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SNIPThe disease afflicts nearly seven million Americans, about one in every nine people over the age of 65, making it a leading cause of death among older adults. SNIPOver the past 25 years, Alzheimer’s research has suffered a litany of ostensible fraud and other misconduct by world-famous researchers and obscure scientists alike, all trying to ascend in a brutally competitive field. During years of investigative reporting, I’ve uncovered many such cases, including several detailed for the first time in my forthcoming book.Take for example the revered neuroscientist Eliezer Masliah, whose groundbreaking research has shaped the development of treatments for memory...

One might imagine that Florida’s Republican Legislature, basking in the glow of Governor Ron DeSantis’ relentless competence, would be eager to continue the momentum on immigration enforcement. After all, they have spent the last few years hitching their wagons to his successes, strutting about as if they themselves were responsible for Florida’s rise as a conservative stronghold. Yet, when faced with an opportunity to enact real immigration reform, they did what weak men always do: they flinched.Instead of passing a serious bill that would empower the governor to execute immigration laws with the full force of the state, they opted...

Come October 14, 2025, Windows 10 support dies. Despite that, more users than ever are using Windows 10 rather than moving to Windows 11. I can't say that I blame them. Windows 11 sucks almost as much as Vista – remember that stinker? In addition, Windows 11 is less of a desktop operating system than it is a remote Microsoft client equipped with AI-powered Recall, telemetry, and data collection. You may see these as features. I see them as spyware. All this and more is why I use Linux for my primary desktop.True, I've been using Linux as my desktop...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) apparently wants America to mimic Denmark’s financial system in a pivot that would further burden taxpayers. In a recent social media post, Sanders suggested the United States adopt the Dane’s system wherein steep taxes ensure citizens may enjoy universal healthcare, a college education at no cost, and guaranteed paid leave, Shore News Network reported. Denmark controls Greenland, and President Donald Trump said in December prior to his inauguration that American ownership of Greenland is an “absolute necessity” for national security and freedom, per Breitbart News. Sanders appeared to be referring to that issue in his social...

A news outlet has leaked U.S. President Donald Trump's alleged plan to end the Russia-Ukraine war in 100 days, which the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said is false. -snip- Trump's alleged 100-day plan to end the war in Ukraine includes conducting a phone call with Putin in late January or early February, meeting with both Putin and Zelensky in February or March, and declaring a ceasefire along the front lines by Easter, which falls on April 20 this year. In declaring a ceasefire, Ukrainian troops would also be withdrawn from Kursk, and an International Peace Conference would...

LOS ANGELES – Federal law enforcement has arrested eight defendants charged in an indictment alleging a conspiracy among logistic companies’ executives, warehouse owners and truck drivers to smuggle hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of counterfeit and other illegal goods from China into the United States via the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, the Justice Department announced today. The 15-count indictment, returned last month and unsealed Friday, charges nine defendants with conspiracy, smuggling and breaking customs seals. The defendants allegedly took containers flagged for off-site secondary inspection, unloaded the contraband, then stuffed the targeted containers with filler cargo...

Steve Friend @RealStevefriend The Acting Attorney General ordered the @FBI to assist with ICE deportations. I've been told that agents are calling in sick - "blue flu" style - to protest the directive. Confirm @Kash_Patel forthwith to root this subterfuge out.

Mark Weyermuller @publicpolicyman It’s has been reported that Cook County Jail in Chicago under the direction of Sheriff Tom Dart has 300 illegal immigrants in jail that are gang members, felons, & other dangerous criminals. They will not allow Tom Homan & federal agents from ICE to take custody (detainers) of them to DEPORT THEM! @BenBergquam @bennyjohnson @SubxNews @CWBChicago @SPOTNEWSonIG @TrumpWarRoom @joerogan @CPD1617Scanner @RealTomHoman @IlliniJen @Awake_IL @realBlagojevich @BlackAndRightAM

A Pennsylvania woman faces indecent assault charges after allegedly attempting to ply two tween boys with alcohol and sexually assault one of them after they shoveled snow from her driveway. Pittsburgh resident Rochelle Stewart, 64, is charged with indecent assault, corruption of minors and making false reports to law enforcement, according to Allegheny County court records. Police initially responded to Stewart's Windgap Avenue home on Jan. 8 after receiving a report of a burglary, but upon arriving instead found two young boys whose breath allegedly reeked of alcohol, "speaking in a nonsensical way" that "a lady had just got them...

A plus-sized rapper has sued Lyft after claiming a driver refused to pick her up over fears she was too big to fit in his car and could 'burst his tyres'. Dank Demoss, 36, real name Dajua Blanding, filmed her interaction with the Lyft driver earlier this month, showing her arguing back and forth over whether she could fit into his vehicle. 'I can fit in this car,' Demoss said. 'Believe me, you can't,' the driver responded in the clip. Although the driver said he would refund her ride so Blanding wouldn't be charged for the trip, she sued the...

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CSPAN @cspan .@PressSec Karoline Leavitt reads statement from President Trump: "The drones that were flying over New Jersey in large numbers were authorized to be flown by FAA for research and various other reasons...this was not the enemy."

DeepSeek AI has disrupted the AI landscape in the US. In just a few weeks after the launch of its AI model, DeepSeek overtook ChatGPT to become the number one free app on the App Store. Not only this, DeepSeek's rise in popularity sent shockwaves to the tech industry, leading to a $400 billion in market cap loss for NVIDIA in the US. Recently, DeepSeek launched its Janus-Pro 7B, a groundbreaking image generation model that started making headlines, as it outperformed the likes of OpenAI's DALL-E, Stability AI's Stable Diffusion, and other image generation models in several benchmarks. The popularity...

Ever since its creation in the aftermath of World War II, the United Nations has looked for ways to stick its nose into all manner of policies and programs that often have little, if anything, to do with its basic charter of ending hostilities between nations and preserving international peace. Since the turn of the 21st century, that meddlesomeness has led bureaucrats at the U.N. and in other international organizations to claim authority over firearm policies and activities by member nations, including, of course, the United States. These threats by the U.N. and other international organizations target rights guaranteed to...

LOS ANGELES -- LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Grammy Awards will look a little bit different this week. Each year, the Recording Academy hosts a multitude of events to welcome the music industry during Grammy week and record labels do the same. However, many institutions have canceled their plans — Universal Music Group, Sony, Spotify, BMG and Warner Music Group among them — and instead are allocating resources to help those affected by the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires. The Grammys will still take place on Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles but now will focus its attention on...

The AI app soared up the Apple charts and rocked US stocks, but the Chinese chatbot was reluctant to discuss sensitive questions about China and its governmentThe launch of a new chatbot by Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek triggered a plunge in US tech stocks as it appeared to perform as well as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and other AI models, but using fewer resources.By Monday, DeepSeek’s AI assistant had rapidly overtaken ChatGPT as the most popular free app in Apple’s US and UK app stores. Despite its popularity with international users, the app appears to censor answers to sensitive questions about...

The Israeli Ambassador to Ukraine, Michael Brodsky, has denied claims that Israel intends to transfer Russian-made weapons captured in Lebanon to Ukraine. In an interview with Radio Svoboda, Brodsky clarified that such reports stem from miscommunication and that there is no ongoing initiative from Israel to facilitate such a transfer. “I will probably disappoint you, but this is not an Israeli initiative. There seems to be some miscommunication here. Someone must have misunderstood something,” Brodsky said, referencing earlier reports. The confusion appears to have originated from a private legislative proposal made by Sharren Haskel, now Deputy Foreign Minister of Israel,...

It was less than a year ago, in April 2024, that then-candidate Donald Trump went on a late-night tear against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “I lived with RFK Jr. in New York and watched him convince Governor Cuomo to make Environmental moves that were outright NASTY,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Upstate New York was not allowed to drill or frack as Ohio, Pennsylvania, and others ripped off New York Energy. Because of this, prices have skyrocketed all over that part of the Country.” “I’d even take Biden over Junior, because our Country would last a year or two longer...

Outraged Chicago locals have slammed CNN for selective reporting of migrant raids in the city. The liberal broadcaster has largely focused on the human tragedy of the raids, despite violent criminals and a pedophile being among those also seized. In one news item, CNN showed an Illinois woman breaking down in tears saying her grandfather had been deported after 30 years in North America. 'They opened the door because they thought maybe one of us were in trouble or something happened to us,' said the interviewee, Yelitza Marquina of Waukegan. 'I'm already heartbroken myself and I can't imagine little kids...

Tune in on RSBN for Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's first White House Press Briefing on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, at 1 pm EST.