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Cycles of violence often climax in executions. On this date in 1736, the execution of Andrew Wilson instead initiated the cycle … which culminated in one of the most notorious riots in Scottish history. Worthy fodder indeed for Scott’s pen. That January, Wilson, George Robertson, and William Hall had robbed an excise tax collector of £200, earning all three of them a death sentence. Hall drew a commutation, and Robertson spectacularly escaped from the condemned men’s sermon when he bolted for the door while Wilson obstructed the guards. (All the civilians present stood aside for the fleeing man, who successfully...

Toyota says the problem concerns the cars’ Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) systems, a feature designed to help drivers “maintain vehicle control under adverse conditions,” according to the automaker’s website. Toyota says the VSC systems of the recalled vehicles may be experiencing an “error” that prevents the feature from automatically enabling in certain situations. The voluntary recall notice, issued Wednesday, names 10 different models of Toyota and Lexus vehicles: Toyota Venza, Mirai, RAV4 Hybrid, RAV4 Prime, Sienna HV and Highlander HV models, and Lexus LS500h, LX600, NX350h and NX450h+ models.

It's not quite the mythical fountain of youth but it is, perhaps, a start: Scientists have managed to engineer human skin cells to reverse 30 years of aging, resetting them to a much more youthful state in terms of certain molecular measurements. While it's very early days for the research – so we shouldn't get carried away too quickly – the technique could play a major part in efforts to produce rejuvenative medicine that's able to undo some of the damaging consequences of our bodies getting older. What makes the research particularly notable is that the skin cells were reprogrammed...

Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) said at a town hall meeting that if Republicans win back the Senate later this year they would not attempt to repeal Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act. The admission came after the senator, who is running for his eighth term, was asked how the party planned to get Americans affordable healthcare. “It’s not repealing the Affordable Care Act, if that’s your question,” Grassley said Monday in Waukon, Iowa. “Yes, I’m saying that I would not — we’re not going to repeal the Affordable Care Act,” he added after the questioner pushed further.

JUST IN - Twitter will reportedly hold an all-hands meeting with employees at 2pm over Elon Musk's offer to take over the platform.

President Joe Biden’s approval rating sank to a new low of 33%, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. The April poll found 33% of voters approved of Biden’s handling as president, while 54% disapproved. Broken down by party lines, Republicans disapprove 93-3%. Democrats approve 76-12%. More than half of Independent voters disapprove of the 46th president’s handling, with only 26% offering approval. The Quinnipiac poll surveyed 1,412 U.S. adults nationwide from April 7th – 11th. The margin of error was +/- 2.6 percentage points. Biden’s support has waned in recent months among Independent and Hispanic voters. A December poll from...

Republican Herschel Walker holds a five-point lead over incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) in a hypothetical matchup for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat, according to a recent poll. The Locals Peach State poll, conducted by Big Data Poll for April 2022, showed that Walker holds a five-point lead, with 46.7 percent of the respondents supporting him. In comparison, 41.8 percent of the respondents said they would vote for Warnock, while 11.6 percent said they were still undecided. Locals Peach State poll by Big Data Poll was conducted between April 9 and 11. The questions were asked to 931 likely voters in...

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Wednesday single-handedly wiped out the Democrats’ national gerrymandering advantage by proposing a map that eliminates constitutional infirmities. Subject to the legislature’s approval and likely court challenges, the map will destroy all the hard work Democrats’ redistricting machine has created throughout the last months.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) claimed victory Wednesday after the governor of Mexico’s Nuevo Leon province promised to curb illegal migration in exchange for Abbott ending stringent safety checks on the trucks used to export goods from the province’s factories and farms. “Today is a historic day where two governors are showing how to lead on border issues,” Abbot told a press conference where he denounced President Joe Biden’s easy migration rules and his plan to remove the Title 42 legal barrier on May 23. Abbott said: "Governor [Samuel] Garcia [Sepulveda] and I reached an agreement today … Governor Garcia...

Welcome to Your Green Dystopia. The wind turbines at ESI Energy killed 150 eagles in the last ten years and last week the company was fined $8 million dollars “or $53,300 per carcass”. Which sounds someone cares about these birds. But don’t think the The Fisheries and Wildlife Service (FWS) are outraged at the deaths of eagles. The real problem was not the slaughter, but that ESI didn’t fill out the paperwork first. If they had only got their permits to kill, it would have been fine. The new FWS permitted “take” limits of bald eagles has just been increased...

Mortgage interest rates continue their meteoric rise (along with home prices), the result of which is a tanking of consumer confidence in home buying. The University of Michigan survey of consumers about buying conditions for housing remains depressed due to rising mortgage rates and surging home prices. Bankrate’s 30Y mortgage rate is down slightly today to 5.06% as the 2-year Treasury yield declines and the anticipated rate hikes have fallen to 9.19. As I mentioned earlier, mortgage credit availability hasn’t recovered from the “China Covid Correction.”

The tony Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard could soon see an influx of migrants this summer if Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gets his way. The conservative firebrand and likely 2024 presidential contender is proposing busing migrants living in Florida illegally out of the state and sending them to the Vineyard, Delaware and possibly other “progressive” states whose governors endorse violations of immigration law. “If Biden is dumping people, which he has dumped people, we now have money where we can reroute them to sanctuary states like Delaware,” DeSantis said. “It is not the responsibility of Floridians to subsidize aliens to...

BELGRADE, Mont. — Game wardens with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks are seeking information on a person of interest in an illegal baiting case three miles south of Belgrade. During the investigation trail cameras took photo of the man investigators believe to be associated with the illegal bait pile located at Cameron Bridge Fishing Access Site. The following was sent out by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks: Game wardens with Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks are seeking information on a person of interest in an illegal baiting case at Cameron Bridge Fishing Access Site. On Oct. 16 wardens received a...

The image is one of valor and courage, and deserves to win awards. But it does not suit the propaganda of perennial Muslim victimhood that the biggest names in global media promulgate. It also shatters the fake narrative they have peddled for years. It is an image of an Indian policeman who ran through burning buildings to rescue an infant from Islamic rage. This kind of photo makes liberal media platforms uncomfortable. On April 2, disputes broke out in Karauli, Rajasthan. Hindus were celebrating the Hindu New Year, and had organized a celebratory motorbike rally. While the bikers were passing...

<p>DENVER (KDVR) — The Colorado Board of Education heard comments from the public Wednesday surrounding the possibility of excluding LGBTQ references in the social studies curriculum until fourth grade.</p><p>After thousands of people offered feedback, a committee made the recommendation to the board.</p>

President Joe Biden seems to be dedicated to the foreign policies of his former boss, President Barrack Obama. Like Obama, he is clearly bent on reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) also known as the Iran nuclear deal. In its eagerness to sign a deal with the Iranians at all costs, the Biden administration is willing to overlook the human rights abuses being committed by the Ayatollah’s regime and its praetorian guards – the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). It is similarly ready to put aside the issue of Iran’s development of long-range ballistic missiles that would enable...

'Jesse Watters Primetime' host reacts to the FBI having no record of investigation into the Brooklyn subway suspect.

WASHINGTON, Sunday, April 13. SCARCITY OF NEWS. Washington seldom originates much news on a Sunday, Bull Runs being scarce in this country. We have had no occasion for a Cabinet meeting. To-day, Senators and Representatives have regaled themselves by attending church, visiting Manassas, writing letters, franking documents to their friends and constituents, and discussing military men in general and McCLELLAN in particular. THE CHURCHES The recommendation of the President in his recent proclamation was generally observed in the churches to-day. THE DISTRICT EMANCIPATION BILL. It so happens that the District Emancipation bill did not reach the President on Saturday, as...

HOLY THURSDAY: EVENING MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER JOHN 13:1-15 Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus washes the disciples’ feet. He is giving them a visual proclamation of his new commandment: “Love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another.” When we accept this commandment, we walk the path of joy. When we internalize this law, we become happy. And so the paradox: happiness is never a function of filling oneself up; it is a wonderful function of giving oneself away. When the divine grace enters one’s life (and everything we have is the result...

When Malik Sanchez was sentenced on Wednesday for claiming he had a bomb and telling two women outside a New York City restaurant that he was going to kill them, he apologized to the women and said that his actions were those of an “immature and reckless child.” Manhattan federal court Judge Colleen McMahon stopped him right there and corrected him, saying his action was “that of a sicko.” Nevertheless, she gave him no jail time at all while praising his post-arrest behavior and calling him a “pretrial success story.” Scaring people half to death is no big deal in...