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Westinghouse’s HiVE and bertha AI platforms, paired with Google Cloud tools, aim to speed up nuclear construction. In a first-of-its-kind move, Westinghouse Electric Company and Google Cloud have teamed up to leverage artificial intelligence for streamlining nuclear reactor construction. Their AI-powered tools autonomously generate and optimize modular work packages for advanced reactors. The collaboration pairs Westinghouse’s proprietary HiVE™ and bertha™ nuclear AI solutions with Google Cloud technologies such as Vertex AI, Gemini, and BigQuery. Vertex AI is Google’s platform for building and deploying machine learning models, Gemini is its most advanced generative AI model, and BigQuery is a scalable, serverless...

Colorado AG joins 21 states seeking mask ban for ICE agents by: Parker Gordon Posted: Jul 15, 2025 DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has joined a coalition of 21 state attorneys general on Tuesday who are calling on Congress to prohibit federal immigration agents from wearing masks and plainclothes. About six months after President Donald Trump signed immigration executive orders, the coalition has sent a letter to congressional leaders asking for action. This comes after “alarming reports” of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are said to be operating without identification, dressed in civilian clothing and using...

OK, we're going to go with the 24-hour rule on this one … and if it's true, the legacy media will memory-hole it. First: 🚨 BREAKING: Vance Boelter has just been formally indicted on federal charges for the murders of Melissa and Mark Hortman. Throw the book at him. It's official, then: he's been indicted for the murder of a Minnesota state lawmaker and his wife. Investigate reporter Liz Allen says Vance Boelter's letter has been released in full, and it's a doozy: The post continues: … knows me and see what he says?" h/t @lizcollin "… public." The Star...

Things are not happy in Monterey County. The California county, which Kamala won by 63%, is considered a ‘sanctuary’ for illegal aliens by the Department of Homeland Security. But that sanctuary status was recently violated and local officials are outraged. So is the Solidarity Network: a pro-illegal alien group that ‘monitors’ immigration enforcement arrests. Monterey County Board of Supervisors Chair Chris Lopez responded by announcing that a maternal health walk was cancelled. “Monterey County deeply values the contributions of our immigrant workers and families that strengthen our local communities and economy,” Monterey County Supervisor Luis Alejo posted. The Monterey Solidarity...

The study showed the virus already had three crucial ways of adapting to humans right when the pandemic started. Emergency hospital in Zurich's Tonhalle during the so-called “Spanish flu” in November 1918. Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum, Inventarnummer LM-102737.46 =========================================================================== Scientists have “reconstructed” the genome of the 1918–1920 influenza virus, using a sample from a patient in Switzerland. Researchers from the universities of Basel and Zurich studied a sample from the University of Zurich’s Medical Collection, taken from an 18-year-old who died in July 1918. The study showed the virus already had three crucial ways of adapting to humans when the pandemic started....

Polis signs executive order to ‘combat President Trump’s reckless tariff policy’ by: Jacob Factor Posted: Jul 15, 2025 DENVER (KDVR) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Monday took executive action in response to President Trump’s tariff policy Polis says “is causing uncertainty for many key Colorado Industries." The executive order “Concerning the State of Colorado’s Response to Increased Costs for Colorado Consumers, Producers, and Manufacturers Stemming from U.S. Tariff Policy” directs the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade to create a task force dedicated to assisting Colorado agencies in developing strategies to reduce tariff impacts and combat uncertainty...

A U.S. Senate hearing to examine deaths and cognitive delays caused by vaccines revealed a shared belief between Democrats and Republicans that the pharmaceutical industry lacks adequate oversight. Families of children and teenagers who were injured after receiving the influenza, HPV and MMR vaccines shared their stories in front of a congressional panel Tuesday. Top committee members on both sides of the aisle expressed concerns of how the witnesses’ testimonies demonstrated an “immunity from legal responsibility” within big pharma. Chairman Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., criticized the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for allowing pharmaceutical companies to advertise directly to consumers...

Japan just dropped a data nuke that’s shattering the “safe and effective” narrative around Covid mRNA “vaccines.” In a move that’s sending shockwaves through the medical establishment, a grassroots coalition called the United Citizens for Stopping mRNA Vaccines has released the vaccination records for a staggering 21 million Japanese citizens. The government records were obtained through Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. The records include vaccination dates, batch numbers, and post-vaccine death reports. The findings are nothing short of devastating. While analyzing the data, Professor Murakami of Tokyo Science University uncovered a consistent and alarming pattern. The renowned scientist confirmed...

Miloon Kothari, member of the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, briefs reporters on the first report of the Commission. UN Photo/Jean Marc Ferré The Commission of Inquiry (COI), a controversial United Nations commission investigating Israel for nearly five years, has collapsed after all three of its members abruptly resigned days after the United States sanctioned a senior UN official over antisemitism. Commission chair Navi Pillay resigned on July 8, citing health concerns and scheduling conflicts. Her fellow commissioners, Chris Sidoti and Miloon Kothari, followed suit days later. While...

Russia has stepped up its attacks to discredit Donald Trump, as relations between Washington and Moscow go south. -snip- Appearing on Solovyov live, former New York Times journalist and pro-Russian commentator John Varoli laid into Trump following his meeting with Nato chief Mark Rutte over the weekend. "Unfortunately yesterday we witnessed and became totally convinced that President Trump's health is drastically worsening," he said. "He isn't able to speak clearly, coherently or intelligently. The situation with Donald Trump's health is very, very serious. We understand that Donald Trump has truly lost his mind." As evidence, he cited the fact that...

“Jesus said to him, ‘See that you tell no one; but go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them’” (Matthew 8:4). Following times of greatest blessing and triumph, our Lord often tests us to see if our faith is obedient. In the case of the cleansed leper, Jesus commanded him to fulfill the ritual requirements of the law and let the priests attest to his healing (cf. Lev. 14). This responsibility had to precede any celebrations of his newfound health or telling others about his cure. Perhaps Jesus told the...

Core CPI up just 0.2%. But, year-ago comparisons are tough and the year-over-year “core” rose slightly to 2.9%. Better to look at 3-month annualized changes. The 3-month annualized increase was just 2.4%, down from 3.6% in February. Tariffs don’t cause inflation. Follow M2. First 5 months of Trump Presidency. Total deficit $498 billion. Same five months in last year of Biden Presidency the deficit was $741 billion.

Today’s Wall Street Journal carries Alan Dershowitz’s column “The inside scoop on Jeffrey Epstein.” He was Jeffrey Epstein’s lawyer. That’s his opening sentence. He knows the facts. That’s his second sentence. Some of what he knows he can’t disclose because it is privileged (he doesn’t say the privilege is, but I assume attorney-client — the privilege survives the client’s death). That’s the third sentence. These are the takeaways from the column mixed with a few comments of my own. • Epstein never created a “client list.” The FBI interviewed alleged victims who named several “clients.” These names have been redacted...

16 July 2025 Wednesday of week 15 in Ordinary TimeOur Lady of Mount Carmel Church of North Pudukkad, Mullassery, IndiaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: Green. Year: C(I).First readingExodus 3:1-6,9-12The burning bushMoses was looking after the flock of Jethro, his father-in-law, priest of Midian. He led his flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. There the angel of the Lord appeared to him in the shape of a flame of fire, coming from the middle of a bush. Moses looked; there was the bush blazing but it was not being burnt up....

According to a recent Speech First report, the nation’s leading medical schools are controlled by Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion fanatics, who inflict beliefs such as “weight inclusivity,” racial justice, and gender ideology on their staff and students through policies, forced statements, and curricular mandates. Filed in the fall of 2024, “Critical Condition” analyzed public records from FOIA requests from 54 of the country’s top medical schools, and the results are alarming. For example, the University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School offers a “Developing Outstanding Clinical Skills” program that teaches students to embrace “weight inclusivity,” arguing that weight-loss strategies...

Miami-Dade County Public Schools will no longer offer citizenship courses that have helped thousands of immigrants prepare for the naturalization... ... For more than a decade, Miami-Dade County Public Schools partnered with Catholic Legal Services, under the Archdiocese of Miami, to help students in the citizenship courses prepare...

🇺🇸Pray For The Peace of Jerusalem 🇮🇱(7/16/25)[Prayer]Water, Rivers, and Streams in the BibleRevelation 4:1-6The Throne in Heaven 1After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this.” 2At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it. 3And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and ruby. A rainbow that shone like an...

A crime that keeps repeating in the city of Delray Beach. The LGBTQ Pride intersection near Old School Square in Delray Beach is once again stained with black tire marks after a pickup truck drove by—twice—and did burnouts, video...

Perhaps we should look at some recent trends for indicators. Many of us can recall when Barack Obama eagerly proclaimed on the eve of his election "we are five days away from transforming the United States of America" to thundering cheers of adoration back in 2008. Very few failed to ask why America, a constitutional republic, with self-governance as its cornerstone, would need a transformation; and what would America be transformed into? What if Barack Obama was a fraud, a communist Muslim plant ensconced into the highest echelons of our government by the U.N. and the World Economic Forum to...

....Doctors have long understood that stopping antidepressants can cause short-term withdrawal, with patients suffering from symptoms like dizziness, anxiety, insomnia and nausea.... ...experts still disagree on how common this kind of condition is, how to prevent it, or even what to call it...