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[Video] Ira “Ike” Schab Jr. of Portland is one of the few remaining survivors of that day, and the only one left from the USS Dobbin. HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) -- A 104-year-old respected war veteran and Pearl Harbor survivor is back in Hawaii. Ira “Ike” Schab Jr. of Portland touched down in Honolulu Tuesday ahead of the 83rd commemoration the attack on Pearl Harbor. He’s one of the few remaining survivors of that day, and the only one left from the USS Dobbin. His flight was met with a water cannon salute, and at the gate, sounds of the Navy’s U.S....

A commonly prescribed medication for heart failure was linked to a lower risk of heart damage, or cardiotoxicity, among high-risk cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment using anthracyclines, according to preliminary late-breaking science presented today. Heart failure occurs when damage prevents the heart from pumping blood well enough to supply the body with blood and nutrients. Anthracyclines are a class of chemotherapy medications used to treat many types of cancer. However, one of their potential side effects is cardiomyopathy, a disease of the heart muscle that makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body....

This is an amazing, but brief video by someone who has deep insight into the Obama family, especially regarding his time in Indonesia. First of all, he points out that the mom, Madeline Dunham, was managing CIA ops in the Pacific basin. This is not surprising to me, since her career had CIA written all over it. The most stunning revelation is that Lolo was a bestie with GHW Bush, and there is a picture of Bush with his arm wrapped around the young Obama -- known then as Barry Soetoro. Lolo and GHWB were in the oil industry together....

It has all the hallmarks of a dramatic spy movie. At around 6.45am on Wednesday, a masked assassin shot dead a multi-millionaire executive on one of New York's busiest shopping streets. After confirming he'd eliminated his target, the hooded gunman walked calmly away, before apparently disappearing into thin air in one the world's most surveilled cities. His victim: UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, 50, who earned $10 million a year, suffered at least two gunshot wounds – one to the back, the other in his leg – outside the Hilton Hotel on Manhattan's Sixth Avenue. He was later pronounced dead in...

Since my wife is out of town and I am alone, I wanted to share this with someone. Opened a bottle of 18 year old. Just a sip in celebration.

Alex Consani has made history as the first transgender woman to be named the Fashion Awards' Model of the Year. Celebrated for her striking bleached eyebrows and hair, the 21-year-old rising star was honored on Monday at the 2024 Fashion Awards, which were held at London's Royal Albert Hall. The annual event is organized by the British Fashion Council as "a key fundraiser for the BFC Foundation," according to a release. The recognition follows Consani's standout appearances with renowned fashion houses such as Chanel, Isabel Marant, Alexander McQueen, Versace, Tom Ford, Marc Jacobs, Mugler, Stella McCartney and more, as well...

Detectives investigating the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson have been honing in on the bike route used by his killer to flee the scene - but one major detail remains in dispute. Officers probing the early-morning shooting of Thompson, 50, had originally thought that the assailant fled on an electric Citi Bike near the Hilton Hotel in Manhattan. The New York Times reported that by early afternoon, officers had gathered at the nearby bike share kiosk and were asking doormen for video footage of the station. Police had said in their initial brief that the killer escaped into Central...

Title-DAMNING Admission: ACLU Lawyer Tells SCOTUS 'Gender Affirming Surgery' Doesn't Decrease Suicidality- We're going to hear a lot about the case argued before SCOTUS today -- the ACLU's challenge to Tennessee's law prohibiting 'gender affirming' surgeries for minors. We've told you about it throughout the day, because there are a lot of highlights worth discussing, like Justice Alito using the 'gender fluid' argument against the pro-trans Leftists. Here's another gem from Justice Alito: Huge moment at SCOTUS. Alito pulled up Page 195 of the Cass report, showing that child sex-changes don't actually prevent suicide. ACLU attorney Chase Strangio admits in...

Donald Trump may have mastered the art of the deal once again, with rumors he will replace Pete Hegseth with Ron DeSantis as his pick to head Defense in exchange for Trump's daughter-in-law Lara getting Florida's open Senate seat. The Florida governor and Trump have reportedly had one-on-one discussions about the move. A GOP source told The Bulwark: 'These discussions are real. It's serious. I can't say it's definitely going to happen, but the governor is receptive and Trump is serious, too.'

Liberal-leaning Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor compared the risks of puberty blockers and sex-mutilating surgeries for minors to the risks of taking Aspirin on Wednesday. Sotomayor made the shocking comparison during oral arguments in United States v. Skrmetti, a case brought by the Biden administration challenging Tennessee’s law banning sex change drugs and procedures for minors who believe they are transgender.

The communist regime in Cuba — a U.S.-designated state sponsor of terrorism — tricked the outgoing administration of U.S. President Joe Biden into funding its repressive military through a “civilian” company that handles remittances sent to Cubans from abroad, El Nuevo Herald revealed on Tuesday. The Castro regime’s scheme, in addition to funneling money illicitly to its military, allowed the communist regime to evade sanctions imposed by President-elect Donald Trump in 2020 on military-run companies that control remittances in Cuba, intended to prevent remittances from Cubans abroad from reaching the hands of the Cuban military.

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New research suggests that attractive female college students accustomed to earning high grades in person aren’t making the same marks during remote learning. A Swedish study, published in the journal Economics Letters, probed the impact of a student’s looks on their performance, both in the classroom and online. The better their looks, the higher their grades for some in-person courses such as business and economics, according to the study. Courses like math and physics — where scoring is based more on tests than projects, speaking and reports — did not see the connection. But when the courses were taught online,...

~ The FReeper Canteen Presents ~ ~ Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 ~ On Sunday, December 7th, 1941 the Japanese launched a surprise attack against the U.S. Forces stationed at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. By planning his attack on a Sunday, the Japanese commander Admiral Nagumo, hoped to catch the entire fleet in port. As luck would have it, the Aircraft Carriers and one of the Battleships were not in port. (The USS Enterprise was returning from Wake Island, where it had just delivered some aircraft. The USS Lexington was ferrying aircraft to Midway, and the USS Saratoga and USS...

Keir Starmer has been in office for only five months, but it is already clear that his Government will be the worst in half a century. The die is cast: the Prime Minister is doubling down on every mistake, every prejudice, every tenet of the failed orthodoxy that has ruined Britain, probably because he is a true believer. He cannot and won’t change, seemingly oblivious to his abominable poll ratings, yet his inability to get anything right is truly staggering. Even those of us who predicted Starmer would be a disaster have been stunned by the speed of his implosion,...

"Laffy taffy woke pink"

Controversial transgender golfer Hailey Davidson is lashing out at the LPGA Tour after the organization announced its surprise policy change to ban most transgender athletes from competition. The women’s pro golf organization announced its policy update on Wednesday with changes including a ban on any trans player who “transitioned” from male to female after puberty. The new rule would affect the largest number of transgender golfers because few transgenders undergo transitions before puberty. Davidson has been campaigning to obtain an LPGA pro card since 2021 and had been steadily racking up victories on the NXXT Tour until that organization paused...

President-elect Donald Trump said late Monday that he will travel to Paris for the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral, a grand celebration set to take place this weekend. "It is an honor to announce that I will be traveling to Paris, France, on Saturday to attend the re-opening of the Magnificent and Historic Notre Dame Cathedral, which has been fully restored after a devastating fire five years ago," Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social. "President Emmanuel Macron has done a wonderful job ensuring that Notre Dame has been restored to its full level of glory, and even...

Archaeologist Julian Richards investigates the seemingly bound body of an Iron Age teenage girl found in a rubbish heap in the Cotswold village of Bourton-on-the-Water.Her unusual burial suggests that her personality, manner of death or physical appearance must have been 'special', prompting experts to reconstruct her life more than 2,500 years ago.This clip is from Meet the Ancestors (2001).The 'Special' Iron Age Skeleton That Baffled Archaeologists | 5:01BBC Timestamp | 792K subscribers | 18,666 views | November 28, 2024