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Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she's worried that President Joe Biden may derail a bipartisan push to address psychedelics due to his past rhetoric that questioned cannabis usage. "I am concerned about the president," Ocasio-Cortez of New York told The Washington Post's Ben Terris. Ocasio-Cortez said that her fears about Biden's approach to mind-altering drugs which have been gaining broader public acceptance are rooted in how he has talked about marijuana in the past. "I believe the president has displayed a regressiveness for cannabis policy," she said. "And if there's a regressiveness toward cannabis policy, it's likely to be worse...

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made a "mathematically absurd claim" about Black newborns in her dissenting opinion in the affirmative action decision, attorney Ted Frank wrote in a Wednesday Wall Street Journal op-ed. Jackson argued in her dissent that diversity "saves lives" and that it was essential for "marginalized communities.""It saves lives. For marginalized communities in North Carolina, it is critically important that UNC and other area institutions produce highly educated professionals of color. Research shows that Black physicians are more likely to accurately assess Black patients’ pain tolerance and treat them accordingly (including, for example, prescribing them appropriate...

Omega-3 fatty acids play an important role in heart and brain health. They've been linked to a stronger immune system, reduced inflammation and lower blood pressure and triglycerides, reducing the risk for heart disease and cognitive decline. But most people in the U.S. don't include enough omega-3s in their diets. There are three main types of omega-3 fatty acids: alpha-linolenic acid, or ALA; docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA; and eicosapentaenoic acid, or EPA. The human body can convert small amounts of ALA into EPA and DHA, but the main way people increase levels is to consume foods and supplements that contain...

Despite unequivocal top-down condemnations of polygamy, the church's continued theological affiliation with plural marriage is not lost on its members. In perhaps the most thorough and effective treatment on this issue to date, The Ghost of Eternal Polygamy, LDS author Carol Lynn Pearson lays out the ways in which plural marriage continues to shape the teachings and practices of the modern church. She discusses the fact that LDS men are still allowed to become eternally sealed (i.e., married) in the temple to multiple women if their previous wife or wives have died.

A family’s pet lab mix was gunned down in their neighbor’s driveway over the Fourth of July weekend. The 3-year-old lab mix named Dixie was shot and killed by a Lorain Police officer on July 2. The shooting is still under investigation by the LPD Office of Professional Standards, but police released the bodycam footage on July 5 of the officer using force on the dog “in order for the Department to be fully transparent about the incident,” Acting Chief of Police Capt. Michael Failing stated. Mellenie and Tammie Kerns’ four dogs were already on edge Sunday due to the...

The founder and former director of a Portland-based charity has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison after being found guilty of stealing more than $321,000 in Covid relief money. In addition to time behind bars, 62-year-old Theodore Johnson of the now-defunct Ten Penny International Housing Foundation was also ordered to pay back the full amount to the US Small Business Administration and Oregon Department of Administrative Services. According to the Department of Justice, Johnson founded Ten Penny in 2017 and served as its director of operations. In 2021, the United States government began rolling out its Covid relief...

[Catholic Caucus] Cardinal Müller Confirms Vatican Doctrinal Office Had File Warning About Archbishop FernándezThe Vatican was concerned about his lack of theological orthodoxy but the new prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith says ‘everything was resolved serenely.’Cardinal Gerhard Müller has confirmed the Vatican’s doctrinal office had a file containing theological concerns about Archbishop Victor Manuel Fernández, whom Pope Francis last week appointed to head that office. The file, also confirmed by a second senior Church source, dates to when Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Buenos Aires appointed then-Father Fernández rector of the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina...

A New Jersey postal worker was ambushed and robbed by two masked muggers, who took his skeleton key, on just his second day on the job, authorities said. On May 13, the postal worker was dropping off letters and packages along his route in Millburn before the two suspects snuck up on him and stole his postal keys, NorthJersey.com reported. Surveillance video shows the postal worker running from the duo across a front lawn before one of the muggers forcibly pushes him to the ground. The worker then slides across a walkway and lands on the driveway, according to the...

Ocasio-Cortez previously worked with Gaetz on convincing their colleagues to do more to address the growing demand for legislation related to the mind-altering drugs

Jen Psaki comments blaming Republicans for concerns expressed by the Muslim community about LGBTQ curriculum being taught to children as young as elementary school were challenged by a leader one of the largest Islamic organizations in the U.S. Edward Ahmed Mitchell, the national deputy director at the Council for American-Islamic Relations, said the Islamic faith community is concerned about allegiance to God, not Psaki's preferred politics. Psaki during her Sunday show also attempted to scare Muslims from being purportedly "recruit[ed]" by the GOP in opposing LGBTQ curriculum they found "age-inappropriate." A similar MSNBC narrative ran on June 21, and was...

MINSK, July 6. /TASS/. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said that Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) founder Yevgeny Prigozhin is currently not in Belarus, but rather is located in Russia while his fighters are quartered at their permanent base camps. "As far as I’ve been informed, as of this morning, the fighters are at their permanent base camps where they have been located since withdrawing from the frontline for rest and recuperation. After Bakhmut (Artyomovsk in Russian - TASS), they withdrew to their camp. That’s where they are located. As for Evgeny Prigozhin, he is in St. Petersburg. Maybe he...

The original guitarist and co-founder of Journey, George Tickner has died aged 76. His passing was confirmed Thursday by co-founding member Neal Schon - although no cause of death was given. 'Journey Junkies, I have some very sad news. George Tickner, Journey’s original rhythm guitarist and songwriting contributor on their first three albums, has passed away. He was 76 years old,' Schon wrote on Facebook Thursday. Tickner left the band before Journey became a household name so he could become a doctor. He remained connected to the band, and music, for most of his life. He even appeared with the...

Pam Hemphill, who received a two-month sentence in federal prison for her involvement in the January 6 riot at the US Capitol, tells CNN's Gary Tuchman she was "brainwashed."

Two minute video by Dan Bongino explaining the security apparatus at the WH. He points the finger at the Bidens.

Law enforcement officials in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Wednesday, reported a male suspect allegedly stole several cases of Bud Light beer from a convenience store. When reports of the alleged crime were shared online, readers responded by making jokes at the thief's expense that referenced the ongoing boycott of Bud Light by conservatives. One person wrote on Facebook that the suspect was too "embarrassed to be seen buying it." Bud Light is still experiencing backlash from conservatives that began after an April 1 post by transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney revealed she had a small branded partnership with the beer brand....

The State Department reportedly postponed its regularly scheduled meeting with Facebook representatives on Wednesday following a court decision on Tuesday that restricted talks between Biden administration officials and social media firms.

The House Freedom Caucus booted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in late June, The Post has learned, the first official expulsion in the history of the group of conservative lawmakers. Republican aides confirmed that Greene was ejected from the hardline caucus just weeks after she cursed out fellow member Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), calling her a “little bitch” on the House floor. “A vote was taken to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House Freedom Caucus for some of the things she’s done,” Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) told Politico, adding that it was “an appropriate action.”

A HANDFUL of the Finns Party’s ministers have made overt and less overt references to the predominantly white far-right conspiracy theory known as the great replacement or replacement theory. Helsingin Sanomat on Monday reported that Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio (PS) has pointed to the conspiracy theory in a number of statements in the session hall of the Finnish Parliament. The theory alleges that left-leaning domestic or international elites are trying to replace the white population with non-white immigrants, enabling non-white majorities to take control of key institutions, destroy cultures and traditions, and ultimately eliminate white populations....

Vice President Harris’s staff opted to switch hotels ahead of a planned visit around the holiday weekend to Los Angeles before a worker strike had kicked off to a location that wasn’t involved out of support for the union leading the labor dispute. The vice president’s office confirmed to The Hill that the staff switched hotel reservations before the trip to southern California, where thousands of workers later walked out of hotels over the holiday weekend to push for better wages and benefits.

It’s the final Fourth of July before the primary season, and to mark the occasion, Gov. Ron DeSantis hit the campaign trail for two parades in New Hampshire. One political expert told WFLA investigator Mahsa Saeidi, the governor is marching for his political life. DeSantis has been on the campaign trail since May and so far, his poll numbers have not been going in the right direction. We’re still more than six months away from the primary season. ... Tara Newsom is a political analyst. She said DeSantis is not connecting with voters. “It looks like voters are starting to...