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As crude oil prices in the US hold above $90 a barrel (driven there in some part ironically by the Biden admin's war rhetoric), with energy analysts at many of the investment banks foresee oil surpassing $100/barrel - or even $120/barrel - in the not-too-distant future, the White House and top Democratic lawmakers are reportedly considering a federal gas tax holiday, in a desperate attempt to alleviate some of the pain consumers are feeling at the pump (and potentially help boost President Biden's rock-bottom approval ratings).The plan has coalesced just days after a group of vulnerable Senate Democrats introduced a...

A federal judge has announced that he will dismiss Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, saying the former Alaska governor failed to meet the high standard of proof in a libel case. NBC News legal analyst Danny Cevallos explains why the judge made the decision to throw out the case and what could be next for Sarah Palin.

Ottawa Police Chief Peter Sloly has resigned after weeks of criticism for his handling of anti-vaccine mandate protests that have paralysed the city. Protesters have occupied the downtown core of Canada's capital for 19 days, halting traffic and enraging residents. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday invoked the Emergencies Act as a "last resort" in response to the protests. Mr Sloly, 55, is expected to confirm his resignation after the Ottawa Police Services Board meeting later today. A former Canadian men's soccer player, Mr Sloly took over at the Ottawa Police Service in 2019, more than three decades after joining the...

Joy Behar told her co-hosts Tuesday on ABC’s “The View” that Republicans were involved in a “slow-moving coup in this country.” Co-host Ana Navarro said, “I have such strong belief in the American democracy and the American people. It’s been around for almost 300 years. It survived civil wars. I think January 6 has traumatized us all and left us all with the knowledge that democracy is a lot more frail, even in America, than we thought it was.”

The family of slain Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins has officially filed a wrongful-death lawsuit over the on-set shooting by Alec Baldwin that took the filmmaker’s life last October in New Mexico. “Halyna Hutchins deserved to live, and the Defendants had the power to prevent her death if they had only held sacrosanct their duty to protect the safety of every individual on a set where firearms were present instead of cutting corners on safety procedures where human lives were at stake, rushing to stay on schedule and ignoring numerous complaints of safety violations,” declares the complaint against star/producer Baldwin, a...

Has it really come to this? We all knew that shoplifting was getting really bad all over the nation, but does Walmart really need to start locking up the steaks? I was stunned when I first learned that pharmacies in our core urban areas were locking up toothpaste and deodorant, but I didn’t think that we were already at a point where supermarkets would start locking up the food. I don’t know about you, but to me this is an extremely chilling omen…Walmart has started securing high-priced steaks inside locked metal cages amid rising crime rates across the U.S., a...

An unruly passenger has struck again, but, this time the airline struck back. An American Airlines flight was diverted to Kansas City International Airport in Missouri on Sunday afternoon because of “an unruly passenger,” according to the Associated Press. The flight was originally going from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles. Juan Rivas, a Los Angeles resident, was subdued by both passengers and crew members when he tried to open one of the plane’s doors. The real highlight of the melee was one flight attendant who hit Rivas over the head with a coffee pot as he tried to open the...

Prince Andrew and accuser Virginia Giuffre have reached an out of court settlement for an undisclosed sum of money in a lawsuit which accused the disgraced UK royal of "rape in the first degree" after she was trafficked by Andrew pals Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell."The parties anticipate filing a stipulation of dismissal of the case within thirty (30) days," reads a note to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan."In the interim, the parties request that the Court suspend all deadlines and hold the action in abeyance."Giuffre accused Andrew in the New York civil lawsuit of "rape in the first degree," and...

VIDEO AT LINK...................... As Tesla's Gigafactory Texas manufacturing plant is getting closer to its grand opening— expected to take place before the end of this quarter—a video taken by a drone during a 360-degree flyover of the site serves as a reminder of how massive the electric vehicle plant is. Shot by Joe Tegtmeyer, a drone operator who has been following the progress on Giga Texas since the beginning of construction work, this flyover video helps viewers appreciate the true scale of the factory. You realize this is a giant building when the cars and even the semi trailers around...

Sixth Week in Ordinary Time Mark 8:14-21 Friends, a few days ago, we read about Jesus’ multiplication of the loaves and fishes. Then in today’s Gospel, which takes place just a few verses later, the disciples ask again about bread. But Jesus turns their attention elsewhere. He warns them about "the leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of Herod." What does he mean by this? He’s referring to the contagious and dangerous "food" offered by these leaders. For example, the Pharisees knew the law of God but used it to oppress people rather than liberate them. They could point...

I think I'm so educated And I'm so civilized 'Cause I'm a strict vegetarian But with the over population And inflation and starvation And the crazy politicians I don't feel safe in this world no more I don't want to die in a nuclear war I want to sail away to a distant shore And make like an apeman ________________________________________________ It like a lot of things never change...

I settled on Crock Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches. A mouthwatering, 5-ingredient flavor combo that has just the right amount of zip and zing! Chuck roast is slow cooked for 10 hours in a mixture of pepperoncini peppers, Giardiniera, Italian dressing mix, and beef broth then shredded and served on a chewy hoagie bun with melted provolone cheese. Crazy (CRAZY) good, and did I mention that it’s made with just 5 ingredients?I settled on Crock Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches. A mouthwatering, 5-ingredient flavor combo that has just the right amount of zip and zing! Chuck roast is slow cooked for 10...

Vulnerable New York Democrat Rep. Kathleen Rice announced Tuesday she would retire from Congress after 30 years of public service, making her the 30th House Democrat to announce plans to leave the House after this year. Thus, further hurting the party’s chances of keeping their slim majority in the upcoming midterm elections.

Researchers at TUS have developed an edible plant-based nanoparticle that could be the next potent anticancer therapeutic. Credit: Makiya Nishikawa from Tokyo University of Science ================================================================== Nanomaterials have revolutionized the world of cancer therapy, and plant-derived nanoparticles have the added advantage of being cost-effective and easy to mass produce. Researchers from Tokyo University of Science have recently developed novel corn-derived bionanoparticles for targeting cancer cells directly, via an immune mechanism. The results are encouraging, and the technique has demonstrated efficacy in treating tumor-bearing laboratory mice. Moreover, no serious adverse effects have been reported in mice so far. Nanoparticles, or particles...

Whoopi Goldberg told her co-hosts Tuesday on ABC’s “The View” that since the presidency of Donald Trump, America has been “tipping towards the way the Taliban deals with stuff.” Goldberg said, “I got to say, you know, I told you all this when you-know-who got elected. Remember I said it feels like we could be tipping towards the way the Taliban deals with stuff. Do you remember what you said to me? ‘I would not go that far. This is America.’ And I believe — I know people don’t understand it, but I also believe that we are much stronger...

A Florida judge has dismissed a defamation and conspiracy lawsuit filed by George Zimmerman against the parents of Trayvon Martin — the teenager he fatally shot in 2012. Axios and The Associated Press report that Tallahassee judge John Cooper dismissed the lawsuit Monday, saying that Zimmerman had failed to show "any fraudulent representation" in his suit. . . . Zimmerman's lawsuit had claimed that a key witness in his 2013 trial, Rachel Jeantel, falsified her claims so she could testify instead of her half-sister, Brittany Diamond Eugene. Zimmerman also claimed a book written by Martin's parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy...

A girl who had been missing for two years has been found safe in a secret room under a staircase in Saugerties, New York, police said. Paislee Shultis was reported missing from her Cayuga Heights home in July 2019, when she was 4 years old, according to NBC 4. Police initially suspected the girl’s non-custodial parents, but did not bring charges. New York State Police found the girl over 150 miles away on Monday, acting on a tip that she was being hidden in the Hudson Valley town.

A judge ruled in favor of a Derry firearms dealer and the New Hampshire Department of Safety on Monday after two Manchester police officers sued when they were shot in the line of duty. The lawsuit alleged that the man who shot those officers back in 2016 should have never been sold a gun in the first place. Ian MacPherson has since admitted to the shooting and been sentenced to a secure psychiatric unit. The judge's order said Chester Arms did the required background check and the sale was delayed to look into a domestic violence charge, but that charge...

GENEVA (Reuters) - Pollution by states and companies is contributing to more deaths globally than COVID-19, a U.N. environmental report published on Tuesday said, calling for "immediate and ambitious action" to ban some toxic chemicals. The report said pollution from pesticides, plastics and electronic waste is causing widespread human rights violations and at least 9 million premature deaths a year, and that the issue is largely being overlooked. "Current approaches to managing the risks posed by pollution and toxic substances are clearly failing, resulting in widespread violations of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment," the report's author,...

Special counsel John Durham's criminal inquiry into the origins and conduct of the Russia investigation will lead to "many more" indictments, former Rep. Devin Nunes predicted Monday. Which higher-level people get roped in depends on which indictments Durham "continues to bring," Nunes added before saying it was his assessment that there will be "many more" indictments.