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Parents of school-age children are right to be concerned about the Department of Education’s (DOE) proposed Title IX rule. Among other problems, the rule redefines “sex” to include “sexual orientation,” “gender identity,” and “pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions.” [snip] Even if you home-school your children or send them to private or religious schools, your children will still be affected. How? First... they will be surrounded by other kids—friends, neighbors, members of sports teams, Sunday School classmates, youth group members, and fellow participants in clubs and activities—who do attend public schools and who will be inculcated into a radical sexual ideology that...

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A Republican candidate gained ground against a Democrat candidate on the generic congressional ballot since May, according to a poll by NBC News released Sunday. The generic Republican is ahead of the generic Democrat on the congressional ballot by two points, showing they took the lead, as both parties were tied on the May generic congressional ballot. On NBC News’ August poll, the respondents were asked what was their “preference for the outcome of this November’s congressional elections… a Congress controlled by Republicans or a Congress controlled by Democrats?” The August poll showed that 47 percent would vote for the...

As the peak time for U.S. hurricanes arrives, utilities along the nation’s coastlines are facing unprecedented delays in obtaining new power transformers, the critical grid equipment that moves electricity over wires. “There are shortages [of transformers] all over, in all four corners of the U.S.,” Marshall said. “We’re talking about a crisis we see, but a lot of the outside world doesn’t.” An already tight supply line for transformers has become more constrained as an array of forces push supply and demand further apart, a Department of Energy investigation documented this year. U.S. utilities are heavily dependent on foreign transformer...

China’s property sector is crumbling in the wake of the country’s tough pandemic restrictions, with frustrated homeowners taking part in unprecedented mortgage boycotts. In August, the nation recorded its 12th straight month of falling property sales, as cash-strapped developers struggle to complete projects. The country’s economic growth was just 0.4 per cent year-on-year in the second quarter – its slowest rate since the initial Covid outbreak. So far, more than 20 major developers have defaulted on their debts in the past year alone, with S&P Global Ratings warning around 20 per cent of Chinese developers are now at risk of...

SEA SHELL CITY WAS SET up in 1957 and relocated in 1963 to its current location. The kitschy shop has been selling seashells since. Though none of the shells are native to the area, the shop sells an incredibly wide variety. The crown jewel of the shop is The Man Killing Clam, a bleached shell of a Giant Clam (Tridacna Gigas) that sits proudly along the back wall of the shop. The shell is more than 500 pounds and is ivory in color. There’s a light installed inside the clam to illuminate the maw of the shell. The clam’s image...

NBC Nightly News seemed to have discovered that the U.S. is in a “housing recession” under President Joe Biden on Aug. 18, after MRC Business ripped the network for initially ignoring the story. CNBC on Aug. 15 reported that The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index “dropped 6 points in August to 49” for its eighth consecutive monthly decline. Anything below a 50 is considered negative. NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz said in a statement obtained by CNBC that “‘[t]ighter monetary policy from the Federal Reserve and persistently elevated construction costs have brought on a housing...

A man released without bail after allegedly fracturing another man’s skull in New York City has been taken back into custody, Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Friday. Van Phu Bui, a 55-year-old convicted sex offender, was first arrested on Wednesday in connection with the unprovoked attack outside a Fordham Heights restaurant in the Bronx before 11 p.m. on Aug. 12. He was re-arrested on a parole violation on Friday. Surveillance video shows a man approaching 52-year-old Jesus Cortes from behind and sucker punching him in the head. He says something to onlookers before apparently leaving the scene. Cortes, a Mexican...

Wall Street tumbled on Monday as investors fretted about a U.S. Federal Reserve gathering later this week in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, that is expected to reinforce a strong commitment by the central bank to stamp out inflation. After a summer rally on Wall Street ended last week, the S&P 500 remains down about 13% so far in 2022. The CBOE Volatility index, Wall Street’s fear gauge, rose to 23.8, its highest in over two weeks. Focus is on Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech on Friday at the central banking conference in Jackson Hole for further cues on how aggressively the...

Special Counsel John Durham’s lead prosecutor withdrew from the criminal case against Igor Danchenko, the main source for the Trump-Russia dossier paid for by Hillary Clinton’s camp. The trial against Danchenko is set to begin in October. Assistant special counsel Andrew DeFilippis withdrew from the case late Sunday evening, the Washington Times reported. Recall, DeFillipis oversaw the cases against Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann and FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith. The Washington Times reported:

As she seeks re-election, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold is spending more than $1 million in taxpayer dollars on statewide TV commercials that will boost her image. Why it matters: The money comes from an account that covers the cost of election equipment and software upgrades — a move that is generating questions and criticism. County clerks — the elected officials who administer elections in Colorado — wanted to spend the money on improving voting access, but they say they were rebuffed. What's happening: The commercial in question features Griswold and her Republican predecessor, Wayne Williams, asking voters to...

•After months of anticipation, the brand new Game of Thrones prequel series, House of the Dragon, is finally here - and it certainly did not disappoint •The first episode premiered on HBO Max on Sunday, August 21, and in true GoT fashion, it was filled with explicit nudity, erotic sex scenes, bloody gore, undertones of incest, and a few brutal murders • GoT was known for being filled with blood, guts, and gore, depictions of graphic violence, intimate sex scenes, and naked bodies - and the spinoff seems like it will be filled with much of the same •The 10-episode...

Alberta is reporting an unprecedented increase in ill-defined and unknown causes of death in 2021. That category is leading the way over dementia, which has been in the top spot since 2016, and COVID-19, which began adding to the death tally in the province in a big way in 2020. In 2021, ill-defined and unknown causes of death snagged the first spot with 3,362, up from 1,464 in 2020 and 522 the year before that, according to statistics from the Government of Alberta. The unknown causes of death category only began appearing on the list in 2019 — there...

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Was the Federal Bureau of Investigation justified in searching Donald Trump’s residence at Mar-a-Lago? The judge who issued the warrant for Mar-a-Lago has signaled that he is likely to release a redacted version of the affidavit supporting it. But the warrant itself suggests the answer is likely no—the FBI had no legally valid cause for the raid. The warrant authorized the FBI to seize “all physical documents and records constituting evidence, contraband, fruits of crime, or other items illegally possessed in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§793, 2071, or 1519” (emphasis added). These three criminal statutes all address the possession and...

Pakistani police have filed terrorism charges against former prime minister Imran Khan, authorities said, escalating political tensions in the country as the ousted premier holds mass rallies seeking to return to office. The charges come after Khan gave a speech in Islamabad on Saturday where he alleged that a close aide had been tortured after his arrest. Khan vowed to sue police officers and a female judge shortly before the terrorism charges were filed against him. The former prime minister could face several years in prison but appears to still be free and has not addressed the charges lodged against...

Linux is a far cry from the esoteric bundles of code it once was, and the number of polished distros offering variants for Windows, OS X and Ubuntu, is testament to that.Also read:What is Void Linux and How to Install ItCustomization: Arch LinuxArch Linux has grown to become one of the leading Linux distros since its launch in 2002. The distro is very minimal in its default state but offers an unbridled level of customization for the more experienced user.There’s no default desktop environment, so you can choose and install one that’s best suited to your personal tastes and the...

<p>HOUSTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) - U.S. crude inventory in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) fell by 8.1 million barrels in the latest week to the lowest level in more than 35 years, according to data from the Department of Energy.</p>