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WASHINGTON, February 19, 2022 – The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial backyard flock (non-poultry) in Suffolk County, New York. Samples from the flock were tested at the Cornell University Animal Health Diagnostic Center, part of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network, and confirmed at the APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) in Ames, Iowa. APHIS is working closely with state animal health officials in New York on a joint incident response. State officials quarantined the affected premises, and birds...

Thanks PSU Students. You always find a way to come through. And God bless the cancer kids at Hershey Medical Center. Charles Milard started something really special almost 50 years ago.

A “highly pathogenic” bird flu is expanding across the U.S. as the latest infections were detected in a non-commercial backyard flock (non-poultry) in Suffolk County, New York, according to a statement released by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). On Saturday, the APHIS confirmed positive tests for the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in what the agency described as a “small, non-commercial backyard flock” on Long Island. Poultry farmers in the area have been told to be on high alert. “State officials quarantined the affected premises, and birds on the properties will...

It’s been well established that companies that exploit gender stereotypes to prey on women’s self-doubt are harmful to society. But the lawsuit filed by families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting against gun manufacturer Remington might help to show how men are just as vulnerable to damaging gender ideals. The case sets a novel and remarkable precedent for gun manufacturers to be held liable for expressly preying on men’s specific vulnerabilities.The Remington settlement marks the first time a gunmaker has been held accountable for its product’s role in a mass murder in the U.S. Gun companies...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) – One person died after an officer-involved shooting in southwest Portland Saturday night, according to the Portland Pol…Two suspects are in custody, according to Portland Police. A protest was planned at Normandale Park in solidarity with Amir Locke, a 22-year-old black man who was shot by police in Minneapolis earlier this month, at the same time as the shooting.On Sunday, PPB said a preliminary investigation indicates the shooting began as a confrontation between an armed homeowner and armed protesters.

United Kingdom will reportedly seek to strike a swath of trade agreements 'with individual American states' in order to boost commerce while the Biden administration drags its feet on a post-Brexit deal between the two countries. During his first White House meeting with President Biden, Prime Minister Boris Johnson was told that the Democrat administration would not commit to signing a post-Brexit trade deal with Britain before the 2024 election....Biden reportedly told Johson that he had “a lot of fish to fry” and therefore a trade deal was not a top priority. In stark contrast to Trump, Biden has consistently...

Romanian Member of European Parliament Cristian Terhes lambasted Canadian Prime Minister Coward Justin Trudeau over his authoritarian response to the Freedom Convoy, calling him a “tyrant” and a “dictator.” During an EU press conference in Strasbourg last week, Terhes denounced Trudeau for his declaration of martial in Canada to crush the protesters who’ve been occupying Ottawa for weeks. “The prime minister of Canada, the way he’s behaving right now, he’s exactly like a tyrant, a dictator. He’s like Ceaușescu in Romania,” Terhes said, referring to the former Romanian communist dictator. Romanian MEP @CristianTerhes absolutely mops the floor with PM @JustinTrudeau...

This past November, Missouri's conservative Defense of Liberty PAC scheduled a high-profile event featuring a speech by Donald Trump, Jr. On November 9, however, WePay—a JPMorgan Chase subsidiary that provided the payment services for the event—announced the termination of those services. WePay accused the organization of violating its policy against promotion of "hate, violence, racial intolerance, terrorism, the financial exploitation of a crime, or items or activities that encourage, promote facilitate or instruct others regarding the same." Although WePay eventually reversed its decision, the organization had to cancel the speech. WePay's actions followed a series of similar incidents in recent...

On Friday, the streets of Ottawa were a surreal scene that was more appropriate for a dystopian science fiction movie or a third-world totalitarian hellhole than the capital city of a so-called western liberal “democracy” that shares a common border with the United States of America. In a display of raw force that will live in infamy when historians recount the modern era of the proud nation of Canada which has been transformed into an oppressive police state under the helm of leftist Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, an overwhelming number of heavily-armed, militarized police acted to crush peaceful patriotic protesters...

Socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ditched the commoners in coach and cozied up to elites in first class on an American Airlines flight, avoiding the left wing altogether for a spacious seat closer to the cockpit after a weekend of stumping for comrades in the Lone Star state, an eyewitness told The Post.

Secret discussions are under way between western allies over how to arm what they expect to be fierce Ukrainian resistance in the event of a Russian invasion that topples the Kyiv government. ... Similar discussions have been taking place in the US, where reports suggest the country’s national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, has told senators that the US is willing to arm a resistance and is not going to accept a Russian military victory that erases the principles of national self-determination.

Let’s call it what it is upfront. The Democrats’ plan for universal mail-in voting without identification is a ploy to establish permanent rule for the left across the nation. They will do this the same way they stole the 2020 election: By cheating. Senator Rand Paul is far more diplomatic than I am. He made his case against the Democrats by highlighting logical points during an interview Sunday morning: “One side, now though, wants to have everybody vote by mail without an ID,” he said. “I think that’s a problem. And they want to have it done out of Washington....

President Biden is scheduled to spend at least part of his President’s Day weekend at his home in Delaware, the White House announced Sunday, amid warnings from administration officials that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent. Mr. Biden was expected to stay at the White House throughout the holiday weekend, but the White House scrapped those plans Sunday afternoon

Klaus Schwab tells interviewer the WEF has infiltrated governments around the world with their "young leaders". He proudly states that over half of Canadian Prime Minster Trudeau's cabinet has been "penetrated" with WEF "young global leaders". Schwab is the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the author of "COVID-19: The Great Reset" (4 min Video) Klaus Schab: WEF has infiltrated governemtns around the world with globalist agents (4 min video)

The National Institutes of Health and their evil leaders like Anthony Fauci were directly involved with the development of Covid-19. There is absolutely no other explanation for the organization’s fake “fulfillment” of a Freedom of Information Act release to The Intercept last week. They were obligated to release documents from a 2020 request that detailed what they know about the origins of the Wuhan Flu. Their latest release of 314 pages is an insult to the American people and a clear admission of direct involvement in creating Covid-19. I’m not basing that on what was said in the documents. I’m...

The Cygnus spacecraft, which was launched on an Antares rocket, is scheduled to arrive at the space station around 4:35 a.m. on Monday, February 21. NASA Television, the NASA app, and agency’s website will provide live coverage of the spacecraft’s approach and arrival beginning at 3 a.m. The spacecraft will then be installed on the Earth-facing port of the station’s Unity module. This is Northrop Grumman’s 17th contracted resupply mission under the second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. The delivery includes critical materials to support dozens of the more than 250 science and research investigations occurring during NASA’s Expedition...

CNN media reporter Brian Stelter said Sunday on his show “Reliable Sources” that his network faces a “legal mess” from executives Jeff Zucker, Allison Gollust, and anchor Chris Cuomo’s exits. Stelter said, “When CNN President Jeff Zucker abruptly resigned this month, people wondered if another shoe was going to drop. Zucker tied his exit to his failure to disclose a romantic relationship with Allison Gollust But was there more to the story? A few days ago, Gollust also resigned, and now there are stories about the reasons why. It seems the second shoe was landed. Well-placed sources have told me...

The Hubei health authority in China reported that 115 more people died of the coronavirus in Hubei province on Thursday, raising the death toll in the epicenter since the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak to 2,144. Hubei authorities confirmed an additional 411 cases of the virus in Hubei on Thursday. The total number of cases in the epicenter of the outbreak is now 62,442. By the numbers: The Hubei report brings the total number of deaths in mainland China to at least 2,233. The global death toll is at least 2,244, with 11 deaths outside of mainland China. Japan has...

Homeland Security announced the departure of the last Afghan evacuees from military bases on U.S. soil Saturday, saying 76,000 of them have been processed and released into American communities. A base in New Jersey became the last to shut down its migrant camp, ending a critical period in the evacuation efforts just a week shy of the six-month mark of the end of the chaotic airlift that accompanied the end of U.S. operations in Afghanistan. Officials are now looking to set up a new location to handle future Afghans who are able to make it out of their home country...

US Embassy warns of possible terrorist attacks in Russia