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Rep. Jim Jordan said it is time "put in place the right kind of leadership at the Justice Department who will actually rein that institution in, get rid of the politics and focus on equal treatment under the law." Two senior Republicans likely to chair House investigative committees next year if the GOP wins control of Congress say they are prepared to compel testimony from Hunter and James Biden about their overseas business deals and to use the power of the purse to force the FBI to address long-simmering questions about its integrity. Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) told the "Just...

Aging occurs in all sensory organs, and cellular senescence plays an important role in this process. Premature senescence of auditory cells can be induced by oxidative stress and can result in hearing loss. Mitochondrial dysfunction is one of the hallmarks of aging and is associated with the development of age-related neurodegenerative diseases. Mitochondria generate ATP in cells and are important for energy supply. They are also critical for neurotransmission in the auditory system. Autophagy is a homeostatic process by which damaged or dysfunctional cellular components are removed. Mitochondrial selective autophagy, termed mitophagy, specifically degrades dysfunctional or damaged mitochondria and maintains...

The fifth GTA (Greater Toronto Area) doctor to die in July “radiated positivity” and “lived a vibrant and active life.” But what the world lost in the sudden and tragic death of Dr. Candace Nayman was a woman who had dedicated her life to the health of children. The 27-year-old, who was a resident doctor at McMaster Children Hospital in Hamilton, collapsed while swimming as she competed in a triathlon on Sunday. She subsequently died on Thursday. Friends kept an around-the-clock prayer vigil for the much-loved Nayman who lost her fight and, at her request, had her organs donated to...

In violation of Delaware’s mandatory reporting law for child sexual abuse, the Biden laptop reveals how the Biden family, a disgraced business partner, and the first son’s former psychiatrist failed to report Hallie Biden’s allegations that Hunter was “sexually inappropriate” with his 14-year-old niece. While the Biden family’s shady Chinese business deals collapsed with the ‘disappearance’ and ‘arrest’ of Hunter’s CEFC China Energy partners, Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Jimmy Biden, Ashley Biden, Naomi Biden, Liz Secundy, Devon Archer, and Keith Ablow all ignored Hallie’s jarring allegations that Hunter was “gettin off sexually” with his deceased brother’s daughter. All of Hunter...

VIDEO AT LINK..... Joe Biden launched into another incoherent rant about the economy Thursday, mumbling for 90 seconds about “checks, the middle class, raises, and the Rescue Plan.” “One of the things that I find is… I look at… I take it very seriously… The American people and the economy… I started thinking about it… You know, we were able to with the Rescue Plan, we sent them a check… I mean a check. One beyond that. It helped save a lot of people,” said Biden. “I started thinking about it. Somebody’s who’s raising a middle-class kid, one year, even...

At least forty Ukrainian prisoners of war have been killed in a Russian detention camp. Ukraine said Putin's men carried out 'targeted artillery shelling' to both accuse Ukraine of war crimes and hide any evidence of torture and mass executions in the prison. A total of 193 people were held in the jail at the time of the strike, Pushilin said in comments broadcast on Russian state television. Ukrainian authorities in the Donetsk region also said that Russia has pressed on with the shelling of civilian targets in Ukrainian-held areas. Scores of Ukrainian soldiers were taken to prisons in Russian-controlled...

President Donald Trump claimed, “absolute immunity” in court against Jan 6th civil suits.His legal team says “this question has already been answered by the Supreme Court, which held that the immunity is rooted in constitutional separation of powers.”From Fox News:Former President Donald Trump is claiming “absolute immunity” in all civil suits pertaining to the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.Trump’s preliminary statement to the court has been released, in which the former president’s legal team dismisses the possibility of civil suits against Trump entirely, citing presidential immunity.“This appeal requires the adjudication of a simple but important constitutional issue regarding the separation of...

Germany could be forced to scrap Oktoberfest celebrations and its famous Christmas markets as officials desperately search for ways to save energy after Russia began throttling gas supplies to Europe. Hanover yesterday became the first major city on the continent to announce it will turn off all hot water in public buildings to conserve energy, while Berlin has begun dimming streetlights and Augsburg has turned off public water fountains.

The suspect was identified as 62-year-old William Coleman of Beaumont, KBMT said, adding that he was taken to an area hospital for treatment for serious injuries. Coleman later was charged with aggravated robbery, the station said. Once Coleman is released from the hospital, he will be taken to the Jefferson County Jail and held on a $250,000 bond, KBMT reported.

The scientists believe that their discovery allows for many interesting new medical possibilities. A recently found lipid inhibits cell death. An organism uses programmed cell death as a critical tool to maintain its health. Various stress responses are triggered when a cell does not operate as it should. These responses aim to bring back the original cell function. One example is the process known as autophagy, in which a cell partly digests itself in order to acquire energy that it can utilize for its own repair. Should these efforts fail, the cell dies. This enables the body to combat conditions...

A U.S. District Court judge dismissed the cases involving The New York Times, CBS, ABC, Gannett, and Rolling Stone Federal Judge Dismisses Nick Sandmann Defamation Lawsuits Against New York Times, Other Media Companies The controversial Nick Sandmann had his defamation lawsuits against a multitude of media companies dismissed by a U.S. District Court in Kentucky this week. Federal Judge William Bertelsman ruled that coverage of Sandmann which said he “blocked” a Native American man were “protected opinions,” and not defamation. Sandmann exploded amongst Conservative circles after footage of him when he was 16 years old at the March for Life...

A severe thunderstorm rolled through the Las Vegas Valley on Thursday night, causing major flooding and knocking out power to thousands. As of midnight, several intersections across the valley remained closed due to flooding, including areas of Maryland Parkway. The National Weather Service had issued a severe thunderstorm warning for parts of the valley until 9:30 p.m. on Thursday. The National Weather Service issued the warning around 8:15 p.m. on Thursday as the storm moved toward the valley. A rain gauge on the Desert Inn arterial picked up a reading of more than an inch of rain.

The Health and Human Services Department has secured 171 million doses of new Covid vaccines that target the omicron variant in preparation for a fall booster campaign. The U.S. has agreed to purchase 66 million doses of Moderna's new vaccine formula in a $1.74 billion deal***The Moderna order comes on top of a $3.2 billion agreement to purchase 105 million doses of Pfizer's updated shots that target omicron. HHS expects to receive the first deliveries from Pfizer and Moderna early this fall. The new vaccines that target omicron still need to be authorized by the Food and Drug Administration and...

China's threatening response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's possible trip to Taiwan indicates the communists could be eyeing an invasion of the island sooner than had been expected. That belief follows Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday warning President Joe Biden not to "play with fire" over Taiwan, Axios reported, citing a Chinese readout of a phone call between the two leaders. Even The Associated Press reported that Xi's tough language suggested Chinese leaders might believe Washington didn't understand the seriousness of previous warnings about Taiwan.

[Catholic Caucus] THE FRANCIS LAW: Cardinals Gregory, Cupich Implement Ban on Latin MassDespite all their talk about "listening" and the "Synodal Way," Francis and his fellow revolutionaries steadfastly REFUSE to listen to the hundreds of thousand of Catholics worldwide who choose to worship God at the Latin Mass -- the Mass of St. Faustina, St. José Sánchez del Río, St. Maximilian Kolbe, and Padre Pio. In the middle of a worldwide pandemic, why is the Church of Pope Francis persecuting faithful Catholics whose only crime is an earnest desire to have access to the Mass of their fathers, the Latin...

On Thursday, hours after a new government report showed that the economy had shrunk for a second straight quarter, Biden rejected the very idea that the country was in a recession. “That doesn’t sound like recession to me,” he said. He then abruptly walked away from the podium and ignored the scores of question tossed at him by the White House press. It may not sound like a recession to you. But have you asked anyone outside of experts, advisors and your staff what it feels like to the American people? People are feeling pain and a building fear, even...

Can We Accurately Diagnose the Bergoglio Disorder Afflicting the Church?For the sake of argument, think about how the Catholic world would react if we soon had a saintly pope who restored the Church’s liturgical practices to their pre-Vatican II state, solemnly denounced all of the heresies that have proliferated since Vatican II, excommunicated the various false shepherds, and embarked upon a holy path of promoting the rights of Christ the King. Almost certainly we would find that all of the nominal Catholics who hang on Bergoglio’s every word would no longer think much of the papacy. And all of us...

Is anyone paying for an insurance policy rider on their solar panels ? How much ? Is a $2 per $100 quote reasonable ?

A federal judge in Tennessee temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new Title IX proposal that would extend protection to transgender students. The proposal, first leaked in April, has received immense backlash from state attorneys general. ... Charles Atchley Jr., a federal judge in Tennessee, is pausing the Department of Education’s (DOEd) new Title IX regulations after 20 state attorneys general file a lawsuit against the Department, alleging that the new rules violate states' rights. New Title IX regulations were published by the DOEd on June 23, marking the 50th anniversary of the landmark regulation, which prohibits federally funded institutions from...

(Translation) The government of Mexico announced this afternoon that the authorities found 94 migrants, most of them Central Americans, in an abandoned trailer located on a highway in the State of Veracruz in the Gulf of Mexico. Carlos Enrique Escalante, Director of Migrant Services for the State of Veracruz, confirmed the finding to the Associated Press, explaining that the trailer was found Wednesday night with tens of migrants inside on the state's Acayucan-Sayula de Alemán Highway. Escalante also indicated that some of the migrants broke the trailer's container and began to make noise as they were desperate due to the...