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The number of young people in the U.S. with type 2 diabetes could surge by about 700% over the next four decades, with a greater burden falling on minority groups, a new model predicts. If the recent acceleration of new diagnoses persists, then 220,000 people younger than 20 would have type 2 diabetes in 2060, compared with 28,000 in 2017, the latest year for which data is available, according to projections published this month in Diabetes Care. Even if the rate of new diagnoses stays constant, there would still be a 70% increase in type 2 cases by 2060. Type...

A transgender person wanted for exposing their naked, half-erect penis to women in two separate changing room incidents in Los Angeles has spoken out about the incident before their arrest earlier this month having been on the run since September 2021. The suspect, 53-year-old Darren Agee Merager, had been charged with five felony counts of indecent exposure for the incidents - including an infamous altercation at Wi Spa, where Merager exposed herself to several women, including an underage girl. Merager - a convicted sex criminal who identifies as a woman - had previously rebuffed the allegations, claiming to be a...

When people think of elite higher education, we think of Harvard University. But, if one academic trend is anything to go by, Harvard is turning into a joke. A recent column in the Harvard Crimson makes it clear that the university is becoming a glorified academic daycare where every student gets a trophy or, in this case, an A. The average GPA at Harvard is now 3.8 ... out of 4.0, according to Crimson data analyst Aden Barton. That’s up from 3.3 in 1991. Are we supposed to believe that college students are just that much smarter now than decades...

São Paulo, Brazil CNN — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro left Brazil for the United States on Friday, according to CNN Brasil, two days before the inauguration of his successor, President-elect Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva. Bolsonaro took off from Brasília’s air base in a Brazilian Air Force plane. He was accompanied by advisers and first lady Michelle Bolsonaro, CNN Brasil reported. “I’m on a flight, I’ll be back soon,” Bolsonaro told CNN Brasil.

The ancient city of Aizanoi was founded as a Phrygian city on the western end of the Phrygia kingdom, in the present-day Çavdarhisar district of the western Anatolian province of Kütahya in Turkey. Aizanoi was home to the Aizanitisians, Phrygians, Greeks, Romans and Byzantines and the site was rediscovered by European travelers in 1824. The German Archaeological Institute began excavating in 1926 and works resumed in 1970, with them having accelerated significantly over the last two years. At this site, that’s listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List , over the years archaeologists have unearthed ancient stone heads and...

A viral video shows a man "surfing" flooded streets after a recent California storm originated in Aptos. A category 3 atmospheric river struck the Central Coast of California, flooding areas of Santa Cruz County. Residents in the Rio Del Mar neighborhood in Aptos woke up to major flooding on Tuesday from relentless rain pouring down overnight. But for some people, the flooding created an opportunity. The video shows an SUV dragging a man on a surfboard through the flooded streets. Watch the video in the video player above.

If you were to ask any Democrat or Republican politician in D.C. about their reasons for supporting Volodymyr Zelensky and Ukraine, their reductive reply is likely to be ‘to defend freedom and democracy.’### Since the beginning of the war, Zelensky applied draconian measures to restrain the press such as threats of criminal prosecution and fines against media outlets and journalists critical of the government.Zelensky also banned many media outlets claiming they were carrying Russian propaganda. But reports suggest these outlets were merely holding Zelensky accountable. Also, all television channels in Ukraine have been shut down except for the one controlled...

The suspects, Dogara James, 34, Emma Pious, 22, Irmiya Joshua, 22 and Sini James, 22, reportedly burnt Martha Mamman after accusing her of causing the death of six people using witchcraft in Mughule village in the Michika Local Government Area of the state. The police have arrested four men for allegedly burning a woman to death in Adamawa state, Northeast Nigeria, SaharaReporters has learnt. The suspects, Dogara James, 34, Emma Pious, 22, Irmiya Joshua, 22 and Sini James, 22, reportedly burnt Martha Mamman after accusing her of causing the death of six people using witchcraft in Mughule village in the...

Almost every holiday treat at Trader Joe’s this December is like a Mariah Carey Christmas song—a repeat that never gets old. I did appreciate that when I went shopping mid-December, instead of blasting default grocery store holiday music, my Trader Joe’s was playing “Tomorrow” by Silverchair (1995), whose lyrics, “very hard to driiiiiink,” also apply to a new gingerbread oat milk latte. Of the limited edition holiday stuff, I recommend the Candy Cane Coated Almonds (not new) for stocking stuffing and stress snacking. But let’s dive into the new stuff.

January 1 is the Solemnity (Holy Day) of Mary, Mother of God. To call Mary the “Mother of God” must not be understood as a claim for Mary’s motherhood of divinity itself, but in the sense that Mary was mother of Jesus, who is truly God. The Council of Ephesus in 431 proclaimed “Mother of God” a theologically correct title for Mary. So far from being a cause of division, the common confession of Mary as “Mother of God” should unite all Christians, and distinguish Christian orthodoxy from various confusions of it, such as Arianism (the denial that Jesus was...

Every year we celebrate dropping the ball beginning in NYC. Now, normally dropping the ball is how you lose and the other team wins. This year let's try NOT dropping the ball and WIN! Let's score some touchdowns, especially for America, for the Constitution, and for individual liberty from unconstitutional government coercion. Let this year be the beginning of a resurgence and restoration of our Free Constitutional Republic. Happy New Year.

In Ukraine, perhaps no weapon has caused more losses, or decided more engagements than the artillery. With contested airspace both side have turned to the big guns to support their operations - and both have consumed ammunition at a prodigious rate (albeit Russia many times faster than Ukraine). In this episode - I look at the question of production and supply and ask the question - are Russia or Ukraine going to run out of shells in 2023

Do we have an alternative to the strife and oft-failed “New Year’s Resolutions”? Here are some notes I’ve written down the last few days while reading the wonderful 365-day devotional, “Destined To Reign Devotional” by Joseph Prince. Can’t find the contents of the devotional online anymore. Looks like you’ll just have to buy it, but it is well worth it. This is my tenth year through it and it continues to offer blessings and revelations. To bless you going into the new year, I thought I’d share some notes below that I wrote down for each referenced devotion: Date: December...

People are waking up to the Marxist onslaught facing our nation. If you still don’t see the pile of bolshie we are up against, ... Communism comes disguised as virtue. Rarely does a despot announce, “I’m here to control every aspect of every life I chose not to murder,” though Schwab is pretty upfront about his planned fascism. Actually, Hitler was too. ... Black Lives Matter. Critical race theory. Climate change. ESG–Environmental, Social and Governance.. ... Marxist Goal #17: Get control of the schools. ... Critical race theory is another Marxist attempt to make white people the bad guys. ......

An aggressive Vladimir Putin set himself on a collision course with the West in his New Year's message to his people. He showed no inkling of compromise over Ukraine claiming he made 'necessary decisions' in a catastrophic military conflict which has led to 100,000 deaths on his own side. But Putin, 70, looked strained and worn as he addressed Russians on television in each of the country's 11 time zones just before midnight. His message was also tired, again claiming he was taking on Nazis in Ukraine and that the West wanted to use Ukraine as a tools to destroy...

There is a hidden housing crash happening right now as you watch this video. While many seem to be ignoring the obvious, the real estate market has entered into crisis mode and what awaits us in 2023, is a disaster that could be worse than what we saw in 2008. While many remain skeptical due to some conflicting reports, fresh new data is pointing to a troubling future.

Following Ukraine’s successful offensives in the fall, the Russia-Ukraine war has shifted into a transitional phase, with both sides engaged in positional battles characterized by incremental gains and attrition. Although the tempo of fighting appears to have slowed down, in part due to the onset of winter, it remains intense along several parts of the front. The coming months could determine the course of events well into 2023. This phase may be transitional and is not necessarily how the winter will play out, as Ukraine is likely eyeing opportunities for another offensive operation, but the broad contours of Russia’s and...

Saturday 31 December 20227th day within the octave of Christmas (optional commemoration of Saint Silvester I, Pope) St. Sylvester New Church, München Readings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: A(I).First reading1 John 2:18-21 ©You have been anointed by the Holy OneChildren, these are the last days;you were told that an Antichrist must come,and now several antichrists have already appeared;we know from this that these are the last days.Those rivals of Christ came out of our own number, but they had never really belonged;if they had belonged, they would have stayed with us;but they left us, to prove that not one of...

So the Republicans were desperate to find a way to smear Joe Biden. Then Russia developed this insane story where they produced a fake laptop and gave it to Rudy Giuliani. The story they made up was that Hunter Biden kept a laptop full of evidence that incriminated him and President Biden in every crime from Pizzagate to the Lindbergh kidnapping. Then Hunter decided to get his laptop fixed so he flew to the opposite coast and left this laptop at a computer repair shop, and forgot about it for four years. Then as all reputable computer repairmen do (lol)...

In a 7-4 vote, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the St. Johns County school board did not violate the U.S. Constitution or federal civil rights law by requiring students to use bathrooms corresponding to their biological sex. The policy had been challenged by Drew Adams, a transgender man who sued in 2017 after being barred from using the boys' bathroom when he attended the Allen D. Nease High School in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. He had instead been required to use girls' or gender-neutral bathrooms.