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Former President Donald Trump is urging Americans to read the new bestselling book by Dick Morris.It's called "The Return: Trump's Big 2024 Comeback" and predicts Trump is not only running for president again, but that he will overcome big odds to win again.Writing on his Truth Social platform this weekend, Trump posted: "'The Return' is a fantastic political analysis of what very well may be taking place in the not too distant future. Dick Morris is a #1 New York Times Bestselling Author, who is also a true political pro. Great book, get it now!!""The Return" has been an Amazon...

An experimental digital therapy for tinnitus based on counselling and personalised passive and active game-based sound therapy has showed some encouraging results in a randomised clinical trial in New Zealand. The UpSilent prototype, developed by researchers at the University of Auckland, consisted of a smartphone app, Bluetooth bone conduction headphones and neck pillow speaker and a cloud-based dashboard that clinicians can use to enable messaging and personalise the digital treatment. It was compared in the study to an already-available free app – TMSOFT’s White Noise Lite – which is described by the researchers as “a popular self-help passive sound therapy...

Warthog Defense members are sharing stories, insider tips, news from the front lines, and unique slices of military life including the tough stuff of war.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk called for more oil and gas production in order to maintain stability around the world as Europe and the United States suffer through the worst energy crisis in years.

China expanded into the South China Sea as we know, building islands and arming them. They are now expanding into the South Pacific. They have already taken over the Solomon Islands. While Joe Biden pushes proper pronoun usage, the Solomon Islands made a deal with China. The Solomon Islands denies that China will be able to establish a military base on its territory. But the accord appears to allow for military police deployments from the People’s Liberation Army and possible naval access, The South China Morning Post reports. The deal with China, judging from a leaked draft, spells out a...

The earlier individuals develop type 2 diabetes or hypertension in life, the earlier they are likely to develop primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), the leading cause of irreversible blindness, researchers reported in a recent study. The findings could lead to better screening protocols for POAG, which accounts for up to 90% of all cases of glaucoma. "Currently, we lack the tools to cure glaucoma, but with enough advanced notice, we can preserve patients' vision. Early detection of glaucoma is the key to better control of intraocular pressure and preventing blindness," said Karanjit Kooner, M.D. Tens of millions of people have POAG....

Correspondent Kevin Corke reports the latest on the resignation and the allegations surrounding the Hunter Biden investigation.

It’s official, maybe: Old Joe Biden has thrown his aviator sunglasses into the ring for the 2024 presidential election. The Independent reported Tuesday that “President Joe Biden has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to establish himself as a candidate for re-election in 2024. A ‘Statement of Organization’ submitted to the FEC on Tuesday registered ‘Biden for President’ as the principal campaign committee for candidates Joseph R Biden Jr and Kamala Harris.” As with so very many things coming out of the Biden White House, however, this filing is shrouded in confusion and not nearly as straightforward as the...

The international community has entered “a new era of crisis,” Japan’s recently installed defense chief said Monday, pointing to a drastic need for Tokyo to rethink its security approach amid growing threats from China, Russia and North Korea. “The international community as a whole has entered the most trying time since the end of the previous war, and the existing order is being seriously challenged,” Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said Monday in an interview. “We believe that we are entering a new era of crisis.” Pacifist Japan has found itself in a precarious security position, with China’s massive military buildup...

Imagine you could take a medicine that prevents the decline that come with age and keeps you healthy. The current most promising anti-aging drug is rapamycin, known for its positive effects on life and health span in experimental studies with laboratory animals. To obtain the maximum beneficial effects of the drug, it is often given lifelong. However, even at the low doses used in prevention for age-related decline, negative side effects may occur, and it is always desirable to use the lowest effective dose. A research group has shown in laboratory animals that brief exposure to rapamycin has the same...

Whether Republican voters like to admit it, McConnell and the GOP establishment have looked down on them — and continue to do so — with utter disdain. Such is the reason why any Republican candidate not specifically chosen by party leadership must be both delegitimized and destroyed. No matter the cost, the establishment simply cannot allow the base of the party to disrupt its decades-long hold on power. At the end of the day, McConnell would rather have another two years of a Democrat-controlled Senate where he remains party leader than a Republican-controlled one where he’s not. This November, voters...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been infected with COVID-19, according to state media. Kim, whose health has been the subject of speculation, is suffering from a high fever, reported state-run newspaper Rodong Sinmun, which reported multiple instances of the leader being exposed to COVID-19, according to Fox News. Kim's sister, Kim Yo Jong, has not commented on her brother's reported case of COVID-19, only saying on North Korean television that he was "seriously ill with a high fever." On Aug. 10, North Korea declared victory over COVID-19, with Kim describing the country's death toll of 74 since April...

The FBI confiscated the phone of GOP Rep Scott Perry while he was traveling with his family. Perry said he was approached by 3 FBI agents with a warrant for his cell phone — the FBI had made no attempt to contact his lawyers or him to get the cell phone. (snip) House Judiciary Committee Republicans are now opening an investigation into DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz over his involvement in examining the cell phone. In a letter sent by Jim Jordan, he said it “creates a serious conflict of interest for the OIG in reviewing the Department’s actions.” Jordan...

The Associated Press and other news organizations are suing officials in Uvalde, Texas, after months of refusal to publicly release records related to the May massacre at Robb Elementary School. The lawsuit filed Monday in Uvalde County asks a court to force the city, school district and sheriff’s department to turn over 911 recordings, personnel records and other documents. Newsrooms have requested them under Texas open records laws since a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers on May 24. More than three months after one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history, news organizations have turned to courts...

A must-watch lecture! Energy Markets and war briefing: With Dr. Dan Fine, T. Greg Merrion and John Byrom with special emphasis on the Resource war between Russia, Ukraine, and Europe.

Fox News contributor Leo Terrell criticizes President Biden following speech comparing MAGA Republicans to ‘semi-fascists.’

As the Biden administration continues its attempts to consolidate power within the federal government and among its leftist allies, there's a familiar face being tapped to lead Biden's effort to surge power, resources, and agents to the IRS — and she has quite the track record of working to target conservative groups and organizations. One of Lois Lerner's lackeys from the Obama-era IRS scandal — one that saw the agency target conservative and tea party affiliated groups as a political arm of the Obama-Biden administration — will be leading the Biden administration's expansion of the IRS and stated goal of...

For seven weeks, Harry Dunn sat in the same seat before the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 Attack. Cameras pointed in his direction snapped photos of his every reaction as details of the insurrection were shared with the public. Dunn looked on, not paying the photographers any mind. He was there for one reason: to hear the truth. Dunn, who is Black, was thrown into the spotlight in the weeks following the attack. The Capitol Police officer’s testimony before Congress detailed the horrors he faced on Jan. 6, 2021, from facing down the mob’s deluge of racial hatred...

China's economic slowdown has left it with a surplus of natural gas that it is re-selling to energy-strapped Europe, according to a report. Boosted by cargoes from China, Europe's imports of liquefied natural gas jumped 60% year-on-year in the first half of 2002, according to a Nikkei report citing data from research firm Kpler. China's economy has slowed sharply in 2022 as Beijing implemented a strict zero-COVID policy and as a crisis grips the country's highly indebted property sector. Economists think it is likely to fall well short of the government's aim of 5.5% growth. The economic slowdown has left...

MSNBC contributor Claire McCaskill said Monday on “Deadline” that she does not buy the FBI is out to get former President Donald Trump after they raided his Florida estate because she believes they handed him the 2020 election by investigating then-Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for mishandling classified materials. McCaskill said, “We don’t expect there to be a consistency here. I mean, the chants of ‘lock her up’ are going to ring forever. By the way, if you really look at this objectively, if this is all about the FBI being out to get him and it be corrupt and...