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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Updating the press on the baby formula shortage that's affecting millions of American families, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre (black, gay, immigrant) stated that all blame for the shortage rested squarely on the curly locks of the giant baby from Honey, I Blew Up The Kid. Jean-Pierre (black, gay, immigrant) said the crisis had nothing to do with Biden's list of perfect policies, but occurred because a baby grew to the size of a skyscraper after Pete Buttigieg's experimental Chest-Milk-O-Matic™ machine malfunctioned, firing a stray embiggening gamma beam into the child's bedroom. "The oversized baby has been toddling around the...

President Joe Biden spoke in Buffalo, New York, after meeting with the families of the victims of the mass shooting in a grocery store Saturday. “White supremacy is a poison. It’s a poison. It really is. running through our body politic. And it’s been allowed to fester right in front of our eyes,” Biden said. “No more. I mean no more.”

The largest trial in IgA nephropathy has found treatment with methylprednisolone—a cheap, widely used corticosteroid drug—halves the risk of losing kidney function and kidney failure, and that this can be effectively achieved with fewer side effects if a reduced dose is used. IgA nephropathy, also known as Berger's disease, is an auto-immune condition in which a type of antibody produced by the body to fight infection forms deposits in the kidney leading to inflammation and scarring, and progressing to cause kidney failure in many people. Professor Vlado Perkovic said that around 10-30 percent of people with the condition go on...

A Chinese university’s move to shift a swimming test online sparks a wave of mockery on social media. South China Morning Post Shanghai University has become the subject of mockery after it moved a practical swimming examination "online". The dean's office at Shanghai University announced on May 15 that undergraduates finishing their bachelor's degrees due to take a 50-metre swimming test could participate online from home. In China, students at some of the most prestigious universities must learn to swim before they graduate because swimming is considered a survival skill and improves physical fitness. According to the university website, the...

Vladimir “Vovan” Kuznetsov and Alexei “Lexus” Stolyarov have spent more than a decade trolling politicians, celebrities, and other public figures around the world. Since 2015, they have called dozens of senior US and European officials, revealing their human side (if applicable), but also potentially significant information on policy matters. Pranksters Vovan and Lexus have struck again, this time targeting former US President George W. Bush. A tweet posted Tuesday on Vovan’s Twitter account features a preview mash-up of a conversation expected to be released in full later this week. “I wanted Ukraine into NATO”, Bush says in one excerpt. “I...

Rebecca Moon Mon, May 16, 2022, 5:31 PM·2 min read For 55-year-old Liang Shi, age is no limit as he took an entrance exam for the 26th time since he was a teenager to get into his dream school. While many people have reportedly told Liang that his “failing memory” would hinder him from studying textbooks like his younger peers, he is determined to score high enough on the gaokao exam this year to attend Sichuan University, which he first missed out on in 1983. He described himself as “still young” and reassured his critics that he has no issues...

Trained sniffer dogs can accurately identify airport passengers infected with coronavirus, new research suggests. Scientists say this method of detection is likely to be especially valuable, not only in the early stages of a pandemic when other resources might not yet be available, but also to help contain an ongoing pandemic. They add that their findings highlight the importance of continuous retraining as new Covid-19 variants emerge. Our preliminary observations suggest that dogs primed with one virus type can in a few hours be retrained to detect its variants

Scientists have momentarily restored a faint twinkle of life to dying cells in the human eye. In order to better understand the way nerve cells succumb to a lack of oxygen, a team of US researchers measured activity in mouse and human retinal cells soon after their death. Amazingly, with a few tweaks to the tissue's environment, they were able to revive the cells' ability to communicate hours later. When stimulated by light, the postmortem retinas were shown to emit specific electrical signals, known as b-waves. These waves are also seen in living retinas, and they indicate communication between all...

1:57 New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) wants to expand her state’s “assault weapons” ban in the wake of Saturday’s Buffalo shooting. New York has some of the most stringent gun controls in the Union. Those controls include universal background checks, a “high capacity” magazine ban, a permit requirement to buy a handgun, a red flag law, gun storage requirements, “ghost gun” regulations, and a prohibition against gun possession by felons, among other gun control laws.

VLADIMIR Putin appeared fidgety and twitchy in his latest video appearance, amid fierce rumours about the Russian president's health. In a meeting with one of his allies, the 69-year-old slouched over and tightly gripped the arm of his chair, following speculation that he is suffering from cancer. Russian TV filmed Putin in a meeting in Moscow with Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon. In the clip, he can be seen continually tapping his feet while gripping the arm of his chair with his right hand. He kept his left hand in his lap as he moved his feet erratically during the meeting...

To some, Huntsville, Alabama, may seem an unlikely metro area to beat out 149 others in the U.S. News Best Places to Live ranking. With a population of less than 500,000, it's smaller than a significant portion of places on the list and it’s off the beaten path when it comes to vacation destinations or typical spots people consider when moving to a new part of the country. But this northern Alabama metro area offers the affordability and quality of life that people seem to be craving after years of a pandemic that forced them to stay home, opened up...

GULF SHORES, Ala. (WALA) - In the most unlikely of outcomes, a Wisconsin man who lost his dentures in the Gulf of Mexico last Monday will be getting them back thanks to a bizarre stroke of luck. A Mississippi man, vacationing in Gulf Shores later the same week just happened to find them while snorkeling near the shore. The odds against finding the false teeth were tremendous, especially once you actor in the teeth were lost on a Monday. They weren’t found until that Friday and had moved more than two miles to the west. “They actually scared me,” said...

The Pacific Grove Unified School District will require all students and staff to wear masks while indoors, starting Tuesday. In early May, the school board voted to look at two metrics; seven-day test positivity and seven-day case rates per 100,000 people. On Monday the county reported new COVID-19 numbers that triggered the change. Advertisement Click here to see Monterey County's current COVID-19 statistics. The district could lift the mandate if the numbers slip back into more reasonable rates. "The board listens to what the parents and the families are asking," said Ralph Gomez Porras, superintendent for Pacific Grove Unified School...

<p>A manager at an Arby's fast food restaurant in Washington state has been accused of urinating into a milkshake mix that might then have been served to dozens of people.</p><p>Police in Vancouver, just across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon, said they uncovered footage of the 29-year-old man peeing into a bag of milkshake mix as they were executing a search warrant on his phone as part of a child pornography investigation, The Columbian newspaper reported.</p>

FIFTH WEEK OF EASTER JOHN 14:27-31A Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus promises his Second Coming. In one sense, Christianity is a religion of fulfillment (the Lord has come), but in another sense, it is a religion of waiting, for we expect the Second Coming of Jesus in the fullness of his power. We wait and watch and keep vigil. What we all know is that great things take time. When a kid comes to an artist’s studio to apprentice, he has to submit to a long and difficult discipline; when a young man enters a monastery or a seminary, he...

Yet another version of Skyrim is here, as one fan has remade a portion of the acclaimed RPG in Unreal Engine 5. Skyrim’s Riverwood has been rebuilt in Epic Games’s recently released top-of-the-line engine, which is the prefect fodder while we wait for The Elder Scrolls 6. The Redditor responsible shared their creation in a 5-minute video (spotted by GamesRadar). The clip walks through the classic Skyrim settlement, showing off a few of its buildings and streets in dazzling graphical fidelity. It then cuts to what looks like the Western Watchtower in Whiterun, although this ruined outpost is a lot...

When I filed my taxes (TurboTax), there was a page which - as with last year - asked a question as to whether I got my 'stimulus' check. I do not recall that there was any other option (yes or no). I did not get a stimulus during the virus. Last year it automatically credited my taxes. No notice from IRS. This year it did the same (automatically credited my taxes on my answer to the question). Recently I got a notice of tax due, reversing the credit. Now I owe >$1400.00, plus interest & penalties.

A Conservative MP has been arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault. The Conservative whips office confirmed the unnamed individual has been asked not to attend Parliament until the investigation concludes. "The Chief Whip has asked that the MP concerned does not attend the Parliamentary Estate while an investigation is ongoing," said a Conservative whips office spokeswoman. "Until the conclusion of the investigation we will not be commenting further." In a statement reported by the Sun, the Met said: "A man was arrested on suspicion of indecent assault, sexual assault, rape, abuse of position of trust and misconduct in...

They have quietly opened truth social on the web app for everyone to join. Follow me at SarahinWP. I love that the leftist media and big tech are about to completely fall apart at the seams!!

Anti-woke Canadian psychologist Dr. Jordan Peterson QUITS Twitter after being bombarded with a 'vicious flood of insults' for saying plus-size Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover model Yumi Nu is 'not beautiful' Peterson, who is known for his outspoken stance against 'woke' ideologies, took to Twitter on Monday afternoon to offer his thoughts on the new SI Swim Issue Sharing an image of 36-year-old Nu's cover, the Canada-based author wrote: 'Sorry. Not Beautiful. And no amount of tolerance is going to change that' The clinical psychologist and author's tweet was met with bitter backlash from fellow Twitter users, many of whom hit...