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Capsaicin, the compound in chili peppers which gives them their spicy taste, may become a source of new, natural drugs for the hard-to-treat Mesothelioma type of cancer. Mesothelioma is a very aggressive cancer with very poor survival and limited therapeutic options, commonly, but not always, associated with exposure to asbestos. In this study, the authors demonstrated that treatment of various mesothelioma cell lines covering all mesothelioma subtypes inhibits several biological parameters of transformation. In addition, these results supported an antitumor effect of capsaicin on cisplatin-resistant mesothelioma cells, suggesting that it may enhance therapy by reducing resistance to cisplatin. "This research...

A second Australian teenager has died after drinking suspected tainted alcohol in Laos. Several people, including the manager and owner of a hostel, have been detained by police after at least six tourists died in a suspected mass methanol poisoning in the popular backpacker town of Vang Vieng. Holly Bowles, 19, was travelling around South-East Asia with her friend, Bianca Jones, 19, who has also died. Both had been on life support in a hospital in neighbouring Thailand after being evacuated from Laos. The two women fell ill after reportedly consuming a drink containing methanol - a highly toxic substance.

They almost caught him with his pants down. An illegal immigrant from Venezuela with suspected ties to the Tren de Aragua gang has been arrested outside a New York City migrant shelter after allegedly breaking into a Manhattan prosecutor's apartment, pleasuring himself and robbing her, according to a new report. Brandon Simosa, 25, followed the unidentified 38-year-old woman into her apartment building near the intersection of 44th Street and Ninth Avenue around 2 a.m. Sunday, according to the NYPD. Once inside, he demanded cash and stole credit cards and a cellphone from her purse. Then, he allegedly "performed a lewd...

Russia launched a new intermediate-range ballistic missile on Thursday toward Dnipro in Ukraine, an attack that officials in Kyiv initially said was an intercontinental ballistic missile.The experimental IRBM was based on a Russian RS-26 Rubezh missile, deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh confirmed Thursday during a briefing, without going into any other specific details. She also confirmed that the U.S. was notified "briefly" before the launch.A U.S. official told ABC News that the United States briefed Ukraine and other close allies and partners in recent days on Russia's possible use of such a weapon in order to help them prepare....

There’s a pressure campaign inside Donald Trump’s inner circle, but not for the reasons you might think. Melania Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are “ganging up” on the president-elect to change his fast food diet and push him to eat healthier, Page Six reported Thursday. The duo are reportedly going to extreme lengths to initiate the change, with an anonymous source telling the gossip site that Melania—a retired supermodel—has even started to cook for her 78-year-old husband. “Melania has, on occasion, been cooking family dinners at Trump Tower for the president and their son, Barron,” a source claimed to...

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In recent years, the FBI has become increasingly skilled not at capturing the masterminds of terror but at fabricating their own foes, preying on the vulnerable, the mentally ill, and the socially isolated. What once was a proud institution tasked with the safeguarding of the Republic now finds itself busying thousands of its agents not with countering sophisticated threats to the nation but in entrapping men who, left to their own devices, would likely never muster anything more dangerous than a misguided blog post. Instead of arresting actual dangers to society, the FBI is, with alarming frequency, manufacturing them from...

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow has reportedly agreed to take a “far lesser amount” than her current $30 million a year as worries loom among MSNBC staff after parent company Comcast revealed its plan to spin off several NBCUniversal channels — including the network — into a new company. Maddow, who has been with MSNBC since 2008, renegotiated her deal with the network and is set to make $25 million annually for the next five years, a $5 million per year pay cut, The Ankler reported Thursday.

The former “Tonight Show” host appeared to be in good spirits while out for lunch in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Denver’s mayor has vowed to shield migrants in his sanctuary city from mass deportation by using local cops and 50,000 residents “stationed at the county line” — calling it a “Tiananmen Square moment.” “More than us having [federal agents] stationed at the county line to keep them out, you would have 50,000 Denverites there,” Democratic Mayor Mike Johnston recently told the outlet Denverite — after President-elect Donald Trump vowed to undertake mass deportations of illegal migrants across the US. “It’s like the Tiananmen Square moment … right?” said Johnston, referring to the famous caught-on-video showdown between a Chinese student and...

A dog mauled its owner to death at her home in Boston, Massachusetts, on Monday before attacking police, NBC10 Boston reported. Police identified the woman as 73-year-old Jeriline Brady-McGinnis. Her husband was also badly injured during the attack, but is expected to survive. Civil rights leader Jean McGuire, the couple’s landlord, lives above their apartment. “She’s a wonderful person,” McGuire said about Brady-McGinnis. “She was generous and kind, always thinking of other people … We all miss Jeri. You don’t want anything horrible to happen to anybody, anywhere. She was a wonderful mother and a fine person, very respected.” When...

Migrants tied to criminality, sex traffickers, and fraudsters have used President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s parole pipeline to get into the United States, a bombshell interim staff report from the House Judiciary Committee reveals. The report details the fraud and abuse plaguing the administration’s CHNV program — designed to get Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans into the U.S. by having them bypass the southern border and, instead, fly into domestic airports. Since January 2023, the CHNV program has welcomed 531,620 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans to American towns.

... there are growing concerns about possible flooding along the river due to increased rainfall and inflows downstream of the dam. As conditions continue to evolve, officials are urging residents and visitors to remain aware of any potential flood risks....

Former Polish Deputy Minister Piotr Kulpa alleged that up to half of the U.S. aid money given to Ukraine was stolen by Ukrainian officials. He made the accusations on Thursday while speaking with Ukrainian journalist Lana Shevchuk, according to RT. Kulpa even claimed that Ukraine has been swindling some of that money back to the U.S. Democrat Party. “Everyone understands that war-related corruption is linked not only with Ukraine, but also the supplier nation,” he said, according to RT. “Who would ever believe that the US burned through $2 trillion in Afghanistan? It’s delusional!” The U.S. Democrat Party allegedly got...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that bird flu was found in a child in California, according to a press release issued Friday. The case is the first reported infection in a child in the U.S., according to the release. It was detected through influenza testing and reported to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) through influenza surveillance, the release noted. This case marks 55 total cases reported in the U.S. this year, with 29 of them being in California, the release said. The release said that after initial testing, there were low levels of viral...

A Tennessee man is grieving the deaths of his seven dogs who were shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy while the owner and his wife were out to dinner. On Monday, Nov. 4, Kevin Dismuke and his wife left their home in McNairy County to go to dinner, Fox 13 reports. When his wife returned to their home on Finger Leapwood Road, she called him with shocking news. “She said, ‘Poe is dead,’” he said, referring to one of their pet dogs. According to News 3, Dismuke said he returned home to find all of his dogs except one...

The war-mongering tyrant shifted and moved during his address to the West - but his hands remained oddly motionless.

Technology and space exploration billionaire Elon Musk appears to be mulling a potential purchase of the Comcast-owned, left-wing MSNBC news network. Since the 2024 election, MSNBC has seen its ratings plummet, and its parent company is moving to sell the flagging network along with other media properties, including CNBC.

A transgender activist interrupted an event featuring Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), and upon his forced exit, Mace made it clear that God loves him but “his penis is not going to be in my bathroom.” Video shows the transgender activist — a man wearing a skirt — standing up during the event — Georgetown University’s “Summit on the Future of the Internet” — holding a “Progress Pride” flag, which includes additional colors for transgender individuals and minorities. “This is ridiculous. It is the day after Trans Day of disability,” he said, before accusing Mace and those who believe like her...

CALLING all KFC lovers - the fast food chain has some finger-lickin’ good news. Luckily for all fast food fans, KFC’s new holiday product is sure to be hot on your lips - literally. The fast food chain has just launched its ‘first ever’ Lickable Wrapping Paper - and it’s perfect for the gifting season. So if you want wrapping paper with a twist this year, you've come to the right place. And with the holiday season right around the corner, you’ll need to move quickly if you want to nab it - but you’ll have to check the fine...