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Love them or hate them, those marshmallow Peeps that come in blindingly bright colors and an array of flavors are inescapable around the Easter holiday. Millions are made daily in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, by Just Born Quality Confections, a family-owned candy manufacturer that also churns out Hot Tamales, Mike and Ike fruit chews and Goldenberg's Peanut Chews. Peeps is Just Born's most recognizable brand and one of a handful of candies that evoke strong reactions — good and bad. Some say an Easter basket isn't complete without Peeps while others deride them as being indestructible. Some use them in recipes or...

Sudan is facing the worst humanitarian crisis on record, according to the British government, which is hosting a conference on Sudan today. After they killed nine health workers, raped scores of women, killed hundreds, set fire to people’s shacks and forced up to 80,000 to flee, the men of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) filmed themselves careering through Zamzam Camp in Sudan’s Darfur Province in mud-covered military vehicles yelling “God is great!” and flashing victory signs. A thousand kilometres to the east, their primary enemy, the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), are consolidating their hold on the capital, Khartoum, which they...

Two months ago, the English podcast host Louise Perry hosted David Betz, a professor at King’s College, London, and an expert in civil wars. The topic? “The Coming British Civil War.” Betz argues that the United Kingdom now has all the traditional hallmarks of a society on the verge of violent civil conflict. He mentions the collapse of faith in British institutions, the two-tier justice system, Islamic radicalization, and the polarization wrought by official multiculturalism, among other factors. The YouTube version of the interview has had nearly 200,000 views—so many that Telegraph columnist Tim Stanley noticed, writing in his April...

President Donald Trump is freezing more than $2bn (£1.5bn) in federal funds for Harvard because it would not make changes to its hiring, admissions and teaching practices that his administration said were key to fighting antisemitism on campus. Obama, a Harvard alum, described the freeze as "unlawful and ham-handed". He called on other institutions to follow Harvard's lead in not conceding to Trump's demands.

Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh 🚨 WOW, EVEN CNN? Chief legal correspondent Paula Reid goes on the news and says Trump is *NOT* violating the Supreme Court ruling by not flying Kilmar Abrego Garcia back to the U.S. Will Democrats listen now? "They did NOT order the administration to return him to the United States. They said that they need to facilitate his return. They could have said 'we order him returned,' but they didn't do that." @StephenM and @MarcoRubio said this yesterday in the Oval Office, and so did AG Bondi. "The Supreme Court appeared to defer to the executive branch...

During Trump’s previous administration, he did not attend any of the annual dinners. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that there was a possibility that Trump would attend.

President Trump’s job approval rating has surged to its highest number since he was inaugurated in January. Currently, Trump’s job approval rating sits at 54 percent, with only 46 percent disapproving. This ties his all-time high this year (in this poll) and is a five-point boost in approval since late March. This poll of 1,002 registered voters was taken between April 10-14, the days during the so-called stock market turmoil after the president instituted the tariff increases he ran on, which appear to have brought dozens of countries to the negotiating table. “For all the events of the past ten...

Governor Ron DeSantis is taking a new round of heat from members of both parties over a $10 million payment that went to the First Lady's "Hope Florida" project, with some lawmakers saying it was potentially illegal. The money came from a settlement from a healthcare company, which was then used to help fight for the governor's political agenda. "Shame on you in the Florida House and your terrible behavior and leadership," the governor said during a news conference Monday morning. The governor is responding to tweets from the house Republican who led a committee hearing last week, Rep. Alex...

The San Jose Police Department has identified a suspect in a nearly 30-year-old murder case. Investigators announced on Monday that DNA testing led them to identify Victor Lamont Ferguson as the primary suspect in the 1997 murder of Karen Gevorkov, who ws 28 years old at the time. "While justice may be delayed, the victim is never forgotten," Chief of Police Paul Joseph said in a press statement. "This breakthrough, made possible through advances in DNA technology, underscores our unwavering commitment to seeking the truth, no matter how many years pass. Though the suspect is no longer here to face...

Starch-based biodegradable plastics, once considered safer, may cause liver damage, metabolic issues, and gut microbiome imbalances when ingested, as shown in animal studies. Researchers found that mice exposed to these microplastics had disrupted organ function and altered biological rhythms. ***************************************************************** Starch-based biodegradable plastics may cause organ damage and metabolic issues, raising concerns about their safety despite being considered eco-friendly. Plastic products gradually break down through wear and tear, releasing tiny, often microscopic, plastic particles that may pose health risks if inhaled or ingested. To address this, researchers have developed biodegradable plastics made from plant starch rather than petroleum. However, a...

The top brass in the FBI and intelligence community were determined to stop President Trump from winning the White House in 2016, and they talked about removing him from office months after he was sworn in, according to newly released documents. The zeal to pin Russian collusion allegations on Mr. Trump spilled out of the 700 pages of emails, memos, interviews and other material connected to the 2016 “Crossfire Hurricane” probe that were newly made public by the Trump administration. Some of the material is familiar, released in 2021 by Mr. Trump on the final day of his first term....

CBP officials are planning to construct approximately 24.7 miles of "new primary barrier" to close a gap just south of the Coronado National Forest in Cochise County... one of the few areas (in Arizona) without a border barrier.

The future of the historic Redman-Hirahara house in Watsonville is uncertain as officials debate whether to preserve or demolish the deteriorating building. The Redman-Hirahara home, designed by architect William Weeks, was originally owned by the Redman family before being sold to the Hirahara family in the late 1930s. The Hirahara family was moved away by the internment policies of World War II, but when they returned, they turned the house into a community center for returning residents of Japanese ancestry. Barry Pearlman, a former chairman and now a member of the Historic Resources Commission, said, "In the meeting that followed...

This is an acoustic guitar version of the bluegrass song- “Dust in a baggie” by Billy Strings. He’s called Strings because he can play any stringed instrument. He’s awful talented.

For more than a billion people living in China, freedom of religion does not exist. So those that do wish to worship as they please must do it in secret, and if they are discovered, the consequences can be extremely severe. This week, China is in the news because it is suddenly engaged in a massive trade war with the United States. But most of the time, people living in the Western world don’t pay much attention to what is really going on inside China, and so very few actually know about the absolutely horrifying things that are being done...

BALTIMORE — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Rene Pop-Chub, 32, an illegal alien and Guatemalan citizen, April 12, in Hyattsville, Maryland, after Prince Georges County Department of Corrections failed to honor an ICE immigration detainer, releasing him back into the public. Pop is pending charges for murder, second-degree assault, and reckless endangerment. “The arrest of Rene Pop-Chub underscores the critical importance of cooperation between federal and local counterparts,” said ICE Baltimore Acting Field Office Director Nikita Baker. “When jurisdictions refuse to honor our immigration detainers, they put their own communities at risk — as was the case here, where...

The country’s most privileged private schools canceled their annual diversity, equity and inclusion events after The Post revealed last year’s conference was filled with such rampant “Jew hate” that some students left in tears. The National Association of Independent Schools cited the current “political and legal landscape” when it announced last week its “difficult” decision to pause its People of Color Conference (PoCC) and Student Diversity Leadership (SDLC) Conference. The organization represents 1,300 schools, including the prestigious Dalton, Brearley and Collegiate in New York City. “Amid the rapidly evolving landscape, we are taking time to assess the needs of our...

Sowell and Robinson announce Sowell’s new web site, FactsAgainstRhetoric.org

Skilled 6-foot-7 center Sedona Prince didn’t hear her name called at Monday’s WNBA draft. Prince was projected to go as high as late first round, but a series of concerning allegations made her one of the toughest WNBA prospects to evaluate. Multiple women have accused Prince of sexual assault or abuse in recent months. She also faced backlash from fans, with more than 200,000 people signing a Change.org petition to have her removed from the TCU women’s basketball team. “Sedona has not been charged with a crime or found guilty of any wrongdoing,” Prince’s lawyer, A. Boone Almanza, told ESPN...

The thought of Earth’s final day may seem distant, even unreal, but we know it will inevitably happen. Now a group of scientists working for NASA together with researchers from the University of Tōhō in Japan have calculated a timeline for the complete extinction of all life on Earth. According to this calculations – which have been made possible by advanced mathematical models powered by supercomputers -, survival on planet Earth will be impossible in about 1 billion years, when conditions become too extreme for life as we know it. So yes, we still have a few more years to...