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The Biden administration says it will extend the COVID-19 public health emergency through next April. The reason for the delay is that the administration has been dilly-dallying about turning over certain pandemic-related responsibilities to the private sector. It wasn’t until August that the administration had its first sit-down with drugmakers, pharmacies, and other stakeholders in the healthcare industry to determine the best way to transfer vaccines, tests, and other pandemic-related infrastructure to the private sector. Now, nearly three months later, no plan has been forthcoming. There is some urgency to this task as the GOP in Congress refused the administration’s...

Everything just tastes better with butter. With the holidays around the corner, the star cooking ingredient is seeing low inventory across markets due to labor shortages at production companies, according to a November report from the United States Department of Agriculture. “Cream is becoming more available in most of the West, though contacts in some parts of the region say volumes remain tight,” states the U.S. Department of Agriculture report released Wednesday. California’s milk production is mostly steady, though estimated forecasting on milk production for the year is not being met, according to a November Daily Market, USDA report. Inflation...

President Joe Biden committed the first gaffe of his trip to Asia Saturday within the first seconds of his opening remarks, when he mistakenly referred to his Cambodian host as the head of Colombia. Biden spoke seconds after Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has ruled the country for 37 years and is using the ASEAN summit as a showcase for his nation. 'I want to thank the prime minister of Colombia for his leadership as ASEAN chair,' Biden said at the top of his remarks, stumbling over the word and moving on without correcting it.

The Republican Party may be girding for a brutal internal war amid the wreckage of its midterm elections — and Donald Trump is ready to “burn it all down” if he can’t keep his grip on the GOP, predicts New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman. Who or what remains standing after such a clash is far from clear, she noted Friday. The throw-down is likely to begin next week when Trump is expected to announce that he’s running again for president, against the advice even of some of his allies. Trump has already been trashing potential primary rivals, including Florida...

An elderly Missouri man died with his wife in a house fire Thursday after he refused to escape to safety without her. Dispatchers told Kenneth Zerr to flee his New Melle home that was quickly becoming consumed by flames, but he opted to stay inside to find his wife, Phyllis, the couple’s son told KSDK. “The dispatch told my father to come out of the house and my father said, ‘I’m not leaving my wife’ and stayed with her. Until the end,” Andy Zerr said as he fought back tears. Phyllis had fallen from her wheelchair onto the floor of...

Sitting at a campground way outside Nashville, singer-songwriter Michael Farren turned on his iPhone to record a raw and acoustic version of a new song “Checking In,” a song that simply and intimately suggests to listeners to do one of two things: call your dad or take that call from your dad. Little did he know that what he was about to record would go viral within a few days, garnering over 350,000 views on TikTok, with almost 30,000 likes along with thousands of shares and comments. Farren had only performed “Checking In” once for people just a few days...

By Thanksgiving we'll have a GOP House majority. By mid-December, we may have a GOP 51-49 Senate majority or another 50-50 situation. Not a bad wave if it turns out that way. How much of a role did abortion play in this election? The Democrats want you to think that it was the dam that stopped the red wave. It really wasn't, as Catherine Glenn Foster wrote:If anything was less impressive on election night than the “red wave,” it was the abortion wave. Blue states protected abortion rights as expected, but public officials who supported or enforced limits on abortion...

The FTX Community Chat admin sent a message to the official Telegram group of the exchange stating that the bankrupt platform was hacked and all apps were malware. The admin advised users to delete the app and not visit the website or open their mobile applications as they could end up with Trojans.

As Republican Adam Laxalt’s lead in the Nevada Senate race dwindles with 93% of the vote counted, his campaign is reportedly “bracing for a loss” and weighing asking for a recount. Laxalt is ahead of incumbent Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto by just 800 votes after 23,000 mail-in ballots were tabulated in Clark County on Friday. The results from the mail-in ballots are favoring Cortez Masto at a 2-1 rate. Clark County, home to Las Vegas, reportedly has about 27,000 mail-in ballots left to be counted.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The ongoing effects of climate change continue to plague our global ecosystem and place communities of lower socioeconomic status at risk. Medical experts say there's another side effect. Climate change's impact on youth health. Dr. Leah Werner, a family medicine doctor, and professor at the Oregon Health and Science University says children are not as well adept at thermoregulation, and their lungs and heart and more sensitive than adults, leaving them at risk of developing a variety of illnesses. Dr. Werner emphasized how kids in low-income areas are most vulnerable, and Bill Ripple, an ecology professor...

-Vladimir Putin has been offered surrender terms by Ukraine and allies, a prominent Russian academic said -Plan would see Russia give up all territory in Ukraine except Crimea, which would become demilitarised zone -In return, Putin and cronies would avoid war crimes prosecution and remain in power, Valery Solovey claimed -Details emerged as Russian troops fled Kherson, with Ukraine liberating the city after eight-month occupation -Putin's forces fled east across the Dnipro River, with Ukrainians painting a picture of a chaotic retreat, that saw Russian troops ditching their uniforms or drowning while trying to escape Vladimir Putin has been offered...

Podcast—37 min Savage broke from the conservative crowd to tell the truth and he got it right. Reeling from the midterm fallout, Savage looks back on how so many other pundits got it wrong but he, as the Red Wave devolves into a black eye. As speculation swarms, he warns to look for the enemy within; there you will find the answers. Then, looking ahead, is it time to support Desantis?

Sam Bankman-Fried’s bankrupt digital-asset exchange FTX was hit by a mysterious outflow of about $662 million in tokens in the past 24 hours, the latest twist in one of the darkest periods for the crypto industry. And like that, O’Biden’s Treasury secretary Janet Yellen FTX Debacle said that it shows need for crypto regulation. Or Yellen could suggest a “buyer beware” tactic, but she is part of the most aggressively regulatory administration in history, MORE regulation is needed! /sarc Regulate, regulate, dance to THEIR music! At least Yellen is noticing Bankman-Fried (a new twist on Kentucky-Fried) and FTX since she...

The United Nations predicts that by 2050, there will be 9.6 billion people on the planet. That prediction is highly doubtful based on current events...and the fact that the U.N. itself is in cahoots with the World Economic Forum in exploring ways to dramatically reduce the number of humans on Earth, as part of the Great Reset. Numerous WEF leaders and contributors, such as Bill Gates, Klaus Schwab, Yuval Noah Harari, and "Sadhguru," have long and openly advocated for depopulation and are currently attempting to generate increased public support for quickly reducing the world's population. Sadhguru, a "yogi, mystic, visionary...

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By every account, this was a strange election. Having had some time to think about it, I have determined the best explanation for November 8 is that this midterm election was intended to turn out pretty much the way it did. Who intended it? The Republican establishment. Why? To get rid of Trump. How did they do this, and where’s the proof? It wasn't too hard, and the proof is all around us. This was a midterm election, so there are no real consequences beyond the control of Congress. This means that if you can control one house, even by...

No one is enjoying the public fight between former President Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis more than President Biden, who if he chooses to run for another term may be battling one of the two Republicans. Biden, showing some confidence after a better-than-expected midterm performance by Democrats in the House and Senate, has gleefully dubbed one “the former defeated President” and the other “Donald Trump incarnate.”

The Weekly Gardening Thread is a weekly gathering of folks that love soil, seeds and plants of all kinds. From complete newbies that are looking to start that first potted plant, to gardeners with some acreage, to Master Gardener level and beyond, we would love to hear from you. If you have specific question about a plant/problem you are having, please remember to state the Growing Zone where you are located. This thread is a non-political respite. No matter what, you won’t be flamed, and the only dumb question is the one that isn’t asked. It is impossible to hijack...

Republicans succeeded in one of their top goals this year: They brought more of their party’s voters to the polls than did Democrats. But in the course of energizing their core voters, Republicans in many states lost voters in the political center—both independents and many Republicans who are uneasy with elements of the party’s focus under Mr. Trump. Undercutting the GOP advantage was that independents favored Democrats by 4 points nationally, the survey found, and by a far more substantial 18 points in Pennsylvania, 28 points in Georgia and more than 30 points in Arizona.

The United States is extending the coronavirus pandemic public health emergency through April, President Joe Biden’s administration confirmed to CNBC on Friday. The latest extension would be the 12th renewal since government officials first declared a public health emergency in January 2020, with renewals occurring every 90 days. The decision to extend the emergency comes as public health officials reportedly expect a winter surge of coronavirus cases as individuals gather indoors more often. Officials are also concerned about the spread of omicron subvariants, CNBC reported.