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Canadian researchers want to study how much carbon is released into the air from cow burps and farts. That study would open the door for the federal government to put a carbon tax on cow burps and farts like New Zealand implemented. In an interview with the Western Standard, University of Alberta researcher Cameron Carlyle talked about a new study he's putting together to measure the carbon released into the air from cow belches and toots. “I was just in a meeting … to discuss trying to put together a new project where we tackle that question because it’s an...

Another hidden classic jam! This band was very influential and pioneered the progressive rock sound.

The price of ice cream made by China's most famous brand of baijiu liquor, Mao-tai, has surged to 250 yuan (Singapore$52)[USD$37.18]a cup, triggering public debate over the high price. Mao-tai ice cream reported on Wednesday (July 6) that each cup of the ice cream available online through third parties was priced between 120 yuan and 250 yuan, a mark up of about four times the official price, in a Weibo post. In May this year, the alcohol brand partnered with Chinese dairy company Mengniu to launch a series of baijiu-flavoured ice cream products. Flavours like tiramisu, classical original, vanilla and...

Lisa was delighted when she found a box of expensive-looking lingerie in her husband’s car. Her birthday was approaching so she assumed it was a gift. The big day came and went, but the lacy knickers never materialised. Instead, Lisa received a voucher. Her sixth sense told her something was wrong with her marriage. ‘We had been together for years and things had got a little bit mundane,’ recalls the mum of two, who is using a pseudonym. ‘We were just getting on with normal family life. We weren’t being intimate.’ When Lisa asked her husband, Dave*, about the underwear,...

Researchers on 4Chan have begun examining an offline backup of Hunter Biden’s phone. They found the password and are going through all the files.Hunter Biden’s laptop data, with many concluding there is over 450GB of data still remaining hidden on the President’s son’s iPhone backup log.The individual who initially released the data claimed to have been threatened by unnamed individuals close to the administration.

The speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament threatened Wednesday to “claim back” Alaska if the United States froze or seized Russian assets as punishment for its invasion of Ukraine. “Let America always remember: there’s a piece of territory, Alaska,” Vyacheslav Volodin said at the last session of parliament, the State Duma, before it goes on summer break. “When they try to manage our resources abroad, let them think before they act that we, too, have something to take back,” Volodin said. He noted that deputy speaker Pyotr Tolstoy had proposed holding a referendum among Alaskans to join Russia.

Akira Kurosawa may be one of cinema's more humane filmmakers. While he did see a lot of sadness and injustice in the world, and would address those issues in his films, few of his works skewed full-bore into cynicism. Often, wicked characters would face retribution for their actions -- seen most notably in Kurosawa's Shakespeare adaptations "Throne of Blood" (1957), "The Bad Sleep Well" (1960), "Kagemusha" (1980), and "Ran" (1985) -- but more often, their moral fall was depicted as a great, tragic failing of the world. He looked and saw people, not archetypes. If one sees archetypes in Kurosawa...

An investigation revealed that Marie died of natural causes and was dead for two weeks before being put inside the freezer, according to police. Hoskins is at the Indian River County Jail and is being held on a $10,000 bond and was charged with failure to report the death of her mother as well as tampering with evidence, according to FOX 13. Police initially attempted to perform a wellness check in April and were unsuccessful, but an officer "had a gut feeling that something wasn’t right," and a second attempt followed. Police called a relative who was out of town...

Whatever it was that was blowing in the wind when the track weaved its way into a young Bob Dylan’s ever-expanding consciousness back in the early summer of 1962 before its world-changing release the year later, it certainly carried along the future like an adrenalised tumbleweed trying to catch up. He was 22 years old when his mystic words were pressed onto record and the virtues he extolled with perfect melody had even escaped old Father Time. The beauty of the track deserves a mausoleum of its own, but the building next door should be dedicated to its legacy—that is...

Harvard University provides its students with unparalleled knowledge, skills and experiences. Yet, as we Jewish students have witnessed, the routine vilification of the State of Israel — both inside and outside the classroom — indicates that something in Harvard’s contemporary education has gone seriously awry. In the latest example of this trend, the editorial board of the Harvard Crimson endorsed the movement to boycott, divest, and sanction (BDS) the Jewish state in an April 29 editorial. BDS represents the economic arm of a global effort — spearheaded militarily by Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran — to destroy the Jewish state. That...

Melissa Bond was caring for two infant children — a newborn, and a year-old toddler with Down syndrome. It was 2009, and she had recently lost her magazine job. Her marriage was disintegrating, and she spent night after night pacing her house in Salt Lake City, watching the hours tick by. When a physician gave her a prescription for Ativan — a “strong, fast-acting sedative hypnotic” that he guaranteed would help her get some shut-eye — she accepted it, no questions asked. “I was in such a state of desperation that I didn’t research the drugs,” Bond, now 53, told...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin is stirring rumors of a possible presidential run in 2024. On Saturday, the Old Dominion governor is set to deliver a speech at Nebraska’s GOP convention. Youngkin won a surprise victory in Virginia last year after turning the reliably blue state red in a race which highlighted parental concern about critical race theory in schools. Though Nebraska isn’t Iowa, the two share media markets and Youngkin’s visit is likely to percolate in that most critical early primary state.

The fairgrounds building in Pond Creek is open for people to go but you cannot use Highway 81 south out of Medford, officials said. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has closed several roads in Grant County. US-81 at the intersection of Greer and the intersection of Haskell are closed at this time. Additionally, the roadway at US-60/US-81 in Pond Creek is closed. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is assisting with barricades.

Saturday, July 9, 2022: Join RSBN LIVE from Anchorage, AK for all day live coverage of President Donald J. Trump's Save America Rally. President Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America, will hold a rally in Anchorage, Alaska, on Saturday, July 9, 2022, at 4:00PM ADT. This event is being sponsored by our friends at Birch Gold. Get a free info kit on Gold IRA's: https://freekit.birchgold.com/trump-rally/?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=rumble&utm_source=rsbn&msid=27556&utm_content=fb_tr_vegas_070822 Saturday, July 9, 2022, at 4:00PM ADT President Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America, delivers remarks in support of Governor Mike Dunleavy, Kelly Tshibaka, Candidate...

He’s silent no more: Johnny Depp is using his latest album to sing out about winning his contentious defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, according to a report. “I think you’ve said enough for one motherf—ing night,” he sings on the record he made with legendary British guitarist Jeff Beck, which is set to be released Friday, the Sunday Times of London reported. Depp penned two songs on the album, titled “18,” with Beck, the former Yardbirds guitarist. The tunes appear to reveal how Depp may have been feeling during the grueling, weeks-long trial that exposed the couple’s troubled married...

The Army suspended a retired three-star general and Silver Star recipient for a sarcastic tweet to first lady Jill Biden, according to reports. USA Today first reported Saturday that the Army has suspended retired Lt. Gen. Gary Volesky from his contract mentoring soldiers and put him “under investigation” after a snarky tweet to Jill Biden. Biden tweeted on June 24, 2022: For nearly 50 years, women have had the right to make our own decisions about our bodies. Today, that right was stolen from us. And while we may be devastated by this injustice, we will not be silent. We...

Stephen King is sorry, not sorry for spreading fake news about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The novelist has publicly apologized for tweeting a false claim that Gov. DeSantis signed a bill requiring Florida students and professors to register their political views with the state. The erroneous claim appears to have come from a Salon article from last year that recently went viral. “I regret having posted the headline without being more confident the story was correct. Salon is usually more reliable. Twitter is a constant learning experience, and I will try to do better,” the author said in a statement...

In early 2011, the Wisconsin state legislature was considering legislation disfavored by government employee unions and many left-leaning media outlets. Union organizers distributed leaflets urging supporters to react to the proposed legislation. According to a local press account, on February 15, 2011, “Thousands of protesters rushed to the state Capitol Wednesday night, forcing their way through doors, crawling through windows and jamming corridors.” In the early afternoon of January 6, 2021, over 700 protesters, some who may have attended the Stop the Steal rally, entered the US Capitol. According to the Washington Post, most protesters were “taking selfiesand stealing souvenirs”...

It's been more than a year since the 2020 presidential election. With a partnership between voter integrity organizations and Republican state legislatures, we have more proof than ever that while there may not have been widespread election "fraud" —according to the technical definition of the term — there were, in fact, widespread violations of election law. This week, the Wisconsin Supreme Court proved just that. In a 4-3 ruling, the majority opinion explained how the state's use of unmanned ballot drop boxes during the 2020 elections was a violation of election law. "Ballot drop boxes are illegal under Wisconsin statutes....

The administrative court in Nice ruling that a public transportation mask order is suspended in that city. Mayor Christian Estrosi issued the order. Estrosi is a former member of "Les Republicans" the "mainstream conservative" party who now identifies with "Horizons" a party supporting President Emmanuel Macron. The judge noted that since there is currently no mask order nationally one is not needed in Nice. In the National Assembly Wednesday Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne presented the government's program. But Borne did not ask for a vote of confidence from the assembly. That is because her faction supporting President Emmanuel Macron lacks...