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A prominent Bigfoot hunter who claimed to have filmed the cryptid — and even sued the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to prove its existence — has died. Claudia Ackley, 51, was found dead at her Tennessee home on July 3 following a suspected heart attack, her heartbroken partner Ed Brown confirmed to the US Sun. After allegedly first sighting the mythical, hairy humanoid nearly a decade ago, Ackley devoted her life to showing that the species does exist — and to warn others that the creatures are dangerous. Brown told the Sun that the Bigfoot community had “lost...

A New Jersey judge used an alias to post TikTok videos lip-syncing rap and pop songs with controversial lyrics and did so, at times, while wearing judicial robes and in the courthouse, according to a judicial conduct complaint. Superior Court Judge Gary N. Wilcox, 58, posted about 40 videos under the name “Sal Tortorella” from April 11, 2021, to March 4, according to the complaint from the Supreme Court of New Jersey Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct, which was filed Friday. Wilcox’s posts were public and not in a private setting, the complaint said. The posts undermined public confidence in...

The Secret Service is carrying out fingerprint and DNA analysis of a bag of cocaine found at the White House to track down its owner. It comes after the Biden family showed a united front on the Truman balcony for Independence day inviting recovering drug addict Hunter Biden and the rest of the clan to enjoy a dazzling fireworks display. The dime-sized bag was discovered on Sunday in a cubby hole in the lobby area of the West Wing, where visitors leave their cell phones and other electronics before entering the White House complex. President Joe Biden and his son...

A Texas professor who also works as a Pastor has been fired after teaching students that sex in humans is determined by X and Y chromosomes. Dr. Johnson Varkey was fired from his role at St. Philip's College in San Antonio in January of this year after teaching at the facility for 20 years. He was sacked after four students walked out of his class last November in protest over his teaching that X and Y chromosomes determine sex in humans. In an interview with First Liberty Live, Varkey denied claims he injected religious teachings into his lessons - which...

Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg delivered a blow to Elon Musk on Wednesday night, as the tech billionaires’ rivalry went live with the launch of Instagram’s much-anticipated Threads platform, a clone of Twitter. Analysts said investors were salivating over the possibility that Threads’ ties to Instagram might give it a built-in user base and advertising apparatus, which could siphon ad dollars from Twitter as its new CEO tries to revive the microblogging company’s struggling business. While Threads is launching as a standalone app, screenshots posted on Apple’s App Store showed that users would be able to log in using their Instagram credentials...

The opposition parties have intricate domestic and geopolitical hurdles to reach the Presidential Complex in Ankara.

An Oregon law that forbids recording in public without consent runs afoul of the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment, a U.S. court has ruled.James O'Keefe, founder Project Veritas, at the Values Voter Summit in Washington on Oct. 12, 2019. (Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times)Oregon law 165.540, first enacted in 1955 and subsequently broadened to bar secret recording of conversations, is unconstitutional, Judge Sandra Ikuta, a George W. Bush appointee writing for the majority in the 2–1 ruling, said.Exceptions to the prohibition include recording at public meetings, such as city council hearings; while a felony that endangers human life is being committed; and...

The CDC removed “COVID vaccine” as the cause of death on a number of Minnesota death certificates, according to an anonymous tipster — and that has the Brownstone Institute referring to the health agency as the “Centers for Data Concealment.” The tipster — and I’m sure you can understand why they chose to remain anonymous — was able to get their hands on the complete set of Minnesota death certificates from 2015 on. Aaron Hertzberg’s deeply detailed report digs deep into the federal bureaucratic requirements involved in filling out local death certificates all over the country. The extremely short version...

he latest change means the number of migrants entering the U.S. each day via the process has increased by nearly 50%. "CBP is expanding the number of available appointments at ports of entry for the second time in less than two months, through scheduling enhancements and operational efficiencies," said acting CBP Commissioner Troy Miller said in a statement. "By utilizing innovative technologies like CBP One™, we are improving the delivery of our homeland security mission and providing for safe and efficient processes at ports of entry."

There will always be an England, goes the saying. But will there? If what’s happening to former party leader and Brexit champion Nigel Farage is any indication, that charming old axiom may have reached its sell-by date. In an editorial entitled “After my banking travails, I fear Britain is lost,” Farage tells a hair-raising tale of institutionalized political bigotry and discrimination. It combines the kind of systemic abuse once associated with Soviet rule but now sadly common in the United States with the sort of social credit tyranny one sees in China. “…We are living through the politicisation of our...

Treatment times for radiotherapy could be reduced for some early breast cancer patients, according to a trial. Results show giving some breast cancer patients a targeted additional dose of radiotherapy at the same time as treatment to the whole breast (known as simultaneous integrated boost or SIB) cuts the time taken to complete treatment by at least one week. The trial found that SIB radiotherapy given at the right dose works just as well as existing radiotherapy techniques in reducing the risk of the cancer returning in the treated breast. The chance of the cancer returning to the treated breast...

A “parallel” online marketplace aiming to provide a solution for Americans who want to shop with businesses aligning with conservative values is looking to go public.A 12-ounce can of Bud Light on a railing at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala, Fla. on May 26, 2023. (T.J. Muscaro/The Epoch Times)Colombier Acquisition Corps, a publicly traded acquisition company, has announced plans to merge with online marketplace PublicSq, according to a June 30 press release. “We have witnessed the pronounced need for the values of Main Street to be represented on Wall Street. PublicSq provides that solution for an emerging parallel economy...

Member of Parliament for Okere, Dan Botwe, has emphasized the need for continued efforts to combat the proliferation of homosexuality practices in Ghana, extending beyond the passage of the anti-gay bill. His remarks came during a parliamentary debate on the report of the Committee regarding the bill on Wednesday, July 5. During the debate, Dan Botwe urged stakeholders to exercise internal vigilance in tackling the issue, stating, "Beyond passing the bill, let us exercise internal vigilance." He expressed concerns about a potential future where children might encounter items with symbols or colors associated with homosexuality while shopping. Thus, he emphasized...

The gifts the Biden Administration has already given the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in just two years have been nothing short of exorbitant -- and often to the detriment of the US.They have included cancelling the China Initiative that was countering CCP espionage on American soil; allowing the CCP spy-balloon to leisurely hover over America's major nuclear and military sites while gathering sensitive information to send back to Beijing in real time; permitting CCP interests (there are no private interests in China) to buy up American farmland -- especially near US military bases -- also with the potential of controlling...

Should this be surprising to anyone?I think not, but the city and residents sure seem to act as if it came out of left field.Cathryn Blum has lived in her San Francisco home in Potrero Hill for nearly three decades. For the last 13 years, she has rented out her spare room on Airbnb to help with the cost of her mortgage, maintenance and property taxes.But when looking at her calendar for the typically busy summer months this year, Blum is seeing a whole lot of “nerve-wracking blank space.” Last year, she had 21 days booked in July and August....

During the period when social media was increasingly putting pressure on legacy media outlets, driving down their profits, a phrase crept into the national lexicon. “Learn to code.” While it was no doubt said in a derisive or at least humorous fashion by most, it carried an underlying assumption that most people accepted. Perhaps you should learn to code. That’s where the jobs of the future would be. But the period when that will be true may turn out to have a much shorter lifespan than anticipated. The rise of Artificial Intelligence and chatbot apps is already automating the work...

International research led by QIMR Berghofer has found hundreds of new genes linked to a person's risk of developing glaucoma, including key genetic targets that could, for the first time, pave the way for treatments that prevent the retinal damage that causes blindness. The findings, from the largest-ever global genetic study of the degenerative eye disease, have been published in Nature Genetics. The research significantly advances our understanding of the genetics of glaucoma, building on a previous 2021 study to identify another 185 previously unknown genes linked to glaucoma risk, bringing the total number to 312 genes. "Existing treatments focus...

Vladimir Putin has humiliated Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin after his failed uprising in Russia by sending security services to raid his St Petersburg palace. During the search, police found a closet full of wigs, stashes of gold bars, a gun cache, a stuffed alligator and a framed photo which is purported to be of the severed heads of the exiled private military leader's enemies. Pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia yesterday published photos and video of armed officers searching Prigozhin's mansion while he was exiled in Belarus on June 24. It comes after the warlord launched what appeared to be an armed insurrection...

A former U.S. president has trumped all other candidates for a seat on the Hubbard Fire District board. Following the Oregon Special Election held on Tuesday, May 16, the Statesman Journal reports that five write-in candidates received two votes for Hubbard Fire District Board Director Position No. 3. Fire Chief Michael Kahrmann says 45th President Donald Trump was one of those candidates. Officials rolled a 12-sided die multiple times to determine which of the individuals would take over the position. After representatives stood in for the other five candidates, none of whom were present during the meeting, Trump was declared...

The country's largest teachers' union has included two controversial books about LGBTQIA+ identity and racism on its summer reading list recommendations. The National Education Association (NEA) made the announcement on Monday that 'Gender Queer' and 'White Fragility' were among their selections for its 'Great Summer Reads for Educators!' list. 'Gender Queer,' is a graphic memoir by Maia Kobabe that delves into gender and sexual identity. The book was the number one title on the American Library Association's banned books list in 2022. The second book, 'White Fragility,' written by Robin Diangelo talks about race relations in the United States. Diangelo...