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This is a government in which the Right, Left and Center are so out of sync when it comes to the Palestinians that they are keeping one another in check. The meeting between Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday night and its aftermath highlight how inconsistent this government can be when it comes to relations between Israel and the Palestinians. This was the first time Abbas met a senior Israeli official in sovereign Israel in 10 years, which may sound like a breakthrough of some kind – but this government was not built for...

Even at the peak of their protection earlier in 2021, Covid vaccines barely reduced the risk of hospitalizations in vaccinated people who had “breakthrough” infections, new data show. Vaccinated people in a study published Tuesday had a nearly 1 in 200 chance of of requiring hospitalization for Covid in the first six months after being “fully vaccinated.” That stunning risk came even though the median age of people in the study was only 51, and most were relatively healthy. Deaths, ventilator use, and other severe outcomes also occurred regularly in vaccinated people. The data comes from a study of about...

In September, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced it had developed a new asset class and listing vehicle aimed at “preserving and restoring the natural assets that ultimately underlie the ability for there to be life on Earth.” The vehicle, known as a natural asset company, or NAC, will enable the formation of specialized firms “that own the rights to the ecosystem services produced on a certain piece of land, such as carbon sequestration or clean water.” The natural assets that these NACs commodify will subsequently be maintained, managed, and grown by them.‘Maintained, managed, and grown’ — to suit...

Security agencies say wealthy clients are increasing protective measures: "They want someone who knows how to get them out of any situation."

Armed riot police in southern China have paraded four alleged violators of Covid rules through the streets, leading to criticism of the government's heavy handed approach. Four masked suspects in hazmat suits - carrying placards displaying their photos and names - were paraded Tuesday in front of a large crowd in Guangxi region's Jingxi city. Photos of the event showed each suspect held by two police officers - wearing face shields, masks and hazmat suits - and surrounded by a circle of police in riot gear, some holding guns. The public shaming was part of disciplinary measures announced by the...

Following Chief of Staff Ron Klain's logic, 1929 wasn't all bad if you somehow overlook the stock market crash that led to a 10-year global depression. And 1968 wasn't all bad if you overlook the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy, the Tet Offensive in Vietnam, and riots in the streets all over America. Likewise, 2021 wasn't all bad if you overlook a plethora of problems. So who would write the latter article? None other than liberal shillmeister Al Hunt. And what is really funny is that Hunt's article, which was originally published in The Hill...

Detectives find body of John Swanigan in the BMW owned by Andrea Sanchez. The attorney for Andrea Sanchez, the woman who drove around Sebastian with a dead body in the trunk of her car, is challenging the prosecution’s case. “I have carefully analyzed the prosecutor’s evidence. I asked precisely worded questions of the lead detective and the medical examiner during their depositions. I do not see any evidence that my client did anything at all to this poor man’s body,” Attorney Michael Kessler told Sebastian Daily. On January 20, 2021, Sanchez was arrested and charged with Felony Abuse Dead Human...

Another day, another whiny leftist assault on American institutions, this time using the United States Constitution as cover.A professor of politics named John Kenneth White has penned an opinion piece for The Hill titled “The Constitution isn’t working.” It’s an odd article because White actually gets a couple of things right at the beginning but eventually veers off into a boilerplate regurgitation of the leftist fever-dream wish list: nuke the Electoral College, JANUARY 6, reform the filibuster…yeah he had a ghostwriter from the Democratic National Committee working with him on this....Professor Deep Think here is leading with the fact that...

The family of 14-year-old Valentina Orellana-Peralta, who was fatally shot by Los Angeles police at a clothing store on Dec. 23, is demanding answers from the department....Valentina was killed on Dec. 23 while holiday shopping with her mother at a Burlington clothing store in North Hollywood, California. She was fatally struck by a stray bullet in a dressing room, while holiday shopping with her mother, when LAPD officers opened fire on a suspect who had allegedly committed assault with a deadly weapon in the store....The suspect, Daniel Elena-Lopez, did not have a gun at the scene, according to officials. He...

In British Columbia, the other deer aren't just laughing and calling Rudolph names Up in northern Canada, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Whitetail keeps getting his butt kicked. It has happened every year for the past five, according to Arlene Chmelyk, who lives in Fort Nelson, B.C. “Every year a buck in the area attacks him or hits him and knocks him over and breaks him,” says Chmelyk. For five years, her family has been putting out an archery target whitetail, with antlers and a big red light for the nose. And for five years, the local bucks have been whaling on...

It gave the world a deadly virus and took no responsibility for it — and the world shrugged it off.What can you say about a country that trashed the planet Earth with a deadly virus? That it knew what it was doing?China has gotten away with it: businesses and industries destroyed or damaged; massive recession and unemployment; medical systems strained to the point of collapse; countries rent asunder by populism; transport systems in disarray; interruption of children’s education and development; loss of confidence in governments; rising mental illness, anger, and civil disobedience; vulnerability of the elderly and those with underlying...

So we know how it went, from “getting a vaccine means Covid stops with you”, down to “it protects you from getting sick”, down to “it mostly protects you from getting hospitalized”. Well, the new data from the UK says: the “vax” does not reduce your chances of hospitalization at all. Look at Page 2 of UK Daily Omicron report (to be soon discontinued due to Delta dying out). The UK has 23% of vaccine-free persons. And of Omicron hospitalized, only 26% of persons are vax-free. In addition, Omicron has mostly been infecting younger persons as it did not spread...

“California, they get you for car registration, they get you for gas. Any way that California can screw you they will,” said Hood, still sporting an Anaheim Angels cap despite switching his hometown.

The ability of men to erase women has now expanded to game shows. On Friday, Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider became, according to NBC News, “the highest-earning female contestant in the game show’s nearly 57-year run.” There’s just one problem. Amy Schneider is a man. Amy Schneider is a man who identifies as a woman. Some call that a transgender woman. Despite his identifying as a woman, he is biologically male.

Isn’t it funny how the liberal media found close ties to President Trump to be seamy and scandalous (think Sean Hannity), but close ties to President Biden are just great? Politico reporter Max Tani is touting MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell as “riding high”…because he’s tick-tight with Biden chief of staff Ron Klain. The headline is “How Lawrence O’Donnell became the White House’s favorite cable news personality.”When his contract renewal was in doubt four years ago, Lawrence O’Donnell begged his viewers to help keep him on the air at MSNBC. Now, as the left-leaning network’s prime-time lineup is at its most...

Judge rules against Proud Boys using First Amendment defense in Jan. 6 case A federal judge emphatically rejected the claim by four members of the white nationalist Proud Boys that they were only exercising their First Amendment rights by attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly said on Tuesday that the extremists are facing felony charges because they allegedly led a violent effort to overturn the presidential election not for speaking out against supposed election fraud as they claimed. “Defendants are not, as they argue, charged with anything like burning flags, wearing black armbands, or participating...

The newly updated CDC guidelines don't require testing at the end of isolation because PCR tests can stay positive for up to 12 weeks, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky told "Good Morning America" Wednesday. "So we would have people in isolation for a very long time if we were relying on PCRs," Walensky said. Walensky also addressed Tuesday's news from the FDA that, according to early data, rapid antigen tests may be less sensitive when it comes to the omicron variant. "We do know that the most sensitive test you can do is a PCR test," Walensky said. "So if...

President Joe Biden traveled to Delaware 31 times during his first year as president, spending the majority of his weekends away from the White House. The president and First Lady Jill Biden arrived Monday at their home in Rehoboth beach for a few days with plans to leave Wednesday for their home in Wilmington.

SALEM, Ore. — Police say they found a body stashed inside a suitcase in the trunk of a car in Salem this week. While an autopsy determined there was no foul play in the death, officers arrested a suspect who is accused of tampering with human remains. Officers responded Thursday morning to reports of suspicious activity at a Northeast Salem apartment complex. According to police, a Claxter Court Apartments resident said they saw a stranger come out of another apartment with a large suitcase, which was then placed in the trunk of a car parked in the lot. The witness...

News networks have experienced a drastic dip in viewership in 2021, with left-leaning outlets faring the worst. According to Nielsen data, CNN saw a 38 percent drop in weekday prime-time viewership, while MSNBC saw a 25 percent drop in viewership for the same time slots. Fox News came on top in 2021, averaging 1.3 million in total day viewers this year, compared to 919,000 at MSNBC and 787,000 watching CNN, according to a new report from The Hill. Fox averaged 2.3 million viewers during prime time hours, including an average of 374,000 within the key 25- to 54-year-old demographic. Network...