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Jon Stewart’s show on Apple’s TV streaming service is no more — and China was reportedly an issue. Stewart and Apple have parted ways after executives at the tech giant expressed misgivings about future episodes of the show that would potentially delve into sensitive topics such as China and artificial intelligence, according to The New York Times.The move brings about a surprise end to “The Problem With Jon Stewart,” which ran for two years on Apple TV+. Initially, the show was a ratings flop, managing a meager audience in its first season. But the second season brought several viral moments....

The limits of "we just don't believe you" as a news-consuming habitAfter first the Israeli government and then the United States government issued statements Wednesday, with supporting evidence, that the deadly rocket exploding into the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital parking lot in Gaza on Tuesday did not emanate from Israel, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi gave an expected if telling response. "Nobody is buying that narrative in this part of the world," Safadi told NBC. Safadi's predecessor (and also Jordan's former ambassador to Israel), Marwan Muasher, echoed that in an interview with CNN: "The Arab public puts the attack squarely on...

WJW) — Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, ending Americans’ longstanding constitutional right to abortion and putting the issue up to states, voters in five states have either enshrined abortion rights in their state constitutions or rejected anti-abortion proposals. Ohio has become the latest battleground on the issue, and it’s set to put the issue before voters in the Nov. 7 general election. Here we break down the proposed constitutional amendment, named The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety. What is Ohio’s Issue 1? Issue 1, if passed, would change the...

Ep. 32 You’ll be shocked to learn this, but it turns out the whole George Floyd story was a lie.

Radical internet traffic cop NewsGuard has shown once again why its bona fides as a supposedly unbiased journalism referee are hot garbage in light of how it treats leftist outlets that peddled Hamas agitprop to attack Israel. The New York Times, TIME magazine, Politico and Reuters are just four of a number of leftist news outlets that haphazardly gobbled up the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry’s claim that an “Israeli” airstrike blew up a Gaza-based hospital, allegedly killing 500 people on Oct. 17. A U.S. intelligence assessment later concluded that Israel was not responsible for the bombing. Both the U.S. House...

Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is urging voters in the state to reject a radical abortion measure on the ballot in November. DeWine and his wife, Ohio first lady Fran DeWine, deliver the message in an ad by Protect Women Ohio released Wednesday—the same day that early voting began on Ohio Issue 1, the Right to Make Reproductive Decisions Including Abortion Initiative. Pushed by groups such as the ACLU of Ohio and Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights, the constitutional amendment would ban the state from interfering with “reproductive decisions,” including abortion—effectively enshrining the “right” to abortion into the Ohio Constitution....

When Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis disembarks from the navy and red campaign bus shuttling him around the early states, the fingerprints of his candidacy are everywhere — “DeSantis 2024” emblazoned across one side of the bus in bold white letters, with one of the governor’s signature phrases on the opposite end: “Never Back Down.” But the bus doesn’t belong to DeSantis or his campaign. It’s DeSantis’ supportive super PAC, Never Back Down, bringing DeSantis around the early states on 11 bus tours, including eight in Iowa alone. while DeSantis has made at least 82 public appearances in Iowa alone, at...

A New York judge fined Donald Trump $5,000 on Friday after threatening the former president with jail time for violating a partial gag order in his civil fraud trial. But Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Arthur Engoron warned that future violations will subject Trump to “far more severe sanctions” — including imprisonment. *** Friday’s fine, while small for Trump, is the first time the ex-president has faced punishment for violating court-ordered restrictions on his speech. Engoron made the decision after discovering that Trump had not fully deleted the social media post that prompted the speech restrictions in the first place. The...

The radical Arab-Palestinian beasty fascists dare to talk about "humanitarian." We don't know the money involved and Hamas terrorists financiers-Qatar steps in releasing only 2 out of 203 hostages by the cruel Hamas Gaza regime. But we do know the psychological warfare the vicious inhumane people use these poor hostages as mere tools for propaganda. "Humanitarian" - no less, their statement said on releasing two and not a single child freed. ____ Yehudit and Nathalie Ra'anan are the abductees who were released from Hamas captivity The two, a mother and daughter who live in Chicago and have American citizenships, were...

Nearly seven out of 10 US service members are considered either overweight or obese — which may compromise the nation’s military readiness and undermine national security, according to a new wide-ranging study. The American Security Project, a Washington-based nonprofit, found that 68% of US troops qualified as either “overweight” or “obese” under the Body Mass Index, which takes into account a person’s age, height and weight. It also determined that the number of troops in the “obese” category have more than doubled over the course of the past decade — from 10.4% in 2012, to 21.6% last year. The trend...

Former President Donald Trump nears 60 percent of support on the national level as his primary and caucus opponents ALL FALL TO SINGLE DIGITS, per an Emerson College poll. At the same time, he also holds a slim lead over President Joe Biden in a tight hypothetical general election race. In the Republican presidential primary race, Trump takes 59 percent of the response, placing him more than 50 points above his nearest competitors. Former Gov. Nikki Haley (R-SC) and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) both register at eight points, with former Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) on their heels at four percent....

Russia’s Ministry of Health announced Tuesday that it will be restricting abortion pill access from September 1, 2024 through 2030. Under the new restriction, a doctor’s prescription will be required to obtain the abortion pill drugs mifepristone and misoprostol at a pharmacy. Pharmacies and hospitals wishing to dispense the abortion pill must also have a special license, and they must report how many pills they have sold. This is a significant change from the current law, which allows women to get abortion pills for free from any pharmacy without a doctor’s prescription. According to The Moscow Times, the Health Ministry...

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A rare sight in the Monterey Bay, an all-white killer whale was spotted with a hunting pack. Orca CA216C1 "Frosty" was seen with a pack of orcas hunting elephant seals and California sea lions. According to Monterey Bay Whale Watch, Frosty is about 4 years old and has been seen in the bay before. Filmed aboard Monterey Bay Whale Watch by videographer Evan Brodsky.

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this guest post are solely those of the guest author. With the overturn of Roe, the legislative fight is now waged at the state level. Ohio is the latest battleground, becoming a hotbed of political debate as voters prepare to face off on Issue 1, a ballot measure that would enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. Issue 1 — “The Right to Reproductive Freedom with Protections for Health and Safety” amendment — is so loosely and vaguely written, one can only surmise its far-reaching implications and devastating ramifications. And if this amendment is passed,...

Germany's interior minister said on Friday Hamas supporters should be deported from the country where possible, and authorities would keep a close eye on potential threats following the Palestinian militant group's attack on Israel. "If we are able to deport Hamas supporters, we must do this," Nancy Faeser said following talks with officials at the Federal Criminal Police Office. "Our security authorities have currently placed an even stronger focus on the Islamist scene," she added, pointing to a recent attack in Brussels as an indication of the threat.

A new report from the Federal Reserve claims that the average American household actually saw an increase in its net worth during the Chinese pandemic ... In 2019, the median U.S. household had a net worth of $141,100, adjusted for inflation. In 2022, that number rose to $193,000. At the same time, various measures of “financial fragility” declined over the same period, with the median debt payments as a share of income falling to 13.4%, the lowest rate in the 33 years since the survey was first started. “It’s especially striking given the massive job loss we saw when the...

(Pregnancy Help News) Students for Life of America (SFLA) discovered numerous Christian or Christian-affiliated universities promoting abortion and maintaining ties with Planned Parenthood. The pro-life group, with its Demetree Institute, released a report last fall with 11 Christian schools having ties to the nation’s largest abortion provider, and Campus Reform likewise followed up, discovering many more. SFLA had previously gathered evidence of more than 100 Christian colleges and universities in relationships with Planned Parenthood. SFLA has been monitoring Christian schools nationwide since 2019 for potential abortion ties. In the latest SFLA report some schools were offering internships through Planned Parenthood,...

America is currently facing dual public health crises of record drug shortages and skyrocketing prices. Several critical medicines are in short supply, including at least 14 essential generic cancer drugs, ADHD treatments, antibiotics, and even children’s acetaminophen. Americans also spend more on prescription drugs per capita than people in any other country. A quarter of adults surveyed in 2022 said that they or a member of their household have not filled a prescription, cut pills in half or skipped doses of medicine because of cost. This number will likely increase as the cost of living continues to rise. The long-term...