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Are there any financial advisers on here with a good knowledge of annuities. Got a situation with lump sum offer and have no idea what to do. Yes, I've read everything I can read, and yes, I've exhausted other resources before posting here, plus my original adviser died. This is a last resort and I'd rather give my business to a FReeper anyway. Please private reply if we can talk/zoom/email. You will be vetted! Sorry for the vanity!

In late June, the University of Oxford announced that PRINCIPLE, one of the U.K. Government’s national priority platform trials of COVID-19 treatments, would be evaluating Ivermectin, the seventh treatment to be investigated in the PRINCIPLE trial. Along with the influenza antiviral drug favipiravir, Ivermectin, the “safe, broad-spectrum antiparasitic drug,” was added as part of the trial’s focus on treatment for people in the U.K. who have recently developed symptoms of COVID-19. Yet, suddenly, without an explanation from Merck—who is a key manufacturer of the generic, readily available drug Ivermectin—MedPage Today reports that PRINCIPLE’s trial on the drug is paused, stating:...

SEOUL — With attempts to restart nuclear negotiations with North Korea going nowhere, the president of South Korea is looking for help as his term heads into its final stretch. His long-shot hope: that Pope Francis can step in. Allies of Moon Jae-in acknowledge that direct papal intervention is unlikely. Francis has said nothing about the notion of going to Pyongyang, but he was quoted by the Blue House — the South Korean presidential palace — as being willing to go, in the name of peace, “if he received an invitation” from Kim Jong Un’s government. During a Vatican visit...

The Centennial Elementary School in Denver is getting flak for organizing a ‘Families of Color Playground Night.’ Screengrab/Christopher Rufo/Twitter /The Centennial Elementary School in Denver is facing harsh criticism for planning a “Families of Color Playground Night.” • The event was listed in a Facebook post advertising the school’s diversity and inclusivity initiatives. • The page listed the event as a monthly activity taking place on the second Wednesday of every month.An elementary school in Denver faces backlash on social media for organizing a “Families of Color Playground Night.” A huge sign promoting the event was spotted by writer Chris...

The U.S. Marine Corps announced Thursday it has discharged 103 individuals from its ranks for refusing to get vaccinated against the coronavirus...

For the last several years, billionaire philanthropist George Soros has been quietly financing a revolution in criminal justice reform, doling out tens of millions of dollars to progressive candidates in district attorney races throughout the country amid movements to abolish bail and defund the police. Working with an activist attorney, Soros, 91, mainly funnels cash through a complicated web of federal and state political action committees as well as non-profits from coast to coast, public records show. Last year, the Foundation to Promote Open Society, a nonprofit in Soros’ orbit, gave $3 million to the Community Resource Hub for Safety...

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The new rule could help some women circumvent restrictions on abortion in states like Texas, where patients must pick up the medication in person and can’t acquire it through telehealth appointments. The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that it will permanently allow patients to receive abortion pills by mail, expanding access to abortion as the Supreme Court wrestles with the future of Roe v. Wade. The new rule could help some women circumvent restrictions on abortion in states like Texas, where patients must pick up the medication in person and can’t acquire it through telehealth appointments. During the coronavirus...

A German warship entered the South China Sea on Wednesday for the first time in almost 20 years in yet another example of the Western push to stoke tensions with China in the region. Germany’s Defense Ministry said the frigate Bayern began a transit through the disputed waters on the way to Singapore, a trip that should take a few days. The last time a German warship sailed through the South China Sea was in 2002. Via Reuters Germany is the latest Western ally of the US to send a warship into sensitive waters near China in a move that...

NEW - Biden declares winter of severe illness & death for unvaccinated.pic.twitter.com/RUnAWqlXb9— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) December 16, 2021

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Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene fired off a late-night tweet blasting Mitch McConnell as “Biden’s bitch” over a deal the Senate Minority Leader struck giving Democrats the votes necessary to raise the debt ceiling. Lawmakers in the Senate voted 50-49 to raise the debt limit by $2.5 trillion. This happened only after 14 Republicans joined Democrats in offering a one-time exception to suspend the filibuster, allowing Democrats exclusively to vote in favor of raising the debt ceiling. It was a deal crafted by McConnell (R-KY) and Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY). The House voted approval after midnight, something that clearly angered Greene...

Early in the pandemic it was pretty obvious to a lot of doctors that ivermectin seemingly worked. The issue is that there were no well controlled studies and lack of a solid protocol in clinical management. In places like Central and South America Doctors didn’t have time to do controlled studies; they simply prescribed it to all the patients as a triage to stem the overflowing hospital corridors. For many it seemingly worked because they got the drug early in the disease. When there were calls for a clinical trial, there was no control group that hadn’t already been given...

@RepThomasMassie Has secession ever succeeded? One of my freshmen classmates at MIT (from Bronx Science, NYC) didn’t know West Virginia was a state - he thought it was just a region of Virginia. Most people know it’s a state, but few know it seceded from VA. It’s a story that’s not often told.

“We’ve been having tunnel vision” dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Ben Carson told EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders” program. “Let’s throw the politics out. We could solve this problem pretty quickly,” he stated in an interview that will premiere on Dec. 18 at 7 p.m. New York time. “Let’s open this thing up to all the different mechanisms,” said Carson, a renowned neurosurgeon who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the highest civilian award in the nation—in 2008 for his work. He retired in 2013 and ran for the presidency in 2016, before serving as the secretary of Housing and...

[Catholic Caucus] US bishop slams German gov’t, Church leaders for jab mandates: ‘They’re wrong’(LifeSiteNews) – Bishop Joseph Strickland has once again called out the COVID injections and mandates being pushed across the world, this time in Germany, where Catholic bishops are banning the “unvaccinated” from attending Mass. “Any of these these mandates that ignore the free will and the free conscience rights of people, I just believe they’re wrong,” the bishop of Tyler, Texas said. He made these comments on this week’s episode of The Bishop Strickland Show co-hosted by Virgin Most Powerful Radio’s Terry Barber.His Excellency added that even...

A Central York School District elementary teacher has been fired after threatening to shoot school officials over COVID-19 protocols, according to reports. Chad Gerrick, who taught math and science at Sinking Spring Elementary School, is accused of threatening to “shoot all the em... at the ESC” FOX43 reported. Online court docents show Gerrick was charged with misdemeanor terroristic threats on Oct. 8. A preliminary hearing was scheduled for early December, but the dockets don’t list any results from a hearing. The threat was made after the removal of a plastic barrier that was put up in his classroom as a...

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) on Thursday wrecked President Biden’s hopes of destroying federal election integrity laws, causing Democrats to panic heading into the 2022 midterms. While Biden on Wednesday was forced to shelve his massive tax and spend package until next year because of Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) opposition, Biden immediately pivoted to enact his second priority of altering election integrity laws, such as doing away with popular voter ID constraints. “If we can get the congressional voting rights done, we should do it. … There’s nothing domestically more important than voting rights,” Biden said. But Sinema singlehandedly burst Biden’s...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - “A year later, all we’re begging you to do on the behalf of all of health care, and I really mean begging, is get vaccinated if you’re not vaccinated and get boosted if you’re not boosted yet.” That’s the message from Prevea President and CEO Dr. Ashok Rai as Wisconsin leads the nation in a COVID indicator and fears of omicron’s rapid replication. Dr. Rai joined us on Action 2 News This Morning to talk about the one year anniversary of the first COVID shots in Northeast Wisconsin and why it’s so crucial people get...

A new study out of Columbia University says the Omicron variant is “markedly resistant” to vaccines and boosters might not do much to help, spelling bad news for the country as Omicron spreads and COVID-19 cases rise nationally