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Space Clowns Invade Our Cupboards Introduction It's official: Space Clowns are here to stay. The latest in a long line of cupboard invasions was reported by Jack Barclay and his family. "We did not see them coming," he said. "One moment, I was putting dishes away, and the next, I was surrounded by Space Clowns." His wife Vanessa said it was a harrowing experience for her as well. She said that the family's cat startled her when she opened the cupboard door and screamed. "My poor ears," she said. "I think they are still ringing." Jack said that the family...

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An “exuberant” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) celebrated the new 51-49 Senate on Wednesday, after congratulating Democrat Raphael Warnock on his victory in the Georgia Senate runoff. […] Schumer spoke about bipartisanship, making it clear that means Republicans must go along with the Democrat agenda: “Turn left, Republicans! Or at least, don’t turn hard right,” Schumer said, as he and his fellow Democrats laughed. […] “One of the things I hope to do as leader is, even in this new electoral climate, is reach out to Republicans. There are a good number of Republicans in the Senate and the...

S.E. Cupp, a "CNN Republican," apparently thinks it's cool to use a vulgar term to describe Herschel Walker. On today's CNN This Morning, in a post-mortem panel on Walker's campaign, Cupp said that Republicans might have had a better result in Georgia: "If you had a strong Republican leadership willing to say to Donald Trump, this candidate is crap and we're not going to win with this candidate." Get the rest of the story and view the video here.

The incidents come to light via a federal memo following a deliberate attack last week in Moore County, North Carolina, that left tens of thousands of people without power for days as seasonal temperatures fall. In Washington state and Oregon, spokespeople for several energy companies - Puget Sound Energy, the Cowlitz County Public Utilities District and Bonneville Power Administration - confirmed the attacks occurred in November. A federal law enforcement memo revealed that the Pacific Northwest substations have described attacks using 'handtools, arson, firearms, and metal chains possibly in response to an online call for attacks on critical infrastructure.'

House Democrats vetoed a resolution demanding Attorney General Merrick Garland turn over records related to the FBI's usage of previously secret forms that waived away the gun rights of Americans. In October, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) and over a dozen GOP members of Congress urged Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray to provide evidence that the FBI has stopped stripping people's gun rights with the forms. However, a further attempt to obtain evidence by Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) was quashed on Wednesday afternoon by Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee. The resolution states that Garland would be asked to...

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Hundreds of journalists at the New York Times went on strike Thursday, their union announced, after bargaining over their contract fell through Wednesday. The historic 24-hour walkout, which reportedly began at midnight Thursday, represents the first strike of its kind at the newspaper in more than 40 years. “Today we were ready to work for as long as it took to reach a fair deal, but management walked away from the table with five hours to go,” the NYT Guild tweeted Wednesday night. “It’s official: @NYTimesGuild members are walking out for 24 hours on Thursday. We know what we’re worth,”...

A bomb maker in the 2002 Bali attacks that killed 202 people was released from an Indonesian prison on parole on Wednesday after serving half his 20-year sentence, despite the opposition of Australia’s prime minister, who described him as “abhorrent”. Umar Patek was a leading member of the al-Qaeda-linked network Jemaah Islamiah, which is blamed for the bombings at two nightclubs in Kuta Beach. Indonesian authorities have said Patek was successfully reformed in prison and they will use him to influence other militants to turn away from terrorism. Patek 55, whose real name is Hisyam bin Alizein, received a total...

Indiana announced a pair of lawsuits against embattled Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok on Wednesday, alleging that the app is both pushing harmful content to age inappropriate users and that the app is deceiving customers about the security of their user data. "TikTok is actively exposing our children to drug use, alcohol abuse, profanity and sexually explicit material at a young age," Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita said, per the Wall Street Journal. "TikTok is deceiving Indiana parents." The first suit focuses on claims that the app's algorithm is aimed at addicting younger users to its use and is pushing...

If Kroger and Albertsons thought Republicans would rescue their plan to merge, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) made it clear last Tuesday that support for the merger among Republicans is anything but certain. What is the background? Kroger announced in October plans to acquire Albertsons for $24.6 billion. The plan was not exactly celebrated. Instead, it triggered immediate antitrust concerns, especially among Democrats who are suspicious of massive corporations. After all, Kroger is the nation's second-largest grocery store chain and Albertsons is the fourth-largest. If the acquisition were approved, Kroger could potentially rival Walmart. What happened with Cotton? At a hearing...

A short, simple and safe drug treatment developed at Tel Aviv University reduced the risk of the spread of cancer metastases after surgery to remove the primary tumor. The research was led by Prof. Shamgar Ben-Eliyahu. The risk of metastases after tumor removal is estimated at 35% among colon cancer patients. Prof. Ben-Eliyahu explains, "The stress and inflammation reactions and anxiety of cancer recurring—all have an adverse effect on the body's ability to fight metastatic processes." "The good news is that we know how to treat both stress and inflammation using off-the-shelf medications." The researchers gave 34 colon cancer patients...

In patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative, advanced breast cancer—including patients with visceral crises—those treated with ribociclib plus endocrine therapy had fewer adverse events and a significantly longer progression-free survival compared to those treated with combination chemotherapy, according to results from the phase II RIGHT Choice trial. Visceral crisis is defined as the presence of metastases that compromise the function of vital organs. "These findings suggest that through the use of first-line ribociclib plus endocrine therapy, we may be able to avoid or delay chemotherapy and spare patients the toxicities and discontinuations associated with chemotherapy," said Yen-Shen Lu, MD, Ph.D. Lu...

...Its stock has slumped nearly 83% in the past year. Sales, which the company had expected to rise as much as 33% this year, are now likely to show only minor growth.... In late October, the company said it was laying off 200 people, or 19% of its workforce. And four top executives have departed in recent months, including the chief financial officer, the chief supply chain officer and the chief operating officer, whom Beyond Meat had suspended after his arrest on allegations that he bit another man’s nose in a parking garage altercation. What investors and others are debating...

Per recent research from The Ascent, total consumer debt in the United States equals $16.5 trillion dollars. This is a record high, according to the New York Fed's quarterly Household Debt and Credit Survey. ...The average American household has $96,371 worth of debt, per credit bureau Experian. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median weekly income for full-time workers as of the third quarter of 2022 was $1,070, or $55,640 for 52 weeks in a year. This is the median, which is not the same as an average figure, but it gives us a rough starting place to...

Carvana stock on Wednesday logged its worst day on record on heavy volume and amid growing concerns about its ability to remain a going concern, according to a number of reports about the used-car retailer. Shares of Carvana Co. closed down nearly 43%. That daily decline exceeded the 38.95% tumble that was registered on Nov. 4 to mark the ugliest day for the stock since the company listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2017.

Despite high profile stories about the closing of small liberal arts colleges, such as California’s Mills College and Vermont’s Green Mountain College, college closures have actually declined in the past five years. But the numbers may spike again as declining U.S. birth rates soon translate into fewer graduating high schoolers after 2025.First, the numbers. Thirty-five colleges and universities shut down in 2021, a 70 percent decrease from 2016, when a peak of 120 colleges shuttered, according to an analysis of federal data by the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO). For-profit operators ran more than 80 percent of the...

“Three Saints of Advent: St. Ambrose of Milan, Pastor and Hymnwriter” For our midweek Advent services this year, we’re doing a series I’m calling “Three Saints of Advent: Andrew, Ambrose, and John the Baptist.” Now how did I come up with that idea? By looking at the calendar. The first Wednesday in Advent this year was November 30, and that date is set aside in the church calendar as the Feast of St. Andrew, one of the twelve apostles. The second Wednesday in Advent is today, December 7, and this date is listed in the church year as the Commemoration...