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A Florida highway was blocked on Wednesday by thousands of beer cans after a crash with five semi-trailers. All lanes were closed after the semi-trailer carrying the beer crashed into trucks parked on the side of the road. Photos taken at the scene by the Florida Highway Patrol show so many spilled beer boxes and cans, the road can barely be seen. The highway was eventually reopened some hours later. Only minor injuries were reported. According to the Tampa Bay Times, two semi-trailers crashed on the busy highway on Wednesday morning and pulled over. Two more semi-trailers pulled over to...

The average American has lost $4,200 in income due to soaring inflation and rising interest rates, according to an analysis by the Heritage Foundation. Experts at the right-leaning think tank analyzed consumer prices data and the Federal Reserve's interest rates. Consumer prices have risen 12.7 percent since 2021, far outpacing wages and Heritage experts believe this has cost Americans about $3,000 each in purchasing power. As the Fed pushes interest rates to a range of 3-3.25 percent, higher borrowing costs are squeezing Americans on mortgages, vehicle loans and credit cards, costing another $1,200 per year.

U.N. investigators released a report Friday detailing Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Photo by Vladyslav Musienko/UPI Sept. 23 (UPI) -- A new repot by United Nations' investigators has concluded that Russian troops have raped and tortured children in Ukraine, carried out a large number of executions and committed other war crimes. The Independent International Commission of Inquiry reported their findings Friday, after visiting 27 towns and settlements and interviewing more than 150 victims and witnesses. The commission also said they are currently investigating deaths in 16 towns. "Based on the evidence gathered by the commission, it has concluded that war...

The liberal police are yelling “racist” once again, but this time it’s about trucks. According to the California Air Resources Board (CARB), clean air is racist. Pollution? Racist as well. (CARB) stated that the state is considering new regulations to ban the sale of all diesel semi-trucks by 2040 to fight climate change and to amend a history of “racist” practice. CARB believes that the large freight trucks should be banned because the diesel emissions that are excreted from them “disproportionately affect low-income and minority communities due to racist zoning policies.” This is yet just another example of Democrats playing...

Stocks tumbled on Friday to close out a brutal week for financial markets as surging interest rates and foreign currency turmoil heightened fears of a global recession. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 700 points to fall below 30,000 to a new low for the year. The 30-stock index is fell 20% from its high, known as bear market territory on Wall Street. It was last trading 756 points lower, or 2.5%. The S&P 500 fell 2.7% and headed for a new 2022 closing low, while the Nasdaq Composite slid about 2.8%. “The market has been transitioning clearly...

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is pro-rapeNBC News just reported the following:“A New York man is accused of sexually assaulting five people in the Bronx a week before he was going to be sentenced to 30 days in jail as part of a plea deal in a separate rape case.”“Justin Washington was out on bail when he allegedly assaulted four women and a man in a string of attacks on Sept. 15, according to a criminal complaint obtained by NBC News.”Alvin Bragg is the Manhattan District Attorney.He thinks a rapist should only get 30 days in jail.And he let that...

In September, Indian refiners are not expected to buy any ESPO crude from Russia because of the higher shipping rates. African and Middle East crude becomes more attractive as shipping rates on long voyages have jumped... However, with a recent surge in freight rates, Russian oil doesn't look so cheap. Moreover, the travel time from Russia's Far East, where the ESPO grade is loading for exports, is a month to India, compared to a week necessary for a Middle Eastern cargo to reach India... "On net back basis after factoring in the freight, the landed cost of ESPO is turning...

Queen Elizabeth II (born Princess Elizabeth of York), 96, the mother of the United Kingdom’s King Charles III, died September 8, 2022 at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, a residence of the British royal family Her televised State Funeral September 19 at Westminster Abbey in London, watched by an estimated 4 billion people, was attended by heads of state and dignitaries from around the world, including US President Joe Biden. She reigned 70 years, the longest of any British monarch and the longest recorded of any female head of state in history.

Eczema (or atopic dermatitis) affects millions of people, particularly children under the age of six. The chronic inflammatory skin disorder causes the skin to go red and dry and to start oozing and itching, making life very uncomfortable. There's currently no cure for the condition, just ways of managing it – but an existing drug is incredibly effective at reducing the signs and symptoms of eczema in kids under six with moderate to severe cases of the disorder. It's the first time a complex biologic drug like this has been tested on this age group. The drug in question is...

TLANTA, GA. — While speaking at a public symposium on behalf of The Association of Donut Lovers, Georgia Governor Stacey Abrams claimed obesity was just numbers manufactured by her bathroom scale. "In the same way the patriarchy invented sonograms with fake heartbeat sounds to force women to fall in love with their unborn children against their will, bathroom scales were also created by the patriarchy to control women's bodies," said Abrams. "Obesity isn't real, but a system of oppression. It's time to dismantle it!" The incumbent governor's remarks are already being praised as "so brave" and "super scientific" by members...

Deep Jet Streams in Jupiter's Atmosphere This view of Jupiter’s turbulent atmosphere from NASA’s Juno spacecraft includes several of the planet’s southern jet streams. Citizen scientist Tanya Oleksuik created this color-enhanced image using data from the JunoCam camera. The original image was taken on December 30, 2020. Credit: Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS, Image processing by Tanya Oleksuik © CC NC SA When Jupiter reaches opposition on Monday, September 26, stargazers can expect incredible views of Jupiter the entire night. From the viewpoint of Earth’s surface, opposition occurs when an astronomical object rises in the east as the Sun sets in the...

The bodies of 71 migrants have been found after the boat they were travelling in sank off Syria's coast, the health minister has said. Twenty survivors are being treated in a hospital in the Syrian city of Tartus. Officials said Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian nationals - including women and children - were believed to be among the 120-150 people who were on board when the boat sank on Thursday. It is not clear what caused the accident. A rescue attempt is ongoing. Officials added that the vessel had departed from Minyeh, a city near the Lebanese port city of Tripoli....

“We saved the planet,” House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) declared Thursday. Pelosi made the claim at her weekly press briefing, touting the passage of Democrats’ $360 billion Inflation Reduction Act: “And we saved the planet. We're saving the planet with record $360 billion to save the planet, generating jobs and cleaner air and cleaner water and jobs and security for our country.” […] “But I'm not walking away from $360 billion in support for saving the planet for our children and, again, lower prescription drug prices for our families.” …

VIDEO AT LINK................ Video from a Hispanic Texas farmer shows illegal immigrants fleeing Border Patrol first trying to get in his house, but when unsuccessful, entering his elderly grandfather’s home next door. The farmer’s 150-acre ranch, which his family has owned for more than 100 years, abuts the U.S.-Mexico border. “Well, this is my house. My house where I live with my children in this house right here,” the farmer narrates in the video. “There’s your freaking border wall. … Eight individuals just crossed the freaking border wall, running. … Tried going in my door but the door was locked....

President Biden on Friday sought to dismantle the agenda proposed hours earlier by House Republican leaders should they take back the House, hitting Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for dodging key issues and warning that a GOP majority would try to strip away fundamental rights and government programs. Biden, in remarks at a Democratic National Committee event at the National Education Association, issued a point-by-point rebuttal to the agenda unveiled by McCarthy.

As the midterms approach, three swing-state Democratic Senators are in danger of losing their respective races, according to new polling from Data for Progress. In Arizona, Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly is barely holding onto a 1% lead over Republican candidate Blake Masters, with 48% of respondents saying they would vote for him in the midterms; Masters polled just behind Kelly at 47%, according to Data for Progress. (RELATED: Republicans Are Turning A Massive Swing State Solidly Red) In Georgia, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock is tied 46% to 46% with Republican candidate and former football star Herschel Walker, the poll showed....

President Biden’s approval rating has hit a year-high in the third poll this week, driven largely by an increase in support from female voters. An Emerson College poll released Friday found 45 percent of voters said they approve of Biden’s performance, a 3-point increase since last month, while 49 percent disapprove, a two-point decrease. “Biden’s increase in approval appears to be driven by women voters. Since July, women voters’ approval of the President has jumped 10 points, from 39% to 49%,” Executive Director of Emerson College Polling Spencer Kimball said.

Joy Behar told her co-hosts Friday on ABC’s “The View” that they should be “standing in solidarity in this country for men trying to control us with their abortion laws” while discussing the demonstrations in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini. Amini was allegedly beaten by police and died last week over her hijab. During a discussion on the protest and CNN’s Christiane Amanpour refusing to wear a headscarf for her scheduled interview with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, co-host Ana Navarro said, “Christiane Amanpour is an inspiration to me, to women around the world. There was a time when...

An elections conspiracy theorist will be able to challenge Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose as a political independent in the Nov. 8 election after all after the Ohio Supreme Court voted Tuesday to restore her candidacy, overturning an earlier decision from LaRose’s office. In a 4-2 opinion, the court ruled that LaRose improperly failed to accept nine signatures – eight from Cuyahoga County and one from Columbiana County – that Terpsehore “Tore” Maras gathered after a July 5 deadline that LaRose had ordered administratively, but before a July 15 date that appears in Ohio law. The court ordered LaRose...

ASA's Ingenuity helicopter has flown again, taking to the Martian skies for the second time in as many weeks.Ingenuity traveled about 308 feet (94 meters) on Sunday (Sept. 18), staying aloft for more than 55 seconds and reaching a maximum speed of 10.6 mph (17.1 kph), according to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory(opens in new tab) (JPL) in Southern California, which manages the Mars helicopter's mission.Sunday's flight was the 32nd for Ingenuity overall and its second this month; the 4-pound (1.8 kilograms) rotorcraft also lifted off on Sept. 6.