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An enormous explosion erupted from behind the sun on Monday, and scientists think its source could be rotating toward the Earth in the coming days. On September 5, NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft recorded a significant coronal mass ejection (CME)—an eruption of plasma and magnetic activity from the sun's atmosphere—that occurred on the far side of the sun. Since the CME did not occur in the direction of Earth, scientists spotted it by its "halo," a giant shockwave that could be seen from Earth's position on the other side of the sun. The halo of the huge coronal mass ejection on September...

25-year-old man from Minneapolis has been federally charged for being in possession of and manufacturing auto sears, devices that are used to convert a semi-automatic firearm into a machine gun.The U.S. Attorney for Minnesota, Andrew Luger, says that Aaron Malik Cato had four 3D printers at his residence and was in possession of several 3D-printed auto sears.In addition to the homemade devices, authorities say Cato also possessed the parts to make up to 10 more devices. Customs and Border Patrol agents intercepted a package sent from Taiwan to Minneapolis destined for Cato, and law enforcement conducted a controlled delivery of...

A federal grand jury in DC is investigating Trump’s Save America PAC. The grand jury that is investigating January 6 is now probing the creation and fundraising of Trump’s PAC. Apparently only Trump gets investigated for his fundraising efforts. Hillary Clinton and the DNC were accused of using state chapters as strawmen to launder approximately $84 million in an effort to evade campaign donation limits in 2016. Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign took in foreign money and he only got a slap on the wrist. ABC News reported: A federal grand jury investigating the activities leading up the Jan. 6...

Bush ..Obama and Trump have made statements

Even if the world somehow manages to limit future warming to the strictest international temperature goal, four Earth-changing climate “tipping points” are still likely to be triggered with a lot more looming as the planet heats more after that, a new study said. An international team of scientists looked at 16 climate tipping points — when a warming side effect is irreversible, self-perpetuating and major — and calculated rough temperature thresholds at which they are triggered. None of them are considered likely at current temperatures, though a few are possible. But with only a few more tenths of a degree...

Queen Elizabeth II — the longest-serving monarch in the United Kingdom's history and the second longest-serving in world history — died Thursday afternoon at age 96 while at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. A tweet from the Royal Family broke the news to the UK and admirers of the Queen around the world: Born in 1926, the Queen's storied life included serving in the Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service during World War II, repairing and driving vehicles to aid the war effort while tending to her fellow citizens as the Nazis laid siege to her country. Ascending to the throne in February...

Jim Justice is the current governor of West Virginia, a popular if not rather boring Republican figure. I’ve written on his missteps in the past, but overall, he’d be a vote for the GOP agenda. Meanwhile, Patrick Morrisey lost to Manchin the last go around after the Democrat scraped by with a three percent victory. It’s genuinely surprising to see him leading by double digits. As to Alex Mooney, I don’t know much about him, but he doesn’t seem to be the best option if the goal is to make Manchin pay the political debt he’s accrued.

The turbine was torn apart by the raging winds and collapsed to the ground . Families in a nearby village in South Wales said the bang sounded like thunder . Manufacturers Nordex launched an investigation after it went into overdrive. ... The turbine, which was almost the height of St Paul's Cathedral, was torn apart by the raging winds and eventually collapsed to the ground ... The energy generators are supposed to automatically switch off after it detects winds of 55mph. ... villagers said they were worried over the safety of the turbines following the collapse.

Twenty-one years ago, Dustin Inman, a sixteen year old boy, lost his life to a Mexican illegal alien. That alien is still a wanted fugitive. Under the Trump administration, the ICE VOICE office was established to help victims of illegal aliens and Dustin’s killer appear on its most wanted list. In one of his numerous acts of calculated cruelty, Biden shut down ICE VOICE. And two decades later Dustin’s killer is still out there. There are tragically a thousand cases like this. But some of them make people step up. That’s how D.A. King founded the Dustin Inman Society. The...

A plurality of likely voters in the United States view the upcoming midterm election as a “referendum” on President Joe Biden’s partisan agenda, according to the latest Rasmussen Reports poll released Wednesday. Forty-six percent of the likely voters said that they view the upcoming midterm election as a “referendum” on Biden’s agenda. Only 40 percent say the midterm election is more about individual candidates and issues, and 14 percent of the respondents said they were undecided.

"Florida Man" + August 4Florida man hospitalized after an alligator bit his face while swimming in a lake

It is an “interesting idea” for Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) to fund the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) with his personal funds, Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) — who is himself a millionaire — told Punchbowl News Thursday. McConnell, whose net worth was estimated in 2018 to be $34,137,534, has been taking aim at Scott, who chairs the NRSC, for the way in which Scott is planning to defeat Senate Democrats in November. Scott has publicly described the minority leader’s criticisms as a “strategic disagreement.” But when McConnell’s allies have taken to writing articles condemning Scott’s leadership, the NRSC chairman called...

Former CNN chief anchor Bernard Shaw died Wednesday at the age of 82. Shaw died of phenomena unrelated to the coronavirus, according to his family in a statement to CNN.

Stacey Abrams, the Democrat gubernatorial candidate challenging Gov. Brian Kemp (R) in Georgia, insulted Americans who are opposed to President Biden’s student loan debt bailout, asserting that they are being rude. “And for those who are angry for forgiving between $10,000 to $20,000 in debt, I will ask you why you’re being so churlish,” Abrams said to working-class Americans during a stop in Valdosta, Georgia on Tuesday.

Former President Barack Obama will hit the midterm campaign trail this fall to help Democrat candidates, while some embattled candidates have avoided campaigning with President Joe Biden. Obama will campaign with Democrats up and down the ballot, potentially including House, Senate, gubernatorial, and secretary of state candidates, Fox News reported Thursday. Obama will even help the Democrat Party raise money through its reelection committees.

At the moment the Queen died, the throne passed immediately and without ceremony to the heir, Charles, the former Prince of Wales. But there are a number of practical - and traditional - steps which he must go through to be crowned King. What will he be called? One of his first acts is to decide whether to reign as King Charles III, or take another name. For instance, his grandfather George VI's first name was Albert, but he reigned using one of his middle names. Charles could choose from any of his four names - Charles Philip Arthur George....

A teacher from Madison High School in San Diego claimed fascists are synonymous with the "modern-day Republican Party" and "white, Christian, heterosexuals," according to a student at the school. Speaking on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retaliation, the high school student detailed the teacher's unhinged definition of a "fascist."The school began the 2022-23 year on Aug. 29. The alleged incident occurred at the high school last Thursday. "Immediately, I walk in and notice on the board, it says, 'The Republican Party is the fascist party, and it does not fit the mold of a Democratic Party,'" the...

Pro-lockdown Wisconsin Senate Democrat candidate Mandela Barnes mocked small business owners as “selfish” after the pandemic, a video unearthed by the Republican National Committee shows. On the show Real Talk with Henry Sanders Madison365 in 2021, Barnes said business owners who wanted to serve customers during the pandemic were “selfish” because they were not thinking of “the larger group.”

A portion of my favorite scriptures is Proverbs 4:20-23 because I have experiences with it. It talks about God's word being our medicine, remedy, healing, and cure that's what the word health is translated as. Just this week I had a toothache that was so bad I could hardly chew, I couldn't even chew a banana without pain. But, what did I do I started speaking the word (taking God's medicine). I started taking in God's word, By his stripes I am healed Isa 53:5/Jesus carried my pains Isa 53:4/Through the blood of Jesus I am redeemed from toothache Eph....

Joy Behar told her co-hosts Thursday on ABC’s “The View” that in 2016 American voters passed on “the most qualified person to ever run for the presidency, Hillary Clinton,” to elect “not that bright game show host” Donald Trump because of racism. Co-host Sara Haines said, “What I was going to say is it made me laugh. Back in the day, when we talked about a woman being president, people made those jokes, would you want a woman with her finger on the nuclear button? Look what you got in Donald Trump. You defend, man, and we will go ahead...