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437 AAPL +0.41% TSLA +2.12% IBM +1.07% META -0.40% Super Bowl 2024: The big business behind the big gameScroll back up to restore default view. Dylan Croll Dylan Croll·Markets Reporter Sat, February 10, 2024 at 10:10 AM EST·7 min read In this article: AAPL +0.41% Watchlist Watchlist Recommendation Rating Buy TSLA +2.12% IBM +1.07% META -0.40% Once upon a time, believe it or not, no one particularly looked forward to Super Bowl ads. That all changed when Washington faced Los Angeles on Jan. 22, 1984, in Tampa, Fla. Those who tuned in to the big game on CBS — and...

Rep. Mike Gallagher, one of the three Republicans who voted against impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas this week, announced he won’t seek reelection this year. Mr. Gallagher, Wisconsin Republican, said on X Saturday that he intends for his eight-year tenure in Congress to be a “high-intensity deployment,” similar to his career in the Marine Corps. “Electoral politics was never supposed to be a career and, trust me, Congress is no place to grow old,” Mr. Gallagher said. “And so, with a heavy heart, I have decided not to run for reelection.” The 39-year-old lawmaker was considered a rising star...

Semi-automatic pistols dominate the handgun market in the United States. There are ten major manufacturers of revolvers in the United States who made more than ten thousand revolvers each in 2021. 2021 is the latest year on record where the ATF has published the numbers of pistols made by United States manufacturers. There were only five major manufacturers of .22 caliber or smaller revolvers in 2021. There were 40 manufacturers in the USA who made over 10,000 pistols (handguns, not revolvers) in 2021. There were 16 who made over 10,000 .22 caliber or smaller pistols in 2021. This article will...

"Always offering prayer with joy in my every prayer for you all" (Phil. 1:4). Intercessory prayer is a powerful tool in the hands of a righteous person. There's the story of a special nurse who knew the importance of intercessory prayer. Each day she used her hands as instruments of God's love and mercy toward those in her care, so she found it natural to use her hand as a scheme of prayer. Each finger represented someone she wanted to pray for. Her thumb was nearest to her and reminded her to pray for those who were closest and dearest....

[Video] A camera at the Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii has captured an object as it burned up on re-entering Earth's atmosphere on 8 February. The Subaru-Asahi Star Camera, owned by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, recorded a time-lapse of the fireball blazing across the night sky, followed by smaller glowing streaks.

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UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini on Saturday night responded to the revelation of the terror tunnels under UNRWA's main headquarters in Gaza. In a series of bullet points posted on X, formerly Twitter, Lazzarini claimed, "UNRWA did not know what is under its headquarters in Gaza." "UNRWA is made aware of reports through the media regarding a tunnel under the UNRWA Headquarters in Gaza. "UNRWA staff left its headquarters in Gaza City on 12 October following the Israeli evacuation orders and as bombardment intensified in the area. We have not used that compound since we left it nor are we aware...

As Congress dithers about funding aid to Ukraine, Ukrainian military capabilities decline. This decline is gradual. Previously committed weapons, munitions, and supplies will keep some equipment flowing for months or even years. However, the effects of declining aid will be increasingly apparent on the battlefield. Ukraine is no longer able to conduct a counteroffensive. By February or March, it will have difficulty conducting local counterattacks, and by early summer, it will struggle to fend off Russian attacks. At some point, the front will collapse, and Russia will impose a harsh peace. Q1: Why is military aid needed? A1: Militaries in...

Abstract Our understanding of COVID-19 vaccinations and their impact on health and mortality has evolved substantially since the first vaccine rollouts. Published reports from the original randomized phase 3 trials concluded that the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could greatly reduce COVID-19 symptoms. In the interim, problems with the methods, execution, and reporting of these pivotal trials have emerged. Re-analysis of the Pfizer trial data identified statistically significant increases in serious adverse events (SAEs) in the vaccine group. Numerous SAEs were identified following the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), including death, cancer, cardiac events, and various autoimmune, hematological, reproductive, and neurological disorders. Furthermore,...

A Missouri mom has been accused of baking her newborn daughter to death in an oven after allegedly mistaking it for a crib. Mariah Thomas, 26, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after one-month-old Za’Riah Mae was found dead with 'burn wounds', according to an arrest warrant. Cops were called to the mom's Kansas City home to reports of a child not breathing on Friday- the day after Thomas' birthday. When they arrived, they found the infant covered in burns, with her 'blackened' clothing melted onto her diaper. A devastated friend of Thomas' told DailyMail.com that Za'Riah...

@DaveAtherton20 Today's feel good video. This is the Polish-Belarus border where 3rd world migrants, many Middle Eastern, gathered to enter the EU. The water cannon is supremely effective.

A global feminist organization whose idea of “healthy manhood” is the promotion and “allyship” of feminist ideals expressed worry in its 2023 report, which revealed that fewer young American men are supportive of feminism. Equimundo: Center for Masculinities and Social Justice was distressed to learn some of the results of its online survey of 2,022 American men between the ages of 18 and 45. The survey found 40% of all the men showed symptoms of depression, while 44% had recent thoughts of suicide. The group’s primary concern, however, appeared to be that the number of men who said “feminism has...

In the unfolding narrative of our times, where the fabric of a biblical worldview is not just stretched but ripped to shreds, there arises a question for us as Christians hanging on to our faith by a thread: How do we navigate the complexities of our relationships while holding fast to the immutable truths of Scripture? The issue at hand is not merely one of personal conviction or social etiquette but a matter of aligning actions with divine ordinance in every aspect of our lives. This discourse, a continuation of our exploration into the reasons why attending a homosexual “wedding”...

Jill Biden has come out fighting following the scathing special prosecutor's report on her husband's memory, saying claims Joe forgot their son Beau's death were intended 'to score political points.' 'Believe me, like anyone who has lost a child, Beau and his death never leave him,' the First Lady said in a statement shared by a campaign X account. The statement came in response to special prosecutor Robert K. Hur's conclusion that Biden should not be charged for mishandling classified documents, but only because a jury wouldn't convict him because he would appear as 'a sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with...

Christian publication Crosswalk has waded into the recent backlash to Alistar Begg recommending some people attend same-sex weddings, releasing several articles on why Christians should attend gay weddings and should probably attend and participate in baby showers for same-sex couples. Crosswalk is a Christian website owned and operated by Salem Web Network, a division of Salem Media Group, that owns a large swatch of prominent Christian and conservative publications, including CCM Magazine, BibleStudyTools.com, Christianity.com Crosswalk, Godtube, Hot Air, Jesus.org, Lightsource.com, Townhall, Christian Headlines,, PJ Media, and many other apps, podcasts, and radio stations. In the article Can Christians Attend a...

Jonathan Merritt, the open and unrepentant homosexual son of former SBC president James Merritt, has announced the imminent arrival of his new children’s book, ‘My Guncle And Me’- with ‘Guncle being a contraction of ‘Gay Uncle.’ Jonathan is a journalist who has become a favorite of the Evangelical Intelligentsia that we’ve written about before, last seen promoting “theistic evolution” and arguing that women can lead churches because they have cracked nipples when they breastfeed. He shared on Instagram his reasons for writing the propaganda piece: On an ordinary evening a couple of years ago, I confessed to my friend @sniequist...

The Idaho Attorney General’s office announced on February 2 that a district court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by The Satanic Temple against the state’s Defense of Life Act, which protects nearly all preborn children in the state from abortion. In its 2022 lawsuit, The Satanic Temple claimed that Idaho’s pro-life law infringed on its members’ rights to participate in an abortion ritual. The Satanic Temple claims abortion is a religious rite, which consists of making affirmations in front of a mirror before and after the abortion procedure in a ritualistic manner. The organization has been a strong proponent of...

Ultra-progressive California Governor Gavin Newsom is in Las Vegas ahead of Super Bowl and is spending his time in Sin City hobnobbing with billionaires and Tom Brady, as speculation mounts that Joe Biden will stand down. On Friday, Newsom, 56, was a surprise guest at Fanatics billionaire Michael Rubin’s hot 100 luncheon at LAVO – a swanky restaurant at the upscale Palazzo hotel. The restaurant, which bills itself as offering ‘authentic Italian flavors and unforgettable experiences’, specializes in seafood – including a lavish $225 ‘plateau grande’ that comes with an entire lobster and kaluga caviar.

Eleven minute video that describes the most destructive bomb mankind may someday invent. https://youtu.be/ZfXQeP6ESnE

Super Bowl LVIII: Live Thread Your home for all things Fool's Ball! In Memoriam Danny Lee (BENDER2)