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Women who've had a Covid-19 infection have less desire, arousal, satisfaction, and fewer orgasms compared to those who've never been infected, a first-of-its-kind study suggests. Researchers in three states compared the sexual function of more than 1,300 women who either never had Covid, had been infected with the virus, or suffered from long Covid - those who contracted the infection at least three months before the study. They also measured the participants' levels of depression, anxiety, and stress. The team found that women who had never had Covid had 'significantly higher' levels of desire, arousal, lubrication, and satisfaction than the...

Amid growing confusion as to whether Ronna McDaniel would actually be stepping down as chairwoman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), Donald Trump appeared to put an end to speculation Monday night by releasing a slate of endorsements for her replacement. As RedState reported last week, Trump's choice for the new RNC chair is Michael Whatley, who currently chairs Republican Party of North Carolina.Announcing his endorsement of Whatley, Trump cited his strong record on promoting election integrity:The RNC MUST be a good partner in the Presidential election. It must do the work we expect from the national Party and do...

Catherine Herridge, probably the best reporter that CBS has, as well as about 20 other CBS reporters, were let go in a blood bath firing by Paramount Global, with 800 people total losing their jobs. The Washington Bureau, where they covered national security and intelligence, was hit hard. The NY Post suggested there might be more than "just cost-cutting." They note sources said Herridge "had clashed" with CBS News president Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews. CBS isn't talking, according to the Post. Herridge just posted on X Monday about more damaging news to Joe Biden, noting that the House Oversight Committee wanted the...

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley suggested Tuesday that former President Donald Trump is trying to "take" the 2024 election by promoting a former adviser, a current campaign adviser and his daughter-in-law to top GOP leadership posts."Now he has decided he has fired the RNC chair," Haley said at an event Tuesday morning in her hometown of Bamberg, South Carolina, referring to Trump's endorsement of a successor to Ronna McDaniel as chair of the Republican National Committee if she decides to step down in the coming days. "He's named who's going to be the new RNC chair. His daughter-in-law will be...

The US Intelligence Community asked foreign spy agencies to surveil 26 associates of Donald Trump in the run-up to the 2016 election, which triggered the allegations that the former president’s campaign had been colluding with Russia, according to a report. Former CIA Director John Brennan identified and presented the targets to the US’s intelligence-sharing partners in the so-called “Five Eyes” agencies – the intelligence-gathering organizations in the US, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand – according to a report published Monday on Michael Shellenberger’s Public Substack. The report by independent journalists Shellenberger, Matt Taibbi and Alex Gutentag has not...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning to drop its five-day Covid isolation guideline, reports suggest — nearly four years after the pandemic began. Under new guidelines, the health agency will instead urge people who test positive for the virus to end isolation based on their symptoms. Those whose symptoms are mild and improving will no longer be urged to stay away from work and school, but those who have a fever or cough in the past 24 hours should stay away from others. The new recommendation will tell people they should only consider themselves to be OK...

Amid growing international concern over the Israel Defense Forces’ plans to conquer the Gaza Strip’s southernmost city of Rafah, Israel has drawn up an evacuation plan for civilians along the coast, according to a Tuesday report. The Wall Street Journal reported that the plan envisions 15 sites containing 25,000 tents each across Gaza, running from the southern edge of Gaza City down to the Al Mawasi area north of Rafah. Israel has presented the plan to Egypt in recent days, the report said. An official in the Prime Minister’s Office told The Times of Israel that there are several plans...

The New Mexico seat is just one of many that Republicans are hoping to pick up in what could be a very good year for them, especially in comparison to the 2022 midterm elections.

The German government has announced a package of legal measures aimed at fighting right-wing extremism. It comes after weeks of demonstrations against the far-right swept through German towns and cities. Throughout January, hundreds of thousands of people from all walks of German life took to the streets to protest against far-right extremism. Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said the protests had been "an encouragement and a mandate" to act politically... Ms. Faeser said the 13-point plan would right-wing extremism, which she described as the biggest threat facing German society. Proposals include new laws that make it easier to freeze bank accounts...

A family of nine from Venezuela seeking asylum came to the United States asking for help. They have experienced a journey that has taken them from South America to the southern border, to New York, and now to Utah. Advocates caution that more challenges lie ahead, impacting everyone in Utah. Yurjanis Leal left her home in Venezuela in 2021. Along with her two children, siblings, mother, and friends made along the way, she arrived at the southern border in Texas on Dec. 20, 2023. From Texas, they traveled to New York, where they stayed for a month before coming to...

“I hope we'll impeach Secretary Mayorkas tonight, but the buck stops with Joe Biden,” Rep. Jim Banks says. An influential House member and leading candidate for U.S. Senate is urging his Republican colleagues to follow up their vote Tuesday night on impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas by expanding the impeachment inquiry against Joe Biden to include the border crisis. “I hope we'll impeach Secretary Mayorkas tonight, but the buck stops with Joe Biden,” Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., told Just the News in an exclusive interview Tuesday afternoon with the John Solomon Reports podcast. “All of the reasons that you're...

@JulieNBCNews NEWS: Speaker Johnson wants a 1-1 meeting w/ President Biden before moving forward on supplemental aid package, per source. Biden called Johnson in Jan & held that big session with leaders. But Johnson wants a solo meeting. His latest request to the WH was just over a week ago. Steve Scalise told me tonight: “The President can't say he's serious about Ukraine or the border when he refuses to meet with the Speaker so they can come to an agreement on this issue." Johnson wants to meet with Biden one-on-one so they can come to an agreement on a...

Former Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi has won a closely watched special election for a vacant House seat once held by former Republican Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from the chamber in December. The Associated Press projected that Suozzi would defeat Republican county lawmaker Mazi Pilip, to win back his old job. With the GOP hanging on to a razor-thin majority in the House, national Republicans and Democrats poured big bucks into a race in suburban New York City where immigration and border security, crime, and abortion were the top issues, and where the election was seen as a bellwether...

Minimum wage is a topic that draws a lot of attention, especially in California, a state that has one of the highest minimum wages in the United States. In a debate Monday night, Rep. Barbara Lee defended her previous advocacy for a $50 minimum wage. “In the Bay Area, I believe it was the United Way that came out with a report that very recently $127,000 for a family of four is just barely enough to get by,” Lee said. “Another survey very recently: $104,000. For a family of one, barely enough to get by low income because of the...

Democrat Tom Suozzi has won the New York special election to the U.S. House, according to an AP race call. Suozzi will serve out the remainder of the term for former GOP Rep. George Santos, who was expelled from the House last year. The victory further narrows the already razor-thin majority for Republicans in the House. The race was seen as a test of Democrats' ability to overcome attacks over President Biden's handling of the U.S. border with Mexico and convince voters that Republicans are unable to legislate in Washington. Immigration politics have dominated the contest in a congressional district...

In March 2023, Robert Kennedy, Jr. announced on Twitter that the Biden Administration had still not provided his campaign with Secret Service protection. Robert says after several requests they had received no response after 88 days! This was shocking and unconscionable. Robert’s father Bobby Kennedy and uncle John F. Kennedy were both assassinated when he was a child. Since his first request, Robert Kennedy, Jr. has been denied Secret Service protection by the Biden administration at least three times. Even after an intruder broke into his home, Robert Kennedy, Jr. was denied Secret Service protection. .... Snip.... On Monday Judicial...

@LeadingReport BREAKING: Former President Trump is allegedly working on a military roundup of immigrants by activating a private red-state army that would go into blue states, deporting millions, including immigrants who protested Israel’s invasion of Gaza, according to Stephen Miller.

Wesley J. Smith wrote an excellent article that was published by the Epoch Times on February 5, 2024 on how states that have legalized assisted suicide have almost universally passed new expansive legislation, including the removal of state residency requirements that permit suicide tourism. For instance, Oregon and Vermont have removed their state assisted suicide residency requirement, permitting people to travel from anywhere to die by assisted suicide in those states. A recent court case is challenging the New Jersey assisted suicide law residency requirement, and an assisted suicide expansion bill in Colorado seeks to permit suicide tourism in that...

A transgender woman armed with an AR-15 rifle opened fire inside a Texas megachurch on Sunday afternoon, bearing the words ‘Free Palestine’ on her weapon, as reported by various media outlets. Accompanied by a young child, whose relationship to the shooter remains unclear, the woman made a false claim of possessing a bomb, later refuted by Houston police who found no explosives in her backpack or car during a thorough search. Prior to being subdued by law enforcement, the woman allegedly sprayed an unidentified substance on the ground, as per CNN reports. Authorities have emphasized a meticulous investigation to ensure...