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The carrier and Teamsters union leaders have halted labor talks despite coming to terms on most major issues, leading businesses that rely on UPS to prepare for potential disruptions next month.With a little more than three weeks until UPS workers’ threatened strike date arrives, businesses that rely on the nation’s largest package carrier have been considering their plan Bs. Teamsters leaders representing 340,000 UPS employees have already announced tentative deals toward a new five-year labor contract, addressing air conditioning in vehicles, workforce structure and more. But an overall agreement has yet to materialize, and the company and union have been...

The average person accidentally consumes one pound of bugs each year, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). This is because fruits, vegetables, spices and many processed foods are legally permitted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to contain tiny levels of bug parts, which add up over time. For example, fig paste can contain up to 13 insect heads in 100 grams, canned fruit juices can have a maggot for every 250 milliliters and 10 grams of hops used to make beer can be the home for 2,500 small sap-sucking insects. And while there is much debate...

Recurrent cystitis (RC) is a frequent infection of the urinary tract and bladder, which is highly prevalent among postmenopausal women. Under healthy circumstances, the human vagina is home to a host of beneficial intestinal bacteria, such as Lactobacilli. However, in the case of urinary tract infections (UTIs), there is a decrease in the abundance of Lactobacilli and an increase in pathogenic bacteria, such as Escherichia coli (E. coli). To bridge this gap, scientists demonstrated the relationship between vaginal microbiota and RC by comparing the vaginal microbiota of postmenopausal women with and without cystitis. When comparing the vaginal microbiome in the...

Illinois will soon require landlords to rent and sell property to illegal aliens, opening the housing market to tens of thousands considered deportable from the United States, even as rents remain sky-high in metropolitan areas like Chicago. Late last month, Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed SB 1817 into law, which will add “immigration status” as a protected class under the Illinois Human Rights Act.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre bristled at a question during the press briefing Friday on the cocaine found at the White House and asserted that asking if it belonged to President Joe Biden or Hunter Biden was “incredibly irresponsible.” “The Biden family was not here. They were not here. They were at Camp David. They were not here Friday. They were not here Saturday. They were not here Sunday. They were not even here Monday. They came back on Tuesday. So to ask that question is actually incredibly irresponsible,” Jean-Pierre said.

White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan claimed during a briefing on Friday that Ukraine will be careful with American-provided cluster bombs. Sullivan confirmed reports that President Joe Biden will supply Ukraine with cluster bombs, which much of the world has vowed not to use due to long-term effects on civilians.

On Thursday night, with sunken faces, Channel 13’s legal correspondents delivered the news: The judges presiding over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trial for bribery and breach of trust had told the prosecutors and defense attorney last week that the prosecutors have not proven their charge of bribery, and are unlikely to succeed in doing so, since all their major witnesses have already testified. The implications are earthshattering. For the past seven years, two forces—the state prosecution and the media—have pushed Israel to the brink of civil war in their effort to criminalize Netanyahu and demonize his supporters. Their goal was...

Subway, the popular sandwich chain, faced criticism after a sign at one of its Georgia stores appeared to make light of the tragic implosion of the Titan submersible. The Titan submersible, which was descending to the ocean floor to view the wreckage of the Titanic, suffered a catastrophic implosion resulting in the death of all five people onboard. The sign at the Subway restaurant in Rincon, Georgia, read “Our subs don’t implode,” drawing backlash for its insensitivity. Subway has since removed the sign and issued a statement expressing disapproval of the comment. The Controversial Sign The sign displayed at the...

The Florida GOP wants candidates to sign a 'loyalty pledge' before their names appear on the ballot, and shell out cash to appear at the party's Florida Sunshine Summit.Laura Loomer exposed the Florida GOP’s attempts to rig the Florida Primary by requiring presidential candidates to sign a loyalty pledge before their names can appear on the ballot. This is despite the fact that Ron DeSantis has previously refused to commit to backing Trump if Trump is the GOP’s nominee. These facts show that the Florida GOP is attempting to bend the primary rules to allow DeSantis to have an advantage...

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) blamed members of media outlets for his sagging poll numbers that have him far behind former President Trump for the lead for the 2024 Republican nomination. DeSantis said during an interview on Fox News on Thursday that “corporate media” are focusing on him because they do not want him to win the nomination. He said his campaign has just started and is in the process of building up its organization, and that his favorability rating is strong and he expects to be able to improve.

Ron DeSantis has long embraced globalist anti-farm policies.45th President Donald J. Trump exposed Ron DeSantis’s anti-farm policies he has taken as Governor, Congressman, and presidential candidate. The Council Bluffs, Iowa crowd booed DeSantis’ name passionately as Trump read every globalist anti-farm policy DeSantis has endorsed.The loudest boos came when Trump pointed out that DeSantis has embraced the globalist trade policies of Paul Ryan. The Ryan-DeSantis non-tariff trade policy would lead to foreign farms using cheap labor and flooding the American market, forcing American farms to close. The World Economic Forum has encouraged politicians to enact policies that would destroy farms....

Two civil rights organizations are launching a campaign to pressure state governments to disqualify former President Trump from appearing on ballots in 2024...The groups say secretaries of state are empowered by the 14th amendment to bar Trump from running for office because of the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection.

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This is just breaking now. Posting for reference. This follows on the heels of Giuliani’s extensive 8-hour proffer interview with DOJ recently, indicating perhaps increasing cooperation with Special Counsel..

Robert F. Kennedy Jnr has admitted for the first time that he uses testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) — which some doctors describe as 'legal steroids'. The Democratic presidential hopeful admitted he is on an 'anti-aging' protocol prescribed by his doctor that includes TRT, a hormone treatment that can cause an increased risk of blood clots, heart attacks and strokes in some cases. Mr Kennedy's admissions has led some to call him out for hypocrisy. His political career has been built on peddling hardline anti-vaxx views for years, including the claim that vaccines cause autism and kill more children than they...

Ben & Jerry’s has called on the US to give back “stolen Indigenous land” including Mount Rushmore — and now a Native American chief in Vermont said he’d like to talk about the land that’s under the ice cream maker’s headquarters. The “Chunky Monkey” maker — which previously has waded into controversies around Israel and Palestine — divided customers this week with a July 4 tweet that said: “The United States was founded on stolen indigenous land. This Fourth of July, let’s commit to returning it.” Ben & Jerry’s added that the US should “start with Mount Rushmore,” writing, “The...

Police in Greenfield have made the arrest of a 15-year-old girl for grand theft auto and kidnapping Thursday. The theft occurred in an unincorporated area in Greenfield, which had a man inside the car at the time, police state. According to officers, the suspect is responsible for two other vehicle thefts that happened within the week. Thursday's theft marked a third. Police arrested the teen at her home and transported her to juvenile hall where she was booked on grand theft auto and kidnapping charges.

Joe Biden’s administration did not sanction or support secret meetings that former top US national security officials held with the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, and other Russians on potential talks to end the Ukraine war, the White House and state department have said. “The Biden administration did not sanction those discussions,” a state department spokesperson said on Thursday. “And as we’ve said repeatedly, nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.” The spokesperson was referring to an administration policy of not discussing possible negotiations on ending the war without involving Ukrainian officials. He said the administration would continue providing weaponry to Kyiv...

Actress Jennifer Garner has been accused of racism after an old clip of her on a late-night talk show resurfaced. Garner, 51, appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in February 2003 to promote her film, Daredevil. During her appearance, she shared an anecdote about how her co-star, Colin Farrell, got a bit too aggressive in a scene where they were supposed to be kissing and she ended up with a swollen lip the next day. "There was this moment that the director added where he thought it would be cool if Colin just nibbled on my lip and, I...