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Authorities say 12 people have been found dead so far following the historic storms that buried the San Bernardino Mountains under several feet of snow, covering homes and paralyzing travel. “So far, we can only confirm (one), a traffic accident, as weather-related,” San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Mara Rodriguez said Wednesday. “The preliminary information in the other deaths does not indicate they are weather-related, but those investigations are ongoing.” “There’s going to be a lot more,” said Megan Vazquez, a volunteer. “It’s been very cold here. It’s been below freezing, so if somebody didn’t have electricity or gas to...

@RandPaul It’s absolutely outrageous that I’ve sent over 25 letters to more than 8 federal agencies requesting documents related to COVID and received virtually nothing. I’ve also asked 4 Senate Democrat Committee Chairs to sign letters requesting these documents and so far none have.

Former President Donald Trump has a towering 41-point lead over the rest of the potential GOP primary field in New Hampshire, per a poll.The Emerson College Polling survey released Tuesday shows that 58 percent of Republican primary voters in New Hampshire, the first GOP primary state in the nation, support Trump in his reelection bid. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is his closest competitor, securing 17 percent of the response.Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH) sits in third place with seven percent, followed by former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) at six percent, and former Vice President Mike Pence at four percent. Two percent...

WASHINGTON — In a cheerfully decorated common room at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, with floral paintings adorning violet walls, Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania begins most days meeting with his chief of staff, who arrives around 10 a.m. carrying a briefcase full of newspaper clips, statements for him to approve, legislation to review and other business of the day. The contents of that briefcase encompass the majority of Fetterman’s connection to the outside world these days, as the first-term Democrat from Pennsylvania finishes his third week in the hospital being treated for severe clinical depression. Doctors caring...

About Scott Adams, the white male creator of the (once) popular "Dilbert" comic strip, The Washington Post wrote: "On his Feb. 22 episode of 'Real Coffee With Scott Adams,' the creator of the comic strip 'Dilbert' decided to riff on a much-criticized Rasmussen poll and promote a type of segregation. He declared that Black Americans are part of a 'hate group' and urged White people to 'get the hell away from Black people.'" National Public Radio condemned Adams' "racist rant." His distributor dropped him after several outlets, including the Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post, stopped carrying the strip....

One of the stars of ABC’s General Hospital has compared Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to Adolf Hitler, claiming the governor’s effort to remove pornographic books from public school libraries qualifies him as a “sadist.” Actress Nancy Lee Grahn , who has repeatedly used her large social media following to smear conservatives, tweeted Monday that DeSantis “will end up making Hitler seem nice.” Her tweet was in response to a video showing examples of the sexually explicit books found in Florida public school libraries.

Highlighting the absurdity of the notion that biological men can simply declare themselves to be women, British media personality Piers Morgan, a white man, asked why he can't identify as a black lesbian. He made the comment while sparring with Angelica Malin, a television commentator and author, on "Piers Morgan Uncensored." Malin argued that those who would like to be a woman may self-identify as a woman. "Why can't I identify as a black lesbian?" Morgan asked. Malin seemed to indicate that Morgan's suggestion would take the issue to an "absurd status." But Morgan argued that the door to the...

Unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) appearing to exhibit “highly maneuverable” capabilities should produce luminosity and other observable features, including radio frequency signatures, according to calculations presented in a new study that calls for the better application of known physics in efforts to evaluate the phenomena. The paper was co-authored by Avi Loeb, Harvard University astronomer and head of the Galileo Project, and Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, the office currently leading the Pentagon’s efforts to study unidentified objects detected in U.S. airspace. ... “We have to respect the laws of physics as we know them,” Loeb...

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — The tiny clinic where physicians prescribe hormones and other medications to transgender teenagers shares the same campus where West Virginia kids travel to receive treatments for rare cancer, heart surgery and other health care difficult to get anywhere else. In a rural state purported to have the highest number of transgender youths per capita and some of the nation’s worst health outcomes, West Virginia University Medicine doctors say transgender health care is just as essential as the other lifesaving services they provide. But it could soon be banned. Ignoring doctors’ pleas, lawmakers are preparing to vote...

A California elementary school teacher recently lauded for her "commitment to students, teaching, and lifelong learning" was arrested Tuesday on child sex abuse charges. KNSD reported that Jacqueline Ma, a sixth-grade teacher at Lincoln Acres Elementary School, faces three felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child and three felony counts of oral copulation. According to District Superintendent Leighangela Brady, Ma was arrested at 8 a.m. on school grounds. The victim, allegedly exploited while under the age of 14, is reportedly no longer a student in the district. "We know that our entire school community is as stunned...

...Permafrost covers a fifth of the Northern Hemisphere, having underpinned the Arctic tundra and boreal forests of Alaska, Canada and Russia for millennia. It serves as a kind of time capsule, preserving ... ancient viruses. \ ...The virus hunter Claverie studies a particular type of virus he first discovered in 2003.... / ...In 2014, he managed to revive a virus he and his team isolated from the permafrost, making it infectious for the first time in 30,000 years by inserting it into cultured cells. ... Precedent for human infection Traces of viruses and bacteria that can infect humans have been...

JPMorgan's lawsuit, filed Wednesday, comes after the bank was sued by the U.S. Virgin Islands, as well as by a woman identified as Jane Doe, who was allegedly abused by Epstein. Those lawsuits claim JPMorgan should have seen evidence of Epstein's sex trafficking and knowingly benefited from it.

Dinesh D'Souza @DineshDSouza It seems like Fox pulled the rug out from Tucker on the #January6 video. This is camouflaged by his fiery rants that are just recycled talking points. We need to see NEW FOOTAGE, beyond a handful of clips. As with the ban on #2000Mules the higher-ups at Fox are calling the shots

Scientists at the University of Rochester reported this week that they have taken a big leap toward creating a commercially viable superconductor that operates at room temperature and a low enough level of high pressure to be used in almost any technology that uses electric energy.

First detected on Feb. 27, the asteroid dubbed 2023 DW is estimated to measure about 165 feet (50 meters) in diameter, or roughly the length of an Olympic-size swimming pool. The asteroid is expected to make a very close approach to Earth on Feb. 14, 2046; as of March 8, the European Space Agency's Near-Earth Object Coordination Centre(opens in new tab) predicts a 1-in-625 chance of a direct impact, although those odds are being recalculated daily. "Often when new objects are first discovered, it takes several weeks of data to reduce the uncertainties and adequately predict their orbits years into...

VIDEOSo two nights in a row of NO NEW J6 videos on Tucker Carlson. Did Rupert Murdoch, bowing to pressure, force Carlson to show no new J6 videos on Tuesday and Wednesday after the initial J6 videos were shown on Monday evening? Here is but one of many videos that Carlson needs to show but is perhaps now prevented from doing so. It shows a pair of highly SUSPICIOUS black clad ninja types attempting to break into a door or window at the Capitol but are ultimately stopped by MAGA patriots as the crowd yells "F- ANTIFA!" Exit question: Does...

Three years after the March 2020 shutdowns, the legacy of Covid-era policies are still haunting Colorado. History will show the Covid policies pushed by the Governor, State Health Officials, and the Federal Government not only failed to achieve their goals, but caused tremendous harm. Communities suffered, businesses failed, and many individuals were pushed over the edge. Drug overdoses, suicide, domestic violence and record crime are the legacy of the State’s Covid policies. It must not be forgotten how destructive these policies were. And the names of those responsible must be remembered. Sadly, after three years, politicians and state health officials...

LANSING, Mich - The Michigan House has passed House Bill 4004 by a 56 to 53 vote which repeals the Right to Work Law in Michigan. The legislation will now to go the Michigan Senate. If the Senate approves the legislation it will then move to Governor Whitmer's desk for approval. The legislation was pushed by the Democrats who control the House, Senate, and the Governor's office.

Sen. Lindsey Graham said Monday he will introduce a bill laying the groundwork ​for President Biden to use US military force against Mexican drug cartels. Graham (R-SC) was reacting to the kidnapping of four Americans in the border city of Matamoros — two of whom were found dead Tuesday — and the continued proliferation of dangerous drugs, including highly lethal fentanyl, brought into the United States by the cartels. “This administration has done nothing about it,” Graham told Fox News’ Jesse Watters. “I’m going to introduce legislation, Jesse, to make certain Mexican drug cartels foreign terrorist organizations under US law...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday that despite his million-dollar donations to two Illinois Supreme Court justices last year, they are independent and should not have to recuse themselves from two high-profile cases before them in which the governor is a defendant. Pritzker donated a total of $2 million from two separate accounts to then-Illinois Supreme Court candidates Mary O’Brien and Elizabeth Rochford, $1 million each. Those candidates are now justices on the bench of seven who will hear separate challenges to the state's no-cash bail provision (next week) and to the state's gun ban and registry (in May). Pritzker signed...