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A new report suggests that human consumption of frog legs is pushing some species to extinction.Restaurants with frog legs on their menus and supermarkets that stock them could be contributing to the decline of certain species of frogs. In one case, they could be pushing a frog found in Turkey toward extinction, according to a report — with the grim title "Deadly Dish" — that was recently co-published by the German nonprofit Pro Wildlife and French environmental protection organization Robin des Bois. Originally reported by The Guardian, the two groups found state that more than 40,700 tons of frog legs...

The lead Secret Service agent in charge of President Trump’s detail on January 6 will reportedly testify that the former president did not try to commandeer his suburban during the riots, thereby contradicting testimony from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson on Tuesday. News of the testimony broke on Twitter from Peter Alexander of NBC News, the furthest thing from a Trump ally, who said that a source close to the Secret Service said that agent Bobby Engel will testify. [CUT] ABC News confirmed as well:[CUT] Should the report prove accurate and Bobby Engel’s testimony hold up, it will be...

Perhaps the world's most complicated boundary, a narrow bike trail offers a window into a region that has been the battleground of Europe and is where culture and geography intersect. Nicolai Meyer stepped away from his restaurant's deep fryer to offer a quick lesson in geography. "We're in Belgium," he explained, then pointed through the window. "The road is Germany. Then it's Belgium. Then Germany." The entire area he described spanned perhaps 50m. I picked up one of his chips, which he assured me was a true Belgium frite, dipped it in mayonnaise and took a bite as I tried...

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A group of House Democrats on Tuesday announced they would move to codify federal protections for transgender people. The proposal, dubbed the “Transgender Bill of Rights,” would codify the Supreme Court’s 2020 Bostock v. Clayton County decision that protects employees against discrimination for being gay or transgender. The proposal would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to explicitly include protections for gender identity and sex characteristics, expand access to gender-affirming care and ban conversion therapy. It would also require the attorney general to designate a liaison dedicated to overseeing enforcement of civil rights for transgender people and invest in...

New footage released by Gubernatorial Candidate Kari Lake and mule-buster Gary Snyder reveals ballot Mules in San Luis, Arizona forging signatures on ballot envelopes and preparing to cast illegal votes in the 2020 stolen election. This same footage was provided to the Arizona Attorney General BEFORE the 2020 General Election and he did nothing about it. The Gateway Pundit previously reported that San Luis residents Gary Snyder and David Lara busted a local ballot trafficking operation using undercover cameras, after observing these criminals operate in their community for 27 years. It was revealed to The Gateway Pundit that this evidence...

Secret Services is reportedly prepared to push back against claims that President Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of his presidential vehicle and lunged at Secret Service when agents refused to take him to the Capitol. Such allegations were made by Cassidy Hutchinson, a former assistant to Mark Meadows, who said she had heard the tale second hand. Bobby Engel, the lead agent on Trump's detail, and the presidential driver at the time are prepared to testify under oath to the committee that Hutchinson's testimony is incorrect, according to multiple news outlets. The Secret Service promised in a public...

A Lifetime movie about the death of Gabby Petito is now in production. The film, tentatively titled “The Gabby Petito Story,” has been rumored to be in the works for a while, but recent photos show production underway in Salt Lake City. The film is based on Petito’s murder at the hands of boyfriend Brian Laundrie in Wyoming last year while on a well-documented road trip across the country. The movie is being directed by Thora Birch, who will also play the role of Petito’s mother. The Petito family has not publicly commented on the movie. Attorney reveals Roberta Laundrie...

Secret Service agents are reportedly prepared to testify that then-President Donald Trump didn’t reach for the steering wheel in his limousine following his rally on Jan. 6 that preceded the attack at the U.S. Capitol. “A source close to the Secret Service tells me both Bobby Engel, the lead agent, and the presidential limousine/SUV driver are prepared to testify under oath that neither man was assaulted and that Mr. Trump never lunged for the steering wheel,” tweeted NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander on Tuesday.

King Kwesi Kyei Darkwa, a senior Ghanaian broadcaster, has predicted the doom that awaits politicians who steal from the national coffers. Politics in Africa, especially in Ghana, has been tagged with corruption and bribery. While not all politicians are corrupt, most of them have been caught in an unexplainable situation when it comes to financial decisions they take for their country. On corruption among politicians, King KKD advised politicians to stop stealing from the public purse or risk suffering an incurable disease before their death. He said, “Stealing from the public purse(as a politician) is like stealing from a blind...

ILLINOIS's highest-profile GOP primary is the race between Republican Reps. Rodney Davis and Mary Miller in the new 15th District, one of the nation’s six incumbent-versus-incumbent primaries. ... < > 13th District in south-central Illinois to be a D+7 seat ... But the GOP could still hold this seat in a Republican-leaning midterm environment. Republicans look likely to pick either former federal prosecutor Jesse Reising or nonprofit president Regan Deering, as they’ve raised the most money and are on the National Republican Congressional Committee’s list of candidates to watch.

Memorial of Saint Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr Matthew 8:23-27 Friends, in this wonderful story of the calming of the storm at sea, we witness some of the spiritual dynamics of fear and trust. The disciples stand symbolically for all of us journeying through life within the narrow confines of the fearful ego. When they confront the storm and the mighty waves, they are immediately filled with terror. Similarly, when the trials and anxieties of life confront the ego, the first reaction is fear, since there is no power beyond itself upon which it can rely. In the midst of this...

Former President Donald Trump’s lead Secret Service agent is reportedly ready to testify that testimony given by a former White House staffer on Wednesday to the January 6 House select committee is false. Cassidy Hutchinson, a former aide to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, claimed that Trump on the day of the January 6 rally tried to get Secret Service to take him to the U.S. Capitol building, and that he became enraged when they would not do it because the area was not secure. Hutchinson claimed that Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of the armored...

Oregon hunters are offering a $500 reward for information on a poacher who shot a deer and left it dead in a Reedsport boat launch parking lot at about 3 a.m. on Friday, June 17. The report must lead to an arrest or citation and the reporting party could opt instead for four hunter preference points from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Oregon State Police Fish & Wildlife troopers responded to the Rainbow Plaza boat launch around 4:30 a.m. that day in response to information that a deer had been shot in the parking lot. The investigation revealed...

Megyn Kelly blasted Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) as a “moron” and a “Kardashian in Congress” after the progressive lawmaker called for impeaching Supreme Court justices over their decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. During an appearance on Eric Bolling’s Monday night program on the right-leaning cable channel Newsmax, Kelly unloaded on the congresswoman from the Bronx and Queens during a discussion of the aftermath of Friday’s dramatic abortion ruling. Kelly was asked to opine on the Sunday comments by Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) when she demanded that Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh be impeached for allegedly lying under oath during their...

Sorry, I've no link to this (am looking too) but was watching Newmax's Rob Schmitt opening and he's reporting some NBC reporter/journalist is reporting that the SS agents that were involved in this so-called falsehood that DJT grabbed the wheel of the Beast is fabricated and that they are willing to testify. Again, just heard this and will post the transcript if/when I find it.

Explanation: Which part of the Moon is this? No part -- because this is the planet Mercury. Mercury's old surface is heavily cratered like that of Earth's Moon. Mercury, while only slightly larger than Luna, is much denser and more massive than any Solar System moon because it is made mostly of iron. In fact, our Earth is the only planet more dense. Because Mercury rotates exactly three times for every two orbits around the Sun, and because Mercury's orbit is so elliptical, visitors on Mercury could see the Sun rise, stop in the sky, go back toward the rising...

Buying a car in Singapore ain't cheap. Especially with that elusive piece of paper called a COE going for a minimum of $74,989 these days. And upwards of $100,000 if you desire a more powerful car. Read the condensed version of this story, and other top stories with NewsLite. So you'd expect a car owner to be tetchy should their vehicle not look its best. However, TikTok user Adventurefinds has a rather different perspective. When his kids needed somewhere to express themselves artistically, Adventurefinds did what some car enthusiasts might deem sacrilegious — by presumably offering his once shiny white...

Germany and the Netherlands will provide Ukraine with six more Panzerhaubitze 2000 self-propelled artillery units. This was announced in Madrid by German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht and her Dutch counterpart kaise Ollongren, the Censor informs.No with a link to DW. "In Germany, we decided that we could give Ukraine three more Panzerhaubitze 2000s. Together with the Netherlands, it will be six," Lambrecht said. If they say what they need, we do everything possible to provide it. And in this case, Germany and the Netherlands were able to do just that," Ollongren said. At the same time, Lambrecht said that now...

In tonight's video we take a look at the ultimate proof that MORE legal guns in society make us safer AND reduces crime. Brazil has been loosening their gun control and have seen a MASSIVE 34% reduction in their homicide rate over three years...