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A Nasa spacecraft is attempting to make history with the closest ever approach to the Sun. The Parker Solar Probe is plunging into our star's outer atmosphere, enduring brutal temperatures and extreme radiation. It's out of communication for several days during this burning hot fly-by and scientists will be waiting for a signal, expected on 27 December, to see if it has survived. The hope is the probe could help us to better understand how the Sun works. Dr Nicola Fox, head of science at Nasa, told BBC News: "For centuries, people have studied the Sun, but you don't experience...

Police have arrested a person of interest after a woman was set on fire and burned to death on a subway train in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday in a horrifying and disturbing crime. As per Fox sources, the suspect has been identified as 33-year-old Sebastin Zapeta. Sources told Fox News Digital that Zapeta entered the U.S. from Guatemala approximately a year ago, but whether he did so legally or illegally was unclear. NYPD officials said the man entered from Guatemala in 2018, and said "that's all we have on him right now." SNIP Horrifying video posted online appears to...

The subway burning victim’s name was Amelia Carter, a 29-year-old woman. In recent days, social media platforms have been abuzz with discussions surrounding the tragic incident of a woman set ablaze in a New York City subway. Amidst the outcry, the name "Amelia Carter" has surfaced, with many asserting that she is the 29-year-old victim of this heinous act. This information has been widely disseminated online, despite the New York Police Department (NYPD) refraining from making any formal announcements regarding the victim's identity... According to some social media accounts, Amelia Carter, a dedicated nurse originally from Orlando, Florida, had been...

Recently crocodiles have been in the news in Costa Rica. There has been an increase in crocodile sightings and within the last year or so folks are starting to wonder if there’s a problem with the country’s crocodile population. I’ll be forthright with my feelings on the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus). For me, they are the perfect blend of awesome and slightly terrifying. Personally, an increase in crocodile sightings would directly increase the happiness level of my life. I already have an informal scale between my wife and I for how awesome my day was based on the number of...

SNIP Johnathan Stanley Garcia-Vasquez was captured Friday outside his home in West New York, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement said Monday in a press release. “The United States is not a safe haven for international fugitives seeking to exploit our immigration laws to evade justice in their home countries,” Newark ICE agent John Tsoukaris said in a statement. Garcia-Vasquez was captured by Border Patrol agents on June 9, 2016, outside Hidalgo, Texas, according to the feds. He was held until Jan. 27, 2017, when he was released from immigration court on bond. When a Salvadoran judge issued an arrest warrant for...

One of two former Kentucky attorneys imprisoned after bilking hundreds of clients out of millions from a settlement involving the diet drug fen-phen was granted clemency by President Joe Biden. William Gallion has been serving a 25-year sentence for fraud and was not eligible for release until 2029. On Thursday, Biden granted 39 pardons and 1,499 commutations, including one to Gallion, who will now be released Dec. 22. Unlike a pardon, Gallion will still have the conviction on his record and will be under supervised release and other court conditions, according to the order. Gallion, Shirley Cunningham Jr. and Melbourne...

Associated Press just published this article – without citing the name of the writer.The article states:“High-profile incidents on the train, such as the case of Daniel Penny, a military veteran who choked an agitated New York subway rider and was acquitted of homicide this month, often attract national attention and further unnerve passengers.”Uh, no.It was not Daniel Penny who upset the passengers on the New York City subway.It was Jordan Neely who did that.Here are two different videos that show passengers telling exactly who it was that upset them.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hloyv3g_1wQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5MbDR2pW5UShame on Associated Press for lying about this.And shame on Associated Press...

Alfa Anderson, former co-lead singer with Chic, died at the age of 78, band leader Nile Rodgers confirmed. He provided no details in his social media post, which read: “#restinpoweralfaanderson #chic #loveyou #original #truth #soul #memories #wearefamily #always #music #peace #wedidit #together.” Anderson was heard as backing vocalist on some of Chic’s biggest hits including “Le Freak,” “Good Times” and “My Forbidden Love.” She went on to track lead vocals for “I Want Your Love” and “At Last I Am Free.” She’d joined the band in 1977 and remained until its initial breakup in 1983. Before Chic, Anderson had been...

Eric Trump took some time to share a picture of his dad doing some last-minute Christmas shopping: Gifts for the American people

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) responded to pregnancy rumors, stating that she is “not pregnant” and had just eaten “a lot of food at Thanksgiving.” “Everyone keeps asking me if I’m pregnant,” Ocasio-Cortez said in an Instagram story in response to a question asking if she was pregnant. “Actually, a member, a Republican, came to me on the floor this week and asked me if I was pregnant. I’m not pregnant guys, I had a lot of food at Thanksgiving. Okay? It happens.”

"For purposes of National Security and Freedom throughout the World, the United States of America feels that the ownership and control of Greenland is an absolute necessity," Trump posted to Truth Social. President-elect Donald Trump and Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egede are at odds over whether the United States can purchase the Danish territory, after Trump proposed the idea on Sunday night. Trump, who during his first term proposed expanding the U.S by purchasing Greenland, expressed renewed interest in the potential sale when announcing Ken Howery as U.S. ambassador to Denmark, which owns the northern territory. "For purposes of National...

If It Burns, It Can Fuel the M1 Abrams - When President Joe Biden announced earlier this year that the United States would provide Ukraine with a number of M1 Abrams main battle tanks (MBTs), some critics suggested the tank was not well-suited to the task – despite the tank literally being designed to confront Soviet armor in Europe. At issue was that the M1 Abrams is powered by a gas-turbine engine, which was designed to burn jet fuel; something it doesn't do especially efficiently. That does make for a speedy tank, but almost every other armored vehicle – including...

WALTON COUNTY, Ga. — A Walton County couple will spend the rest of their lives in prison after they were convicted for adopting two young boys, then sexually abusing them. Deputies arrested William and Zachary Zulock in 2022 at a home in unincorporated Loganville. Last week, a judge sentenced them to 100 years in prison. Neither defendant is eligible for parole, according to the DA’s office. “These two Defendants truly created a house of horrors and put their extremely dark desires above everything and everyone else. However, the depth of the Defendants’ depravity, which is as deep as it gets,...

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) commended President Biden Monday for commuting the sentences of 37 federal inmates on death row, arguing that capital punishment is “racist.” *** Pressley, 50, described the 82-year-old commander in chief’s decision to spare dozens of convicted murderers and rapists from death as a “historic and groundbreaking act of compassion that will save lives, address the deep racial disparities in our criminal legal system, and send a powerful message about redemption, decency, and humanity.” “The death penalty is a racist, flawed, and fundamentally unjust punishment that has no place in any society,” the congresswoman argued. “For far...

@JPHilllllll Luigi's lawyer is explicitly calling out Eric Adams being at the perp walk. Incredible stuff.

WASHINGTON — Lawyers and pro-democracy advocates are in the early stages of building a nationwide network of specialists aimed at defending and protecting people who may be targeted for retribution once President-elect Donald Trump takes office, according to multiple people involved in the effort. The sprawling initiative is intended to go far beyond legal assistance for those potentially subjected to criminal or civil investigations in a new Trump administration. Those working to create the infrastructure said that in addition to lawyers, they are recruiting accountants to help people who may find their taxes under audit, employment experts to advise those...

Explosions reported in Kiev early Tuesday morning... "We will get to the elections by overthrowing this regime, there is no other way..."...The elected government of Georgia friendly to Russia under threat... Israel's defense minister admitting his country's involvement in the assassination... A missile fired by Houthi forces in Yemen intercepted... Russia reporting the flight of a US military Global Hawk drone along its border... Three Israeli soldiers killed in fighting... In Romania a coalition of parties agreeing on a new government and a candidate for president... In France Prime Minister Francois Bayrou making cabinet appointments... Luigi Mangione appeared in court...

Paul's 41-page report this year concludes the Biden administration spent $1 trillion on such events as drag shows and projects like the construction of pickle ball complexes. Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul on Monday released his annual "Festivus" report, which included allegations the Biden administration spent $1 trillion on "'government waste," including taxpayer dollars on an ice-skating drag show. The report consists of "grievances" Paul has compiled throughout the past year on the Biden administration's spending. The report gets its name from a celebration that stems from the 1960s but was made popular by the TV sitcom "Seinfeld" in the...

Whether you're an occasional home cook or devote your waking hours to making gastronomic creations, you will likely agree that aluminum foil (aka tin foil) is one of the most versatile products in the kitchen. Whether you use it to line sheet trays, cover roasting meats, or shape it into a pouch to cook or reheat leftover foods in the oven, aluminum foil can do so many things. While the thin metal is used by 319 million Americans each year (according to one 2020 study), have you ever wondered why one side is shiny while the other is dull? Recently,...

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~National Eggnog Day!Celebrating National Eggnog Day is quite easy and enjoyable. In order to celebrate it, all we have to do is buy or make our own eggnog, sit by a fireplace or at the kitchen table, and enjoy the eggnog with our family and friends.The origins of eggnog are highly debated as are the original ingredients used for it. The Oxford English Dictionary claims that nog was “a kind of strong beer brewed somewhere in East Anglia” But where and when did the term Eggnog originate from? The first time the term “eggnog” was ever...