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People really do hate Bud Light. San Francisco 49ers superstar tight end George Kittle is a part of a group of NFL players who have been recruited by Bud Light for a summer advertising campaign, and … well … Kittle’s installment (like Travis Kelce’s) blew up in his face. Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was featured in a Bud Light commercial earlier in July, with Kittle making an appearance in an advertisement this week that was published on the beer company’s Instagram. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is expected to be next in Bud Light’s NFL campaign. With...

The shocking moment where a concert goer was pepper sprayed by a security guard after the worker accused the person of calling him a 'f****t' was caught on camera. The incident occurred in the midst of Colombian singer Juanes' free gig in New York City's Central Park as part of the SummerStage concert series on Thursday. The event had to be abandoned because thousands had hopped fences in order to get in and created an unsafe environment, organizers said. The video begins with the security worker accusing a group of 'bum-rushing' the gate and forcing a barrier on top of...

Watch Sabrina Ionescu put on a show during the WNBA’s three-point contestSabrina Ionescu just made history during the WNBA’s three-point contest. The New York Liberty star advanced to the finals of the WNBA’s three-point contest after putting up a solid 26 points in the opening round, and she was joined in the finals by Arike Ogunbowale from the Dallas Wings, and Sami Whitcomb from the Seattle Storm. But in the finals, Ionescu put on an absolute show, and she left no doubt about who was taking home the hardware. She scored 37 out of 40 possible points — setting a...

Former Vice President Mike Pence fired back on social media after an out-of-context video clip of him suggesting he’s more interested in the war in Ukraine than issues plaguing cities across the US went viral on Friday. In the video, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson questions the 2024 Republican presidential candidate about where his priorities lie after Pence criticizes the length of time it has taken the Biden administration to provide Ukraine with weapons to fend off Russia’s invasion of the former Soviet state. “You are distressed that the Ukrainians don’t have enough American tanks. Every city in the...

Chilling drone footage captured the moment cops combed through the backyard of suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann. The search came a day after the Manhattan architect, 59, was arrested in New York City, 13 years after the first remains were found in his alleged murder spree. A fleet of forensic investigators descended on Heuermann's Massapequa Park home Friday in hopes of finding further evidence in the serial murder case that stumped investigators for over a decade. An array of tarpaulin sheets and white-suited workers littered his ghoulish property, which has seemingly fallen into disrepair despite being shared by...

ACE2 coding variants in different populations and their potential impact on SARS-CoV-2 binding affinity https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7439997/ New insights into genetic susceptibility of COVID-19: an ACE2 and TMPRSS2 polymorphism analysis https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32664879/

The Secret Service announced this week that the agency has finished its investigation into the mysterious baggie of cocaine that was found in the White House earlier this month with finding the culprit. The agency said that the case was closed due to a lack of forensic evidence coupled with the fact that the class A drug was found an area in which around 500 people passed through at the time it was believed to have been discarded. It was determined by the agency that because the cocaine amounted to around 0.007 ounces, meaning it would only be a misdemeanor...

The United States is too cautious to provide Ukraine with long-range ATACMS missiles, Chairman of the Board of Centre for Defense Strategies and former Defense Minister of Ukraine Andriy Zagorodnyuk said in an interview with Radio NV on July 14.Zagorodnyuk said the United States has a "rather vague" strategy regarding escalation risks, the assessments of which are constantly changing."Moreover, we believe that they are too cautious, too conservative, too cautionary. But we have our position, and that is their position," Zagorodnyuk said.He claims the Americans give Ukraine "rather vague explanations" about why they are not providing ATACMS."This issue, according to...

Potential Drivers of the Behavioral Shift Connolly speculated that consumers’ desire to stretch their overall budgets might be driving the “hunkering down” behavior. In June, the Consumer Price Index indicated a 0.1% increase in the overall price of food compared to May, with a 5.7% rise over the previous 12 months. Food prices for home consumption remained steady month-over-month but increased by 4.7% in the past year, as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Additionally, Connolly proposed that the current summer, compared to the less travel-intensive summer of 2022, could contribute to the observed changes in consumer behavior. Memorial...

WEST VALLEY, Wash.- The Yakima County Sheriff's Office (YCSO) is investigating a possible case of arson after brush and trees were set on fire near Gibbler Rd around 11 p.m. on July 13. West Valley Fire-Rescue Crews were able to contain the fires and a suspect is in custody on Department of Corrections warrants according to Casey Schilperoort with the YCSO.

A 13-year-old girl in China spent around $64,000 of her parents' money on mobile games this year, wiping out their savings account without their knowledge. Gong Yiwang learned about the spending spree in late May after receiving a call from a teacher at her daughter's boarding school, who worried the child was addicted to pay-to-play games, according to Elephant News, a regional TV channel in the Henan province. When Gong checked her bank account, she realized it was left with a bank balance of only seven cents. She later discovered that from January to May, her daughter had spent around...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease eight years ago, is stepping down from the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, the influential Chicago-based civil rights organization he founded through its predecessor, Operation PUSH, more than 50 years ago. After ceding day-to-day operations last year, Jackson, 81, is formally handing the reins to his successor, the Rev. Frederick Douglass Haynes III, a senior pastor of friendship at West Baptist Church in Dallas. Haynes’ appointment is expected to be announced this weekend at the annual Rainbow/PUSH convention, sources said Friday. Haynes said it’s an honor to be chosen for this role....

Tucker: "I'm sorry, Mr. Vice President. You are distressed that the Ukrainians don't have enough American tanks? Every city in the United States has become much worse over the past three years. Drive around. There's not one city that's gotten better. And it's visible. Our economy has degraded, the suicide rate has jumped, public filth, and disorder and crime have exponentionally increased and yet your concern is that the Ukrainians, a country most people can't find on a map, don't have enough tanks? I think it's a fair question to ask: Where's the concern for the United States in that?"...

Marketa Vondrousova became the first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon in a stunning 6-4, 6-4 upset over No. 6 Ons Jabeur on Saturday. "After everything I've been through, it's amazing I can stand here and hold this," Vondrousova said while holding the championship trophy on court after the match. "Tennis is crazy." Once a top-15 player and 2019 French Open finalist, Vondrousova, a lefty, has been hampered by injuries and pain in her left wrist. She underwent multiple surgeries in the three years that followed her Roland Garros run, and last year, she attended Wimbledon as a tourist with a...

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1/ Russian soldiers are dealing with the stresses of trench warfare by hiring sex workers to entertain them in their dugouts. Meanwhile, Russian brothels are offering soldiers on leave the opportunity to fulfil their fantasy of "punishing bad Ukrainian [women]". 2/ A report by The Insider highlights how the war in Ukraine has changed the nature of sex work in Russia. The country's sex workers are facing many challenges, from the loss of established clients, to increased competition from soldiers' wives and girlfriends taking up sex work. 3/ The Insider reports on the various impacts of the war on Russia's...

Russia will regard Western F-16 fighter jets sent to Ukraine as a "nuclear" threat because of their capacity to carry atomic weapons, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday. Modern warplanes have been at the forefront of Kyiv's demands for military aid from its Western allies as it fights back against Russia's offensive. Lavrov spoke of a US plan to transfer F-16s to Ukraine, although Washington has not given the go-ahead for any country to supply them. "Russia cannot ignore the ability of these aircraft to carry nuclear weapons. No amount of assurances will help here," Lavrov was quoted as...

The left's resentment of effective means for curbing crime is no longer limited to armed homeowners, robust police forces, stern criminal laws, and effective prosecutors. Now, home surveillance tech has been classed as "dangerous" and potentially racist. Ring cameras are a popular commodity among those seeking greater security or at the very least some hope of identifying home invaders so that justice can later be meted out. TheBlaze has previously detailed multiple occasions on which these devices and others like them have been utilized to great effect, highlighting heroics, exposing criminality, documenting statist intimidation efforts, and recording unsettling events. The...

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Ordinary Time focuses on the growth of the Church. I would prefer we called it “Extraordinary Time,” because there is nothing ordinary about the Second Person of the Divinity becoming en-fleshed in our presence through the Sacrament. Be that as it may, the Readings for this Lord’s Day are clearly united by the motif of sowing the seed of God’s Word. 1. The First Reading (Isaiah 55:10-11) is one of the earliest passages in Scripture where an explicit analogy is drawn between the natural cycles of agriculture and the fertility of God’s Word: Reading 1: Isaiah 55:10-11Thus says the LORD:...