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CONCORD, N.H. — The controversial debate over treating COVID-19 with the drug ivermectin made it to the floor of the New Hampshire House on Wednesday, with the Republican majority voting to make it easier to obtain the drug at pharmacies. On a 183-159 vote, the House approved legislation allowing pharmacists to make ivermectin available via standing order. "A standing order is a prescriptive protocol written by a physician or nurse practitioner that allows a pharmacist to dispense a medication without an individual prescription," said state Rep. Leah Cushman, R-Weare. Ivermectin is an anti-parasitic drug that gained notoriety as a supposed...

Snitches have a new way to make money in Charlotte, North Carolina. By texting the FBI and tattling on people that have illegal cash, informants can make up to 25 percent of the money seized, according to an FBI news release. Jilted lovers, jealous friends, and nosy neighbors can now score big. The good news for anyone tempted by the offer is that federal law makes asset confiscation far too easy. By using civil forfeiture, law enforcement agencies can take cash, cars, and other assets without convicting anyone of wrongdoing. The government doesn't have to make an arrest, develop a...

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday struggled to defend President Biden’s decision to give Ukraine $800 million worth of “defensive” guns, rockets and exploding drones while withholding “offensive” fighter jets to challenge Russia’s invasion. David Sanger of the New York Times pressed Psaki at her regular briefing about the distinction, noting that even ground-based weapons can shoot down Russian planes. “I think you just said that you didn’t want to have NATO pilots bringing down Russian planes. But under the administration’s policy of moving out this long range anti-aircraft [weaponry], it’s OK to have NATO equipment bringing down...

A German Catholic diocese has commissioned 17 women to administer baptisms, citing a shortfall in the number of priests. The Diocese of Essen, in Germany’s industrial Ruhr area, is the first diocese in the country to commission a group of women to administer the sacrament, reported CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language news partner. Theresa Kohlmeyer, head of the department of faith, liturgy, and culture in the diocese, said that the step was necessary because there were “fewer priests than in the past.” She added there was “a great need on the part of baptismal families for the most individual accompaniment and...

Oakland Athletics are purging top players, trading Chris Bassitt and Matt Olson. It should be the last straw for the team’s few remaining fans.A’s fans deserve better. But sadly, any fans who have stuck around know the drill by now. The A’s are tearing it all down, again. This weekend, All-Star starting pitcher Chris Bassitt was traded to the Mets. Monday, Matt Olson, a legitimate MVP candidate, was sent to the Braves. More will come in the days and weeks to come. Matt Chapman, Sean Manaea, Frankie Montas — anyone wearing green and yellow and anywhere near arbitration is...

Oakland Athletics are purging top players, trading Chris Bassitt and Matt Olson. It should be the last straw for the team’s few remaining fans.A’s fans deserve better. But sadly, any fans who have stuck around know the drill by now. The A’s are tearing it all down, again. This weekend, All-Star starting pitcher Chris Bassitt was traded to the Mets. Monday, Matt Olson, a legitimate MVP candidate, was sent to the Braves. More will come in the days and weeks to come. Matt Chapman, Sean Manaea, Frankie Montas — anyone wearing green and yellow and anywhere near arbitration is...

Owen Shroyer presents video footage from New York where the unelected governor was booed by a massive crowd at a Rangers hockey game. https://futurenews.news/watch?id=62326490310a1e7ea6c893a0

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten and Executive Vice President Evelyn DeJesus posed with a Ukrainian flag poster emblazoned with the words "We stand with Ukraine," and an AFL-CIO logo. The only problem is the flag was printed upside down. Ukraine's flag has blue on top, and yellow at the bottom, representing the sky and wheat. The country is known as Europe's bread basket. The flag symbolizes a blue sky over a field of wheat. This was a major clout fail for the union heads, who represent some 12.5 million American educators. Many found it hard to believe that...

Journalist James Collier spoke about his book "Votescam: The Stealing of America," which had just been released.

President Joe Biden called Vladimir Putin a "war criminal" on Wednesday just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to the U.S. Congress for more assistance in the fight against Russian forces invading his country. The president had initially said "no" when asked by Fox News reporter Jacqui Heinrich if he considers Putin a war criminal, but circled back about 30 seconds later and said, "Did you ask me whether I would call… Oh, I, I think he is a war criminal." Earlier in the day, Biden condemned Russia's invasion and said the U.S. is sending more weapons to Ukraine,...

Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., said on "Fox & Friends First" Friday that President Biden's economic and energy policies are driving up costs for American families, reacting to the Biden administration blaming high oil and gas prices on Russian leader Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine. FORMER OBAMA ADVISER: DON'T BLAME RUSSIA, BLAME BIDEN FOR INFLATION RATES REP. TED BUDD: You can see what his actions are, and he is hurting the American people. Anything that we get in the grocery store or anything that we eat, anything that you purchase always comes by truck. That's the way the American economy works....

A video of Joe Biden speaking about the dangers of NATO expanding in 1997 has resurfaced and gone viral on social media. In the video, Joe Biden warns that the Baltic states, namely Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, joining NATO could result in hostility from Russia. ... The clip was from a speech Joe Biden made at the Atlantic Council of the U.S. on June 18, 1997. "I think the one place where the greatest consternation would be caused in the short-term for admission [to NATO], having nothing to do with the merit and preparedness of the country to come in,...

Photos Two Seattle Antifa rioters were sentenced Friday in King County Superior Court for the attempted arson of a Seattle police precinct. One of the rioters, who is the son of a former Democrat lawmaker, was also sentenced in the assault of a police officer with a metal baseball bat during race riots that rocked the city following the death of George Floyd in 2020. Jacob Greenburg, 19, the stepson of former Democratic State Rep. Laura Ruderman, was sentenced to five years in prison for first-degree assault, first-degree attempted arson and first-degree reckless burning. Twitter Screen-shots and links Danielle McMillan,...

ROME – In a videoconference with Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, who has been increasingly supportive of Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, Pope Francis said Wednesday that there is no such thing anymore as a “just war,” and that as pastors of the same Christian faith, the patriarch and pope should “unite our efforts … to help the suffering, to create paths to peace, and to put out the fire.” The remarks were communicated in a Vatican statement Wednesday evening Rome time. The video conference came after rumors had circulated that Kirill had blocked attempts by Pope...

Former congressman and leading Republican gubernatorial candidate Lou Barletta (R-PA) told Breitbart News Saturday that as governor, he will use all powers available to him to stop illegal immigration, noting that many in the GOP do not have the backbone to stand against the radical left’s illegal immigration policies. Recent polls show the Republican primary race as very much a two-man battle between himself and State Sen. Doug Mastriano. But with Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf (D) leaving office, Republicans have a clear chance to flip the governor’s mansion. Recent polls, Barletta said, are a “reflection on what we’re seeing on...

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has approached Japan about delivering a virtual speech to parliament, lawmakers familiar with the matter said Wednesday, as he continues to rally international support to defend his country from Russia's invasion.

Gabriel Agard-Berryhill, the convicted rioter who threw a bomb at the Portland federal courthouse besieged by antifa in July 2020, has been sentenced to only 90 days in a halfway house and 2-years probation. When he was originally released bail-free soon after arrest, he violated those release conditions by returning to a riot. I previously interviewed his grandmother in an exclusive report for the New York Post. She was the one who accidentally outed her grandson through a review she posted online for the protective vest she bought him. Gabriel had a tragic and dysfunctional upbringing. He said in court...

SUNBURY — Former U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta was endorsed for governor by the Northumberland County Republican party committee after sweeping the votes during a recent meeting in Sunbury. Barletta, of Hazleton, was selected over the dozen or so candidates ***. *** “I have been in Northumberland County for so many years it is like my second home,” Barletta said. “So to get the endorsement means so much to me and my family. We are excited about the future and we are thankful for the faith that is being put in me.” The committee also endorsed U.S. Senate Candidate Carla Sands,...

Chag Purium to all Jewish freepers, and those grafted into the olive tree.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office stated Wednesday that more than 100 arrests were made during a six-day human trafficking sting. "Operation March Sadness 2" started March 8, according to a press release. Police departments in Winter Haven, Haines City, Lake Wales and Auburndale assisted in the investigation. According to the Sheriff's Office, detectives identified prostitutes who posted online advertisements as well as the "johns" who were seeking them out online. Detectives also identified and investigated adults who engaged in online "sexually charged" communications with those they believed were children. "The arrests of a human trafficker and four child predators alone...