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The death of a 25-year-old man “has left the community in Antrim and beyond stunned and lost for words,” the Venerable Dr Stephen McBride from the Parish of All-Saints in Antrim has said.Jack McKitterick, 25, from Antrim died on March 16 in hospital after suffering a Brain aneurysm. Rev McBride from the Parish of All-Saints in Antrim said as the death happened “around mother’s day there is a heightened sense of grief”. "It is against the natural order for a mum and dad to be burying a child no matter what age that child is,” he added. "It is an...

A video published online for a forthcoming PBS documentary about former National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases head Anthony Fauci shows the doctor arguing with a Washington, D.C., man about vaccines and their efficacy. In a clip that’s titled “Dr. Fauci visits D.C. to battle vaccine hesitancy,” Fauci and Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser are seen in June 2021 walking the streets in southeastern Washington’s Ward 8, a historically African-American neighborhood. The clip wasn’t released until Monday for the PBS program, set to premiere on March 21. One man challenged Fauci and Bowser by saying that “the people in America...

South Korea’s government has been forced to rethink a planned rise in working hours after a backlash from younger people who said the move would destroy their work-life balance and put their health at risk. The government had intended to raise the maximum weekly working time to 69 hours after business groups complained.But protests from the country’s millennials and generation z prompted the president, Yoon Suk-yeol, to order government agencies to reconsider the measure. The plan has also been criticised as out of step with other major economies, including Britain, where dozens of companies last year trialled a four-day week...

Just in case you’re not celebrating diversity enthusiastically enough yet, here is more reason to start waving those diversity pom-poms: a new bill in Massachusetts would give Muslims privileged status. Here we see it yet again: “diversity, equity and inclusion” efforts are inherently and in always and every case a gateway to the preferential treatment of the Left’s favored groups. “Islam must dominate, and not be dominated,” said Hassan al-Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood ... In line with the fact that Islamic texts and teachings frequently exhort Muslims to subjugate Infidels (who must be made to “pay the...

Family members said Paul Grant's life support machine was switched off on Sunday, after he was found by police collapsed outside Kings’ Cross station on Thursday afternoon Star Wars actor Paul Grant has died age 56 after suddenly collapsing outside Kings Cross station. His life support machine was switched off on Sunday, his heartbroken family today confirmed. Paul, 56 - who was 4ft 4in tall - is understood to have appeared in various films over the course of his career, including playing an Ewok in Return of the Jedi (1983). He previously told the Mirror that he also appeared in...

The Red Desert and the larger area surrounding Rawlins is usually a winter haven for wildlife – one of the few places elk, deer and antelope can migrate to where large patches of ground afford at least some forage. That’s not happening this year, and as many as half of the antelope in the area, as well as significant numbers of mule deer, are expected to die as a result, some Wyoming Game and Fish Department officials said. Radio collars are telling a heart-wrenching story in some areas. Game and Fish frequently captures animals to be fitted with radio collars...

Disruptive reporter derails White House briefing with Ted Lasso cast: Karine Jean-Pierre tears into correspondent for interrupting her and press corps starts shouting in front of Jason Sudeikis and co-stars Jason Sudeikis and co-stars were in the White House to discuss mental health Today News Africa's Simon Ateba then started berating Karine Jean-Pierre He started shouting at her for not asking him a question in seven months The White House press briefing with the Ted Lasso cast descended into chaos on Monday before it even began when a disruptive reporter berated Karine Jean-Pierre for not taking questions from him. Jason...

Sr. Officer/unit commander tells truth about Bakhmut - Little Pig Zelensky demotes him - troops rebel...

Louisiana state Rep. Francis Thompson, after nearly 50 years of elective service as a Democrat, switched parties to become a Republican on Friday giving the GOP a supermajority in both chambers of the state legislature which gives them the power to override vetoes by Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards. With the switch, Republicans gain a two-thirds, 70-vote supermajority in Louisiana’s House and Senate in a huge win for conservatives, according to CBS affiliate WAFB. Thompson becomes the 70th Republican member in the state House. Today, along with the GOP supermajorities in the legislature, both of the state’s US senators are...

Nigel Farage has voiced his strong opposition to plans that would see the home of the Dambusters turned into a migrant camp. RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire was confirmed earlier this month to be considered as an asylum centre by the Home Office. The airfield was used as the headquarters for the famous World War Two Dambusters squadron. Speaking on GB News, Nigel Farage said the plan would be an act of “cultural desecration”. “Scampton was a very, very important place. This has been for many years the home of the Red Arrows,” he said. “As many of you know, we...

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Explanation: Are your eyes good enough to see the Crab Nebula expand? The Crab Nebula is cataloged as M1, the first on Charles Messier's famous list of things which are not comets. In fact, the Crab is now known to be a supernova remnant, an expanding cloud of debris from the explosion of a massive star. The violent birth of the Crab was witnessed by astronomers in the year 1054. Roughly 10 light-years across today, the nebula is still expanding at a rate of over 1,000 kilometers per second. Over the past decade, its expansion has been documented in this...

Tributes have been paid by 'heartbroken' friends to a TikTok famous mum-of-two who died suddenly after experiencing several months of migraines and 'bouts of illness'Tributes have been paid to a TikTok star who died suddenly after suffering from migraines and "bouts of illness". Jehane Thomas, from Doncaster, died unexpectedly on Friday March 17 at the age of just 30, reports Yorkshire Live. She leaves behind her two sons Isaac, aged three, and her one-year-old Elijah. The mum was well known for sharing her life as a parent on TikTok, where she had over 56.6K followers and 1.2million views on...

A federal judge ruled against the Biden administration’s efforts to dismiss a case involving online censorship Monday, saying that the states of Missouri and Louisiana had “plausibly alleged” First Amendment violations. United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty of the Western District of Louisiana denied the Biden administration’s motion to dismiss a suit brought on May 5 by Republican Attorneys General Erik Schmitt of Missouri and Jeff Landry of Louisiana. Schmitt and Landry said the Biden administration colluded with social media companies to censor debate on multiple issues, including the 2020 presidential election and the COVID-19 pandemic.

As you know, Appellate Court Judge Kyle Duncan was invited to speak at Stanford by the school's chapter of the Federalist Society. He was ambushed by the fascists by the Stanford Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild When I arrived, the walls were festooned with posters denouncing me for crimes against women, gays, blacks and “trans people.” Plastered everywhere were photos of the students who had invited me and fliers declaring “You should be ASHAMED,” with the last word in large red capital letters and a horror-movie font. This didn’t seem “collegial.” Walking to the building where I would deliver...

In the second part of an exclusive interview, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) says that Anthony Fauci is “guilty from the get go” with evidence showing he supported gain of function research as well as an elaborate effort to cover up the origins of COVID-19. One America’s John Hines has more from Capitol Hill. 5 Min Segment

FBI agents worked about 16,000 more hours during the pay period of the Capitol riot of Jan. 6, 2021, than they did during the pay period of the 2020 riots that hit Washington, D.C. That’s according to documents obtained by The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project through the Freedom of Information Act. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of Heritage Foundation.)

Monday marked the beginning of spring, and that means celebrations commemorating the centuries-old holiday of Nowruz are underway. Commonly known as the Persian New Year, Nowruz translates to "new day" and symbolizes revival and renewal for its more than 300 million celebrants in modern-day Iran and beyond. Historically, the holiday has been observed in the Middle East and parts of Asia. The roughly two-week festival typically includes food, dancing, singing and poetry. This year, Nowruz will overlap with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when observers typically fast during daylight hours. Nowruz is more than 3,000 years old Though the...

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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., stood firm in his support for President Donald Trump over the weekend amid news that the Manhattan district attorney’s office is poised to indict the 45th president in relation to years-old allegations surrounding the tired Stormy Daniels case.“Alvin Bragg is abusing his office to target President Trump while he’s reduced a majority of felonies, including violent crimes, to misdemeanors,” McCarthy stated on Twitter. “He has different rules for political opponents. Republicans stopped the radical DC crime law, and we will investigate any use of federal funds that are used to facilitate the perversion...