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Several members of the U.S. Marines are still fighting the U.S. Department of Defense in a lawsuit they filed over its August 2021 COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The DOD asked the court to dismiss the case after Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was forced to drop the mandate by Congress. President Joe Biden, who strongly opposed repealing the mandate, agreed to repealing it when he signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law in December. Liberty Counsel, the Orlando-based religious freedom legal advocacy organization representing Navy and Marine Corps service members, filed a motion with the court on Wednesday asking it...

Americans are poll-crazy. Polls of voters are regularly featured in political campaign and analysis coverage — but not all consumers realize that all polls are not alike. A poll is essentially a temporary snapshot in time of public opinion. Poll results can be (in some cases purposely) affected by a number of factors.The size and properly weighted makeup of the polling sample to ensure that it reflects the universe of those who will actually be voting in the contest the poll seeks to test is often the most important factor. Does the poll, for example, tightly screen to locate only...

Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley on Friday called for a Senate investigation into the Biden administration's "baffling response" to the arrival of a suspected Chinese spy balloon into U.S. airspace. In a letter to Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., the Republican lawmaker dubbed the balloon's unimpeded cruise across the United States "a gross violation of American sovereignty," according to The Hill. "China’s foray into America’s sovereign airspace is deeply disturbing and calls for an immediate investigation." The balloon entered American territory via the Aleutian Islands chain in Alaska and made its way to Montana by way...

A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study.

The panel that awarded Pulitzer Prizes to the New York Times and Washington Post for reporting related to the discredited Trump-Russia collusion narrative has gone mum as it faces new scrutiny following publication of a four-part series in the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR) documenting the establishment media pillars' lapses from their claimed journalistic standards. The 19-member Pulitzer Prize board for 2017-2018 was comprised of various journalists, professors and writers, including several current or former staff members of the New York Times or Washington Post. Just The News reached out to 13 members of the panel to find out if the...

President Trump tweeted, “Another HISTORIC breakthrough today! Our two GREAT friends Israel and the Kingdom of Morocco have agreed to full diplomatic relations – a massive breakthrough for peace in the Middle East!”Another HISTORIC breakthrough today! Our two GREAT friends Israel and the Kingdom of Morocco have agreed to full diplomatic relations – a massive breakthrough for peace in the Middle East!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 10, 2020RELATED: Trump Calls On Ted Cruz To Argue Texas Supreme Court Election LawsuitTrump Helps Normalize Relations Between Morocco And IsraelPresident Trump also tweeted, “Today, I signed a proclamation recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over...

During an interview that aired on Thursday’s broadcast of Hugh Hewitt’s nationally syndicated radio show, former President Donald Trump, now a candidate for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, took a shot at his possible rival in the contest, Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).Trump recounted his version of DeSantis seeking his endorsement in the 2018 Florida Republican gubernatorial primary against then-Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam.According to the former president, DeSantis begged for the endorsement. Trump also claimed he had to help DeSantis in his run in the general election against then-Tallahassee, FL Mayor Andrew Gillum, the Democratic Party’s nominee.“[R]on DeSantis got elected...

I'm just wondering what might have happened if it had a nuclear payload and it was set to go off after dropping to 75,000 feet or so?

Jill Biden on Saturday praised her husband Joe Biden's decision to shoot down a Chinese balloon suspected of spying on America. The First Lady, speaking at a clinic that provides free mental health services to active military and veterans, praised the military for its work, including its care to ensure no civilians were injuried. 'We're more aware of the military when we're in times of war, but now we're in times of peace. And, just like this morning, if any of you were watching the TV, where they were following the, you know, the balloon from China, and we saw...

AIM HIGH A college professor prepared a final exam for his students. The test questions were divided into three categories, and the students were instructed to choose questions from only one of the categories. The first category of questions was the hardest and worth fifty points. The second, which was easier, was worth forty points. The third, the simplest, was worth thirty points. Upon completion of the test, students who had chosen the hardest fifty-point questions were given As. The students who had chosen the forty-point questions received Bs. Those who had settled for the easiest thirty-pointers were given...

Deputies with the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department seized nearly 100 pounds of drugs while arresting a man with a felony warrant in Tacoma, according to a media release. On Thursday, Pierce County investigators assisted the FBI and Department of Corrections with the arrest of a man who was wanted for violating the conditions of his community custody. Investigators had received a tip the man was not only staying in a motel in the 6800 block of Tacoma Mall Boulevard but was heavily armed and selling a large number of drugs. After the man was spotted in a car in the...

Have you seen President Trump's powerful 4 minute video message? Don't miss it!A NATION IN DECLINEQ is the result of the sacrifices and commitment of countless patriots to win back our captured country from the Deep State and achieve the transformation President Trump promised in this campaign video. President Trump has said the awakening of the public is key to this transformation.Q describes this awakening as follows: "The Great Awakening ('Freedom of Thought’), was designed and created not only as a backchannel to the public (away from the longstanding 'mind’ control of the corrupt & heavily biased media) to endure...

Mark 6:30-34 Friends, today’s Gospel shows Jesus’ compassion for the multitude in the desert. “When Jesus disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.”There is the motif of the people Israel in the desert after their escape from Egypt. Isolated, alone, afraid, and without food, they clamored for something from Moses. Here we see people who are dying to be fed, and a prophet who is under threat of death. This crowd around the threatened Jesus is a...

Officials in Columbiana County are responding to East Palestine following a train derailment and major fire that lit up the night sky for miles Friday night. Initial calls came out shortly after 9 p.m. to the area of East Taggart Street along the railroad tracks that travel east-west through town

The first sure loser has entered the race for 2024. Though an official announcement is not expected until February 15, we can say with all but certainty now that Nimrata Nikki Haley, the former governor of South Carolina and ambassador to the United Nations, will make a bid to succeed Joe Biden’s ghost in the coveted Oval Office. This makes Haley, a one-time rising star and Trump admin alumna, the first Republican to mount a race for the White House against 45, who declared back in November. Dead on arrival doesn’t begin to describe it. Polls are famously useless, but...

A professor in Salem, Oregon, – who is a self-described expert in "racism… and social change" – derided White people for showing up as "damaging" to people of color.

Political technologist and officer of the Russian army, Igor Mangushev, known for appearing on stage last summer holding, according to him, the skull of a slain Ukrainian soldier, received a serious head injury in the Luhansk region under unexplained circumstances.

Would you rather be a front-desk clerk or "Director of First Impressions"? A barber or a "Grooming Manager"? How you answer could mean a significant difference in annual earnings. That's because companies routinely inflate workers' titles to avoid paying them in full for overtime work, according to researchers from the University of Texas and Harvard Business School. It's no secret companies go to great lengths to keep their labor costs down. What the new working paper reveals is that firms save a total of $4 billion in overtime payments a year simply by getting creative with titles. For employees, however,...

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Yet none of those officials has admitted that they were the ones spreading disinformation, for the purpose of electing Joe Biden