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Vladimir Putin has taken a thinly-veiled swipe at the USA as the nation gears up to celebrate its Independence Day on July 4. The Russian President couldn't resist pointing out that he considers Russia to have played a key role in helping the much younger country achieve statehood during a call with his American counterpart on Thursday. Putin said: "Russia played an important role in the formation of American statehood, including through the War of Independence 250 years ago, and then during the Civil War, which ended 160 years ago." Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov added: "Of course, he congratulated Trump...

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British pop star Lily Allen has had so many abortions that killed her unborn children she recently laughed because she can’t remember how many. Allen’s comments and flippant reaction sparked outrage among pro-life advocates after casually admitting on her podcast that she cannot recall how many abortions she has had, estimating “four or five.” The remarks, made during a discussion about contraception on her “Miss Me?” podcast, were met with condemnation from pro-life people who called her comments disrespectful to the sanctity of unborn life. Speaking with co-host Miquita Oliver, Allen, 40, described her reproductive history as a “complete disaster...

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Global Times reports that archaeologists investigating the tomb of Liu Hemarquis, the Marquis of Haihun, in east China's Jiangxi Province discovered the world's oldest steel acupuncture needles. Dating to the time of the Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9), the 2,000-year-old needles were found within a jade tube, which itself was placed inside a gilded lacquer box. A wooden label lying nearby inscribed with the words "Nine Needles Complete" confirms their identification, as ancient Chinese medical texts recommend the use of nine different needles during acupuncture. Analysis indicated that they were made from steel created through an advanced technique known...

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Join with fellow FREEPERS to pray for AMERICA: For those in Authority in Government, Family, Military, Business, Agri-Business; End to Sex Slavery; Healthcare, Education, Churches, and the Media. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14) Forum threads labeled [Prayer] are closed to debate of any kind.

A new multi-cohort study has found that exposure to certain metals, detected in urine, is associated with a higher risk of heart failure (HF). "In our analysis of over 10,000 adults we observed consistent associations between elevated urinary metal levels and increased HF risk over long-term follow-up." The study pooled data from three large cohorts with more than 20 years of follow-up. Key findings included: —Higher levels of the mixture of five metals in urine—arsenic, cadmium, molybdenum, selenium, and zinc—were associated with a 55% higher risk of heart failure in rural American Indian adults (SHS), a 38% higher risk in...

Abortion is a very difficult subject yet now it is somehow "gender affirming care" I give you my opinion on why I find this very upsetting amongst other things. #transgender #abortion #genderaffirmingcare #women #men Buck Angel's mission is to spread the truth. Note: Buck Angel is a transgender person, a woman living as a man. This person is upset at how the new "trans community" is views on abortion and the words "the joys of abortion" actual quote. Buck even states they are using abortion as birth control. Buck makes fun of these people because they are disgusting.

In a historic victory for pro-life Americans, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” on Thursday, a sweeping reconciliation measure that includes provisions to defund Planned Parenthood, Once President Trump signs the bill into law it will be the first time that the radical Planned Parenthood abortion business has been defunded. The vote was 218-214 with Republican Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., a fiscal hawk, and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., a centrist, joining all Democrats in voting against it. The new law will redirect hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars to community-based, pro-life healthcare providers and away...

America finally decided to take its own side in the fight for civilization by canceling the concert tour visa for a ridiculous British punk/rap duo called Bob Vylan – get it? It’s like “Bob Dylan,” except “Vylan,” which sounds like “villain.” That’s the cleverest thing about them. They are basically Milli Vanilli with tattoos, worse music, and less originality – though, having heard snippets of their gawdawful racket, if I were them, I’d cop to plagiarism like the OG Milli Vanilli rather than take the blame for creating the sonic atrocities they call songs. It’s bad even for metal rap,...

A Ukrainian drone attack on an urban district of Moscow...one man wounded... United Parcel Service offering buyouts to its full-time drivers... In a late night vote the Dutch House...approving tighter immigration laws... 200 US Marines deploying to Florida to support US Immigration and Customs Enforcement... Explosions throughout Kiev early Friday morning during a major Russian attack... The US Supreme Court voiding a federal district judge's injunction against deportation flights... China critical of the new US-Vietnam trade deal saying it hurts China... Yair Netanyahu, son of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, testifying to a special police... Russia formally recognizing Taliban rule...

Michelle Obama is giving fans a glimpse at "The Look," her new book coming out in the fall. In the book, reflects about how her appearance during her time in the White House was "constantly being dissected" and aims to "reclaim more of that story" for herself. The former first lady, whose memoir "Becoming" was a bestseller in 2018, announced on Instagram on June 5 that her new book will be released on November 4. "The Look" is her first book since her 2022 bestseller, "The Light We Carry." "During our family’s time in the White House, the way I...

Migrant shelters in the United States are closing their doors in large numbers as the border crisis has waned significantly. In January, two shelters shuttered in Pima County, Arizona, according to the Arizona Daily Star. In San Diego, the Jewish Family Service closed its shelter in February, specifically citing policy changes like the CBP One app going away as part of the reason for its closure. In Texas, the San Antonio-based Migrant Resource Center that opened in 2022 closed in February due to the plunge in people crossing into the United States, according to Texas Public Radio. On the East...

Eva Marie Saint won an Oscar for best supporting actress in her film debut "On the Waterfront (1954)". Her most famous role was perhaps as Eve Kendall, the sultry blonde double agent in the 1959 thriller, "North by Northwest". She was married to Jeffrey Hayden from 1951 in until his death in 2016. She retired in 2021.

Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani has built his political profile on a promise to transform the city’s housing landscape — arguing for rent freezes, tax reform and redistribution from “richer and whiter neighborhoods” to low-income, outer-borough communities. But the Democratic socialist could face scrutiny over the home history of his own family — specifically, his mother, award-winning filmmaker and Columbia University professor Mira Nair. Nair, best known for directing “Monsoon Wedding” and “The Namesake,” quietly owned a luxury loft in Manhattan’s West Chelsea neighborhood for over a decade, The Post has learned. She purchased the unit at 420 W. 25th St....

President Trump went off on Joe Biden for emptying out the US’s munitions stockpiles. TGP reported earlier this week that the Pentagon is halting some weapons shipments to Ukraine after it was revealed that Joe Biden depleted the US stockpiles.The Trump Administration is withholding shipments promised by the Biden Regime after the Pentagon’s policy chief Elbridge Colby found the US’s stockpiles of munitions and air defense missiles are dangerously low.Joe Biden sent billions of dollars to Ukraine and now the US’s total number of artillery rounds, air defense missiles and precision munitions are sinking.' Biden sent Ukraine as much money...

A group of Florida Democratic lawmakers said Thursday that they were denied access to the new “Alligator Alcatraz” immigrant detention facility due to “safety concerns.” The denied legislative oversight visit came less than one day after the first batch of illegal immigrants arrived at the Everglades facility. The visit was unannounced. The Democratic lawmakers at the facility were Florida state Sens. Shevrin Jones and Carlos Guillermo Smith, as well as Florida state Reps. Anna Eskamani, Angie Nixon, and Michele Rayner. Some of the lawmakers provided statements decrying their denied entry. “Florida law gives legislators the authority to make unannounced visits...