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Nine Arizona police officers were wounded Friday morning – believed to be the highest number of officers shot in one day – while responding to a shooting that led to an hours-long barricaded situation, which ended with the suspect being found dead inside the Phoenix home, according to investigators. The incident began around 2:15 a.m. local time, and was resolved at about 7 a.m., police said. Phoenix Police initially responded to a report of a woman shot at a home in the area of 51st Avenue and Elwood Street – and the suspect allegedly invited the officers inside – before...

Unlike inflation, President Biden’s approval rating is nowhere near highs not seen in decades. A new CNN poll released Thursday finds that 58 percent disapprove of Biden’s performance in office — and 56 percent of that group say the president hasn’t accomplished anything in his first year of which they approve. Biden’s approval rating in the survey fell to 41 percent, down from 49 percent in early December and 53 percent in late April. The president’s disapproval rating, meanwhile, has spiked 7 percentage points from early December and 17 percentage points from early March. What’s more, those who dislike the...

Hillary Clinton is scheduled to speak to a gathering of top New York state Democrats next week — amid speculation that she could seek the White House again as President Joe Biden’s poll numbers continue to plunge. Clinton, who was heavily favored to win the 2016 presidential election before being upset by Donald Trump, is set to address the state Democratic Committee’s Nominating Convention on Feb. 17, a source familiar with the matter told The Post on Thursday. It’s unclear who, if anyone, Clinton will endorse during the event at the Sheraton New York Times Square hotel, which will kick...

<p>The U.S. Army reports 96 percent of active duty personnel are completely vaccinated against COVID-19, and that commanders are currently initiating the separation process for the non-vaccinated on a case-by-case basis.</p><p>The Army also reports that out of 3,088 permanent religious exemptions requested – none have been approved, and 388 have been disapproved.</p>

The new tool would analyze stylistic differences in sentences to determine authorship, which researchers claim could combat disinformation. If you’ve spent any time online you’re well aware the internet is infested with bots and shit stirrers of all stripes pretending to be people they aren’t. Though bot proliferation, in particular, is difficult to measure, a 2020 report from cyber security firm Imperva found over a quarter, (37.2%) of all internet users weren’t human. That’s a lot. Mix that with everyone else operating under aliases and you start to realize that much of the modern internet, to some degree, is fake....

Thousands of unvaccinated New York City municipal workers are up against a deadline on Friday to get a COVID-19 shot or get fired, with Mayor Eric Adams apparently determined to carry out the terminations despite an outcry from union leaders. Fewer than 4,000 of the city's 370,000 workers were facing termination at the end of January as a result of the mandate, according to the mayor's office, which said it expected to have an updated number of affected city employees on Monday. Although that would represent less than 1% of the city's workforce, it would be one of the biggest...

James Webb Space Telescope Primary Mirror in Space Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center The James Webb Space Telescope is nearing completion of the first phase of the months-long process of aligning the observatory’s primary mirror using the Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) instrument. The team’s challenge was twofold: confirm that NIRCam was ready to collect light from celestial objects, and then identify starlight from the same star in each of the 18 primary mirror segments. The result is an image mosaic of 18 randomly organized dots of starlight, the product of Webb’s unaligned mirror segments all reflecting light from the...

This is Sam Brinton - a drag queen and LGBTQ+ activist who was just hired to a top level position at the DOE. This person (identifies as genderqueer with they/them pronouns, his kinks are animal sexuality and 'gay uncle' BDSM) is now in charge of overseeing America's nuclear power plants. This is how empires end. Not with a bang, but with whatever the hell this is! https://twitter.com/i/status/1491878875856773120

Hillary Clinton is hawking new “But Her Emails” hats, selling the headwear amid a report that former President Trump disposed of documents in the toilet of the White House. Clinton highlighted the $30 caps on Friday, writing on Instagram that they were being offered “just in time for Galentine’s Day, and the news that Trump was flushing documents down White House toilets.”

DETROIT – Canadian officials are preparing to move against a group of truck drivers who have blocked the nation’s busiest border bridge between the U.S. and Canada in protest of the country’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate. The blockade, now in its fifth day, has brought traffic to a halt over the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit, Mich. and Windsor, Ontario, which accounts for a quarter of goods traded between the two countries. Ontario Premier Doug Ford Friday declared a state of emergency in the Canadian providence, saying at a news conference that authorities plan to enact temporary orders that will fine protesters...

INGLEWOOD, CA—President Joe Biden is planning to wipe out the National Debt with a genius double or nothing bet on the Cincinnati Bengals. Biden held a meeting with the Treasury Department to go over the plan. "My bookie, ole Jiffy Dan, was a little hesitant to accept a $30 Trillion bet but I says to him, 'Look, Jiffy Baby, if you hook me up I'll pardon you for all your illegal gambling," said Biden. He then explained how Jiffy Dan was a smart Black man from South Central who was surprisingly articulate before Dr. Jill Biden reminded him to act...

If you have a spare 10 minutes and 55 seconds, I highly recommend this YouTube. I found myself simultaneously laughing and cheering. I love this guy, I absolutely LOVE HIM. I couldn't find his name, and if anyone can please ping me. I'd LOVE to reach him or his family and tell them how much I appreciated this. WWII Marine Talks About How Evil the Japanese Were

Fox News Channel original Jim Angle died Wednesday at his home in Arlington, Virginia. He was 75. "Jim was a FOX News original and a top Washington correspondent whose talent and fearless reporting was unmatched. He was a central figure to establishing our Washington bureau in 1996 and was beloved across the entire network for his down-to-earth easygoing demeanor, his kindness and a smile that was ever present. He will be greatly missed, and we extend our heartfelt condolences to his entire family," FOX News Media CEO Suzanne Scott said.

Lupercalia was an ancient pagan festival held each year in Rome on February 15. Although Valentine’s Day shares its name with a martyred Christian saint, some historians believe the holiday is actually an offshoot of Lupercalia. Unlike Valentine’s Day, however, Lupercalia was a bloody, violent and sexually charged celebration awash with animal sacrifice, random matchmaking and coupling in the hopes of warding off evil spirits and infertility. Romulus and Remus No one knows the exact origin of Lupercalia, but it has been traced back as far as the 6th century B.C. According to Roman legend, the ancient King Amulius ordered...

BEIJING, Feb 11 (Reuters) - The drug scandal engulfing 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva is inhumane and the adults responsible should be banned forever, skating legend Katarina Witt said. "What they knowingly did to her, if true, cannot be surpassed in inhumanity and makes my athlete's heart cry infinitely," said Witt, an Olympic champion in 1984 and 1988. Valieva on Monday won Olympic gold with her Russian team mates, but it was revealed on Friday that she had earlier failed a drug test. The 15-year-old's gold medal and Games future now hangs in the balance as the International Olympic...

US consumer sentiment weakened in February to its lowest in more than 10 years as surging inflation made Americans feel less optimistic about the economy and personal finances. The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index dropped to 61.7 from a final January reading of 67.2, which is its lowest since October 2011. Economists polled by Refinitiv expected the index to improve to 67.5. In the February survey, one-third of all consumers said higher inflation adversely affected their personal finance and almost half expect inflation-adjusted incomes to decline this year. “The recent declines have been driven by weakening personal finance prospects,...

Government in the Sunshine Meeting Notice Advanced Notice of a Meeting under Expedited Procedures It is anticipated that the closed meeting of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, February 14, 2022, will be held under expedited procedures, as set forth in section 261b.7 of the Board's Rules Regarding Public Observation of Meetings, at the Board's offices at 20th Street and C Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C.. The following items of official Board business are tentatively scheduled to be considered at that meeting. Matter(s) to be Considered: 1.Review and determination by the Board of...

When they learned President Joe Biden would be visiting Culpeper on Thursday, Culpeper Republicans decided would not go unanswered. https://t.co/k2r8u747XD — The Star-Exponent February 10, 2022 One of criticism of Biden was his lax border policies have led to illegal immigration. “These people are criminals and need to be vetted. Biden won’t even require them to be vaccinated to enter our country.” A military veteran, Cissman also took aim at Biden’s foreign policy blunders, particularly botched Afghanistan withdrawal. “Inflation is up,” Biden said. “It’s up. And when the price of gas went up, you felt it in the household,...

“‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven’” (Matthew 5:3). Poverty of spirit means recognizing how truly deficient we are apart from God. It means seeing ourselves as we really are: spiritually lost, hopeless, and helpless. Without the gospel of Jesus Christ, everyone is spiritually impoverished, regardless of his or her material accomplishments, educational achievements, or even religious knowledge and church activities. The “poor in spirit” are people who have recognized their spiritual destitution and their total inability to save themselves—their complete dependence on God. They know their only hope of salvation is to repent...

A family of six was stabbed while asleep inside their Philadelphia home Friday morning, multiple sources reported. Police received an emergency call around 4 a.m. regarding a stabbing spree in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, according to ABC 6. A 29-year old member of the family was reportedly arrested shortly after the attack, local authorities said. “It’s a very violent scene,” Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told ABC 6, adding that the stabbings occurred in three bedrooms on the second floor of the house. Blood was found on walls, floors and doors throughout the home, with the door to...