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She was set to turn 100 on January 17, a milestone that is celebrated on the cover of the current issue of People magazine. The magazine has been available on newsstands nationwide since Wednesday and has been arriving in subscribers' mailboxes this week. "We are deeply saddened by the news of Betty White's passing," People editor-in-chief Dan Wakeford told Insider in a statement. "We are honored that she recently chose to work with PEOPLE to celebrate her extraordinary life and career."

Knoxville man Barry Linson committed to a goal he set at the beginning of 2021: one million push-ups in one year. To meet his goal, the former college football player had to average 3,500 push-ups per day. “What’s the most pushups I’ve ever done in a day? 5,000,” he said. Even with his relentless positivity, the journey to one million wasn’t always easy. “I came out one morning and my truck was stolen. I panicked but I still did the push-ups,” said Linson.

While Americans debate the COVID-19 drug and the best way to protect oneself from the coronavirus, the F.D.A., which promotes people getting the jab, has secretly been working hard to delay the documents and findings of Pfizer’s pre-licensure safety data. And although postponing the documents isn’t uncommon, the F.D.A. doesn’t want to make the findings public for 75+ years, leaving many to ask, “Why?” Wanting to know exactly why the F.D.A. was trying to bury the findings, ICAN filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the C.D.C. The lawsuit hopes to force the...

Trade barriers between most countries in the Asia Pacific will be lowered significantly from January 1 as the world’s largest free trading bloc opens for business. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a trade deal between the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. RCEP will cover about 30% of global gross domestic product (GDP), worth $26.2 trillion (€23.17 trillion), and nearly a third of the world’s population, some 2.2 billion people. By comparison, the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA) covers 28% of world trade, while the European Union’s Single...

Abortion was the leading cause of death globally in 2021, with nearly 43 million unborn babies killed in the womb, according to data provided by Worldometer. As of noon on December 31, 2021, there were 42.6 million abortions performed in the course of the year, Worldometer revealed, while 8.2 million people died from cancer, 5 million from smoking, 1.7 million of HIV/AIDS, 1.3 million from traffic fatalities, and 1 million from suicide. Totaling all the deaths in the world from causes other than abortion reveals a figure of 58.7 million, meaning that abortions accounted for just over 42 percent of...

Football must be the hardest, players are spread out all over the field.

CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — U.S. Forces Korea counted 467 new COVID-19 cases in the week ending Monday, the highest number of infections reported by the command since the pandemic began in March 2020. USFK reported 457 locally generated coronavirus cases between Dec. 21 and Monday, and another 10 cases among recent arrivals to South Korea. Army Col. Seth Graves, garrison commander at Camp Humphreys, the largest U.S. base overseas, in an announcement Wednesday on Facebook said the spike in cases “is like nothing we’ve seen here on the installation since the beginning of the pandemic.” ...The command requires its...

I just read about the latest CDC studies for ages 5 to 11 in The NY Times. The Times said the studies showed the vaccines are safe. That's complete bullshit. Here's what the data actually said.Steve Kirsch17 hr ago 194125 ransomnote: I don't know if the article image is copyrighted so link onlySummaryFor 5 to 11 year-olds, the numbers in the latest CDC paper indicate a death rate than is 10X higher than any sane stopping condition. The myocarditis rates in boys are at least 6X normal. The CDC paper is yet more evidence that the vaccines should be stopped...

A business owner in Salem, Oregon, painted a mural honoring the American flag and the Marines who raised it at Iwo Jima. Most observers considered it a beautiful memorial and an attractive use of an otherwise nondescript wall. The owner of the business commissioned a local artist to create the tasteful and fetching display of patriotism. The Salem City Council has ordered him to remove it, or face fines of up to $200 per day. The artist, Mario De Leon, raised the alarm in a Facebook post: "What’s up everybody. The city of Salem is forcing @valleyroofingoregon to remove the...

BOSTON (AP) — Basketball Hall of Famer Sam Jones, the Boston Celtics’ “Mr. Clutch” whose sharp shooting fueled the league’s longest dynasty and earned him 10 NBA titles — second only to teammate Bill Russell — has died, the team said. He was 88... “Sam Jones was one of the most talented, versatile, and clutch shooters for the most successful and dominant teams in NBA history,” the team said in a statement. “His scoring ability was so prolific, and his form so pure, that he earned the simple nickname, ‘The Shooter,’” the Celtics said. ...Often providing the offense while Russell...

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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Environment Minister said Thursday a clandestine oil deal that would have turned a scuba divers’ paradise into a waypoint for Emirati oil headed for Western markets has effectively been blocked.... ...The secret deal would have significantly increased the number of oil tankers docking and unloading in the Israeli resort city of Eilat. It was struck last year between the Europe-Asia Pipeline Company, the Israeli government-owned corporation, and MED-RED Land Bridge, a joint Israeli-Emirati venture, following the historic agreement establishing formal diplomatic ties... ...Senior officials in former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government — including his...

Betty White had a wild side.The legendary “Golden Girls” star — who died Friday at age 99 — was a pioneering animal rights activist devoted to saving endangered species and improving conditions at the Los Angeles Zoo.The beloved actress worked for decades to champion animals in her charity work, along with publishing a book on the subject and starring in the nature-boosting 1971 show “Pet Set.”“Betty White demonstrated a lifelong commitment to helping animals in need, including dedicated support for local shelters and animal welfare endeavors, fiercely promoting and protecting animal interests in her entertainment projects, and personally adopting many...

Troops, Veterans, Families, Allies, and FRiends.....The FReeper Canteen Presents.....Showing support and boosting the morale ofour military and our allies' militaryand family members of the above.Honoring those who have served before. “May Light always surround you; Hope kindle and rebound you. May your Hurts turn to Healing; Your Heart embrace Feeling. May Wounds become Wisdom; Every Kindness a Prism. May Laughter infect you; Your Passion resurrect you. May Goodness inspire your Deepest Desires. Through all that you Reach For, May your arms Never Tire.”-D. Simone Please remember that The Canteen is here to support and entertain our troops and veterans and...

As the world still comes to grips with coronavirus’ variant, said to be highly transmissible if not deadlier than the Delta variant, that has dimmed the chances of a pandemic-free 2022, a fresh surge in US and Europe is now being blamed on a combination of the two. Delmicron, a combination of the virus’ Delta and Omicron variants, can transmit even faster. While Covid-19 infections only involve a single mutant strain, two can strike simultaneously in extremely rare cases. Omicron, accounting for 73% of fresh infections last week, has become the dominant variant in the US, the Associated Press reported....

The people who are getting paid to determine the validity of Covid-19 vaccines are financially incentivized to research, analyze, and approve them. That’s the basic takeaway from the first of many revelations Dr. Robert Malone dropped during his interview with Joe Rogan.We can expect a lot more. This two-minute clip is just the beginning. As Jack Posobiec from Human Events declared while retweeting the clip, “Here we go!!”Rogan pointed out that Dr. Malone is being censored by Big Tech despite being “one of the most qualified people in the world to talk about vaccines.”Dr. Malone explained that he’s been contacted...

The Chamber of Parents, a Russian civic union, has launched a campaign, gathering information about physicians who in violation of their duty and morality have counseled pregnant women or families to kill the conceived child by performing abortion, or have forced them to take medication causing miscarriage. Evidence is being collected from social networks, using the accounts of the Chamber of Parents, either signed, or anonymous. The information will be supplied to the Federal Ministry of Public Health, to be used as the basis for administrative measures against those officials and physicians who promote abortion. Earlier this year, the Russian...

The first case of Flurona was found in a young pregnant woman in Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikva. Flurona is a dangerous mixture of coronavirus and influenza. The young woman was unvaccinated and results from the hospital detected the co-presence of both the flu and the Covid 19 pathogens.

NEW DELHI — India’s government has blocked Mother Teresa’s charity from receiving foreign funds, saying the Catholic organization did not meet conditions under local laws, dealing a blow to one of the most prominent groups running shelters for the poor. The Home Ministry said a statement Monday that the Missionaries of Charity’s application for renewing a license that allows it to get funds from abroad was rejected on Christmas. The ministry said it came across “adverse inputs” while considering the charity’s renewal application. It did not elaborate. Its troubles come in the wake of a string of attacks on Christians...

The coronavirus pandemic has suspended efforts to save the Chapel of the Snows at McMurdo Station, the hub of the U.S. Antarctic Program. But one Catholic who regularly serves at the station has said he hopes the chapel has a permanent future at the station. “We had probably the only place in the world where you would go to Midnight Mass (for Christmas) and have to wear sunglasses inside the church, because the sun was so bright,” said Robert Mullenax, a Catholic meteorologist who works for a NASA contractor. “The Chapel of the Snows faces south and at midnight, with...