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Explanation: This kilometer high cliff occurs on the surface of a comet. It was discovered on the dark nucleus of Comet Churyumov - Gerasimenko (CG) by Rosetta, a robotic spacecraft launched by ESA, which orbited the comet from 2014 to 2016. The ragged cliff, as featured here, was imaged by Rosetta early in its mission. Although towering about one kilometer high, the low surface gravity of Comet CG would likely make a jump from the cliffs by a human survivable. At the foot of the cliffs is relatively smooth terrain dotted with boulders as large as 20 meters across. Data...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is reportedly considering submitting his resignation after a public battle over the economy amid U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's tariff threats. Sources told CTV News that Trudeau told his cabinet that he was considering prorogation or resignation and potentially planning to address Parliament this afternoon. Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland quit Monday morning in a surprise move after disagreeing with Trudeau over the threats. In a post on X, she said that she was offered a different position, but upon reflection just assumed she'd leave. Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines...

SNIP Just ahead of the holidays, archeologists have “digitally unrolled” a 1,800-year-old silver amulet to decipher an inscription that’s being hailed as the oldest known evidence of Christianity in Europe. Authentic evidence of pure Christianity north of the Alps has never existed before now. And the findings have the potential to change holy history forever. “It will force us to turn back the history of Christianity in Frankfurt and far beyond by around 50 to 100 years,” said Mike Josef, mayor of Frankfurt, Germany, where the artifact was exhumed. “The first Christian find north of the Alps comes from our...

Never expected to see this out of Lamar Jackson, but these days nothing surprises me. Straight from the horse's mouth, ladies and gentlemen: Lamar Jackson "likes to smell like a girl sometimes." The hero this gender-bending culture needs! A little marketing advice, Lamar: This trans cologne will sell out in under a minute if you post it to Bluesky! The above clip comes from his "10 Things Lamar Jackson Can't Live Without" segment, and it came on right after he quoted his favorite Bible verse, Mark 6:4, which reads, Jesus said to them, 'A prophet is not without honor except...

It’s the new murder ink. Obsessed Luigi Mangione admirers have started getting tattoos as a permanent tribute to the man accused of executing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. A number of images have started appearing online showing off inkings honoring Mangione, 26, not even two weeks after the Ivy League grad allegedly shot dead the 50-year-old dad of two in Midtown Manhattan. One even has an image of the hooded gunman inside a love heart in the phrase: “I [heart] my boyfriend.” Another image shared on Instagram showed an etching of Mangione’s face alongside “delay,” “deny” and “defend” — the main...

Only 15 Days left ~ $21,357 to go! :DWe could sure use a boost right about now. We need to collect $21,357 in FREEPATHON donations by Dec 31. Getting the fund raising over with can really make the season bright, and maybe give Jim Rob and co. a few days off from fund raising.We would also be delighted to collect your prayers for the success of the FREEPATHON now under way. :D Are you able to give our fund raising a push? If so, please see the links below. Here's a shout-out to our monthly donors. THANK YOU! :D...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the fallout of Senator Mitch McConnell's fall and Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi's hospitalization in Luxembourg, the United States Congress passed a bipartisan bill requiring LifeAlert buttons to be installed at every congressional seat. According to representatives who proposed the bill, the new measure is a "helpful precaution" for the sake of the 80% of Congress who are nearing the age of 100. "It's been a long time coming," said Representative Marco Rubio. "We've been neglecting the elderly in this country for far too long — no more so than here in Congress. But this new measure ought...

President-elect Donald Trump told reporters at a press conference on Monday at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, that he would consider pardoning New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who was indicted on federal corruption charges in September. The indictment alleged that Adams exchanged favors for Turkey in return for campaign contributions that were then used to obtain matching campaign funds for the city. It also alleged that he obtained benefits such as hotel upgrades.

Presumably, even Morning Joe's fierce feminist warriors wouldn't have ordered female soldiers to storm the beaches and scale the cliffs of Normandy on D-Day. But that didn't stop today's panel from hammering Pete Hegseth for his views on women in the military. Retired Admiral James Stavridis, Joe Scarborough, and "MSNBC Republican" Elise Jordan misrepresented Hegseth's position. They suggested that he opposes allowing women in the military, full stop. That's entirely false. In his very first statements on the subject as Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense, Hegseth praised the important role that women play in the military. But Hegseth draws...

Russia will launch the serial production of its new powerful Oreshnik missiles in the "near future," Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday. "In the near future, serial production of such systems should be ensured to protect the security of Russia and our allies," said Putin in a speech at the Russian Defense Ministry's final board meeting of the year on Monday, which was publicly broadcast. -snip- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said last week that he had asked Putin to provide him with the new missiles, and Russia agreed to supply Oreshniks "for free."

When will they take responsibility for all their other destructive policies? After 12 years of Obama, Biden, and their entire administrations of so-called experts and “adults in the room” appeasing and funding Iran to get its regime to pretend it would behave, they admit their policy failed. They admit the failure five weeks before the door hits them in the a** on the way out: White House: Our Attempts at Keeping Iran from Getting Nukes Through Diplomacy ‘Didn’t Work’On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s ‘The Story,’ White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby stated that Iran will...

TRUMP COMMENTS ON DRONES: "The government knows what is happening. Look, our military knows where they took off from. If it's a garage they can go right into that garage. They know where it came from and where it went. For some reason they don't want to comment."

Certain bottles and doses of duloxetine, a common antidepressant, have been recalled due to the presence of potentially cancer-causing chemicals. The recall was initiated on Nov. 19 by manufacturer Rising Pharma, Inc. and was set as a "class II" risk level by the FDA on Dec. 5. The medication was recalled due to the "presence of N-nitroso-duloxetine impurity above [the] recommended interim limit," the FDA said. Another commonly prescribed antidepressant medication has been recalled due to the presence of potentially cancer-causing chemicals, according to the Food and Drug Administration. On Nov. 19, various doses of duloxetine delayed-release capsules manufactured by...

The finance minister is an unlikely champion of the Chicago Way, but she has just pulled off a coup that may end up toppling this government.. Who saw Chrystia Freeland pulling a gun, after Justin Trudeau unsheathed a knife? ... The finance minister is an unlikely champion of the Chicago Way, but she has just pulled off a coup that may end up toppling this government. Just hours before she was due to give her fall economic statement, she quit. Despite the widespread media speculation about a falling out between Freeland and Trudeau, it’s a good bet that no one...

Chrystia Freeland, Canada's finance minister, said in an explosive letter published Monday morning that she will quit cabinet. It has ignited a storm of confusion on Parliament Hill, coming the same day she was set to table her fall economic statement – a delayed document that typically includes key economic metrics such as the size of Canada's deficit. Follow along for live updates: 1:30 p.m. EST: Fall economic statement set to go forth The Department of Finance has confirmed that the fall economic statement lockup will begin at 1:45 p.m. EST, with Deputy Minister Chris Forbes providing remarks at 2...

When he begins his second term as president, Donald Trump will inherit a world far more hostile to U.S. interests than the one he left behind four years ago. China has intensified its efforts to expand its military, political, and economic influence worldwide. Russia is fighting a brutal and unjustified war in Ukraine. Iran remains undeterred in its campaign to destroy Israel, dominate the Middle East, and develop a nuclear weapons capability. And these three U.S. adversaries, along with North Korea, are now working together more closely than ever to undermine the U.S.-led order that has underpinned Western peace and...

Here, here. Home, Trump. Thank you. Good to see you. Trump: Good to see you. Interviewer: Can you comment on the drones that are flying around New Jersey ports? It seems like the American people have a big distrust of the government. The government knows what is happening. Trump: Look, our military knows where they took off from. If it's a garage, they can go right into that garage. They know where it came from and where it went. For some reason, they don't want to comment, and I think they'd be better off saying what it is. Our military...

Madison police say there are multiple injuries following a shooting at Madison Abundant Life Christian School. Officers were dispatched to the scene around 11 a.m. Monday. The Dane County Sheriff’s office is assisting with the investigation.

The U.S. Postal Service’s multibillion-dollar program to purchase electric mail delivery trucks is severely delayed, another bungled EV program to further tarnish Joe Biden’s presidency. The Washington Post reports that the U.S. Postal Service’s ambitious plan to modernize its aging delivery fleet with electric vehicles is significantly behind schedule. The $10 billion project, which received $3 billion in funding from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, is a crucial part of outgoing President Joe Biden’s climate change agenda.

The family of a woman who died after falling through an uncovered manhole in Dallas is filing a lawsuit against the city, asking for $100 million. Her body was found three days later at a sewage plant