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Country music star Trace Adkins surprised many fans after bashing vaccine skepticism during his recent appearance on Real Time with Bill Maher. During the interview, the topic of COVID-19 was brought up, which led Bill Maher to ask Adkins if he was vaccinated, to which Adkins responded, “Yeah.” Maher followed his question by asking Adkins, “So you didn’t think the vaccine had a chip in it to track you?” The country star replied, “I just don’t buy all of that crap. I’m like…Give me a vaccine for everything that you’ve got one for. I’ll take them. I’m not scared of...

The damaging effects of his coup continue to this dayAround the corner from me is a barber’s shop decorated with black-and-white photographs of icons of the 20th century. James Dean is there with the usual cigarette hanging out of his mouth; Marilyn Monroe is perching on the edge of a pool table. A poster for the film Taxi Driver is alongside a photo of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack — and also a photo of Lenin.I guess the aim is to appear edgy, alternative and rebellious. But obviously there is no image of Hitler. That would be unacceptable:....It is...

Scientists have warned that ancient 'zombie viruses' trapped in permafrost in Siberia may soon be released and cause a new deadly pandemic as shipping in the region increases. Scientists have known for years that 'Methuselah microbes', cells that have stayed dormant in permafrost for tens of thousands of years, carry the risk of propagating and spreading like wildfire if taken out of their icy confines. But they have begun to warn that with 2023 being the warmest year on record - by a long way - since global records began in 1850, the risk of a deadly pandemic caused by...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign is going so poorly, his team has had to resort to telling donors he has a shot at winning the U.S. Virgin Islands caucus. After getting trounced by former President Donald Trump in Iowa, DeSantis has faced growing calls from erstwhile allies like The Wall Street Journal and Fox News host Laura Ingraham to drop out of the race. He’s been deluged by a brutal firehose of obituaries for “the worst campaign in history” that “could go down as one of the most colossal bonfires of cash in American political history” for torching hundreds...

This list only includes destroyed vehicles and equipment of which photo or videographic evidence is available. Therefore, the amount of equipment destroyed is significantly higher than recorded here. Loitering munitions, drones used as unmanned bait, civilian vehicles and derelict equipment are not included in this list. All possible effort has gone into avoiding duplicate entries and discerning the status of equipment between captured or abandoned. Many of the entries listed as 'abandoned' will likely end up captured or destroyed. Similarly, some of the captured equipment might be destroyed if it can't be recovered. When a vehicle is captured and then...

The conventional wisdom has long been that this year’s elections would be dominated by typical domestic issues, particularly the economy. But the atrocities carried out by Hamas against Israel on Oct. 7, the resulting war, and fear of escalation could alter the race. More Americans now say that foreign policy should be a top priority for the U.S. government this year, the Associated Press reports. And President Biden is facing high disapproval rates for his response to events in the Middle East. A Pew survey conducted in late November and early December found that a 41 percent plurality of U.S....

>Yeshua’s unconventional ministry brought Him face to face with many colorful characters not often otherwise encountered by typical rabbis of His day. He engaged readily with the people of the land in many animated instances. Be they fellow Jews or the occupying Romans, whether religious or just trying to make it through another day, His interactions with the populace ran the spectrum of characters expected to be confronted in first century Israel. Without prejudice Yeshua spoke publicly of the Kingdom of Heaven and called any who would so desire to unite under that singular and everlasting reign to worship the...

HAMPTON, New Hampshire — Gov. Chris Sununu was adamant Sunday that Nikki Haley doesn’t have to eke out a win in the Granite State to prevail in the 2024 cycle, as fresh polling shows her down double digits. Despite his past prognostications that she could score a victory in New Hampshire, Sununu argued that she would not have to start subduing former President Donald Trump until Super Tuesday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is worried at the prospect of Donald Trump returning to the White House, repeating his previous criticism of Trump’s claim he could end Ukraine’s war with Russia in 24 hours as “very dangerous.” In an interview with the U.K.’s Channel 4 News that aired Friday, AP reports Zelensky invited the former president and front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination to visit Kyiv on the single condition Trump delivers on his promise.

The climate change agenda can only be fully if international carbon taxes are implemented on the global population, Saudi Arabian Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan proclaimed at the World Economic Forum meeting this week. During a panel discussion on the “Global Economic Outlook” on Friday during the annual WEF meeting in the Swiss ski resort town of Davos, Al-Jadaan argued that in order to solve the supposed climate crisis, a global carbon tax will be required.

A sense of foreboding emerges as 91% of fund managers unite in the belief that interest rates are destined to fall. This unnervingly high consensus has historically preceded major market downturns, reminiscent of the Dotcom bear market in 2000-2001, the Global Financial Crisis in 2008, and the Covid panic in 2020.

A top health care official in Florida is accusing the Biden administration of "targeting" the state for Medicaid audits as a political jab against Florida Gov. Ron Desantis. Jason Weida, secretary of Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration, pointed to emails obtained by Wyoming nonprofit Government Accountability & Oversight that he says show the federal government singled out three red states – Florida, Texas, and Missouri – for audits over alleged misuse of Medicaid funds. “For the past three years the Biden administration has targeted Florida at every opportunity, and these emails make it abundantly clear – they are afraid...

Bill Gates Set Up 20 Shell Companies to Hide Purchase of $113 Million of Nebraska Farmland The limited liability companies, buried under layers of business names, overlapping employees and addresses in at least three states, form a network more tangled and opaque than the one created by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which is buying a giant amount of Nebraska ranch land.

Amichai Jackson, a bar mitzvah boy from the Gush Etzion community of Elazar, decided that in place of a party to celebrate his milestone event – his parents should use the money earmarked for the occasion and treat IDF soldiers to dinner. Amichai was slated to celebrate his bar mitzvah a month after the breakout of Operation Swords of Iron. He was called to the Torah but decided to push off his party to quieter times. His mother Ilana said "After deliberating, Amichai decided to do something meaningful for the soldiers. Instead of having a party with family members and...

HAMPTON, New Hampshire — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ team on Sunday morning downplayed questions about its website being scrubbed of public events as the Republican candidate canceled his appearances on national political talk shows two days before the first primary of the 2024 presidential elections. Over recent weeks, the bulk of DeSantis’ public campaign trail outings have been organized by the Never Back Down PAC, which would invite him as a special guest, though his campaign has coordinated some as well. As of Sunday morning, the PAC only had one event listed in New Hampshire and his campaign website —...

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 1 Corinthians 13:11 Like they say, Liberals are exceptionally tolerant of everyone they agree with. Dr David Clements found out the hard way as a Law Professor at New Mexico State when he refused to wear his mask during Cold-19. His specialty was consumer fraud, and he told the academic board the mask was a perfect example of consumer fraud and was not going to promote the mask lie...

Nothing is sacred in Hollywood. Everything they own the rights to is just possible fodder for a remake or re-imagining. While Disney is notorious for this, Paramount is taking its swing at the title for “most unwanted reimagining” with a remake of “It’s A Wonderful Life.” Paramount, along with “Black-ish” director Kenya Barris, plans on remaking the iconic holiday film for modern audiences by remaking the film with POC actors because that worked out so well for “The Wonder Years” reboot. Barris mentioned this project, along with a new “Wizard of Oz” film set in Inglewood at the Sundance Film...

In the past week, locals and volunteers said they’ve spotted cups filled with urine around the park’s entrance near the former school, along with human-sized poop in tree beds and between parked cars.

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Jan. 20. Gen. BUTLER, while here to-day, received a telegram from Fortress Monroe that the flag-of-truce boat from City Point, had brought the news that the Rebel Government had evacuated Richmond, and removed the archives and all portable public property to South Carolina. THE SPEAKER AND MR. LINCOLN'S RENOMINATION. SCHUYLER COLTAX's letter in the Chronicle, denying that he is committed to Mr. LINCOLN's renomination, has caused great sensation in political circles here. GEN. BUTLER AND THE EXCHANGE OF PRISONERS. Gen. BUTLER had a long interview to day with the President and Secretary of War. It is understood that...

Trump 55% (+2 and a high in this poll) Haley 36 (unchanged) DeSantis 6% (-1) Note in crosstabls: 92% of Trump voters say they are voting FOR him. over 50% of Nick Knack's voters say they are voting against him, not for her. https://www.suffolk.edu/-/media/suffolk/documents/academics/research-at-suffolk/suprc/polls/new-hampshire/2024/1_21_2024_new_hampshire_marginals_day_5.pdf?la=en&hash=BB0227A8A409210E2C35C94A4B8FB9CE79CED0C3