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Justice Department special counsel Robert Hur has training in neither psychiatry nor neurology, yet he included an assessment of President Biden's cognitive functioning in his report declining to bring charges for mishandling classified information. Memory assessment is a complex task and cannot be undertaken over five hours in interviews with attorneys.

A northcentral Wisconsin school district has come under fire after failing to notify parents and families of a recently revealed police report containing details of a bomb threat by a student last fall. The report was first made public by the conservative news podcast Louder with Crowder, who was the first to release copies of the manifesto belonging to the Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale last year, as well as Crisis in the Classroom (CITC) after they obtained a copy of a police report that contained details behind a manifesto that was written by a Chippewa Falls student actively looking...

The Rosetta Stone is one of the most famous objects in the British Museum. But what is it? What does it actually say? And did you know that since the discovery of the the Rosetta Stone in 1799, another 27 copies have been found throughout Egypt, the most recent being discovered in 2011?...Dr Ilona Regulski, Curator of Ancient Writing at the British Museum has this and so much more to tell you about the object that unlocked ancient Egypt...However, there's still loads more to learn about this amazing object, so stick around for a while.00:39 Where was the Rosetta Stone...

NEW - Covid vaccine injured man to UK PM: "We're silenced."

The pre-Valentine’s Day holiday is February 13.Gloria Gaynor: I Will Survive will hit theaters for one day on February 13, known around the world as Galentine’s Day. The film tells the story of the disco legend who has been inspiring millions for five decades with her song “I Will Survive,” but only fully understood the lyrics when she hit rock bottom at age 65. The film is about the power of faith and a woman’s magnificent second act. Check out the trailer below. Back in June, Gaynor attended a celebratory screening at the Tribeca Film for the new documentary. The...

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre defended President Joe Biden to reporters, who asked if there is a “different sort of level of vigor that is perhaps not as visible” in the 81-year-old president. A reporter asked the White House press secretary if there is, perhaps, a different level of “vigor” displayed by Biden behind the scenes — a level the American people are not seeing. This theme is on everyone’s minds following the damning report from special counsel Robert Hur, who essentially concluded that they will not prosecute Biden in his classified documents case, repeatedly pointing to his deteriorating...

Jupiter’s moon Io, its night side illuminated by reflected sunlight from Jupiter, or “Jupitershine.” Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS, Emma Wälimäki © CC BY NASA’s Juno spacecraft has conducted the closest flybys of Jupiter’s moon Io in over two decades, capturing detailed images with its JunoCam instrument. NASA’s Juno spacecraft just made the closest flybys of Jupiter’s moon Io that any spacecraft has carried out in more than 20 years. An instrument on this spacecraft called “JunoCam” returned spectacular, high-resolution images—and raw data are now available for you to process, enhance, and investigate. On December 30th, 2023, Juno came within about 930 miles...

SCOTUS appears poised to substitute its judgment for that of career scientistsFederal regulation led by career professionals in administrative agencies keeps Americans healthy and safe. Congress empowers and relies on the scientific and technical expertise of regulatory agencies to implement and achieve broad health and safety goals, spanning clean air and water, healthcare, disaster preparedness, disease control, workplace safety, and safe foods and drugs. But interest groups backed by major private sector financingopens in a new tab or window have been working to undermine the agencies' regulatory authority through litigationopens in a new tab or window. And now, the Supreme...

Senator JD Vance issues a DIRE WARNING that the US can't produce enough weapons stock to support our own needs, let alone enough for Ukraine:“We need missiles. And America doesn't make nearly enough of those, not for our own security, and certainly not enough to support both the Ukraine conflict and, God forbid, a conflict that might occur in East Asia. So let's specify that a little bit more. We are right now depleting critical munitions, missiles, artillery shells and bullets faster than we can replenish them. “And then we send them to Ukraine. I'm sorry. Why does that make...

Over the past few years, there have been a couple different big screen projects with ties to the Looney Tunes in development. At one time the iconic animated characters like Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and more were going to get rebooted in an animated Looney Tunes feature. A couple years later, some kind of spin-off was in the works called Acme with Steve Carell attached. But we haven't heard anything about those projects since they were announced. Now it looks like Warner Bros. has turned their attention back to bringing individual characters to the big screen. They're going to start...

What is the Israeli Defense Force supposed to do with a million or so Palestinian refugees as their operations to kill every last Hamas wipes the Gaza Strip from north to south like a giant, well-armed squeegee? The President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who is sometimes mistaken for the President of Mexico, has an answer to that vexing question — and it's something of a completely routine miracle how the mainstream media and the Global Professional Outrage Machine have both ignored it. The essence of el-Sisi's answer is: "Do what you will to the Palestinians, Israel, but they aren't...

In an unusual session held on Super Bowl Sunday, the US Senate voted to move forward a substantial $95 billion aid package that will support Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, with no southern border security provisions. The package includes $60 billion for Ukraine and $14 billion for Israel. The vote garnered support from RINOs, with a final tally of 67-27.According to The Hill, Schumer offered Republicans the chance to vote on amendments in exchange for expediting the legislative process.“By a vote of 67-27, The Senate invoked cloture on Murray substitute amendment 1388 to H.R.815, legislative vehicle for supplemental appropriations,” the Senate...

The left has run out of excuses to explain away the president’s neurological condition. If you thought Joe Biden would finally see the handwriting on the wall after a catastrophic special counsel report and leave the presidential race, you will be disappointed – or perhaps pleased if you are a fan of Donald Trump – to know that, by all accounts, he apparently has no such intention. As the wavering commander-in-chief holds on for dear life, and as his allies pray for divine intervention every time he steps out in public, his shrinking gang of apologists now appears just as...

Explanation: Planetary nebulae like Heckathorn-Fesen-Gull 1 (HFG1) and Abell 6 in the constellation Cassiopeia are remnants from the last phase of a medium sized star like our Sun. In spite of their shapes, planetary nebulae have nothing in common with actual planets. Located in the bottom left part of the featured photo, HFG1 was created by the binary star system V664 Cas, which consists of a white dwarf star and a red giant star. Both stars orbit their center of mass over about half an Earth day. Traveling with the entire nebula at a speed about 300 times faster than...

[Catholic/Anglican Caucus] Exit the Pope?It is not disrespect of papal magisterium to register difficulties with supposedly pastoral recommendations on the basis of prudential criteria.My reading of papal history has lately convinced me that the papacy permits the contradiction of one of the oldest axioms of philosophy: the parts are sometimes greater than the whole. That is especially true in our age when the greater share of the Fourth Estate has given up all pretense of objectivity. We are not trusted with the news to make our opinions. We are given narratives framed by opinion, and dissidence is censored to an...

While you were watching the Super Bowl, there was a change at the White House: John Kirby received a promotion. ... It was a blatant vote of no confidence in Jean-Pierre, who may have checked off all the right diversity boxes .. but quickly proved herself to be grossly unprepared. She routinely dodged questions and seemed to be unable to answer a question without constantly referring to her notes. Sometimes she'd provide an answer that was completely unrelated to the question. Kirby was given the ridiculously wordy title of "United States National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications" for keeping...

Georgia Judge overseeing Trump case on Fani Willis’ lover scandal: “I think it's possible that the facts alleged by the defendant could result in disqualification.”

There are days when I wake up in an America I hardly recognize. Some of that is my age, but much of it is astonishment. A part of me is thankful that my grandparents are not alive to witness what we all are. They would not have tolerated what we now take for granted. I never thought I’d see…. America in another Cold War with Russia. Cities ignore the law under the label of "Sanctuary Cities," then complain when illegal immigrants are sent there. Government officials conspiring with Big Tech to censor millions of Americans online. The Federal government human...

The iconic Garlic Shoppe in Gilroy is being forced to say goodbye to its original store and pack up and leave. The landmark store is best known for selling everything from garlic and spices to jams, sauces, and even garlic ice cream. "Very depressing, we've been here for 39 years. Alex is 62, and I'm 63. We are planning to retire a few years...now we have to basically start all over again," Charlie Larson, co-owner of Garlic Shoppe, said. Located at the intersection of two of the busiest highways in the area, highway 101 and State Route 25, the shop...

CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour said Monday on CNN’s “News Central” that she believed former President Donald Trump’s comments on NATO were “literally insane.” At a rally, Trump said, “One of the presidents of a big country stood up and said, sir, if we don’t pay and we’re attacked by Russia, will you protect us? I said you didn’t pay, you’re delinquent? He said yes. Say that happened, no, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You have to pay. You have to pay your bills.” Amanpour said, “People are...