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CNN — The price of the lifesaving Covid-19 antiviral medication Paxlovid will more than double as the United States transitions out of the emergency phase of the pandemic, drugmaker Pfizer said Wednesday. The list price, before insurance, will be $1,390 for a five-day course, Pfizer said in a statement. That’s 2.6 times higher than the $530-per-course price paid by the US government, which provided Paxlovid free to patients during the pandemic. The Wall Street Journal first reported the new price.

Russia’s central bank has halted the circulation of a new 1,000 ruble note after Orthodox priests complained that the image of a church dome lacked a cross – even though it does not have one in real life. The bank had presented new designs of the 1,000 and 5,000 ruble notes earlier this week. One of them featured two religious sites in the majority-Muslim Tatarstan republic: a minaret with an Islamic crescent moon and an Orthodox church with a dome that did not have a cross on it. The Guardian view on the Russian Orthodox Church: betrayed by Putin’s patriarch...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is making a surprise trip to Israel to show solidarity with the Jewish state as it battles Hamas terrorists following a massive Oct. 7 attack that killed over 1,400 people, wounded well over 4,000, and saw over 200 kidnapped. The San Francisco Chronicle reported: California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a surprise trip to Israel on Thursday ahead of a previously announced trip the Democratic governor is taking to China. “The governor adjusted his planned international trip and will briefly visit Israel ahead of going to China,” spokesperson Erin Mellon said in a statement Thursday. “While...

Ian Kinsler wasn't repping the Rangers or Astros last night, the former MLB star had a bigger cause on his mind than the ALCS ... the 4x All-Star, who is Jewish, threw out the first pitch wearing a Team Israel jersey. Kinsler is a special assistant to the Rangers general manager ... and the organization invited him to kick off Game 3 of the American League Championship Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX with the ceremonial first pitch.

American voters continue to repudiate the media’s seemingly never-ending attempts to slap lipstick on the grotesque pig that is Bidenomics. Morning Consult and Bloomberg News released their latest survey Oct. 19 of 5,023 registered voters from seven crucial swing states which showed former President Donald Trump trouncing President Joe Biden when it came to the economy. When voters were asked under which president was the country’s economy "better off," 51 percent of respondents picked Trump over Biden, who got an embarrassing 35 percent. That’s a sixteen percentage point disparity. But it gets worse for Biden.

Scientists are reporting that a “horned” comet three times bigger than Mount Everest is hurtling toward Earth after encountering a large explosion. The blast originated on October 5 from 12P/Pons-Brooks a cryovolcanic — or cold volcano — comet. According to Live Science, the comet, nicknamed the “Devil” due to its apparent horns, measures a colossal 18.6 miles in diameter, or the size of a small city. For reference, Mount Everest, the highest mountain on Earth, is about 5.5 miles high. This marked the second time this interstellar ice cube erupted in the last four months. The Science Times reports that...

During an interview with NewsNation aired on Wednesday’s broadcast of “The Hill,” 2024 Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis argued that if his rival Republican candidate former President Donald Trump had followed his promise to build a wall on the border, “it would have been much more difficult for Biden to get away with” the damage he’s done on the border.DeSantis said, “I do think, when he’s saying things, like, in Iowa, the other day, that, well, he couldn’t follow his campaign promise to have Mexico build the border — pay for the border wall, because there was, no...

[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis reportedly tasked next year’s Synod with addressing same-sex ‘blessings’Cdl. Steiner noted that 'it is a wish of the Holy Father that the next session' of the Synod on Synodality meetings address topics of same-sex blessings.VATICAN CITY (LifeSiteNews) — Fielding questions from journalists, synod members displayed a mixed view on the topic of same-sex blessings, while also revealing that Pope Francis has planned for next year’s synod meetings to address the topic specifically.The topic of same-sex blessings and the Church’s relationship with LGBT-identifying individuals has been a key aspect of attention for those covering the Synod on...

Photo: AlamyPresident Trump called on patriotic and hardworking Americans on Wednesday to join what he called the “ULTIMATE STRIKE against the globalist class” by supporting his reelection in 2024, pledging to fight for American industry and jobs.“So, if you want to save your livelihood and your way of life, then you need to send a message and join the ULTIMATE STRIKE against the globalist class by casting your vote for a gentleman known as Donald J. Trump!” he said.He added, “I believe that this will be the most important election in our lifetime.”President Trump gave his remarks in Clinton Township,...

I dare to say that Russia is a fake State no it wasn't always fake it 0:09 started gradually becoming fake in the early 2000s after Vladimir Putin was 0:15 first appointed then elected the president of Russia at first we didn't know it was 0:22 fake then February 20 2022 came and 0:28 um how do I say that shock and awe followed in today's live stream I will 0:37 shed the light to the dark corners of Russian state so we can all see that it 0:44 is fake howdy howdy everyone my name is 0:49 Constantine and...

Almost seven out of every 10 U.S. troops are either overweight or obese, according to a new report, which also warns the growing trend could compromise military readiness and undermine national security. The American Security Project, a Washington-based nonprofit organization that studies modern national security issues, conducted the study and found 68% of active-duty service members fall somewhere between overweight and obese on the body mass index, which is a long-used but controversial method of assessing a person’s body classification by height and weight. A person between 25 and 30 on the BMI is considered clinically overweight and more than...

To borrow one of Joe Biden’s most frequent lines, “Not a joke.” Actually, it was. A Florida man posted memes and he’s going to jail for it. Douglass Mackey, a.k.a. Ricky Vaughan online, was sentenced to seven months for posting some memes about voting for Hillary Clinton back in 2016. We suppose it’s obvious that United States District Judge Ann M. Donnelly didn’t get the joke because she — let’s just call her Karen — punished Mackey for election interference. Great, now do Hillary. Indeed, it is beyond ironic that Clinton interfered in the 2016 election — though we suppose...

Bidenomics strikes ... again. No, not his inane ramblings about Hamas being "the other team" or that Hamas has to learn to shoot straight. But his policies freezing effects on the economy. Like housing. Existing-home sales faded in September, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Among the four major U.S. regions, sales rose in the Northeast but receded in the Midwest, South and West. All four regions registered year-over-year sales declines. Total existing-home sales – completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – waned 2.0% from August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.96 million...

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A new poll finds President Biden beating former President Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in a three-way race for the presidency. Biden won 44 percent support in the new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll, compared with 37 percent for Trump and 16 percent for Kennedy. Three percent of those polled were undecided.

TEL AVIV — In a stunning move sure to be taught at universities in politics and diplomacy classes for generations to come, President Joe Biden has brokered a deal to send $100 million of U.S. taxpayer money to the Palestinian Authority in exchange for none of the hostages currently being held by Hamas. "Here's the deal," Biden mumbled to the gathered media. "Nobody's ever done anything like this. We're going to send 100 million…billion trillion…100 thousand…all of the…the…100 million dollars to…to the…to the folks that…those folks there. Philistines. Planetfiends. Palestines. Palestinians. And in return, I have asked for none of...

It is a good thing to see the masks dropping amid the professionally republican class who view themselves as something more than representatives of their constituents.In public response to the requests of the voters, Idaho’s Second Congressional District Representative Mike Simpson reminds voters that their opinion means nothing.[Source]FYI, Steve Scalise is voting for Jim Jordan.Who is paying for Mike Simpson? Because apparently, he doesn’t think the voters matter much.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Hardline conservative Jim Jordan told his fellow Republicans he will suspend his bid to serve as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and back Republican Patrick McHenry to fill the role on a temporary basis, a lawmaker said on Thursday.

Prominent left-wing British actors, directors, and artists are demanding an Israeli ceasefire in Gaza, claiming governments around the world are “aiding and abetting” Israel’s “war crimes” in the region. The list of more than 3,000 signatories of the open letter features several famous actors including Tilda Swinton, Charles Dance, Steve Coogan, Peter Mullan, and Miriam Margolyes. In addition, acclaimed filmmakers Mike Leigh and Michael Winterbottom are also supporting the cause. Palestinians are facing “collective punishment on an unimaginable scale” and governments should “end their military and political support for Israel’s actions,” the letter states. “We call for an immediate ceasefire...

Cabelas lost a $2000 sale yesterday because of their inane gun control. Went to the one closest to me to purchase a thermal rifle scope that cost around $2000. When I entered the store I had my usual conceal carry pistol on me. I noticed a sign saying all weapons must be checked in at customer service. I asked if that included conceal carry and was told yes. There was one couple in front of me so I got behind them. He not only had to surrender his weapon but had to fill out a "20 questions" form. I then...