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The “Holy Grail” of virtually limitless clean energy from nuclear fusion reactors is within reach after a major breakthrough, scientists believe. An “artificial sun” burning at 150million degrees smashed the world record, helping the UK-based research team retake the lead in a global race that also involves China, the US and tycoons such as Jeff Bezos. More than 4,800 scientists from the UK and across Europe are busy working on the Joint European Torus, or JET, an experimental reactor in Abingdon near Oxford. Today they announced the intense ring of fire it contains – superheated to ten times hotter than...

Independent voters give former President Donald Trump an edge in a hypothetical 2024 head-to-head matchup against President Joe Biden

A CNN headline on Sunday compared Joe Rogan's use of the "N-word" in several episodes of his show to January 6, before the outlet altered the headline by removing the analogy. The article, which is classified as an analysis, is titled, "Joe Rogan's use of the n-word is another January 6 moment." The analysis opened by noting Rogan "did not join a mob" and rush and deface the Capitol, before nonetheless making the comparison. CNN has since changed the headline to read, "Why shrugging off Joe Rogan's use of the n-word is so dangerous."

FIRST ON FOX: Unearthed Hillary Clinton tweets from days before the 2016 presidential election show the candidate pushing now-debunked information that Donald Trump was using a "covert sever" linking him to Russia. Just a day after Fox News first reported that Special Counsel John Durham alleged that lawyers from her campaign had paid to "infiltrate" servers belonging to Trump Tower, and later the White House, in order to establish an "inference" and "narrative" to bring to government agencies linking Trump to Russia.

Walter Shaub A congressional stock trading ban is likely to pass. So some members are trying to push competing bills with a spousal loophole that they can drive a truck through. Let’s be clear: a congressional stock trading ban is worthless if it doesn’t cover spouses.

Rudy Giuliani is in active discussions regarding testifying before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and potentially responding to some of the committee's questions, sources familiar with the matter confirm to ABC News. The extent of the cooperation remains to be seen and no deal is anywhere near final, the sources said. Sources have told ABC News that the negotiations could easily dissolve. Giuliani was subpoenaed by the committee last month to appear for an interview last week. "Mr. Giuliani's appearance was rescheduled at his request," a committee aide told ABC News on...

Cyber security expert J. Alex Halderman's sworn testimony that his 12 week investigation of Dominion Voting Systems' machines "identified multiple severe security flaws that would allow bad actors to install malicious software." Plaintiffs in a case challenging Georgia's continued use of these machines want Halderman's report made public. On February 2, U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg ruled that the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) should have a look at the report before any decision about making it public is rendered. The CISA opposes immediate release of the findings because "more time is needed to assess the risks and how...

New COVID-19 variants that emerge could cause more serious illness and fatalities than previous strains, some scientists warn. Though the Omicron variant had milder symptoms, that may not be the case for future strains, experts told the Guardian.

HOUSTON — A Texas high school baseball coach being chased down and assaulted by four middle school students was caught on cellphone video earlier this week. The attack, which took place at Langham Creek High School, near Houston, stemmed from the teacher reprimanding four teenagers from nearby Aragon Middle School for riding their dirt bikes on school property. Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District officials said the attackers have been taken into custody and will be disciplined according to the code of conduct. Watch the video above for more on this story.

The Modern Survivalist LIVE STREAM NOTIFICATION - Matt Bracken and Host Fernando Aguirre. Note: Videos are taken down from youtube as soon as the livecast is over and they are moved to Odysee. This link will only work for the livestream. Use the link below for the Odysee backup channel to find the archive and view later. Broadcast from Spain and Florida, U.S.A. Join us today as we talk with Matt Bracken about current events and how to be better prepared! Make sure to join early and leave your questions in the chat section. Always a fast-moving show. Wide-ranging discussions...

This is an 11 min video discussing an on-line cryto project called, Cryptoland. Although Cryptoland is an on-line community they discuss buying an island in Fiji where the age of consent is "mental maturity". The project has been dubbed "Epstein Island". Crytoland is Embarrassing (11 min video)

Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) said Saturday on Cheddar Business Network’s “All Hands” that domestic terrorists “took part in the invasion and the insurrection of our Capital” on January 6, 2021. On the Democrats voting legislation, Waters said, “We’ve got to work harder. We’ve got to tell the story. We’ve got to help people to understand what voter suppression is and how it works. People don’t sometimes know that when you don’t have enough polling places, that may be the decision of some local jurisdiction to make you not vote, to have your disgusted and not stand in line.”

(This thread used to appear periodically over the years and here it is again, original thread posted in comments)OK LADIES - LEARN THE RULES!!!!!!The Rules developed by National Fairness to Men Organization. This time like the "United States Constitution" these rules are developed by Men. We always hear "the rules" from the female side. Now here are the rules from the male side.These are our rules for all women to live by! Please note ... these are all numbered "1" ON PURPOSE!Rules for Women to Live By1. Learn to work the toilet seat. You're a big girl. If it's up,...

Anyone who was optimistic about Eric Adams taking over New York City is being rapidly disabused. Elected to fight crime, Adams is instead pushing veganism and standing by Bill de Blasio's illegal vaccine mandate. New York City workers protested against the municipal worker vaccine mandate on Friday, which was the deadline for city workers to get vaccinated or risk losing their job. Protesters gathered in New York City on Friday amid reports that 1% of the 370,000-person city workforce is unvaccinated and is at risk of losing their jobs if they don't show compliance with the city's mandate, which requires...

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on Sunday defended his recent decision to lift the mask mandate for schools in his state and predicted that local government will follow suit as warmer weather begins to set in. "Our numbers are improving and I would use the word 'dramatically,'" Murphy said while appearing on CBS's "Face the Nation."

Walmart said in a memo today it will no longer require fully vaccinated U.S. employees to wear masks at work. However, those who wish to wear a mask while working are permitted to do so. New COVID cases are plunging and the U.S. appears to be on its way out of this wave of the pandemic after less than two months, Axios' reported. And NIAID director Anthony Fauci this week said the country is headed out of the "full-blown pandemic phase of COVID-19." "Effective immediately, fully vaccinated associates will not be required to wear masks while working in any Walmart...

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — First, the Lakers and the Kings abandoned Inglewood for a shiny new arena in downtown Los Angeles in 1999. Several years later, the horse racing track shut down. In between, there was the financial crisis, which sent home values plummeting. Things got so bad that the state took over the local school district. “The only thing that was left, effectively, was a Sizzler and a big doughnut,” said James T. Butts Jr., the mayor of Inglewood, referring to the gigantic steel sculpture that sits atop Randy’s Donuts near the airport, long a strange welcome sign for visitors...

(Feb. 12, 2022) — Here are a few questions related to why both parties panicked when Donald Trump defeated the planned-and-promised-in-2008-after-Obama cover president, Hillary Clinton: Why did Democrats and many Republicans panic when Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in 2016? Would they have reacted the same if some other Republican had defeated Hillary? There is more than one answer, but consider this which applied to only one Republican candidate, Donald Trump. Private citizen Donald Trump, you may remember, offered the putative president Barack Hussein Obama $5 million to show his passport and school records, with the money to go to...

Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation” that the House Select Committee investigating the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, fully excepted former President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Rudy Giuliani will testify.

Ahead of the 2022 Super Bowl, Jack in the Box puts together the new, limited-time Super Snacking Box, which includes 90 Tiny Tacos and six dips for $20. Tiny Tacos are mini versions of Jack in the Box's Taco that featured seasoned taco meat inside of a crispy taco shell. They normally come 15 to an order for $3.49 (may vary). If you're doing the math, you can normally get the same number of tacos as in the Super Snacking Box by ordering 6 orders of Tiny Tacos for $20.94 (they'll just come in six separate boxes rather than one...