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During portions of an interview with NBC News aired on Wednesday’s “NBC Nightly News,” White House Chief Medical Adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci stated that the extremely favorable and unquestioning favor of him on the left was “inappropriate and sometimes really counterproductive.” And said that he didn’t “pay much attention to” the “unusual” “profound adulation” that he received. Fauci also stated that lockdowns are effective if they are not “prolonged.” Host Lester Holt said, “You were famously beat up throughout this by voices on the right. But on the left, you had people that were — I mean, they were elevating...

Once upon a time, Jared Fogle was essentially a household name for his commercials with Subway, which chronicled his stunning weight loss journey. Things came crashing to a halt for Fogle in 2015 when he was convicted of one count of distribution and receipt of child pornography and one count of traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. Fogle was sentenced to 15 years, eight months in prison, and he's been serving time ever since. However, a leaked letter has revealed exactly what life behind bars is like for Fogle, and it seems like he isn't having...

Dozens of migrants were bused from Texas to DC and deposited on the doorstep of border czar and Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday morning. The newcomers, who said they came from Nicaragua, were filmed getting off the bus, some wrapped in blankets against the morning chill, carrying their belongings outside the Naval Observatory shortly before 7 a.m. NBC News’ Gary Grumbach tweeted that the new arrivals - among them young children - were immediately met by volunteers from the humanitarian organization SAMU First Response who assessed their needs and found out their travel plans, before loading them into vans...

The International Olympic Committee is delaying the selection of the 2030 Winter Olympics host city after discussing climate change and sustainability during its executive board meeting on Tuesday. The 2030 host city was originally scheduled to be announced after the 2023 IOC session. The executive board is giving the Future Host Commission more time to look at the preliminary results of academic research that shows a potential reduction in the number of climate-reliable hosts. A proposal to ensure climate reliability would require hosts to show average minimum temperatures of below zero degrees for snow competition venues during the Winter Games...

Prince Harry is saluting American forces. On Tuesday, Pearl Harbor Day, the prince's Archewell Foundation posted previously unseen photos from Harry's surprise visit to Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii on Veterans Day. In the five photos, Harry, 38, saluted Navy personnel in formation, posed with servicemen and their families, toured a USS Missouri memorial wall, and shook hands with Admiral John Aquilino, commander of the U.S. Indo Pacific Command.

Forego the usual festive fare this holiday season. Instead, surprise that special someone in your life with some truly unique items found at Vancouver’s strangest holiday market. The sixth Weirdos Holiday Market takes place at the Russian Hall from December 9 to 11 and again from December 16 to 18. For the first time in its history, the market has expanded to include two Friday evenings for shoppers aged 19 and up to discover “decidedly ‘R’-rated curios suited only to (slightly more) mature eyes,” according to organizers.

Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Two women sued Apple in California federal court on Monday charging that the tech company did not do enough to prevent them from being stalked with the use of its AirTags. In the class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. Northern District Court of California on Monday, one alleged victim said she found her ex-husband left an AirTag in her child's backpack and once she disabled it she located a second one. In the second incident, Lauren Hughes claimed after ending a three-month relationship, her former companion harassed her with blocked numbers, fake social media profiles...

The Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office is investigating the conduct of New Mexico State University employees and players in connection with a fatal shooting by an NMSU basketball player in Albuquerque after it took hours for police to obtain the gun used in the shooting from a coach. Mike Peake, an NMSU basketball player, was shot in the leg on the University of New Mexico’s campus at around 3 a.m. the day of a rivalry game between the Lobos and Aggies. Peake was approached by three UNM students, one armed with a bat and another with a gun, according to...

“I’ve never had any form of cancer,” she admitted to the Ankler in a bombshell interview. “I told a lie when I was 34 years old and it was the biggest mistake of my life. It just got bigger and bigger and bigger and got buried deeper and deeper inside me,” she continued. Finch was put on a leave of absence earlier this year after allegations swirled that she concocted her supposedly debilitating health crises for attention and was placed under investigation following the explosive newS. Several storylines for “Grey’s,” from which she later departed of her own accord, were...

“If a firearm is in common use today, it cannot be banned,” a group of Marylanders and national gun rights groups said in a filing before oral argument Tuesday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. “The rifles banned by Maryland are among the most popular firearms in the country.” Maryland’s prohibition on “assault weapons” was passed in the wake of the 2012 massacre of 20 children and six adults at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. The state banned less-common semiautomatic “assault pistols” in 1994. The laws cover some but not all semiautomatic rifles, including any...

Police are warning the public amid a spike in violent “bank jugging” robberies across Southern California as the holidays approach. “Bank jugging” involves thieves staking out potential victims in bank parking lots and then following them to their next destination to rob them. Popular shopping centers are prime areas for suspects searching for their next target, police said. “These are dangerous crimes,” Lt. Derek Green with the Burbank Police Department told KTLA.

The school board fired Scott Ziegler from his role after the report came to light The superintendent is accused of covering up the allegations against the boy Father of one of the victims slammed the grand jury for not having 'more teeth' He hopes more repercussions are set to come for the Loudoun County district A 15-year-old boy was sentenced in November for assaulting two teenage girls He attacked them in May and October last year, raping one in a bathroom stall The teenager assaulted the second girl after switching schools

China's imports and exports plunged in November to levels not seen since early 2020, official figures showed Wednesday (Dec 7), as severe COVID-19 restrictions hit the economy hard. The last major economy still wedded to a zero-tolerance virus policy, Beijing's snap lockdowns, travel curbs and mass testing have stifled business activity, disrupted supply chains and dampened consumption. Imports in November fell 10.6 per cent year-on-year, the biggest drop since May 2020, according to the General Administration of Customs.

Indonesia's parliament has approved a new criminal code that bans anyone in the country from having extramarital sex and restricts political freedoms.Sex outside marriage will carry a jail term of up to a year under the new laws, which take effect in three years. The raft of changes come after a rise in religious conservatism in the Muslim-majority country. Critics see the laws as a "disaster" for human rights, and a potential blow to tourism and investment.

Influencers on Chinese social media platforms have been promoting such products to correct physical imperfections like crooked teeth and a flat head in children.From taping children’s lips to stop mouth breathing at night to helmets that mould a baby’s skull to a desired shape. Social media has helped to spread tips and ideas on how to correct physical imperfections in children. But experts warn these tips are potentially dangerous. A report published by Shanghai-based magazine Sixth Tone in September highlighted a growing number of parents who believe that they can enhance their children’s appearance by taping their mouths before...

Peru has a female president for the first time, after ex-president Pedro Castillo was impeached - hours after he tried to dissolve parliament.Dina Boluarte - previously the vice-president - was sworn in after a dramatic day in Lima. Earlier in the day, Mr Castillo had said he was replacing Congress with an "exceptional emergency government". But lawmakers ignored the announcement, and in an emergency meeting impeached the president.

Investigations are continuing into the election anomalies in Arizona, where Republicans performed fairly well except for in the top four Trump-endorsed races. Since there are 4 percent more Republicans than Democrats in the state (as well as in Maricopa County), and most of the Republicans were easily beating their Democratic opponents in mainstream polls, data analysts are looking closely at the numbers. Analytics 805 examined the numbers of who voted in most of the races, and discovered that Republican candidates outside of the four races performed incredibly well in contrast, as much as 200 percent better. Analytics 805 founder Thomas...

TOPLINE Less than a quarter of Americans from both parties approve of former President Donald Trump’s dinner with white supremacist Nick Fuentes, according to a new YouGov/Yahoo survey that also found less than half of Republicans think Trump is stronger now than he was in 2020, as the former president faces a string of controversies since announcing his 2024 candidacy

"For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost." "And when he was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen; Saying, Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven, and glory in the highest." "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves...

Vanguard will no longer participate in the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative as lawmakers and the broader marketplace scrutinize the company’s support of the environmental, social, and governance movement, also known as ESG. Signatories of the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative promise to move portfolio companies closer to eliminating net carbon emissions by 2050 or sooner. Vanguard will withdraw from the initiative to “provide the clarity our investors desire about the role of index funds and about how we think about material risks, including climate-related risks,” according to a statement. The move occurred hours after officials in the state of...