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The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) highlighted how Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) and his family have engaged in “cynical self-dealing” and “graft.” Casey first ran for Senate in 2006 on a “wave of reform,” promising to “end a culture of scandal and self-dealing” in D.C. Casey then unveiled an ethics plan at the restaurant formerly owned by disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Now, Casey is fighting to get reelected for his fourth term in office, where he will face questions about his family’s relationship with his official position as senator. NBC News reported: There’s a brother who registered to lobby for...

Hurricane Beryl has wreaked havoc in parts of the Caribbean – and put the role of climate change under the spotlight. With maximum sustained wind speeds of more than 160mph (257km/h), it became the earliest category five Atlantic hurricane in records going back around 100 years. In fact, there has only been one previous recorded case of a category five Atlantic hurricane in July – Hurricane Emily, on 16 July 2005. The causes of individual storms are complex, making it difficult to fully attribute specific cases to climate change. But exceptionally high sea surface temperatures are seen as a key...

According to a statement released by Public Library of Science, researchers have applied updated radiocarbon calibration techniques to revise the dating of the wreck of the Kyrenia, an ancient ship that was discovered and excavated off the coast of Cyprus in the late 1960s. Based on coins and ceramics recovered from the wreck, researchers had dated the ship to the late fourth or early third century B.C., which did not align with the radiocarbon dates from decades ago. Tree-ring dating is crucial in obtaining accurate radiocarbon dates because it helps correct errors caused by variations over time in atmospheric carbon....

It's been a week since President Biden's disastrous debate performance, and his political fortunes only appear to be growing worse by the day. Now it all boils down to two questions: Will Biden drop out of the race? And who is in the top position to replace him? The answer to that the second question should be a no brainer — the vice president, of course. I honestly don't know if Harris can win in November, or if she truly is the best candidate to steer this country away from what appears to be certain ruin if Trump wins. What...

MADISON, Wis. — Dean Leeper was never thrilled about voting this year for President Biden. The incumbent is too old, in Leeper’s eyes, and even before his disastrous debate, some relatives who usually back Democrats were eyeing other candidates. Now, Leeper is hoping that he and millions of Americans who want a new mainstream option will suddenly get their wish. He would be fine with Vice President Harris. Really, any other Democrat would work. “I’m not asking for much,” the 32-year-old said. “Just, like, knows how to address a camera,” Leeper continued, sounding demoralized, at a park where families celebrated...

Despite being the top pick among potential Democrat presidential candidates, Michelle Obama has once again confirmed she will not be running for president. The recent Reuters/Ipsos survey showed that if Joe Biden were to step aside, Michelle Obama would be the most likely candidate to defeat former President Donald Trump. The poll indicated that she would win over Trump with a 50 to 39 percent victory. However, the same could not be said for other potential Democrat contenders, all of whom Trump would best in a hypothetical race. Trump would outperform Vice President Kamala Harris (43 to 42 percent), California...

A Hamiltonian cycle. © The University of Bristol =================================================================== A team of physicists has created a maze that they claim is the most difficult, using a pattern from the game of chess to make the structure. To the untrained eye, the maze looks like the most complicated snowflake. But to the puzzle-lovers among us, it probably looks like a challenge. The maze is constructed from a Hamiltonian cycle, a graph cycle that visits each node on the graph just once. The same pattern of movement is on display in the “Knight’s tour” in chess, by which the chess piece can...

Rev. Mark Sandlin is the senior impastor at Presbyterian Church of the Covenant, a small PCUSA congregation in Greensboro, NC. The church describes itself as “an inclusive community, experiencing, exploring, appreciating, celebrating the spiritual foundation of existence” while also “affirm(ing) the presence of that which has been traditionally called God in human life.” Sandlin received his M. Div. from Wake Forest University’s School of Divinity, is the co-founder of The Christian Left, and writes at The God Article. Most of his theological beliefs were whispered to him by the devil himself, however, as he is easily the most progressive PCUSA...

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Georgia megachurch Pastor Andy Stanley has criticized the Southern Baptist Convention for disfellowshipping Rick Warren's Saddleback Church for having a female teaching pastor. In a sermon Sunday at North Point Community Church of Alpharetta, Stanley, the son of late Southern Baptist pastor and televangelist Charles Stanley, spoke about the need to "remove obstacles" for people trying to follow Jesus Christ. Identifying himself as "theologically conservative," Stanley said that the "progress" many churches were making to reach the lost "is being undermined and reversed like crazy." "With all the political nonsense in the last few years, it has picked up speed...

Joe Biden described himself as a “black woman” during a recent radio interview, raising more questions about his mental condition. “By the way, I’m proud to be, as I said, the first vice president, first black woman… to serve with a black president,” he said to Philadelphia’s WURD. “Proud to be involved of the first black woman on the Supreme Court.” “There’s so much that we can do because look… we’re the United States of America,” Biden stated, the Daily Mail reported. The blunder appeared to be his effort to highlight Harris as the first black female vice president. Biden’s...

A famous quote attributed to a German World War I staff officer may best fit the mood of the fierce cadre of Never Trump proponents following President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance on June 27. Referring to the military burden imposed by an alliance with the crumbling Austria-Hungary empire, the officer lamented that “we are shackled to a corpse.” It’s a political admission Adam Kinzinger and friends dearly do not want to make today.

Democrat party media seems to be fixated now on "Project 2025". Has anyone here even heard of it? MSNBC especially seems to think this is an important, burning issue. I'm sure they are distorting whatever it is. As far as I know it's just policy proposals put out by the Heritage Foundation. Trump says he has nothing to do with it. Here's what The Hill saying about it: The 900-page 2025 Presidential Transition Project is a “governing agenda” filled with conservative priorities and insight from scholars and policy experts. It is divided into sections based on five main topics —...

A PAC funded by George Soros that devoted millions to electing liberal district attorneys in California has yet to spend any money this election cycle, even as some of Soros-backed prosecutors face uncertain futures. California Justice & Public Safety PAC spent well over $5 million between 2018 and 2020 to elect Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon and Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price, campaign finance records show. With these prosecutors now facing tough elections that could boot them from office, however, Soros’ PAC has ceased its spending with $0 in expenditures recorded from 2023 to the present. Soros...

As new coronavirus variants gain traction across the United States, summer travelers are facing a familiar and tiresome question: How will the ever-mutating virus affect travel plans? In light of updated guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the answers may be slightly different from those in previous years. Here’s what to know about traveling this summer if you’re worried about — or think you might have — Covid-19. Recent C.D.C. data show that Covid infections are rising or most likely rising in more than 40 states. Hospitalization rates and deaths, while low compared with the peaks seen...

The emergency door of Air China's CA2754 flight at Quzhou Airport after a passenger opened it, thinking it was the bathroom. ======================================================================================== A passenger opened an airplane's emergency door, thinking it was the restroom, causing an emergency slide to deploy and leading to the flight's cancellation at Quzhou Airport in Zhejiang on Thursday. The incident occurred at 8:45pm at Quzhou Airport in Zhejiang Province on Air China's CA2754 flight to Chengdu. It was the passenger's first time flying, police confirmed on Friday. A passenger told Chongqing Morning Post: "The flight was delayed from its 8:45pm departure due to air traffic...

A post-debate poll, published Friday, shows former President Donald Trump leading Vice President Kamala Harris by more than he leads President Joe Biden as talk among Democrats has turned to replacing Biden with Harris at the top of the 2024 Democrat presidential ticket. The poll shows Trump leading Harris by seven percentage points in a general election. 🇺🇲 2024 GE: @Harris_X_ | Forbes Trump: 49% (+7) Harris: 42% ⬜ Undecided: 9% With leans Trump: 53% (+6) Harris: 47% —— Trump: 43% (+5) Harris: 38% RFK Jr: 16% Stein: 2% West: 2% — #161 (1.6/3.0) | June 28-30 | 1,500 RVhttps://t.co/Yr9WlaBxaE...

WASHINGTON — President Biden insisted Friday that he can still beat former President Donald Trump in November — despite a series of fresh gaffes as fellow Democrats call for him to step aside. The 81-year-old president sought to project confidence — giving the press a thumbs up as he boarded Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews outside Washington for a day trip to Wisconsin, where he will sit for his first TV interview since his disastrous debate performance last week. When a reporter asked whether he could still beat Trump, 78, Biden shouted back, “Yes!” Biden has privately told...

On the occasion of his 100th birthday, United States Marine Corps and World War 2 veteran Carl Dekle reflected on his long life and the blessings he’s enjoyed in an interview with Tampa’s Fox 13. The Silver Star recipient recalled the Battle of Guadalcanal and his gratitude that the Lord brought him home and says that he would do it again if he had to — and if he were the right age. In full uniform for the interview, Dekle said: “Most important thing in my life was serving my country. I don’t think I could take away from that…It...

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