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A “terrible report” by the National Center for Health Statistics, published on the CDC website, came out in the spring of this year, reported world-renowned cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough. What that report shows is that maternal death rates are increasing in America — and fast. The WHO defines maternal death as “the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and the site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes.” In plain English, that...

In a landmark decision, Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday (August 22) ruled that homophobic slurs will now be punishable by prison. The decision has been received well by the LGBTQ+ community which has been battling rampant violence against it in the country. In a nearly unanimous 9-1 ruling, homophobic slurs have been put on the same legal level as racist hate speech. Justice Edson Fachin, who delivered the verdict, said the ruling was a "constitutional imperative" to give LGBTQ+ citizens equal protection under the law. The Brazilians were elated after the announcement and took to social media to rejoice in...

"The hopelessness and frustration of our times resonate in the response to this song," the singer-songwriter tells Billboard exclusively.Oliver Anthony Music’s ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’ Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 "The hopelessness and frustration of our times resonate in the response to this song," the singer-songwriter tells Billboard exclusively. Oliver Anthony Music’s breakout viral hit “Rich Men North of Richmond” debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. Among other chart achievements for the singer-songwriter, he’s the first artist ever to launch atop the list with no prior chart history in any form....

The American Plant Food Corporation’s fertilizer plant in Bartlett, Texas, near Round Rock, reportedly caught fire around 8:30 p.m. on August 20th. The plant has since burned to the ground. The Bartlett Volunteer Fire Department received a call to come put it out at 9901 North Highway 95. The fertilizer plant is said “vital to the local community” and to Texas state. Because of voluminous hazardous and highly flammable chemicals at the plant, firefighters decided it was best to not try to extinguish the flames with water as they typically would for other types of fires. “Hazard crews were on...

Rumors are circulating that the president of Ukraine and some of his family members secretly obtained British passports. The Kyiv authorities require that Western powers provide security guarantees to Ukraine for the future. As for the country, it is not yet clear which path it will take. But Vladimir Zelensky seems to have already secured his own safety. According to former Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada MP Ilya Kiva on his Telegram channel, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson allegedly handed over UK passports to the president, his wife, and his children—all without fanfare or publicity. If he has to flee from the...

He becomes the latest shock rocker to share his distaste for gender-affirming care after Dee Snider and Paul Stanley shared similar views.While he may be best known as one of the gender-bending faces of the shock rock movement, Alice Cooper revealed that he’s not in favor of real gender-affirming care. In a new interview with Stereogum, the 75-year-old rock star shared his opinions about best-practice medical care for transgender youth, saying that he was “afraid that it’s also a fad.” Using common anti-trans talking points to elaborate, the star said that he felt children were not mature enough to make...

"I want to honor and respect all person's ideals and beliefs whether they are LGBTQ or not," he later said in a statement to Billboard.While he may be best known for being “Smooth,” legendary guitarist Carlos Santana recently shared some comments about the trans community that left a bad taste in some people’s mouths. A clip began circulating online recently of Santana performing in Atlantic City, N.J., in late July, where the star stopped during his show to share his thoughts on the transgender experience itself. “When God made you and me, before we came out of the womb, you...

In a significant development last month, US military convoys rolled into Iraq via the Arar crossing with Saudi Arabia. This visible display of foreign force movements saw a portion of the convoy making its way to the Ain al-Assad base in western Iraq, while the rest headed toward the US occupation base of Al-Tanf in Syria. In July, the US Department of Defense unveiled its plan to deploy approximately 2,500 soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division, stationed at the Fort Drum military base. Their mission: Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the codename for the US-led military campaign against ISIS in Syria...

"Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." "So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch: and when they had gathered the multitude together, they delivered the epistle: Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation." John, Chapter 8 1 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. 2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Authorities are looking for a barefoot duo seen climbing on a woman’s sedan and attacking her vehicle with a handgun after a minor traffic accident in Tampa Tuesday evening. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a man and woman were involved in a minor crash with a 31-year-old Brandon woman at the intersection of US-301 and Martin Luther King Boulevard just after 5 p.m. Troopers said the duo then got out of their vehicle, shot at the 31-year-old woman, and began to attack her vehicle with their bare hands and feet. “Get out the car,”...

THE VILLAGES, Fla. -- A man's five minutes of fame at a Florida golf course where he hit a hole-in-one and had his picture taken is what allegedly helped officers arrest and charge him in connection with a deadly assault that took place in the course's parking lot. The Sumter County Sheriff's arrested Robert Moore, 75, of the Villages, on July 27 and charged him with aggravated manslaughter on an elderly person in connection with the June 28 incident that took place at the Glenview Country Club, court documents say. Dean Zook, 87, allegedly was heading to the club that...

Leading 2024 presidential candidate and 45th President Donald Trump’s interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson on X, formerly known as Twitter, which was released during Fox News’ first GOP presidential debate, has made history as the most watched interview ever recorded. Within 15 hours of being posted, the interview has amassed over 204 million views and that number is continuing to climb. Trump’s interview reaching over 200 million people is record-breaking because the title of most watched interview of all time used to be held by Oprah Winfrey’s interview with Michael Jackson in 1993, which reached 62.3 million...

Former President Donald Trump spent several minutes of his debate-night interview with Tucker Carlson criticizing President Joe Biden for selling himself out to communist China. “He gets millions of dollars. China pays this guy millions of dollars,” Trump said in the sitdown interview. “I think he’s the most corrupt president we’ve ever had. He also has the distinction of being the most incompetent. And I believe both. I mean, he’s both incompetent and corrupt.” Recent testimony from IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley revealed that Hunter Biden threatened via a WhatsApp message to Chinese businessman Henry Zhao that he would use his...

MILWAUKEE, WI — Presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis is in hot water today after cameras clearly caught the candidate copying his Indian classmate's homework. "My eyes just happened to drift over there!" said a defiant DeSantis. "I wasn't cheating, I promise!" Despite DeSantis' protest, Brett Baier confirmed that DeSantis came up with the exact same answer as his Indian classmate. "There's no use denying it," said Mr. Baier. "Look, I'm not mad. I'm just disappointed. You're such a smart guy, Ron! Don't go down this road!" Caught red-handed, Mr. DeSantis finally confessed to copying the Indian kid's homework. "He just seems...

MILWAUKEE, WI — Presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy's lack of foreign policy experience was brought into focus following last night's Republican primary debate after it was pointed out that he has yet to bomb any brown people. "How can he expect to be considered a serious candidate?" asked one anonymous GOP insider. "Bombing brown people in other countries is a cornerstone of any comprehensive presidential foreign policy. If he really wants people to consider voting for him, he needs to lay out his plan for bombing the browns." Other political analysts echoed the growing skepticism. "What do you mean he hasn't...

Shares of Walt Disney fell 3.9% on Thursday, closing at their lowest level in nearly nine years, with some investors betting that a further price drop is on the cards in the next few months. Disney stockholders are scrutinizing the company's turnaround plan after chief Bob Iger earlier this month promised a mix of price hikes across its streaming properties, more ads and cost cuts to lift the business. On Thursday, Disney options were busier than usual with some 321,000 contracts traded, or 1.4 times the average daily volume, according to data from options analytics firm Trade Alert. Trading sentiment...

The U.S. Department Justice on Thursday announced it is suing SpaceX over employment discrimination. The DOJ alleges that SpaceX discouraged refugees and asylum seekers from applying to open positions and refused to hire those that did, according to the complaint. According to the complaint, SpaceX job postings wrongly stated that only U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents could apply for openings, and that “SpaceX’s hiring practices were routine, widespread, and longstanding, and harmed asylees and refugees.”

The power of the false narrative of COVID continues to wreak havoc on people long after the medical emergency has ended. The Ohio Medical Board, for example, has indefinitely suspended Dr. Sherri Tenpenny’s license and fined her $3,000 after she criticized COVID vaccines in testimony before Ohio lawmakers in June 2021. Specifically, the board alleges that Dr. Tenpenny didn’t properly respond to its investigation of some 350 complaints after her testimony, which raised concerns about mRNA shot side effects such as heart inflammation. Never mind that the government has now admitted that myocarditis, pericarditis, and blood clots are caused by...

[Catholic Caucus] Synodality: a revolution ‘to change radically the Church’s self-understanding’Diane Montagna’s recent article presenting the ground-breaking book “The Synodal Process is a Pandora’s Box”, complete with a foreword by Cardinal Burke, was rightly disturbing. In it we are all presented with the challenging call of Burke to the Church to resist the processes of Synodality that he and the authors claim are intended to change our Faith.The authors José Antonio Ureta and Julio Loredo de Izcue claim that they are trying to wake the Church up to the scale of the emergency both in the West and in the...

A man who was fleeing a drug bust on a scooter in the Bronx, New York City, has died after an undercover police officer threw a cooler at him. Eric Duprey was attempting to get away when he crashed to the ground just after 5.20pm on Wednesday - and now NYPD Sergeant Erik Duran has been suspended while cops investigate his involvement in the fatal incident. Sergeant Duran was working undercover on the Bronx Narcotics Division at the time, conducting a buy-and-bust operation on Aqueduct Avenue. According to police, Duprey sold drugs to the plain-clothed cop, who then tried to...