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A defiant President Joe Biden has suggested he will win the 2024 and keep attending NATO and international summits, despite dire approval ratings and mounting concerns about his age and health. Biden, 80, spoke confidently about his electoral chances – despite trailing Donald Trump in recent polls – during a meeting with Turkish President Recep Erdogan on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Lithuania on Tuesday, It came hours after Turkey helped hand Biden and the powerful alliance a diplomatic win by getting behind Sweden's bid to become the 32nd member, at a summit where Biden vowed to defend...

Making good pancakes is one of the easiest processes; however, you need just the right ingredients. Consider this recipe next time:2 large eggs1 1/4 cups whole milk4 tablespoons melted butter1/4 teaspoon salt1 3/4 cups flour2 teaspoons baking powder1 tablespoon sugarIt stinks that the better option is to communicate like this; alas, sometimes it is necessary simply to avoid the Eye of Sauron – Google. Which is really the reason for writing this.Our tech overlords really do not like CTH for several reasons, and they put blocks in the internet path in order to make things more difficult.The two primary reasons...

ith the allied premiers now in discussion at Nato’s Vilnius Summit, the assembled countries would no doubt like to be in a common position that projects unity, strength and strategic clarity. Instead, the western alliance finds itself in disagreement. Sweden’s Nato accession has been settled by a bit of horse-trading by President Biden, but Ukraine’s path to future accession and the new defence investment pledge are up in the air. If these issues are not clearly and successfully addressed in Vilnius, then many will consider this Summit a failure. Most likely the Alliance will overcome the political disagreements, have a...

Vice President Kamala Harris was ridiculed Tuesday after making a rather obvious quip in a speech about transportation. The Veep was seated alongside Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg for an event with disability rights advocates to increase transportation accessibility. 'This issue of transportation is fundamentally about just making sure that people have the ability to get where they need to go,' she said chuckling. 'It's that basic.' **SNIP** One user referred to it as her '1st grade vocabulary class.' Harris' latest cringey line comes after she awkwardly spewed out a 'word salad' when trying to define 'culture' at New Orleans' Essence...

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Prince William believes you can have zero homelessness and he’s using Finland as a case study. The Prince of Wales is launching a five-year, locally led plan in six flagship locations around the UK that will demonstrate it is possible to end homelessness, Kensington Palace announced on Monday. The program, “Homewards,” will bring together “an unprecedented network of organisations and individuals,” tapping into their collective expertise to “create and deliver a tailored plan to prevent homelessness in their areas,” the palace said. It will provide up to £500,000 ($637,000) of flexible seed funding in each of the six locations –...

Chronic kidney disease is a growing problem. Now, a study reveals that a protein known for treating cardiovascular diseases also counteracts a mechanism in the kidney that reabsorbs proteins. This could potentially lead to new treatment options. A study suggests that the cardiovascular system may open up a treatment strategy. Kathrin Weyer, explains: "We have found that a protein called PCSK9, which influences the cholesterol level in the blood and increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases, has completely new and unexpected effects in the kidneys. In the study, we can see that PCSK9 regulates a receptor in the kidneys that...

Pretty impressive video of drone strike. *if it doesnt play, hit the download button. That works for me everytime.

An extract from dahlia flower petals has been found to stabilize blood sugar levels of diabetes patients in clinical trials. Associate Professor Alexander Tups showed that the inhibition of brain inflammation—brought about by the excess consumption of a Western diet—markedly improves blood sugar regulation. His team then went on to discover an anti-inflammatory plant molecule that acts in the brain and potently improves the ability of the body to process blood sugar. "We then found that the dahlia plant is a cultivatable source of this molecule and that it contains two additional plant molecules that enhanced the effect of the...

RNS) — U.S. Jews gathered in online forums across the country before sundown on Friday (June 23) to light a candle marking the one-year anniversary of the end of Roe v. Wade, and mourning those who have died because abortions were not available to them. The Zoom meetings were called a yahrzeit, an ancient Jewish tradition marking the anniversary of a death of a loved one. A yahrzeit typically consists of lighting a special 24-hour candle and saying the Kaddish prayer. The candles lit Friday are expected to burn into Saturday, June 24, the day last year that the U.S....

A lonely California man has been left grieving after his cat was mauled to death by a pit bull which overpowered its owners - who then fled the grisly scene. Tootie Pootie's devastated owner Chris Fowler said the ordeal was traumatizing - and is now demanding justice after the nine-year-old cat was ravaged by a dog on Magliocco Drive in San Jose. Fowler let his cat out of his apartment to get some fresh air on Saturday afternoon when a man, girl, and large dog approached her on the street. Footage showed the dog leap forward and overpower the girl...

George Gershwin was a wonderful free and disciplined incarnation of the American spirit. "Why should I limit myself" he said, "to only one woman when I can have as many women as I want?" He understood that he represented his era: “True music must repeat the thought and inspirations of the people and the time.” With Irving Berlin and Paul McCartney, he dominated the crafting of great popular melody in his century, saying: “I frequently hear music in the very heart of noise.” The capacity for Great Music is a gift to us from God.

Governments around the world “crossed the line” when they imposed “unprecedented” lockdown measures on their populations during the COVID-19 pandemic, a senior Conservative MP has said. Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the influential 1922 Committee of Conservative backbench MPs, was an early objector to the “unprecedented removal of people’s liberties that took place in the COVID-19 response.” Speaking to NTD’s “British Thought Leaders” programme, he said he had “no doubt” that he was doing the right thing when he started raising objections to the policy, which enjoyed cross-party support. He said: “I had no doubt that I was doing the...

Powerful flooding in Ludlow, Vermont, has apparently washed away the land underneath a portion of railroad and left the train tracks suspended in mid-air, photos and video from the scene show.

A man accused of shooting and injuring a Duquesne police officer is getting out of jail. The accused shooter, Shyheim Berry, has been in the Allegheny County Jail since he was charged in the officer-involved shooting in February. Tuesday, a judge granted him bond which means he will be released from jail soon, likely within the next 48 hours. On Feb. 22, the officer was responding to a report of a man opening fire on an Uber driver. The officer said he pulled up in an unmarked police cruiser that was several feet away from Berry. Investigators said Berry was...

Joe Biden feigned shock when the Supreme Court ruled that he had no authority to wipe out tens of billions of dollars in student loans at the stroke of a pen. The issue is so clearcut, it’s hardly imaginable that we could need to explain it, but let’s begin with that part, to be thorough. Millions of people knowingly, willingly signed onto student loan debts, often while studying for degrees in fields that are well-known for producing relatively low-paying jobs. And then, when they found these burdens to be high after college, they hoped that politicians would let them off...

OceanGate Expeditions, the company behind the Titan submersible disaster, was forgiven of its $450,000 Paycheck Protection Program loan, according to the ProPublica PPP Loan Database. OceanGate builds submersibles for tourism and research, but its inherently risky business model raises questions, and led to the tragic deaths of five people in the ocean in June. Its liability waiver for sub tourism mentioned the possibility of death three times on the first page alone. Now, some are accusing the company of cutting corners. James Cameron, the renowned Titanic explorer and director of the 1997 movie, said, "I was very suspect of the...

•Franck Louis-Victor is accused of assaulting his wife at their Michigan home The Frenchman is the CEO of Ford Next LLC and VP of new business platforms •He pled not guilty on Monday and was freed on a $25,000 bond A top Ford executive has been arrested after he allegedly tried to set his wife's designer purses on fire with a butane torch and physically assaulted her during a domestic dispute. Franck Louis-Victor is accused of slapping, headbutting and hitting his wife with a Nest Hub device after he threatened to burn two of her Hermès purses, each valued at...