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For the past two decades, an increasing number of pundits, writers, and thinkers have begun seeing and then articulating on the increasing parallels between 21st century America and pre-World War II Europe. Even more disturbing than these troubling correlations, was the inevitability of it all. It seemed no matter what we did or how we voted, the world (and the US in particular) seemed to keep marching in one particular direction- totalitarianism. Are we doomed to repeat the same inevitable trajectory that plunged a desperate 1920s Germany into embracing one of the most horrific regimes to ever exist? Although nostalgic...

The California governor’s first Covid emergency order was declared March 4,2020. “Winter is coming. Winter is here,” Newsom said. “And as we are to be reminded and should be reminded, last year we had a challenging winter, particularly down here in Southern California. We started to see around this time last year case rates, positivity rates, hospitalization rates, ICU numbers start to increase. We’re starting to see that now all across the globe. We’ve seen those trends, not dissimilar to last year.” The order extends provisions implemented to expand our health care workforce during the pandemic, allowing health care workers...

Residents in the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood are concerned about the recent rise in violent crime. San Francisco Supervisor Dean Preston held a virtual town hall on Wednesday to address the issue that has left some residents fearful to leave their homes.

Some years ago my wife bought her Dad a book called "A Father's Legacy" which has blank pages for Fathers to write thoughts on memories of various activities that affected their own lives. One page asked the question, "If you were in the Armed Forces, how did your service affect your life?" He entered the Korean war as an infantryman and carried a Browning Automatic Rifle and a 1911 at his side. I have a photo of him fresh off a combat patrol holding his BAR at his side & it was almost as tall next to him as he...

The parents of a 1-year-old were arrested on suspicion of murder Wednesday, after their child died of a fentanyl overdose in Jurupa Valley two months earlier. Around 4:20 a.m. on Sept. 1, deputies responded to a call of a juvenile who was not breathing in the 5400 block of 34th Street, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release. The deputies immediately gave medical aid, but the child was declared dead. Following an extensive investigation, it was determined the 15-month-old child “was a victim of homicide due to a Fentanyl overdose,” the Sheriff’s Department said.

“I wash fishing for bass,” the Chicago angler admits. But what he first thought was a huge catfish turned out to be a record-breaking carp. “I was fishing for bass,” Knize admits. “It started running and it was running clearly faster than a big turtle. So I thought it might be a 50-pound catfish.” The resulting catch – one of many invasive carp – is nothing short of flabbergasting. Cory Gecht took the mammoth fish to his larger – but still uncertified scale – where the carp weighed in at an astounding 74 pounds. As for it’s sheer size, the...

Private John Klopfenstein was our family member killed by German fire in France in WWI. Born April 15, 1896 in Indiana. He was employed at the Brass Foundry in Sturgis, Michigan where he entered the US Army on 9/19/1917. He was sent to Camp Custer, Michigan & was assigned to Company D, 328th Machine Gun Battalion & transferred to Camp Merritt New Jersey. He was subsequently sent overseas to Company C, 18th Infantry, 1st Division, "The Big Red One." John was killed while serving his country after being wounded on 09/13/1918, passing away 09/18/1918. He was laid to rest at...

“If governments around the world could completely remove coins and paper currencies from the markets today, they absolutely would,” Brown said. “And the motivation is really simple: Most of the cash transactions that take place governments can’t see. They can’t track. They have to trust that a business is going to pay taxes on those transactions. They have to trust that somebody that might sell their car in cash is going to report the sale and pay tax on that transaction. But so many of these transactions go unreported. And so there is a very material motivation for governments to...

A case in Washington State represents the first use of DNA evidence from trees during a prosecution in a federal criminal trial. The group removed highly-prized Maple trees - used to produce musical instruments such as violins and guitars - and forged permits to sell the wood, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney's office Western District of Washington. Forest Service testified that the wood Wilke sold was a genetic match to the remains of three poached maple trees that investigators had discovered in the Elk Lake area. The DNA analysis was so precise that it found the probability...

Guess this was one tax hike that hit too close to home for Nancy Pelosi. The speaker of the House of Representatives — who is reportedly the sixth-wealthiest member of Congress at over $100 million — took issue late last month with plans by fellow Democrats to levy a tax on unrealized capital gains to help pay for President Biden’s massive $1.75 trillion social spending bill, according to a report. The California Democrat reportedly described the wealth tax as “a publicity stunt.”

A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a bid by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich to block President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal employees and contractors. U.S. District Court Judge Michael Liburdi, an appointee of former President Donald Trump, said he was not buying arguments that it’s illegal for the president to impose such a mandate when he is not requiring the same of people entering the country illegally. Liburdi, a Trump appointee, suggested he was not convinced Biden’s mandate forces anyone to do anything or that anyone’s rights of “bodily integrity” were being violated — something Brnovich argued.

Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families has opened a new National Veterans Resource Center to help more veterans and military families thrive. The Institute for Veterans and Military Families has operated since 2011. The new resource center is designed to enhance collaborative efforts to help veterans as they transition into civilian life. "It's typically not about knowledge, skills and abilities. It's more about culture and fit," Mike Haynie, founder and executive director of the Institute for Veterans and Military Families, told News 3 anchor Todd Corillo. "I'm a veteran myself, I served 14 years in active duty. I...

A Norfolk doctor has filed a lawsuit against Sentara Norfolk General Hospital this week. This is the latest update in the News 3 investigation: “Norfolk doctor leading charge for controversial COVID-19 treatment.” In this lawsuit, Doctor Paul Marik , the director of the hospital's critical care unit, says Sentara's ban of its use to treat patients with ivermectin is deadly and against the law. "I think it's criminal. It's immoral and it's illegal," Marik said. "Can you understand the toll that that takes that I have young patients, young patients in the 30s and 40s, who I had to watch...

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Explanation: NGC 1333 is seen in visible light as a reflection nebula, dominated by bluish hues characteristic of starlight reflected by interstellar dust. A mere 1,000 light-years distant toward the heroic constellation Perseus, it lies at the edge of a large, star-forming molecular cloud. This telescopic close-up spans about two full moons on the sky or just over 15 light-years at the estimated distance of NGC 1333. It shows details of the dusty region along with telltale hints of contrasty red emission from Herbig-Haro objects, jets and shocked glowing gas emanating from recently formed stars. In fact, NGC 1333 contains...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A regular school carpool lane in Memphis escalated into a high-speed chase. Shundreka Williams has been charged with five counts of aggravated assault and violation of vehicle registration, according to police. Williams’ white Ford Explorer sped through the Getwell Elementary parking lot, nearly colliding with another vehicle. The owner of the car that was nearly hit honked her horn, and Williams became enraged, according to affidavit. She allegedly stalked the woman through the campus and threatened her repeatedly. Williams then proceeded to follow the victim out of the school. The victim drove her son to American Way...

"You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" was written by Darrell Scott.October 27, 2001. Band: Johnny Barnhart - Banjo; Kent Blanton - Upright Bass; Tom Britt - Acoustic Guitar; Emory Gordy, Jr - Acoustic Guitar, Upright Bass, Mandolin; Randy Kohrs - Dobro, Vocals; Bobby Nicholas - Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals; Carmella Ramsey - Fiddle, Mandolin, Vocals; Deanie Richardson - Fiddle, Mandolin; Jeff White - Acoustic Guitar, Vocals. Patty Loveless: "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" (Live)

On Thursday's "National Report," combat veteran and congressional candidate Teddy Daniels reacted after NBA star Lebron James mocked Kyle Rittenhouse for breaking down on the stand while testifying in his own defense in his murder trial on Wednesday. ...

Hunter Biden checked out of a Manhattan hotel Thursday following a party to celebrate his solo art show — as controversy over the $500,000 price tags on some of his paintings apparently killed a plan to open the exhibit to the public. The first son didn’t comment as he and wife Melissa Cohen — both wearing red outfits — left the Greenwich Hotel with their 1-1/2-year-old son, Beau, shortly before noon. The night before, the novice, self-taught artist joined about 60 guests — including President Biden’s sister, Valerie Biden Owens — at the Georges Berges Gallery in Soho, where Hunter...

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