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(Population Research Institute) For decades, the Depo-Provera contraceptive injection has been questioned for many reasons. For example, its connection to a much higher rate of STDs. But recently, evidence has surfaced about an even more serious adverse event: brain tumors. Depo-Provera is the brand name for the drug depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA). This FDA-approved drug is an injectable contraceptive given to women every three months. It operates by both suppressing ovulation and thickening cervical mucus to prevent any sperm from reaching an egg if ovulation were to occur. This sounds simple enough, but like all pharmaceuticals, it comes with side effects....

Trump: "Excuse me, we haven't asked you to speak yet."

Danielle R. Sassoon, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced her resignation in a statement that does not refer to the DOJ directive. Danielle R. Sassoon, the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York who was ordered to drop the corruption charges against New York City mayor Eric Adams, has resigned, a senior official said Thursday. The move appears to be a rebuke to the Justice Department. It comes three days after Emil Bove, the acting U.S. deputy attorney general, issued a memo ordering federal prosecutors in New York to drop the...

A former Kentucky abortion facility that served as one of the state’s primary abortion businesses for years is set to be demolished, reports the Courier Journal. According to the news outlet, EMW Women’s Surgical Center, which long served as Louisville’s primary abortion facility, closed for good in 2022, when a state law protecting nearly all preborn children from abortion went into effect. In June 2023, the building was listed for sale; reports now show that Zyyo, a real estate development company in New York City, has purchased the property and has requested a wrecking permit to raze the building. The...

Close up of the hip bone of an Edmontosaurus. Credit: University of Liverpool Liverpool researchers’ discovery of collagen in fossilized bones could provide new insights into dinosaurs. For years, scientists widely believed that the fossilization process destroyed all original organic molecules, leaving fossils devoid of their original biological material. However, a groundbreaking study led by the University of Liverpool has provided strong evidence that Mesozoic fossils, including dinosaur bones and teeth, still contain preserved organic materials. Using advanced mass spectrometry and other analytical techniques, researchers detected remnants of collagen in the hip bone of an Edmontosaurus, a duck-billed dinosaur. This...

Elon Musk stars in this parody trailer of an envisioned new movie called "Sherlock Holmes." A movie where Sherlock Holmes must use all of his detective powers with the help of Dr. Watson, to uncover the lost billions of dollars spent by the massive 1776 corporate empire. You'll find his exploits with DOGE and Tucker Carlson, along with a plethora of special guest cameo "actors."

Bad Company The Black Crowes Mariah Carey Chubby Checker Joe Cocker Billy Idol Joy Division/New Order Cyndi Lauper Maná Oasis OutKast Phish Soundgarden The White Stripes

- Will be looking at the IRS - Car tariffs are coming soon - Would love to have Russia back in G7 - Elon Musk’s DOGE is doing a great job - Deadline to ban TikTok could be extended - Taiwan took our chip business—we want it back - Not concerned about countries shifting business to China - Wants talks on military spending cuts with Russia & China - No need for producing or stockpiling new nuclear weapons - BRICS nations playing with the dollar could face 100%+ tariffs

@RandPaul Today, we dove into the reckless and wasteful spending of our federal government. The United States should not be the sugar daddy for the entire world, especially not for countries and organizations who act contrary to our nations’ beliefs. [6 min video]

CHICAGO — A woman accused of shooting a man who became “disrespectful” on a Red Line train in downtown Chicago was given a four-year sentence on Monday. Erica Berry, 39, pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated discharge of a firearm before Judge James Obbish. Prosecutors dropped four counts of attempted murder, a more serious charge that Berry faced. In May 2023, prosecutors said Berry was sitting alone on a northbound train when a 35-year-old man strolled over and started a conversation around 8 p.m. Berry later told police that the man was flirting with her and that she “tried...

House Republicans brought the receipts to this week's "USAID Betrayal" hearing exposing the U.S. international aid agency's widespread waste and abuse of American tax dollars. Amid intense examination of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)'s spending spree, Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY), a majority member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, listed off more ways USAID has wasted taxpayer money. [snip] According to the congressional committee's findings, USAID spent: $11.75 million on measuring the effectiveness of DEI promotion efforts in Nepal (Award ID #AID367C1500001); $750,000 on Princeton University's DEI survey in the Middle East (Award ID #7200AA21C00087); $859,000 on hiring...

Lawfare hasn’t stopped since Donald Trump became president again, but has been repackaged into civil litigation to stop his second term agenda—and most of the civil lawfare can be traced to groups affiliated with a coalition known as Civil Service Strong. Members of the coalition scored federal court wins in recent days to temporarily block Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, to delay a federal employee buyout, and to halt the shuttering of the U.S. Agency for International Development. The member groups have also been involved in numerous other lawsuits against the Trump administration, including challenging the Schedule F executive...

Explanation: Riding high in the constellation of Auriga, beautiful, blue VdB 31 is the 31st object in Sidney van den Bergh's 1966 catalog of reflection nebulae. It shares this well-composed celestial still life with dark, obscuring clouds B26, B27, and B28, recorded in Edward E. Barnard's 1919 catalog of dark markings in the sky. All are these nebulae are interstellar dust clouds. Barnard's dark nebulae block the light from background stars. For VdB 31 the dust preferentially reflects bluish starlight from embedded, hot, variable star AB Aurigae. Exploring the environs of AB Aurigae with the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed...

...on any country ripping off America.

Former Biden Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Thursday on MSNBC’s “Ana Cabrera Reports” that the United States had gone from a democracy to a monarchy under the Trump administration. Cabrera said, “Let’s talk about what we know of that’s happening inside your old building. CNBC reports that Elon Musk’s DOGE team has taken over some of the departments highest officials offices. In fact, they describe it as what’s happening in there rearranging furniture, setting up white noise machines to muffle their voices. DOGE says it’s already terminated roughly $900 million worth of contracts, writing on social media that it’s terminated...

RFK Jr.’s swearing in ceremony is scheduled for 2 pm ET following an executive order signing and press conference by President Trump. The Gateway Pundit reported that President Trump is signing an executive order and speaking to the press about reciprocal tariffs. This was scheduled for 1 pm ET but did not start until shortly after 1 pm. RFK’s swearing in ceremony will likely begin shortly after 2 pm ET. Watch live below:

Biden’s Office of Refugee Resettlement funneled $10B in 2023 alone to nonprofits, incentivizing more illegal crossings - NYP

Ken Paxton: George Soros Controls 70% of Texas Through Elected DAs

BRUSSELS (AP) — Close to 100,000 protesters thronged the center of Brussels on Thursday while airports and public transport were largely paralyzed as trade unions took their ire to the streets over drastic plans of the new center-right government to revamp some of the foundations on which the nation’s welfare state was built.Reductions in pensions and cuts for public service personnel were central themes as the country’s three main unions joined hands to confront the new government of Prime Minister Bart De Wever, whose program to take on massive government debt includes measures that weigh heavy on the lower-income working...

I cannot imagine why it would not be broadcast live.