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The Southern Baptist Convention on Tuesday ousted its second-largest congregation — Saddleback Church, the renowned California megachurch founded by pastor and best-selling author Rick Warren — for having a woman pastor.

A new Florida bill would make it illegal for dogs to stick their heads out of car windows in the Sunshine State. State Sen. Lauren Book, a Democrat who represents parts of South Florida, introduced the animal welfare bill last week. It would prohibit a dog owner from allowing their pet to "extend its head or any other body part outside a motor vehicle window while the person is operating the motor vehicle on a public roadway." If the bill is passed, dogs must also be on a harness or in a pet seatbelt when traveling in a car.

A cross-bred “super pig” from Canada is poised to wreak havoc on the environment in the United States and must be dealt with aggressively and immediately, a wildlife expert told Fox News Digital. “These pigs are easily the worst invasive large mammal on the planet,” said Dr. Ryan Brook, an assistant professor in the department of animal and poultry science at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada. These “super pigs” are actually a cross between a European wild boar and a domestic pig, Brook said. The pigs “cause crop damage, destroy natural environments, get into cities, destroy water quality and...

Researchers have identified a pill used to treat a common skin disease as an "incredibly promising" treatment for alcohol use disorder. On average, the people who received the medication, called apremilast, reduced their alcohol intake by more than half—from five drinks per day to two. "I've never seen anything like that before," said Angela Ozburn. Ozburn and collaborators searched a genetic database looking for compounds likely to counteract the expression of genes known to be linked to heavy alcohol use. Apremilast, an FDA-approved anti-inflammatory medication used to treat psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, appeared to be a promising candidate. The researchers...

Florida fairgoers got stuck upside-down on a ride that malfunctioned at the state fair Friday in a “nightmare” situation that left them thankful to be alive. The Ferris wheel-type ride, which features enclosed carriages that swing and flip upside-down, slowed down due to its safety mechanism acting up — which caused some of the carts to get stuck upside-down as riders held on “for dear life,” according to patrons and local news station WFLA. The attraction, called the Enterprise, does not have safety belts and some riders said they feared they would fall through the open-air carriages as they waited...

The trio were among a group of six people attempting to scale part of Colchuck Peak when the lead climber triggered the snow slide, according to local authorities. Four climbers were swept about 500 feet down the steep mountain, sheriff officials said. The three who died were a 60-year-old New York woman, a 66-year-old man from New Jersey and a 53-year-old Connecticut man, the Chelan County Sheriff’s Office said. A 56-year-old man from New York sustained non-life threatening injuries and was able to get down to the base camp. Two other survivors weren’t hurt, the sheriff’s office said. [Chelan County...

“We talked primarily about what [Zelensky’s] needs are when it comes to winning this war,” McCaul said, noting Zelensky would provide the Republicans with HIS LIST of desired items. We have strong bipartisan support to give Ukraine everything that it needs to win. The congressmen’s visit comes one day after Biden also made an unannounced appearance in Ukraine… .

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New rule lets money managers factor in 'climate change and racial justice' ... Joe Biden is being sued for his scheming to inject politics into retirement accounts – the savings millions of Americans have set aside for their own senior years. ... That would let those managing retirement accounts to use "environmental, social, and governance" factors in their management of others' money. ... "Imposing ESG factors not only violates the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), which governs the operation of retirement plans and protects the hard-earned savings of millions of employees from mismanagement and abuse, but undermines...

Prazosin, a medication FDA-approved for hypertension and used off-label for alcohol use disorder, may help prevent drinking relapse in people with cardiovascular or behavioral symptoms of alcohol withdrawal, according to a new study involving active-duty soldiers. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is prevalent among soldiers. Prazosin reduces the noradrenergic signaling that is key to regulating the brain stress response. Overactivity of the noradrenergic system produces irritability, anxiety, "fight or flight" responses, and sleep disturbance. Noradrenergic activity can increase during abstinence from drinking; consequently, it contributes to mood disturbances, insomnia, and other distressing symptoms of alcohol withdrawal and to the "relief cravings"...

Last year this substack reported on “vaccine” lot batch allocations, and how conservative states were being targeted by the eugenics “pandemic” program: Now we have a more robust and far more damning view of this carefully distributed depopulation scheme. by The Exposé On October 31st we exclusively revealed how an investigation of the USA’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) found extremely high numbers of adverse reactions and deaths have been reported against specific lot numbers of the Covid-19 vaccines numerous times, meaning deadly batches of the experimental injections have now been identified. That investigation also led to the discovery...

Geraldo Rivera, known as a liberal pundit, had infuriated the viewers of Fox News and his other critics this week by bolstering Democrat POTUS Joe Biden on the very day when Biden’s greatest betrayal of the American people unfolded and smacked people boldly in the face.Rivera’s comments show the disconnect between the elite media and the ordinary people of the United States.On Monday, as Americans continued to struggle with numerous government-caused disasters, especially in Ohio, Biden went to Ukraine to be seen in a celebration to mark the first anniversary of their war and to pledge more money, from American...

RUTLAND, Vt. —Yesterday evening, a federal judge approved a settlement that ends a lawsuit challenging the state and several local governments’ policy and practice of denying tuition benefits to parents who send their children to religious schools. The settlement guarantees that Vermont parents who qualify for tuition benefits can spend those benefits on the private school of their choice, regardless of whether the school is religious. The families who brought the lawsuit were represented by the national nonprofit law firm, the Institute for Justice (IJ). “This settlement guarantees that any Vermont family eligible for tuition benefits can use those benefits...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia voters on Tuesday elected Democrat Jennifer McClellan, a veteran state legislator from Richmond, to fill an open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she will make history as the first Black woman to represent the state in Congress. “We will make this commonwealth and this country a better place for everyone,” McClellan said in a victory speech at a party with supporters in Richmond. “I am ready to get to work.” McClellan, 50, prevailed over right-wing Republican nominee Leon Benjamin in the special election for the blue-leaning 4th District, which has its population...

In Ireland, there is an asylum or, more exactly, an “asylum” crisis. Muslim economic migrants have been flowing into the crowded country, and they’ve come up with a way to get themselves accepted without fear of being sent back to their countries of origin: they destroy their passports and other travel documents after boarding the plane that brings them to Ireland, but before going through passport control in Dublin. More on this scheme can be found here: “40% of asylum seekers are destroying their passports upon entry to Ireland,” by Thomas Brooke, Remix News, February 6, 2023:Irish authorities are ramping...

Scientists from the University of St Andrews reveal a new tuberculosis (TB) therapeutics that could shorten the treatment of the disease by up to two months, potentially saving millions of lives. Dr. Muge Cevik delivered the results of the worldwide TB Alliance's SimpliciTB clinical trial at the 30th annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Seattle on Monday, February 20. Tuberculosis causes about 1 million deaths every year. To change this and save lives, new tools and new treatments are required. Active TB must be treated with a combination of drugs; the most drug-sensitive forms of TB require...

A Tennessee teen visiting St. Louis, Missouri for a volleyball tournament has lost her legs after police say an unlicensed driver plowed through an intersection, failing to yield and striking another car and the girl, according to local reports and her volleyball organization. Surveillance video of the crash shared by Citizens for a Greater Downtown St. Louis shows a speeding car rolling over through the intersection, highlighted by the booming sound of a crash. It happened before 9 p.m. Saturday on 11th Street near the intersection with St. Charles Street, according to the group. The suspect, 21-year-old Daniel Riley, was...

President Joe Biden’s sweeping plan to partially forgive student loans will likely receive a cool reception when the Supreme Court hears challenges to the program on Feb. 28, legal experts told The Epoch Times.Pacific Legal Foundation attorney Caleb Kruckenberg (courtesy Pacific Legal Foundation)Biden introduced the plan in August 2022 in a move that critics decried as a constitutionally dubious attempt to shore up Democrats’ fortunes ahead of the November 2022 congressional elections. While the Congressional Budget Office said the plan could cost about $400 billion, the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania estimates the price tag could exceed $1...

A randomized controlled trial (RCT) of more than 4,000 people found that the risk for delayed bleeding after polypectomy was significantly reduced among persons who received a cold snare polypectomy. The findings are published in Annals of Internal Medicine. More than 16 million colonoscopies are performed annually in the U.S., and polypectomy during colonoscopy plays a pivotal role in preventing colorectal cancer. Hot snare polypectomy (HSP) has been conventionally used to remove polyps but is associated with a higher risk of delayed bleeding, post-polypectomy syndrome, or perforation. Previous research on cold snare polypectomy (CSP) demonstrated that CSP was as effective...

Post-Covid, firearm sales at the retail level soared to record levels. According to National Shooting Sports Foundation, the 2022 National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) totaled 16.4 million. While NICS checks aren't related to actual firearms sales, it's a proxy for gun demand. A new monthly report from GunGenius, which uses data from Gunbroker, reveals the top-selling firearms sold online in 2022:SIG Sauer P320 semi-automatic pistolRemington 700 bolt-action rifleSig Sauer P365 pistolHere are the top-selling handguns from last year. Here are the top-selling rifles. And top top-selling shotguns. Also, the top gunmakers last year. We have covered soaring NICS...