Courier reported. The city...

Conclusions: Meta-analyses based on 18 randomized controlled treatment trials of ivermectin in COVID-19 have found large, statistically significant reductions in mortality, time to clinical recovery, and time to viral clearance. Furthermore, results from numerous controlled prophylaxis trials report significantly reduced risks of contracting COVID-19 with the regular use of ivermectin. Finally, the many examples of ivermectin distribution campaigns leading to rapid population-wide decreases in morbidity and mortality indicate that an oral agent effective in all phases of COVID-19 has been identified.

Texas Republican Congressman Dan Crenshaw discusses how to solve the U.S.’s illegal immigration problem, explains why he has a problem with critical race theory and clarifies his stance on global warming ahead of his COP26 visit. #DailyShow #TrevorNoah #DanCrenshaw

Last night several reporters for Project Veritas had their homes raided by the FBI. The government wanted this information to be kept secret but James O'Keefe published this video anyway. James indicates this may have something to do with a copy of Ashley Biden's diary that was offered to Project Veritas. Supposedly the diary was misplaced and then found by a third party. Project Veritas could not confirm the diary's authenticity so they never ran a story on it and gave it to law enforcement to have it returned. (Why is the FBI investigating a lost diary?) Now they are...

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A truck driver who ousted the powerful New Jersey Senate president in the election previously posted online calling Islam “a false religion,” comparing vaccine mandates to the Holocaust and defending rioters at the Capitol. Republican Edward Durr apologized on Friday after media outlets highlighted the posts. His victory over Steve Sweeney, widely regarded as the second-most powerful Democrat in state government, in Tuesday’s election shocked the state’s political establishment. Durr spent a paltry sum on his campaign. On Thursday and Friday, media reports highlighted posts Durr had made on Twitter and Facebook, including some critical of...

A STUNNING video shows a battered great white shark covered in scars and bite marks after years of battles. The giant predator was spotted swimming near the Neptune Islands in South Australia, an area known to be home to an estimated 1,000 great whites. The great white shark was seen covered in scars The 11ft shark was spotted in Neptune Islands The clip shows the injured shark with marks all over its skin swimming among other small fish. Underwater cinematographer Dean Spraakman who captured the impressive footage during an expedition in January said despite his injuries the 11ft male was...

“And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.” Revelation 13:16-17 KJV My parents used to have a large portrait of Jesus praying in their bedroom. A halo emanated from Jesus’ head. That painting and that halo always made an impression on me. Growing up in the Catholic church, it was common to see images of others...

Joaquin Montoya was never into trains – until he discovered he was living in part of one. "I never really paid attention to trains, you see the Rail Runner and stuff like that, but I never really was into trains," Montoya said. In July, a fire destroyed most of his home. While he was trying to clean up, he made an usual discovery. "We went to knock down the whole place to redo it and took off the drywall in here, and I noticed the wood and the steel beams and the trusses in here, it kind of looks like...

"I realize I'm in the crosshairs of the woke mob right now," Rodgers said. "So before my final nail gets put in my cancel culture casket, I think I would like to set the record straight on so many of the blatant lies that are out there about myself." - snip - Once he reported, Rodgers asked the Packers to "accept my immunization status as under their vaccination protocol." Rodgers said he didn't believe the league's protocols were based on science, and was instituted to shame players to get a COVID-19 vaccine. - snip - Rodgers: "The great MLK said,...

A study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified an RNA molecule that suppresses prostate tumors. According to the research — conducted in mice implanted with human prostate tumor samples — restoring this so-called long noncoding RNA could be a new strategy to treat prostate cancer that has developed resistance to hormonal therapies. Pictured are prostate cancer cells. The androgen receptor is shown in dark red. Cell nuclei are outlined in blue. Credit: Mahajan Lab ==================================================================== RNA molecule suppresses prostate tumor growth. Many patients with prostate cancer are treated with drugs that lower or block hormones...

Greta Thunberg has told a mass rally in Glasgow that the COP26 climate summit has been a "failure". The Swedish activist had earlier joined thousands of young people - including striking school pupils - for a march through the city.

Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said Friday that he thinks the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States could be over by January, transitioning to a lower-level “endemic” presence. “I think the bottom line though is that these mandates that are going to be put in place by Jan. 4 really are coming on the tail end of this pandemic,” Gottlieb said on CNBC, referring to President Biden’s deadline for a vaccine or test mandate for businesses with at least 100 employees. “By Jan. 4 this pandemic may well be over at least as it relates to the...

As the Delta variant became the dominant strain of coronavirus across the United States, all three COVID-19 vaccines available to Americans lost some of their protective power, with vaccine efficacy among a large group of veterans dropping between 35% and 85%, according to a new study. Researchers who scoured the records of nearly 800,000 U.S. veterans found that in early March, just as the Delta variant was gaining a toehold across American communities, the three vaccines were roughly equal in their ability to prevent infections. But over the next six months, that changed dramatically. By the end of September, Moderna’s...

Derek Carr said Henry Ruggs III needs to be loved right now and needs to know he has people in his corner. "And if no one else will do it, I'll do it," the Las Vegas quarterback said Wednesday. Raiders interim coach Rich Bisaccia said it's important to keep the focus on the fact 23-year-old Tina O. Tintor was killed Tuesday morning in a fiery crash caused by Ruggs, the 22-year-old receiver who was cut by the team Tuesday night. "We want to express our sincere condolences to the victim's family," Bisaccia said from a prepared statement. "We're deeply saddened...

An approximately 300 million-year-old fossil skeleton discovered at Canyonlands National Park in Utah could be the first of its kind, researchers say. © Adam Marsh/National Park Service The fossil discovery at Canyonlands National Park was a rare intact skeleton. The exact species and classification have yet to be determined, but the fossil is a tetrapod -- meaning animal with four legs -- and could be an early ancestor of either reptiles or mammals. Paleontologists have determined the fossil could be anywhere from 295 million to 305 million years old, between the Pennsylvanian and the Permian geologic time periods.

Thousands of intelligence officers could soon face dismissal for failing to comply with the U.S. government’s vaccine mandate, leading some Republican lawmakers to raise concerns about removing employees from agencies critical to national security. Several intelligence agencies had at least 20% of their workforce unvaccinated as of late October, said U.S. Rep. Chris Stewart, a Utah Republican who is a member of the House Intelligence Committee. CIA Director William Burns disclosed publicly last week that 97% of the agency’s officers have been vaccinated. The National Reconnaissance Office, which operates U.S. spy satellites, has more than 90% of its workforce vaccinated....

@ColumbiaBugle Powerful Story From January 6th Political Prisoner Retired Navy Lieutenant Commander Thomas Caldwell About His Time In Solitary Confinement "It was hell." "In the middle of the night or the middle of the day you could hear screams." Clip...

Colin Powell, the retired four-star general who served as the nation’s first black secretary of state and devoted decades of his life to public service, is being laid to rest Friday during a private funeral at the Washington National Cathedral. The service began at noon local time and is hosting President Biden and first lady Jill Biden in addition to two former presidents, Barack Obama and George W. Bush, and their wives, Michelle Obama and Laura Bush. Former President Donald Trump is not expected to attend.

Left-wing actress Alyssa Milano, appearing on a podcast for People magazine, lamented giving birth because she “wasn’t in control.” She said there were too many people involved and she didn’t enjoy “the fact that lots of people had access to my vagina.” “After going through therapy after giving birth to Milo and remembering that one moment of feeling like I was being held down and had things being done to me that I didn’t want, to me, was very reminiscent of being sexually assaulted,” the 48-year-old Who’s the Boss star said.