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Just 17.9 percent of U.S. adults have gotten a COVID-19 vaccine, and 34.7 percent have received an influenza vaccine during the 2024-25 respiratory disease season, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report, published Thursday, notes that 35 percent of adults are open to receiving an influenza vaccine, 41 percent are willing to get a COVID-19 vaccine and 40 percent are open to getting a vaccine for RSV.

The Biden administration is quietly rushing to implement new policies that will loosen restrictions on migrants who entered the US illegally — a parting attempt to thwart President-elect Donald Trump’s immigration crackdowns and mass deportations, sources tell The Post. And the Big Apple will be ground zero for these changes. The outgoing administration intends to launch an ICE Portal app starting in early December in New York City that will allow migrants to bypass in-person check-ins to their local ICE office. Homeland Security sources tell The Post the app will make it easier for migrants to flee authorities in part...

ICC “court”: Perpetrators and its defenders seek “justice” against its victims. Genocidal Islamic Fascist Republic of Iran, heavily involved in Oct 7 atrocities campaign and Hamas/PIJ activities throughout, together with Hamas’ host Qatar (who also propagates for Hamas via its: Al Jazeera, TheNewArab, Middle East Eye) have been bribing broke S. Africa to be its unofficial emissary to peddle Pallyweid “charges” within weeks of Israel's response to Iran/Palestinian attacks. The bitter and very bloody irony of the “justice” sought by (one of) the very perpetrator of it all, including aiding in Gaza regime (who also controls its Ministry of Health)...

It was no instant success, but gradually, the group’s new marriage of pop and orchestral ingredients began to turn heads.In the timeless flight of the Moody Blues, “Nights In White Satin” is such a classic that it’s strange to recount the slow, almost faltering progress of this epic ballad when it was first released. Justin Hayward’s song, and its parent album, the Moodies’ career-changing Days Of Future Passed, were both released on November 10, 1967 — and for the first few weeks of their lives, the sum total of their UK chart presence was precisely nil. But gradually, the...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that an attack by his forces on the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro on Thursday morning was carried out using "a new conventional intermediate-range missile". He said that the missile, codenamed Oreshnik, was a response to the use by Ukraine of US and UK long-range weaponry to hit targets inside Russia. Putin added that Russia could attack military facilities of those countries which allowed their weapons to be used for this purpose. The US and the UK authorised the use of US ATACMS and UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles this week, in a major change...

It is a millennia-old cliché of soldiering that you spend the majority of your time waiting around, interrupted by brief spasms of action. The same can be true of diplomacy. For a year now all parties to the war in Ukraine have been awaiting the results of the US election. Donald Trump’s commanding victory has ended that limbo — and supercharged thinking about an endgame in Ukraine. Trump has long insisted that ending the war is a priority. For all the understandable questions about the path to a deal, America’s allies are assuming this is a promise he wants to...

Thursday morning, Mace destroyed a transgender flag cobbled together with sheets of copy paper, included a message reading “You can’t erase us, Nancy,” according to Mace. “Well then you shouldn’t try to erase women,” Mace said, ripping the sign down, balling it up, and dropping it in a wastebasket. “I have to say for any man that wants to be in a woman’s restroom, bathroom, dressing room, locker room, absolutely not,” she added. The South Carolina congresswoman spurred a media firestorm Monday, announcing she would introduce a resolution enshrining longstanding traditions that bathrooms assigned for use by a biological sex...

Shohei Ohtani was named the National League's Most Valuable Player unanimously on Thursday, capping the first 50/50 season in baseball history by becoming the first full-time designated hitter to ever win MVP honors. Ohtani joined Aaron Judge, who was named American League MVP unanimously moments earlier on MLB Network's broadcast. The announcement came three weeks after Ohtani's Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Judge's New York Yankees in the World Series and two years after Judge's record-breaking 2022 season was enough to edge Ohtani's two-way prowess for the AL MVP.

The Monterey County District Attorney's Office has released a statement in light of allegations resurfacing against President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, over an alleged sexual assault in 2017 at a Monterey Hotel. The Monterey County District Attorney's Office said that they chose not to pursue charges against Hegseth due to a lack of "proof beyond a reasonable doubt."

BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Human-caused climate change made Atlantic hurricanes about 18 miles per hour (29 kilometers per hour) stronger in the last six years, a new scientific study found Wednesday. For most of the storms — 40 of them — the extra oomph from warmer oceans made the storms jump an entire hurricane category, according to the study published in the journal, Environmental Research: Climate. A Category 5 storm causes more than 400 times the damage of a minimal Category 1 hurricane, more than 140 times the damage of a minimal Category 3 hurricane and more than five times...

DONALD J. TRUMPPresident, Commander-in-ChiefJ.D. VANCEVice-President, President of the SenateSUZIE WILES Chief of Staff WILLIAM McGINLEY White House Counsel STEPHEN MILLER Deputy Chief of Staff MICHAEL WALTZ National Security AdvisorPETE HEGSETHSec. of DefenseMARCO RUBIOSec. of StateELISE STEFANIKAmb. to United NationsMIKE HUCKABEEAmb. to IsraelSTEVE WITKOFF Middle East Envoy KRISTI NOEMSec. of Homeland SecurityTOM HOMAN Border CzarJOHN RATCLIFFE CIA Director ELON MUSKCo-Sec. of Govt. Efficiency VIVEK RAMASWAMY Co-Sec. of Govt. Efficiency PAM BONDI Attorney General LEE ZELDIN EPA Administrator TULSI GABBARD Dir. of National Intelligence JOHN SAUER Solicitor General ROBERT F. KENNEDY Jr. Sec. of Health & Human Services DOUG COLLINS Sec. of...

President-elect Trump has named former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi as his next nominee to the lead the Department of Justice. Bondi was a swift pick just hours after former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) withdrew himself from consideration for the role. “For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans – Not anymore. Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again. I have known Pam for many years — She is smart and tough, and is an AMERICA FIRST Fighter, who will do a...

When Matt Gaetz was announced as Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General, I was immediately skeptical. Not because I had anything personally against him, but because I just couldn't make the math work out as far as getting confirmed. Sure enough, Gaetz has withdrawn his bid, saying that he did not want to become a distraction for an incoming Trump administration that needs to hit the ground running. To those worried about what comes next, my message is simple: Relax. This very well could be for the best, and I'm going to explain why. First, though, let's discuss why the...

485 replies Trending Trending Avatar Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump I am proud to announce former Attorney General of the Great State of Florida, Pam Bondi, as our next Attorney General of the United States. Pam was a prosecutor for nearly 20 years, where she was very tough on Violent Criminals, and made the streets safe for Florida Families. Then, as Florida’s first female Attorney General, she worked to stop the trafficking of deadly drugs, and reduce the tragedy of Fentanyl Overdose Deaths, which have destroyed many families across our Country. She did such an incredible job, that I asked her...

It's like Christmas every day for conservatives ever since Donald Trump won a second trip to the White House just over two, short weeks ago. If it's not Democrats forming a circular firing squad over what went wrong on November 5th, it's the corporate media in total free fall over the complete and utter rejection by American voters of the false narratives pushed for years by leftist "reporters" and "journalists." Frankly, it's been delicious to watch. The insanity, as ever, has been particularly concentrated in minds of the gals over at "The View." They are incensed that their girl Kamala...

Australia's communications minister has introduced a new bill to ban social media for minors under the age of 16. Will other countries follow suit? Australia's government has introduced a new bill that would ban children 16 and under from using social media as part of the country's efforts to keep people safe online. "For too many young Australians, social media can be harmful," communications minister Michelle Rowland, said in a speech to parliament. "Almost two-thirds of 14- to 17-year-old Australians have viewed extremely harmful content online, including drug abuse, suicide or self-harm, as well as violent material," she said. Related...

The bill, one of the toughest in the world, would affect popular social media platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, X and Snapchat, among others.Australia’s center-left government on Thursday introduced a bill in Parliament that aims to ban social media for children under 16 and proposed fines of up to $32 million for social media platforms for systemic breaches. Australia plans to trial an age-verification system that may include biometrics or government identification to enforce a social media age cut-off, some of the toughest controls imposed by any country to date. The proposals are the highest age limit set by any...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania conceded his reelection bid to Republican David McCormick on Thursday, as a statewide recount showed no signs of closing the gap and his campaign suffered repeated blows in court in its effort to get potentially favorable ballots counted.

Ukraine is struggling to fill its ranks on the eastern frontline, in part because of a sharp increase in the number of desertions - more than 30.000 this year alone. This has prompted the government to decriminalise the offence for first-time offenders, allowing them to avoid jail if they return to duty. ...

In 2012, the Tesla tycoon Elon Musk took a Boris bike on a tour around London, bathing in the Olympics love-in, declaring to his Twitter followers that “I really like Britain!” Musk had good reason to be pleased that year, having made his first appearance on the prestigious Forbes Billionaire List – with a modest £1.58 billion fortune. Twelve years later, Musk’s fortune is valued at $316.5 billion (£250 billion), thanks to Tesla becoming the world’s largest car company and SpaceX becoming the planet’s leading space launch provider. But, jarringly, his valuation of the UK appears to have gone into...