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Mushroom, our beloved and unbelievably elderly dog, finally passed away. There was a day when he simply pulled his snout back sharply at the offer of food, and from then on, his decline was rapid. There was a day when I would come into the house and find him slouched like a little black and white parcel in unusual places such as the corners of the dining room, or else I’d see him oddly trying to stand behind the wood stove. There were days during which he lay in his bed, curled in a furry round circle as usual, but...

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials are anxiously watching the French presidential election, aware that the outcome of the vote on Sunday could scramble President Joe Biden’s relations with Europe and reveal dangerous fissures in Western democracy. President Emmanuel Macron of France has been a crucial partner as Biden has rebuilt relations with Europe, promoted democracy and forged a coalition in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. But Macron is in a tight contest with Marine Le Pen, a far-right challenger. Le Pen is a populist agitator who, in the style of former President Donald Trump, scorns European Union “globalists,” criticizes NATO...

LONDON (AP) — Taking aim at hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content online, the European Union is nearing agreement on a sweeping law that would force big tech companies to police themselves harder, make it easier for users to flag problems, and empower regulators to punish noncompliance with billions in fines.

Rep. Charlie Crist (R-FL), who is vying to challenge Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in this year’s gubernatorial race, believes it is “boneheaded” to eliminate woke Disney’s self-governing district. “Attacking Disney, threatening to harm our state’s economic powerhouse that creates so many jobs and brings in so many tourism dollars is a boneheaded move however you look at it,” Crist said, stating that DeSantis a “threat to our state’s economy”:

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told colleagues that he’d “had it” with former President Trump, according to recordings of House GOP calls in the days after the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. The calls also show that McCarthy claimed Trump took some responsibility for the riot. The recordings back up reporting in The New York Times, adapted from the upcoming book “This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden and the Battle for America’s Future,” that McCarthy had vehemently denied on Thursday morning. The report revealed top Republican leaders going farther in bashing Trump than previously reported. McCarthy told House GOP leadership...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway are going green. Penske Entertainment, the parent company of the series, announced Friday it will start implementing more eco-friendly plans starting with next month’s Indianapolis 500. The race is scheduled for May 29. All tires delivered to the speedway also will be relayed by electric vehicles and all electricity consumed at the speedway this May will be purchased through 100% renewable energy credits. Race organizers say fans also can offset their carbon footprint by donating to the GreenTrees reforestation project, something the speedway will support financially. Other initiatives to be...

McCarthy is on tape disparaging Trump, and saying he's going to recommend he resign. Right after Jan 6th. Back stabbing buffoon!!! Then, when confronted, he not only denied it, HE OUT RIGHT LIED about it! He can no longer be trusted!!! Calling all MAGA hats! Dial the Capitol switchboard, ask for your rep (they'll help you, by address), leave a message. "McCarthy is on tape stabbing President Trump in the back. He must resign as Minority Leader, and CANNOT be speaker!"

Best Buy is recalling certain air fryers and air fryer ovens. According to the company, about 635,000 units in the United States, as well as another 137,000 in Canada, are being recalled due to an issue with overheating, which can cause fire and burn hazards. So far, the company says it has received a total of 104 reports of incidents from U.S. and Canadian consumers regarding air fryers or air fryer ovens starting on fire, burning or melting. In addition, Best Buy says there are seven reports of minor property damage, as well as two different injuries, which include a...

Stocks sank on Friday, putting the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 on pace for consecutive weekly declines, as traders weighed a raft of corporate earnings and rising interest rates. The Dow fell 846 points, or 2.4%. The S&P 500 was 2.5% lower, and the Nasdaq Composite declined by 2.4%. Friday’s loss was the biggest of the month for the Dow. Those losses put the Dow down 1.5% for the week, on track for its fourth straight weekly decline. The S&P 500 was headed for a three-week slide, and was down 2.5% week to date. The Nasdaq was the...

No Person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by...

Hollywood has always loved political movies. And there have been lots of good ones over the years. But not very many important ones. Dinesh D’Souza, the preeminent conservative filmmaker, has made many very important movies. But his next movie may be the most important political movie of all time. In fact, it may be the most important movie of all time. And if taken seriously by those in power, it very well may save America. And NOW, you can attend the premiere of 2000 Mules, the brand new movie by Dinesh D’Souza.You can buy tickets to the premiere, either in...

Newly released audio showing that McCarthy wanted Donald Trump to resign in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection has prompted allies of the former president to question whether McCarthy is fit for the top job in the House. While the GOP leader is still seen as the overwhelming favorite to be speaker in 2023, given Republicans’ likelihood of taking back the House, it could endanger McCarthy’s chances to win over a necessary block of pro-Trump Republicans — particularly if Trump comes out against McCarthy’s speakership bid. Though most House Republicans remained silent Friday — and some indicated they believed...

The year 1850 was plagued by stormy weather and the turbulent conditions were closely followed by the aptly named George Merryweather, a doctor in Whitby, North Yorkshire, who claimed to forecast storms using leeches. Merryweather had been inspired by distinguished predecessors such as the 18th-century poet William Cowper. “I have a leech in a bottle that foretells all these prodigies and convulsions of Nature,” Cowper wrote. “He is worth all the barometers in the world.” Edward Jenner, inventor of the smallpox vaccine, was another believer in the forecasting abilities of leeches, observing how agitated they became before storms: “The leech...

Riley Leon was driving his pickup truck home after a job interview when he found himself in the middle of a tornado. A passerby caught the instance on camera, and the video of Leon's truck being swept away by a tornado has gone viral. Leon sat down with FOX 7 to discuss the event and how he felt during those wild moments.

Lauren Fine, the spokeswoman for House Republican Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, told Fox News Digital that neither Scalise nor any of his staffers leaked the audio. "Millions of American are suffering right now under President Biden and Speaker Pelosi’s big-government socialist agenda that has given us record high inflation, with skyrocketing gas prices and a border crisis, yet the only thing the Democrat media continues to obsess over is January 6th," Fine said. "Whip Scalise’s sole focus is on working with his colleagues to stop the radical Democrat agenda," she continued. "Neither he nor anyone on his team recorded...

Something odd appears to be happening across America: In the past six months, 18 U.S. food processing plants have reportedly burned down, and Twitter has questions. “This is an odd coincidence,” remarked Wall Street Silver, who posted a collage of headlines from Texas, Nebraska, Oregon, Tennessee, California, and more, all screaming “Fire!” “Anyone else been following this?” the hugely popular Catturd asked Thursday. LATEST Tucker reports on ‘odd coincidence’ of multiple food processing plants burning down: ‘What’s going on?’ April 22, 2022 | Melissa Fine | Print Article Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn Gab Something odd appears to be happening across...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has an election-year message for frustrated voters: At least he’s trying. For those who think he isn’t doing enough to help Ukraine fend off the Russian invasion, Biden announced $800 million in new military support on Thursday. To ease the pain of high gas prices, he’s tapped the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and reopened onshore sales of oil and natural gas leases on public land. And to address historic inflation, Biden has tried to smooth out supply chain-crimping bottlenecks at the nation’s ports. The president hopes the moves, which are being announced in near-daily rollouts...

I don't even own a place right now. I'm literally staying at friends' places,” he was quoted as saying by the New York Post. “If I travel to the Bay Area, which is where most of Tesla's engineering is, I basically rotate through friends' spare bedrooms,” the Tesla CEO added. “I don't have a yacht, I don't take vacations,” he added. Musk was responding to a question about wealth disparity across the world and the amount of money spent by billionaires. “I think there's axiomatic flaws that are leading to that conclusion. It would be very problematic if I would...

New video shows Vladimir Putin looking bloated and awkwardly gripping a table for support — heightening suspicions that the warmongering president is seriously ill. The footage released by the Kremlin Thursday shows Putin, 69, tightly gripping the table with his right hand as soon as he sits down — then keeping it there throughout the nearly 12-minute clip. Putin sits with hunched shoulders and regularly fidgets and taps his toes during the briefing with his defense minister, Sergei Shoigu, who is also rumored to be suffering health woes. The clip shows Putin and his key adviser “both depressed & seemingly...

A Travis Heights resident caught an interesting looking animal on their ring camera. What do you think it is?A Travis Heights resident is left questioning what resides in their neighborhood after catching a mysterious animal on their ring camera. SNIP The animal looks similar to a lemur, or some sort of monkey- two species not native to the Central Texas area. SNIP