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Israel is currently preparing a crushing response to Iran’s ballistic missile attack against the Jewish State. However, is the IDF receiving unwelcome pushback from the United States over their battle plans? Will the Israeli Air Force use this opportunity to strike Iran’s nuclear facilities? Is a full-scale Middle East war inevitable? Watch now.

Donald Trump’s views of the cryptocurrency industry have shifted markedly in recognition of the emergence of that sector as a major player in the world of campaign finance.In 2021, Trump was an outspoken critic of digital currencies, telling Newsmax, “I’m not a fan of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, which are not money, and whose value is highly volatile and based on thin air.”That same year, Trump told Fox Business that crypto was a “disaster waiting to happen” and that the United States should “regulate very, very high.”This year, he has done an about-face. At a June 27 Bitcoin conference in...

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Kamala Harris would not be born for another six years when, in 1958, the Supreme Court of the United States issued one of the first of a series of decisions at the heart of the civil rights movement, the case of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama. The NAACP, a New York nonprofit corporation, had taken the lead in fighting for the civil rights of black people in Alabama, specifically in support of its chapter in Montgomery, along with other local groups (Women’s Political Council) and leaders (the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ralph...

<p>A station platform has been cordoned off at Hamburg central station in northern Germany amid fears that a train passenger may have arrived carrying a dangerous virus.</p><p>A fire department spokesman told the Bild tabloid that the man and his girlfriend had developed flu-like symptoms on a high-speed train from Frankfurt.</p>

Researchers have discovered a mechanism that drives the long-term decline in immune response that is observed after tuberculosis (TB) has been successfully treated. Their findings suggest a potential new way to restore immune responsiveness and reduce mortality risk after severe infections. "Sepsis and TB are associated with loss of protective immune responses and increased mortality post successful treatment," said Dr. Andrew DiNardo. "In the current study, we investigated what mediated the perturbation of immune function after severe infections." Researchers know that severe and chronic infections in humans and animals result in persistent, long-lasting epigenetic changes. These changes refer to alterations...

DENVER — The Natural Grocers store in Denver’s Capitol Hill neighborhood is set to close at the end of the month. Natural Grocers, headquartered in Lakewood, has 169 stores in 21 states. On Wednesday, the company announced that the Denver store located at 1433 Washington St. will close on Oct. 31. The company said operational challenges like retail theft and safety issues are impacting the store’s performance. “We have been actively working to address the theft and safety issues impacting our store at Colfax and Washington for some time. Despite our investment in security and loss prevention strategies over the...

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women, with high rates of mortality and morbidity. According to a study, scientists have revealed a new function of ganoderic acids from Ganoderma lucidum (G. lucidum) for treating breast cancer. This is the first time scientists identified potential targets of ganoderic acids for breast cancer treatment using bioinformatics techniques. G. lucidum, also called as Lingzhi in Chinese, is a popular medicinal fungus. It has a unique therapeutic and pharmacological reputation in suppressing cancer/tumor progression, especially breast cancer, due to its embedded rich bioactive chemical constituents, mainly triterpenoids (ganoderic acids). In...

Long-term treatment with finerenone is estimated to extend event-free survival among people with heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction, according to a brief report. Muthiah Vaduganathan, M.D., M.P.H. and colleagues estimated the long-term treatment effects of finerenone if treated during a patient's lifetime in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction. Analyses included data from the FINEARTS-HF trial, which was conducted in 37 countries across 653 sites. Participants, who were aged 40 years and older and had symptomatic heart failure and left ventricular ejection fraction of 40% or higher, were randomly assigned to...

The total apathy of the Biden administration (sic) regarding the unprecedented destruction caused by Hurricane Helene in Appalachia shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. It is certainly not a surprise to the Biden administration. Joe Biden himself might be surprised to hear about it since he is a desiccated, mindless zombie masquerading as a human being by wearing the husk of what once was a mediocre and moronic human being. But the people actually running the country right now? They’re not surprised. Ignoring this disaster is a conscious choice by those in the Biden administration. You need to understand...

Homeland Security is releasing hundreds of thousands of migrants who haven’t been able to prove their identities to authorities, the department’s inspector general said Wednesday. Many of them are then allowed to board airplanes based on the information they self-reported, introducing a new element of risk to the flying public, investigators said. The audit supports the claims of security experts who have warned about the lack of proper vetting for migrants in the current border surge. The report also challenges Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ claims that his department does know who’s sneaking into the U.S.

Poll needs Freeping for Hung Cao. Hung Cao had an epic debate. He is ahead in this poll. Great candidate to replace the odious Tim Caine

Reported Israeli naval strikes against warehouses inside the Russian controlled Hmeimim base in Latakia, W Syria, shortly after an Iranian shipment arrived at the base

After years of false starts, the iconic British rock band Pink Floyd has agreed to sell their recorded-music and name-and-likeness rights to Sony Music for approximately $400 million, sources confirm to Variety. The deal, one of the largest of many in recent years, apparently has finally concluded despite decades of ongoing infighting and bitter words between the bandmembers, notably chief songwriters Roger Waters and David Gilmour;

Melania Trump has done her best to stay out of the spotlight throughout her husband’s presidential tenure and political career. Now, in a memoir titled Melania set to be published a month before election today, she has openly chosen a side in America’s abortion wars. The Guardian obtained a copy of the memoir, and published the former—and possibly future—First Lady’s pro-abortion declaration: It is imperative to guarantee that women have autonomy in deciding their preference of having children, based on their own convictions, free from any intervention or pressure from the government. Why should anyone other than the woman herself...

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President Biden called on Americans Wednesday to “put politics aside” to focus on Hurricane Helene recovery efforts — moments before stepping on his own message by saying that anyone who doubts climate change’s role in the disaster “must be brain dead.” “In a moment like this, we put politics aside, at least we should put it all aside, and we have here,” the retiring 81-year-old president said during a recovery briefing in Raleigh, NC. “There are no Democrats or Republicans, there are only Americans, and our job is to help as many people as we can, as quickly as we...

Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business; End to Sex Slavery; Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14) I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone: for kings and all those in authority that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ~ 1 Timothy 2:1-2 Religion Forum Threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to...

More than 10 attacking Ukrainian drones taken down... Several explosions reported in Kiev... US politics polling for the Arab-American Institute done by John Zogby showing Donald Trump leading Kamala Harris among likely Arab-American voters... More Israeli strikes in Lebanon tonight... The US Department of Homeland Security banning imports of goods from China linked to production in the Muslim populated... The President of Croatia refusing to give assent to Croatia's soldiers participating in the NATO support mission for Ukraine... The OPEC organization of oil exporting countries denying a Wall Street Journal report about a plunge in prices... Three killed and three...

There's a $10 million reward on his head. Or at least there was. Do you have a tip where Muhammad Ja’far Qasir, a “key Hizballah financier”, who funnels money from Iran to the Islamic terror group might be found? There’s a $10 million reward on his head. Or at least there was. Qasir is now an ex-Hezbollah leader through the usual way that Hezbollah leaders retire. The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit announced that today (Tuesday), the IDF eliminated the terrorist Muhammad Ja’far Qasir, the Commander of Weapons Transfers from Iran to Hezbollah in Lebanon (Unit 4400). IAF fighter jets, following precise...