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Texas A&M University is discontinuing its LGBTQ+ minor due to low enrollment, following criticism of the program from Republican lawmakers over what they called “liberal indoctrination.”The Battalion, the school’s student newspaper, reported last week that the university is cutting 14 minors and 38 certificates following an internal review that deemed them “low-producing” programs.The university slashed programs that awarded “fewer than five degrees per academic year and fewer than 25 degrees in five years.”The description of the LGBTQ+ minor on the school’s website states that it “prepares students to examine the ways in which gender and sexuality are socially constructed and...

A recent broadcast weather segment on CBS News, Los Angeles, titled “Helene gaining strength from climate change effects,” features a staff meteorologist claiming that hurricane Helene was strengthened by climate change, and that indeed hurricanes in general are increasing in intensity and power. This is false. It is actually shocking how wrong CBS is with regards to what actual hurricane data show, which is that hurricanes are not getting more intense, frequent, or powerful. ....it is so appalling when the mainstream media takes advantage of peoples’ fear preceding dangerous storms, and their losses and misery following them, in order to...

As I write this, the vice presidential debate between Sen. JD Vance (R-OH) and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is living up to the hype as Vance is wiping the floor with Walz, leaving him stammering and staring as though he can't remember anything from his script except "But Trump!"AdvertisementWalz at the VP debate: pic.twitter.com/0a2J79LmDS— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) October 2, 2024I think Walz is going to vote for Vance. 😂 #VPDebate2024 pic.twitter.com/3EfxGxBDKt— under construction! (@PHX_LC) October 2, 2024The best part of the night so far, in my opinion, was when the CBS News moderators tried to "fact check" Vance on the...

There are bad debates. Then there are massacres. Then there's what happened to Tim Walz as he imploded all over the stage during his debate with JD Vance. We've written about the problems Kamala Harris has had with speaking, but Walz was just an utter mess. AdvertisementIt started off badly, with Walz looking scared to death and like he didn't want to be there. Walz looks scared at the Presidential Debate - pic.twitter.com/p3jedg8dcP— Resist Times (@resistupdates) October 2, 2024Walz spoke about October 7 and that Hamas terrorists massacred Israelis, and took "prisoners." No, Tim, they took hostages. Not prisoners as...

Patients with primary thyroid cancer who receive radioactive iodine therapy have an elevated risk for melanoma and other nonkeratinocyte skin cancers when limiting the cancer site to the head and neck, according to a study. Shawheen J. Rezaei and colleagues characterized the risk for subsequent melanoma and other nonkeratinocyte skin cancers in patients with primary thyroid malignant neoplasms. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) were calculated to estimate the risk for subsequent cancer development. The researchers found that 45.5 percent of the 174,916 patients with primary thyroid cancer diagnosed from 2000 to 2019 had first-course treatment of some form of radiation. Following...

A new intervention which keeps lungs regularly expanding when using a heart-lung machine during heart valve surgery might protect lung function and exercise capacity in adult patients after the operation, a clinical trial has found. The research could benefit similar patients globally undergoing cardiac surgery. The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to find out if keeping the lungs regularly expanding, known as low frequency ventilation (LFV), during heart-lung machine in patients undergoing heart valve surgery could be linked to better postoperative lung function and exercise ability. The study also wanted to find out the feasibility and safety of...

The first weekend of the WNBA playoffs without rookie phenom Caitlin Clark were a bit quieter in terms of attention and viewership. After Clark drew a WNBA record 1.84 million viewers to her first playoff game against the Connecticut Sun on Sept. 22, while competing with an NFL Sunday, she followed it up with another record audience of 2.54 million viewers for Game 2. Clark and the Indiana Fever lost both those games, however, sending Clark home for the offseason. Now, the remaining teams contending for the WNBA title are the New York Liberty, the defending champion Las Vegas Aces...

In a study, researchers have explored the effects of circadian rhythm disruption on the lungs. They have found that nearly every cell in the body is keeping track of time. The circadian rhythm helps synchronize the body's organ systems and regulate the immune system. If one of them goes off beat, the repercussions can affect the whole group. Several factors influence circadian rhythm, including stress, physical activity and food intake; however, light and dark play the biggest role. Circadian rhythm disruption occurs when the body's internal clock is out of sync with the environment. It can be caused by sleep...

US politics the debate between the Vice-Presidential candidates... Credit ratings agency Standard and Poors lowering Israel's long-term credit rating from A+ to A... Late night attacks by Israeli warplanes in Lebanon... The recently appointed French Prime Minister Michel Barnier speaking about the need to cut spending... Russian Aerospace Forces in Syria hitting three jihadist bases... In the Ukraine War Russian troops advancing into the center of the town of Voehledar in the disputed Donetsk Region... Iran said it hit military targets in Israel...A Palestinian man killed in the Iranian missile attack... Dutch Party of Freedom leader Geert Wilders pushing for...

My dear fellow, in the grim scenario of all-out war between Israel and Iran, I'm afraid it is the common folk who would bear the brunt of such a dreadful conflagration. The civilian populations on both sides would suffer grievously from bombardments, economic devastation, and the myriad horrors that modern warfare inflicts upon the innocent. The streets of Tehran and Tel Aviv alike would be scarred by the ruthless logic of strategic warfare. Beyond the immediate combatants, the entire Middle East region would be engulfed in the firestorm of conflict. Neighboring nations would be drawn in, willingly or not, as...

Here we go… The far-left CBS hacks moderating the debate on Tuesday took time to “fact-check” JD Vance on the 20,000 Haitian migrants that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris flew into Springfield, Ohio in the past three years. Senator Vance then interrupted and corrected Margaret Brennan about the Biden plan to fly in illegals to American cities. That’s when CBS cut his mic! They wouldn’t let him speak!

Roughly 25,000 striking dockworkers at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts of the U.S. are rallying for higher pay and stronger guardrails around their jobs being automated out of existence. Members of the International Longshoremen's Association, or ILA, a union representing the dockworkers, walked off the job Tuesday for the first time in nearly 50 years as they push for "the kind of wages we deserve," ILA President Harold Daggett said in a social media post on Tuesday. Those wages, union officials argue, should factor in the torrid inflation that eroded dockworkers' paychecks under their now lapsed labor contract...

"Iranian forces have launched a massive strike on hundreds of ballistic missiles on the state of Israel. Currently, the first missiles are arriving and impacting Israeli soil, while many others are still on their way. The IAF and USAF are currently conducting interceptions over Syria and Jordan, the number of missiles is astonishing. Meanwhile Israel is preparing a counterattack to destroy Iranian nuclear and oil facilities key to the nation's existence. We will be gathering more information live as this unfolds."

A man wearing a blonde wig, makeup and pearls was arrested on Sunday for attempting to kidnap an 11-year-old boy from outside his home in Alliance, Ohio, police said. Joshua Freyermuth, 39, who also goes by the name Vicky, told the child 'I need to talk to you' in an attempt to lure the 11-year-old off of his property and away from his dog. When the child refused, Freyermuth attempted to grab him on South Webb Avenue. He was arrested at a friend's house and taken to jail, with a court date set for Monday, police said. The child's father,...

GOP Chair Gina Swoboda claimed the ‘public, impacted stakeholders, and the Arizona Supreme Court were misled as to the extent of the issue and its effect on Arizona’s voter registration records.’Arizona’s Democrat elections chief announced on Monday that the state has found 120,000 additional registered voters lacking documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC), bringing the estimated total of such voters to 218,000.“Today, the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office released additional information about a new set of approximately 120,000 Arizonans who may be affected by a data coding oversight within [Arizona Department of Transporation’s] Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) and Arizona voter registration...

Major League Baseball legend and the sport's all-time hits leader Pete Rose passed away on Monday and his cause of death has now been revealed. According to the Clark County Office of the Coroner/Medical Examiner in Nevada, Rose's official cause of death has been revealed to be heart disease. Officials say Rose died from natural causes and that he'd also been battling diabetes. Rose was found dead in his Las Vegas home on Monday afternoon by a family member. He had just been seen the day before at a meet-and-greet in Nashville, Tennessee - where he appeared to be in...

FRESNO, Calif. (FOX26) — Two accused thieves targeted a clothing store near Downtown Fresno Monday afternoon—but likely never expected what happened next. “I’m infuriated. They’re kids,” said Hermila Sanchez, owner of Sanchez Women’s Apparel on Fresno Street. She says the two teenage boys walked into her store around 2p.m. and made a beeline for stacks of Levi’s 501 jeans. “They’re our biggest seller,” said Maritza Solorio, Sanchez’s daughter. Solorio says most of the stack the teenagers stole had been on hold—saved for people who reserved them online. Instead, she says they grabbed the piles of jeans, a few shirts and...

Despite his grandson saying he was 'limited' as he turned 100, Jimmy Carter spent his birthday in the sunshine enjoying a military flyover at his Georgia home. Carter - the first American president to reach the century mark - was able to watch a flyover of four F-18 jets and several vintage planes that graced the skies over Plains, Georgia as part of the town's celebrations. He was also feted at Plains High School, where Carter graduated in 1941 and which now serves as the visitor center for the national park that features sites from his early life, including the...

Climate change is exacerbating the risk of potentially dangerous mosquito-borne diseases in California — threatening to turn more of those annoying-but-harmless bites into severe illnesses, experts say. California already grapples with West Nile virus, a potentially deadly disease that was first detected in the state about two decades ago. But officials are now warning of a potential new foe: dengue, a viral infection that in the most serious cases can also lead to life-threatening complications. Until last year, all dengue cases reported in California were associated with people traveling to a country where the disease is common. But Los Angeles...

CVS Health will be reportedly discontinuing 2,900 positions at its establishments across the U.S., following the company’s new plan to reduce costs by $2 billion. A CVS Health spokesperson spoke with FOX Business in regards to the matter, explaining that the layoffs will mostly affect corporate positions, but not all of the cuts will solely be in the corporate sector. “Employees whose jobs are part of the reduction will receive severance pay and benefits, including access to outplacement services, the company added,” according to CBS News. The company’s website states that over 300,000 people work for CVS across its segments,...