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Explanation: What if you could fly over Pluto -- what might you see? The New Horizons spacecraft did just this in 2015 July as it shot past the distant world at a speed of about 80,000 kilometers per hour. Images from this spectacular passage have been color enhanced, vertically scaled, and digitally combined into the featured two-minute time-lapse video. As your journey begins, light dawns on mountains thought to be composed of water ice but colored by frozen nitrogen. Soon, to your right, you see a flat sea of mostly solid nitrogen that has segmented into strange polygons that are...

BREAKING: Kash Patel announces new evidence linked to the Russiagate hoax has been found: “I’m telling you and the American public.. We have found material, information, and people who wanted to hide it from the world since we got in these seats.”

Former U.S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer with metastasis to the bone, and he and his family are reviewing treatment options, his office said in a statement on Sunday.

Rep. Jim Clyburn claimed “still” believes former President Joe Biden could’ve served out another four years as president, despite mounting evidence of cognitive decline. “Yes, I thought that back then. I still think that, but I don’t know that,” Clyburn told CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday when asked if Biden could’ve served out another term that he would’ve completed at age 86. Still, Clyburn, 84, who is widely credited with rescuing Biden’s then-flailing presidential bid in 2020, admitted that Biden’s disastrous debate performance against President Trump in June of last year had him second-guessing that belief. “I watched that...

Former President Joe Biden has just announced that he has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer

When Pan Am Flight 103 set off from Heathrow to New York, its passengers and crew were looking forward to returning home to celebrate Christmas - but tragically, they never made itThe Lockerbie bombing where 270 people sadly lost their lives is still the deadliest terror attack in the history of the UK, even though it took place more than 30 yeas ago. It was 21 December, 1988, when the Pan Am Flight 103 from Heathrow to New York exploded just 38 minutes into its flight while travelling over Lockerbie, with the wreckage of the plain raining down on the...

THIS is the way. Congrats to Reese Hogan, the REAL champ!!! Congratulations to Reese Hogan, the real champion in yesterday's triple jump at CIF Southern Section Finals.👏🏼 She set a new PR and school record.

Transcripts. Meet the Press – May 18, 2025 Fmr. Vice President Mike Pence, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Andrea Mitchell, Amna Nawaz, Stephen Hayes and Ashley Etienne. May 18, 2025, 11:49 AM EDT. KRISTEN WELKER: This Sunday: out of office. My exclusive interview with former Vice President Mike Pence. FMR. VICE PRES. MIKE PENCE: I've never been a fan of American presidents criticizing America on foreign soil. KRISTEN WELKER: His thoughts on the second Trump administration and the direction of the Republican Party. FMR. VICE PRES. MIKE PENCE: There's no question in this administration that he is...

The WNBA has launched a racism investigation a day after Angel Reese got into an on-court altercation with Caitlin Clark during the league's showpiece opening-weekend game between the Fever and the Sky. The league announced the investigation on Sunday with its statement pointing to the Indiana-Chicago game as where the incident took place. The racist incident in question did directly have to do with Reese but did not have anything to do with Clark's hard foul on Reese and the responding heated matter, per the Indianapolis Star. Instead, it's Fever fans in the Gainbridge Fieldhouse crowd who are the target...

https://babylonbee.com/news/dnc-to-remove-david-hogg-after-realizing-hes-david-hoggU.S. — The Democratic National Committee has begun the process to oust David Hogg from its leadership after realizing that he is David Hogg. The DNC announced it will attempt to void Hogg's February election to vice chair on procedural grounds, stating that no one had yet comprehended that this was David Hogg. "Obviously, we have to remove him. He's David Hogg," stated DNC operations manager Chandler Kilgore. "It's unfortunate that it is only now dawning on us who he actually is, but here we are. For the sake of our own survival, the DNC will act quickly and mercilessly...

The WNBA has launched a racism investigation a day after Angel Reese got into an on-court altercation with Caitlin Clark during the opening-weekend game between the Fever and the Sky. The league announced the investigation on Sunday with its statement pointing to the Indiana-Chicago game as where the incident took place. Instead, it's Fever fans in the Gainbridge Fieldhouse crowd who are the target of the league's investigation. 'The following is a statement from the WNBA regarding alleged hateful fan comments at yesterday’s Chicago Sky at Indiana Fever game: "The WNBA strongly condemns racism, hate, and discrimination in all forms...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took the opportunity while in Rome for Pope Leo XIV's inaugural Mass to meet with top U.S. officials and European leaders on Sunday ahead of a high-stakes phone call Monday between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. Zelenskyy spoke with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Rome. Zelenskyy said on social media he had underscored the need for "real diplomacy" and reaffirmed Ukraine's commitment to a "full and unconditional ceasefire." "We have also touched upon the need for sanctions...

Ukrainian F-16 Viper pilot repelling Russian air attacks ejected before his donated aircraft crashed, the Ukrainian Air Force said Friday. The incident took place about 3:30 a.m. local time. “According to preliminary data, the pilot destroyed three air targets and was working on the fourth, using an aircraft cannon,” the Ukrainian Air Force stated on Telegram. “However, an emergency situation arose on board. The pilot took the plane away from the settlement and successfully ejected.”…. ….For Ukraine, this is at least the third loss of a Viper… Ukraine is bracing for what could be a large-scale Russian summer offensive.…..attacking on...

...With the guidance of former Nazi German munitions experts, Nasser expanded Egypt's chemical weapons program to include the production of mustard gas, chlorine, phosgene, and according to several intelligence estimates, even advanced nerve agents. A short four years later, Egypt deployed this new class of weapons in January 1967 on the small northern Yemeni village of Kitaf, located within the vicinity of the Yemeni tribal opposition's cave headquarters.International media, whose attention had already been drawn to South Arabia by the continuation of hostilities, wasted little time in shining the spotlight and launching full-scale journalistic inquiry into Egypt's use of chemical...

During this week’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) insisted the so-called “big, beautiful” budget bill was still on track despite a setback in the House Budget Committee on Friday. Johnson reiterated his push to get the bill through while explaining its positive aspects. Partial transcript as follows: BREAM: OK. So, House Budget Committee, the vote failed on Friday. They’re back at it at 10:00 p.m. tonight. You heard what Maddie said. Part of the president’s posting on Friday: We don’t need grandstanders in the Republican Party. Stop talking and get it done. But you got...

Across Europe, the job market has been shifting, leading to an uncomfortable situation for the younger generation. Gen Z workers born between 1997 and 2012 enter jobs faster than any cohort before them, but they leave them faster and often not by choice. A recent study reveals that Gen Z employees are terminated at noticeably higher rates than older generations. However, a deeper and more systemic issue is breaking down between generations, expectations, and what is actually termed “professional” in 2025. And Europe is struggling with inflation, stagnant wages, and a post-pandemic reckoning that may be the perfect storm for...

One morning, a Greek woman makes coffee. By sunset, she decided to end her marriage because ChatGPT told her that her husband was cheating. Yes, you read that correctly, AI is now a marriage counsellor and has evidence while brewing drama. When AI meets coffee Forget therapy sessions and horoscopes. In 2025, you can snap a photo of leftover Greek coffee, upload it to ChatGPT, and let that machine spirit inform you of your fate—or, in this specific case, your husband’s supposed affair with a mystery woman whose name begins with “E.” According to Greek media, the woman in question...

Apparently, nobody’s watching the watchmen. Private security guards hired by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to staff subway stations, and act as deterrents to would-be turnstile hoppers, have instead been lending a helping hand to the Big Apple fare-beaters. The Post recently observed Allied Universal Security Services guards inside the Herald Square station holding the emergency doors open on two different occasions to let a stream of scofflaws through. ... Several commuters could be seen walking up to the gate, and exchanging words with the guard, who then let them in. Whenever the guard opened the door, other fare-evaders would make...

CNN panelist and Democrat strategist Lis Smith has sparked backlash after appearing to admit on-air Donald Trump’s criminal trials were designed to upend his reelection. Ms Smith made the remarks during a recent episode of CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt. "Like we [Democrats] resisted so hard between 2017 and 2024, we impeached the guy, like, prosecuted him, convicted him on 34 felony counts, and guess what? He still got elected," she said. Republican strategist and fellow CNN panellist Scott Jennings immediately called Smith out on-air for saying the quiet part out loud. "Everybody who now touts the 34 felonies,...

The filing notes this week’s public statements by Ed Martin, the newly-named member of Justice Dept’s “weaponization” group. The group of FBI workers is worried about the list being publicized or leaked by Justice Dept, subjecting the agents to retaliation & violence (more)