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It was the record that resurrected a band in mourning. From tragedy to triumph, this is the story of AC/DC’s greatest victory.

Reading an article about how prepper packages are a waste of money. What suggestions do Freeper preppers have? Example: where does one find bulk, dried fruit? Use of mylar bags with grains & storage? Are you constantly rotating foods in/out? What lasts long in storage?

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told TechCrunch it had to “briefly” slow and divert a number of aircraft in the airspace near Puerto Rico, where debris was seen falling after SpaceX’s Starship exploded during a test flight Thursday. Multiple flights could be seen entering holding patterns or completely changing course in the airspace near the area after the ship exploded on its way to space, according to data from Flightradar24. The FAA said normal airspace operations have since resumed. Airports suffered disruptions as a result of the diversions. Miami International Airport posted a 30-minute delay warning due to the “rocket...

On January 16, 2025, Rivian Automotive, Inc. announced a significant agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for a loan facility worth up to $6.6 billion to develop an electric vehicle manufacturing plant in Georgia. This facility will create over 7,500 jobs and facilitate the production of the new R2 SUV and R3 crossover models, enhancing Rivian’s position in the electric vehicle industry and supporting U.S. leadership in this sector. The agreement marks a major step in Rivian’s expansion, with construction expected to begin in 2026 and vehicle production anticipated by 2028. More about Rivian Automotive Rivian Automotive, Inc....

VIDEOThe TikTok ban goes into effect in just one day as of this writing. As you can see, many TikTokers have taken this news as the ultimate life destroying tragedy. However, the cavalry might soon be arriving to rescue them in the form of President Donald Trump. Since the ban takes effect on a Sunday that means the ban could be slow rolled until noon the following day when a REAL President officially takes office and freezes or reverses the ban. Oh, and for all you TikTokers now whining about the ban, if it reversed then you are expected to...

The investigation into the couple was launched in 2021 after their then 8-year-old adopted daughter was brought to the hospital with organ failure, unconscious and covered in injuries.

18 January 2025 Saturday of week 1 in Ordinary Time The church of St. Margaret, Bohinjska Bela, SloveniaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(I).First readingHebrews 4:12-16Let us be confident in approaching the throne of graceThe word of God is something alive and active: it cuts like any double-edged sword but more finely: it can slip through the place where the soul is divided from the spirit, or joints from the marrow; it can judge the secret emotions and thoughts. No created thing can hide from him; everything is uncovered and open to the eyes of the one to whom...

The US has grounded SpaceX's giant Starship rocket while an investigation is carried out into why one exploded during its latest test flight. The rocket's upper stage dramatically broke up and disintegrated over the Caribbean after launching from Texas on Thursday, forcing airline flights to alter course to avoid falling debris. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it was working with SpaceX and other authorities to confirm reports of property damage on the Turks and Caicos Islands. There were no reports of injuries. Elon Musk's company has been told to carry out a "mishap" investigation by the regulator, which will...

The outgoing top prosecutor for the nation’s capital said that he doesn’t see a basis for President-elect Trump to pardon those who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, in an exit interview with The Washington Post. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Matthew Graves, who spearheaded the Justice Department’s (DOJ) investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, officially stepped down on Friday. When questioned if there is anyone among the Jan. 6 cases who could legitimately by offered some type of clemency, Graves said, “As the prosecutor who prosecuted these cases, I don’t see a basis for a...

John Solomon @jsolomonReports Trump to nominate Sean Curran, head of his personal detail, to be Secret Service director From justthenews.com 9:50 AM · Jan 18, 2025

... Sculptor Alan Cottrill’s “Don Colossus” immortalizes the iconic moment Trump defiantly pumped his fist into the air after narrowly escaping an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, PA on July 13. The six-ton statute was forged in Zanesville, OH, by the master bronzesmith and was commissioned just a week after the shooting. ...

(CNN) — Donald Trump’s allies in right-wing media have a problem ahead of CNN’s presidential debate: They’ve set the bar too low for President Joe Biden. For years, and particularly over the last few months, MAGA Media has portrayed Biden as a senile, mentally incapacitated elderly man who cannot remember what he had for breakfast, let alone run the federal government. That might sound like an exaggeration to those who don’t tune in to Fox News or listen to talk radio, but it has been a real and constant theme in the right-wing media universe. To support the narrative, these...

President Trump is assembling an administration stocked with prominent gay and lesbian Americans — defying hysterical Democratic rhetoric. “When it comes to whether you’re gay or straight, black or white and all those markers others calculate — President Trump is decision blind. He bases his decision on the kind of job he knows you will do, period,” said Bill White, a top Trump fundraiser tapped to serve as the US ambassador to Belgium. Among the picks: * Scott Bessent, 62, treasury secretary. If confirmed, the hedge fund manager would be the highest-ranking openly gay official in US history. * Ric...

A group of Republican-led states filed a lawsuit on Friday challenging a ban announced by outgoing Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden earlier this month on new offshore oil and gas development along most U.S. coastlines. The lawsuit seeks a reversal of Biden’s ban with declaratory and injunctive relief, according to a court filing that argued Biden did not have the authority to impose such a ban and that the power to do so rests with the U.S. Congress.

... Monterey County officials say that the fire that erupted at the Moss Landing Power Plant Thursday night was difficult to fight because it was centered on a bank of Tesla batteries. “It is unknown how long this incident may last,” county spokeswoman Maia Carroll said. “No active fire suppression is taking place, the batteries must burn themselves out. No water can be used. This is standard action for battery fires.”...

A lawsuit filed this week accuses Vermont’s child welfare agency of using baseless allegations about a pregnant woman's mental health to secretly investigate her and win custody of her daughter before the baby's birth.

A hack and data breach at location data broker Gravy Analytics is threatening the privacy of millions of people around the world whose smartphone apps unwittingly revealed their location data collected by the data giant. The full scale of the data breach isn’t yet known, but the alleged hacker has already published a large sample of location data from top consumer phone apps — including fitness and health, dating, and transit apps, as well as popular games. The data represents tens of millions of location data points of where people have been, live, work, and travel between. News of the...

Outgoing Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is announcing that she's planning to take "extraordinary measures" to save the U.S. economy beginning on January 21 — the day after President-elect Donald Trump will officially begin his second term in office. Politico reported Friday that Yellen made the announcement in a letter to congressional leaders including House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). The letter comes as the United States prepares to reach the statutory limit on borrowing, which Yellen wrote last month would happen between...

More than half a dozen local D.C.-area police departments will not be assisting Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) with security for the 2025 Presidential Inauguration, the Daily Caller has learned. The MPD has been lambasted by both progressives and conservatives for its methods of policing, and the department refused to answer several questions from the Caller.Anne Arundel County, Maryland State Police, and Prince George’s County all said they would be helping Capitol Police — but not MPD — with security. This suggests that these departments have a particular problem working with MPD, not with the inauguration itself. Only two departments of...

The following is a press release issued by the Center for Biological Diversity: ....In response to a 2012 petition by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect the Clear Lake hitch — a large minnow found only in Northern California’s Clear Lake and its tributaries — as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.