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SCOTLAND is ready to take refugees from Gaza if the UK is willing to set up a scheme to resettle families fleeing the war, Humza Yousaf said. The First Minister also said hospitals in Scotland can treat civilians injured if they are medically evacuated from Gaza where there are scarce supplies in the hospitals. Yousaf said his brother-in-law is a doctor in a hospital in Gaza. He said: “When we can get through to him on the phone, he tells us of scenes of carnage. “Hospitals running out of medical supplies, doctors and nurses having to make the most difficult...

ALLUM BOKHARI: Michael Hayden has been in the news lately after he called for Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville to be "removed from the human race," a comment the senator condemned as a call for assassination. This wasn't the first partisan outburst from Hayden. He's also compared Trump supporters to the Taliban, called the Trump movement "more dangerous than al Qaeda," and even said that unvaxxed MAGA supporters should be given a "one-way ticket to Afghanistan." But who is Michael Hayden and why should we care? Hayden is currently an advisor to NewsGuard, an organization that claims to offer nonpartisan assessments...

MUSIC legend, Leo Sayer has recently announced that his upcoming UK shows have had to be cancelled following health complications which have seen the star hospitalised for three weeks. The renowned singer Leo Sayer, now resident in Australia, recently disclosed his health issues on Facebook due to complications with his kidney, bladder, and prostate. Speaking of his hospitalisation he said: ‘I haven’t posted anything publicly about this before but I couldn’t fly or make the recent shows in the UK as I became very ill just before the trip.’ The star added: ‘I have been in hospital here for the...

The Saint-Belec slab. (D. Gliksman/Inrap) A piece of rock with mysterious markings that lay largely unstudied for 4,000 years is now being hailed as a "treasure map" for archaeologists, who are using it to hunt for ancient sites around north-western France. The so-called Saint-Belec slab was claimed as Europe's oldest map by researchers in 2021 and they have been working ever since to understand its etchings – both to help them date the slab, and to rediscover lost monuments. "Using the map to try to find archaeological sites is a great approach. We never work like that," said Yvan Pailler,...

A pair of Senate Republicans are demanding PayPal remove the account for a Black Lives Matter chapter that showed support for the terrorist group Hamas after its deadly attack against Israel. BLM Chicago came under the spotlight last week upon sharing an "I stand with Palestine" graphic on social media that depicted a Hamas terrorist in a paraglider, although the group later deleted it and said it wasn't "proud" of the post. But because the chapter is actively fundraising through PayPal, Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) are calling on the payment processor to support Israel and cut...

LOS ANGELES, CA — Merchandising companies released an updated version of the iconic 'COEXIST' bumper sticker this week with the Star Of David removed and replaced by the image of Hamas paragliders. "The best way for everyone to coexist peacefully is by killing off the Jews," said liberal activist Molly Stanton. "It was high time we decolonized the 'COEXIST' message." According to makers of the sticker, the paraglider symbol of murderous Hamas terrorists encapsulates the freedom and tolerance that all true liberals yearn for. "This change helps convey how serious we are about peaceful coexistence," said sticker designer Deandra Martinez....

Plans are underway to close offices across the $25 billion international network of the grant-making, non-profit founded by billionaire George Soros. Bloomberg reported that employees of the Open Society Foundations' Africa operations received written notice last week outlining the next steps of the process, which had been announced in June. Those steps include closing half a dozen offices in Africa in addition to its Baltimore and Barcelona locations, according to a copy of the emails obtained by Bloomberg. The moves will result in a reduction of more than 40% of its workforce. "With the decision by the board in June...

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown climate mechanism during the Cretaceous period, linking continental movement with disruptions in ocean currents that affected temperature gradients. This study not only deepens our understanding of ancient climate dynamics but also emphasizes the role of oceanic processes in today’s climate system. A groundbreaking study has uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that significantly influences Earth’s climate. The research was conducted by Hebrew University’s Ph.D. candidate, Kaushal Gianchandani, under the guidance of Professors Nathan Paldor and Hezi Gildor from the Institute of Earth Sciences at the Hebrew University, in collaboration with Prof. Ori Adam and Sagi...

"Look, I'm not doing well, to be honest," the Paramount Global chair and National Amusements president tells The Hollywood Reporter. "I think there are no words to describe what took place, and all I do every day is try to do something that's going to make a difference and help people."Paramount Global chair and National Amusements president Shari Redstone is one of the most powerful people in Hollywood. She is also an observant Jew and a supporter of Israel who has been reeling over the days since Oct. 7, when Hamas terrorists attacked the Jewish state, she told The Hollywood...

A growing number of wealthy donors and alumni are cutting ties with Harvard and the University of Pennsylvania, due to the Ivy League schools’ failure to condemn Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel and the students who are cheering the unprovoked assault. After the Hamas attack, Harvard refused to either condemn the Anti-Semitic terrorism or denounce a letter by student groups declaring support for Hamas and blaming Israel for the attack. Likewise, the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) failed to condemn Hamas for the October 7 attack and chose not to denounce a Palestinian festival held at the school last month, which...

ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis City judge was assaulted at a MetroLink station. Someone poured a liquid on Judge David Mason. He wasn’t hurt. Metro issued a statement saying, “This type of behavior is not tolerated,” and they’re working with St. Louis Police on the investigation.

Breaking: Anti-Israel protests take place on Capitol Hill

Hamas sympathizers have completely taken over the rotunda of the US Capitol calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.#Gaza #GazaAttack #GazaCity #GazaHospital #Israel #IsraelAttack pic.twitter.com/83lMkz0zaf— Paul Golding (@GoldingBF) October 18, 2023 Organizers with shirts that say “Jews say cease fire now” chanting “cease fire” and “not in our name” here in the Capitol. pic.twitter.com/KqKasL7AUt— Christopher Salas (@ChristopherS_DC) October 18, 2023

Explanation: It's so big it is easy to miss. The entire Veil Nebula spans six times the diameter of the full moon, but is so dim you need binoculars to see it. The nebula was created about 15,000 years ago when a star in the constellation of the Swan (Cygnus) exploded. The spectacular explosion would have appeared brighter than even Venus for a week - but there is no known record of it. Pictured is the western edge of the still-expanding gas cloud. Notable gas filaments include the Witch's Broom Nebula on the upper left near the bright foreground star...

Researchers combined ancient climate data with modeling of modern habitats to identify fanged offenders ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In this 3000-year-old illustration, the “solar cat” slays the serpent of darkness in the Papyrus of Ani, also known as the Book of the Dead, demonstrating the key role snakes played in ancient Egypt.CHARLES WALKER COLLECTION/ALAMY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If a snakebitten patient stumbled into an Egyptian physician’s office some 2500 years ago, the doctor might have reached for a papyrus scroll describing 34 snakes and their bites in hieratic script used by ancient Egyptians, with advice on how to treat them. This ancient manual is considered...

RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has launched an effort to collect surplus body armor, protective gear and tactical equipment from more than 100 sheriffs' offices across the state to send to the Israeli army as it fights Hamas terrorists. Miyares said if any of the offices have excess law enforcement protective equipment, his office will collect it and ship it to the Israel Defense Forces. Fox News Digital obtained exclusively a version of the letter sent to Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur. "While I’m aware that some police departments are stretched for resources, there are many departments...

ÄIO’s fermentation process creates healthy, sustainable oils and fats by upcycling low-value industry organics. Just because something is natural doesn’t necessarily make it sustainable. Consider palm oil. The product was widely adopted in the 20th century to replace purportedly less healthy oils and fats in foods. Odorless, semi-solid at room temperature, resistant to oxidation, and — most importantly — cheap, it’s now found in almost everything. In fact, the World Wildlife Fund estimates that 50% of all packaged products contain palm oil. It’s in chocolate, pizza dough, and margarine. It’s also in cosmetics like lipstick, and personal care products, such...

[Catholic Caucus] Synod on Synodality now discussing lay governance and ‘synodality’ as ‘standard’ for the ChurchParticipants at the Synod on Synodality are now in the fourth of five modules, with ecclesial governance taking center stage in discussions.Bishops and cardinals at the opening Mass for the Synod’s October 2023 sessionsVATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Synod participants are now examining questions related to the exercise of authority in the Church, involving laity, and particularly women, in the hierarchical and decision-making structure, and implementing “synodality” as the “standard” way of Church life at “all levels.”The assembled members and non-voting members of the Synod on...

Sam Bankman-Fried scheduled a number of high-profile meetings with political power-players a short time before his cryptocurrency exchange FTX collapsed. The former billionaire, 31, was set to sit down with former President Bill Clinton, New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Yasir Al Rumayyan, the head of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, shortly before his crypto empire came crashing down in November 2022. Evidence of the meetings was presented by prosecutors on Tuesday at Bankman-Fried's fraud trial in Manhattan. The former crypto whiz faces up to 115 years in prison for allegedly siphoning FTX client funds to prop up his hedge...

An associate professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago is under fire for antisemitic comments she posted on social media calling Israeli’s “pigs” and “savages.” Dr. Mika Tosca, a climate scientist and activist, slammed the Jewish State in an Instagram story amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. “Israelis are pigs. Savages,” she wrote. “Very bad people. Irredeemable excrement.” She called Israel’s defense against Hamas – the terrorist group that killed more than 1,400 people and has kidnapped more than 200 others since Oct. 7 – “propaganda” that is “downright evil.” “It’s disgusting and grotesque. May...