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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has decided to keep U.S. Space Command headquarters in Colorado, overturning a last-ditch decision by the Trump administration to move it to Alabama. The choice ended months of thorny deliberations, but an Alabama lawmaker vowed to fight on. U.S. officials told The Associated Press on Monday that Biden was convinced by the head of Space Command, Gen. James Dickinson, who argued that moving his headquarters now would jeopardize military readiness. Dickinson’s view, however, was in contrast to Air Force leadership, who studied the issue at length and determined that relocating to Huntsville, Alabama, was...

School Board interrupts mom who is reading an explicit library book because it's not appropriate for the crowd.

CHICAGO — Chicago police reported 37 teens were charged after a reckless gathering ensued in the city’s South Loop Sunday night. Police reported 30 teens between the ages of 12 to 17 were charged with a misdemeanor of reckless conduct. Officers responded to a large gathering near the 100 block of West Roosevelt Road around 8:00 p.m. Sunday night.

The CDC will soon recommend annual COVID shots, much like the current annual flu shots, said Dr. Mandy Cohen, the embattled federal health agency's new director, in an interview Thursday.President Biden picked Cohen, the former head of North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services, to replace the controversy-prone Rochelle Walensky to head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost a month ago despite Republicans' objections.Asked by a Spectrum reporter if the CDC were moving toward recommending one COVID shot per year for Americans, Cohen said, “Well, we’re just on the precipice of that, so I don’t want to...

UK band The 1975 may have thought their same-sex kiss at the Good Vibes Festival was making a statement against the government, but their stunt only hurts those living by Malaysia's laws, says NUS' Serina Rahman.In a move that did not surprise many - at least those familiar with Malaysia - the government cancelled the Good Vibes Festival 2023 after the debacle created by British band The 1975 on the first day of its planned three-day run earlier this month. Lead singer Matty Healy, with a bottle of champagne in hand, spewed a vulgarity-laden tirade against Malaysia and Malaysian laws,...

If Ron DeSantis holds and event in Iowa, but nobody shows up, did it really happen?Ron DeSantis had another disastrous trip to Iowa on Thursday. His events had low energy, little interest, and horrific policy. This is as DeSantis falls to third place in some state GOP Primary polling.Photos taken at Ron DeSantis’ Iowa events on Thursday show only 10’s of people in attendance. The Florida Governor has had a sharp decline in attendance in comparison to his May Iowa events.Roughly 25 people at @NvrBackDown24 event for @GovRonDeSantis in Iowa, which was scheduled to start five minutes ago. pic.twitter.com/MlMVdVAsSt— Gabe...

The US Department of Agriculture, or USDA, just made an industry-shaking decision regarding lab-grown meat. Specifically, the USDA will officially start inspecting lab-grown chicken for US consumption. This marks a major step for consumers looking to satisfy their cravings, guilt-free. When it comes to American eating habits, chickens rule the roost. Each year, America consumes a mind-boggling 8 billion chickens — or roughly 24 chickens per person. But the land, water, and other resources required to raise this poultry can have a negative impact on the environment, in addition to the ethical concerns surrounding animal welfare. Lab-grown meat poses a...

Authorities claimed Thursday that they discovered dozens of individuals who had allegedly been smuggled into the country working and living in terrible conditions at an illicit marijuana farm in California’s Central Valley. The operation was discovered by deputies when they executed a search warrant at a location (of the pot plant) on unincorporated territory close to the city of Merced on Wednesday afternoon. The Merced County Sheriff’s Office published pictures online of what seemed to be marijuana-filled trays, bags, and cartons in a dilapidated inner area. “We literally have thousands of pounds of finished marijuana from an illegal grow and...

In response, an unelected cabal in the senior ranks of our government, in concert with their chosen candidate, Hillary Clinton, and their allies in the media, launched the de-facto coup attempt known as the Russia Hoax. Their goal was to prevent my election, and failing that, to throw me out of office or sabotage my presidency, undercut my agenda in Congress, block my domestic reforms, and interfere with my foreign policy. For nearly three years, they carried out a massive disinformation campaign and lawless persecution based on the monstrous lie that I was a traitor to my country. These Deep...

She says the new name means ‘lion of God.’ In Hebrew, it appears to be a typoKylie Jenner has changed her son’s name from Wolf to Aire (pronounced like “air”). She says it means “lion of God” in Hebrew. It doesn’t. The child was born to Jenner and rapper Travis Scott in February 2022. “His legal name is Wolf Webster so I’m going to do Aire Webster,” she said in a video, spelling out the name as “A-I-R-E.” “I just always wanted a name for him that had meaning and I like it’s a Hebrew name,” she said, adding:...

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft participated in a panel conversation on fighting antisemitism and racism on Sunday during the annual NAACP convention in Boston. Titled “Hate Has No Home: Racism, Anti-Semitism and Building Bridges to Fight All Hate,” the conversation was moderated by Fox Sports host Joy Taylor and featured NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson, historian Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Kraft and the rapper and activist Meek Mill. Mill and Kraft have been friends since Kraft helped advocate for the rapper’s release from prison in 2018. They co-founded the nonprofit REFORM Alliance in January 2019 to advocate for...

During an interview with the “On Purpose with Jay Shetty” podcast released on Monday, President Joe Biden revealed that sometimes he agrees to criticize world leaders so they can have political cover to do what they want to do. Biden stated, “I get credit for — these days, for sort of holding the international community together and I try to understand the circumstance the other world leader is facing and see if there’s a way — what needs to be done, there’s a way through that he doesn’t or she doesn’t have to make a great sacrifice to do what...

During an interview with the “On Purpose with Jay Shetty” podcast released on Monday, President Joe Biden said that in his family, “whenever you wanted to speak to your mother and father…no matter what they were doing, they stopped” and listened to them and claimed that “I did the same with my children and they do the same with theirs.” Biden said, “I was raised in a family for real — an extended family, my grandparents as well, where my dad had an expression, family’s the beginning, middle, and end. And there was a rule in the family growing up...

Dwayne Johnson throws major shade at Mel Gibson for spilling some deepest secrets in 'Sound of Freedom'! Stay tuned to find out what's got Hollywood in a buzz!

"And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. "For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it." "Here is the patience of the saints: here are they that keep the commandments of God, and the faith of Jesus." Luke, Chapter 9 1 Then he called his twelve disciples together, and gave them power and authority over all devils, and to cure diseases. 2 And he sent them to...

A recent viral photo on End Wokeness’ Twitter page shows a woke Black woman writing “all White people are racist” on a white board. However, this is not sitting well with conservatives of all races. Furthermore, the woke ideology supposedly preaches that equality is the best for all, but at the same time, they’re doing the contrary. According to the Scientific American, as politics increasingly revolve around race, there is growing confusion about discrimination. A national survey found that both Blacks and Whites believe discrimination against Blacks is declining over the years. However, Whites thought discrimination against them is increasing....

Social media platforms have become breeding grounds for both connection and division, allowing opinions and controversies to spread like wildfire. One Twitter video in particular, shared by @FadeHubb, has grabbed the attention of netizens online. The video reveals unsettling footage of an obese woman being subjected to public mockery and judgment simply for requesting extra cheese on her snacks. Here's the video: This Twitter video has sparked heated discussions, highlighting the internet's division on the issue. The controversy revolves around a video clip where a woman, referred to as 'Karen', is seen requesting extra cheese on her snacks. While some...

A mob stomped to death a nightclub security guard on a Hollywood street over the weekend, police told KTLA-TV. What are the details? The Los Angeles Police Department said officers responded to the Dragonfly Hollywood nightclub in the 6500 block of Santa Monica Boulevard near Wilcox Avenue around 2 a.m. Sunday concerning reports of seven to 11 people attacking one person, the station said. “The victim was working at this nightclub, and a large group — for unknown reasons — confronted that security guard, causing him to fall into the street, at which time the group advanced and kicked and...

Japan’s population crisis is accelerating, with the number of nationals falling by more than 800,000 in the past year – echoing similar trends seen in other East Asian countries. As of January 1 this year, Japan’s total population stood at 125.4 million, including both Japanese and foreign residents, according to data released on Wednesday by Japan’s internal affairs ministry. The number of foreign residents rose by nearly 289,500 compared to the previous year – a significant increase of more than 10%. But the number of Japanese residents shrank by 800,523, marking the 14th consecutive year of contraction since a peak...

Today Hunter Biden’s best friend and business associate, Devon Archer, testified that Joe Biden met with Russia’s Yelena Baturina who later invested into $40 million into Hunter Biden’s real estate ventures. And she also paid Hunter Biden $3.5 million in consulting fees. Yelena Baturina, the billionaire widow of a corrupt Moscow mayor, was left off of Biden’s Sanctions list.