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First the scientists dress dead swine in clothes, then they dispose of the carcasses. Some they wrap in packing tape, others they chop up. They stuff the animals into plastic bags or wrap them in blankets. They cover them in lime or burn them. Some are buried alone, others in groups. Then they watch. The pigs are playing an unlikely role as proxies for humans in research to help find the staggering number of people who have gone missing in Mexico during decades of drug cartel violence. Families of the missing are usually left to look for their loved ones...

Rudy Giuliani seriously injured in car accident in New Hampshire, hospitalized with fractured vertebrae & multiple cuts - NYP "Mayor Giuliani was flagged down by a woman who was a victim of domestic violence prior to the accident. He rendered assistance and contacted 911, remaining on scene until responding officers arrived to ensure her safety," a spokesperson said. "The accident occurred after he re-entered his vehicle, which was then hit from behind at high speed."

In order to ensure voter integrity in all states, investigations should take place and laws with significant punishments passed.One of the many infuriating problems that I have seen with conservatives is that they often do not have stamina. They don’t go the distance. After an initial win, they relax and don’t pursue the advantage, letting the enemy regroup and recover, and then conservatives become easily distracted by the next shiny object. Often, they do not even punish opponents who have clearly broken the law. Trump and his army of combatants are the exception and they are turning over rocks...

Tony Pirouet and his two pals had gone to pick up a new boat from Burnt Island before sailing back to North Queensferry on Saturday evening.This is the incredible moment when three friends captured a dolphin coming up to their boat in the Firth of Forth. Tony Pirouet and his two pals had gone to pick up a new boat from Burnt Island before sailing back to North Queensferry on Saturday evening. The trio, who are all in their early 50s, stopped off at St David's Bay for a spot of fishing - with little success - and then headed...

Rep. Ro Khanna is optimistic that Congress will approve the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files and says some of the late sex trafficker’s victims are slated to speak out for the first time this week on Capitol Hill. Mr. Khanna, California Democrat, and Rep. Tom Massie, Kentucky Republican, have teamed up to introduce the “Epstein Files Transparency Act,” which would require the Department of Justice to release its files on sex-trafficking investigations of Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.Asked if he believes the bill will pass, Mr. Khanna said, “ I’m very confident it will.”“We have all 212 Democrats...

Esmeralda Ferrer Garibay, 32, her husband Roberto Carlos Gil Licea, 36, their 13-year-old son Gael Santiago, and seven-year-old daughter Regina were discovered dead in an abandoned grey Ford Ranger in Guadalajara, Jalisco, last FridayEsmeralda Ferrer Garibay, 32, her spouse Roberto Carlos Gil Licea, 36, their 13 year old lad Gael Santiago, and seven year old daughter Regina were found dead in a deserted grey Ford Ranger in Guadalajara, Jalisco, last Friday. Mexican authorities only confirmed the victims' identities yesterday. The family had moved to the Guadalajara metropolitan region for employment just months earlier. Roberto was involved in vehicle trading and...

U.S. naval buildup framed as anti-smuggling push, but invasion rumors swirl. Venezuelans struggle to keep daily life steady amid fear and uncertainty. Venezuelan president rallies militias and denounced Washington’s “imperialist” threats. CARACAS, Venezuela — U.S. warships steam toward the southern Caribbean. The Trump administration denounces embattled “narco-president” Nicolás Maduro and doubles a bounty on his head to $50 million. Rumors of an invasion, coup or other form of U.S. intervention flood social media. For the beleaguered people of Venezuela, mired in more than a decade of crisis — hyperinflation, food shortages, authoritarian rule and rigged elections — a new phase...

What, Barbra Streisand wasn't available to offer expert commentary on Federal Reserve policy? Instead, Friday's Morning Joe went with former ESPN podcaster Pablo Torre. And the result was a bizarre mixture of perplexity and pathos. His appearance was a classic illustration of the perils of venturing outside 'core competencies,' in corporate-speak, and holding yourself out as an expert-on-everything. Torre used to host the ESPN Daily podcast, but Pablo left ESPN and has gone off on his own, now hosting Pablo Torre Finds Out, and serving as a regular Morning Joe guest. Substitute host Katty Kay invited Torre to comment on...

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Holiday hotspots Majorca and Ibiza are preparing to house asylum seekers in a swathe of UK-style migrant hotels, according to local reports. The move comes amid a surge in the number of migrants arriving on the shores of the Balearic Islands. Made up of Menorca and Formentera as well as Majorca and Ibiza, the Balearics have seen an unprecedented rise in illegal arrivals this year - fuelling fears that the Mediterranean getaway could become a migration hotspot. Some 639 migrants reached the islands in the space of just three days earlier this month after making the journey on 38 small...

The Trump administration and international partners are discussing proposals to build a “Riviera of the Middle East” on the rubble of Gaza. One would establish U.S. control and pay Palestinians to leave.A postwar plan for Gaza circulating within the Trump administration, modeled on President Donald Trump’s vow to “take over” the enclave, would turn it into a trusteeship administered by the United States for at least 10 years while it is transformed into a gleaming tourism resort and high-tech manufacturing and technology hub. The 38-page prospectus seen by The Washington Post envisions at least a temporary relocation of all of...

President Trump has cut hundreds of thousands of jobs from the federal work force, disproportionately affecting Black employees.When President Trump started dismantling federal agencies and dismissing rank-and-file civil servants, Peggy Carr, the chief statistician at the Education Department, immediately started to make a calculation. She was the first Black person and the first woman to hold the prestigious post of commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics. As a political appointee, she knew there was a risk of becoming a target. But her 35-career at the department spanned a half dozen administrations, including Mr. Trump’s first term, and she...

Lisa Cook is, or was, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. President Trump wrote Cook a letter, firing her for cause, i.e., mortgage fraud. He announced the firing on Truth Social:Rather than going quietly, Cook responded by suing Trump and others, alleging that grounds for her firing do not exist and asking for declaratory and injunctive relief to that effect. It alleges that Trump’s grounds for firing Cook are pretextual, and the firing is an attack on the Fed’s vaunted independence. The Cook cases raises several issues. The Federal Reserve Act says that the president...

@ChrisVanHollen Netanyahu is restricting aid trucks into Gaza—the best way to get food to starving people there—so Jordan is delivering some with air drops. The Jordanians said @SenJeffMerkley & I could join one of those flights to see the devastation, but Israel denied authorization for our scheduled flight.

Heather Colley and her two children moved four times over five years as they fled high rents in eastern Tennessee, which, like much of rural America, hasn’t been spared from soaring housing costs.A family gift in 2021 of a small plot of land offered a shot at homeownership, but building a house was beyond reach for the 45-year-old single mother and manicurist making $18.50 an hour. That changed when she qualified for $272,000 from a nonprofit to build a three-bedroom home because of a grant program that has helped make affordable housing possible in rural areas for decades. She moved...

Suicide in America has been rising for two decades, with rates for white Americans consistently well above those for Asian-Americans, Black Americans and Hispanics. In data released in 2017, the rate for white Americans was around 19 per 100,000, 7.1 for both Hispanics and Asian-Americans/Pacific Islanders, and 6.6 for Black Americans, according to the CDC. One explanation may be a racial disparity in suicide data…But misclassification cannot fully explain the racial difference in suicide. Dawne Mouzon, a sociologist and associate professor at Rutgers University, suggested that religious involvement is one source of protection. Black Americans overwhelmingly identify as Christian. “Because...

@RandPaul No medical reason to give newborns Hep B vaccine if mother is not infected. All mothers who deliver in a hospital are tested. This “scientist’s” fetish for vaccines not supported by the data

Activists like Greta Thunberg and actors Susan Sarandon and Liam Cunningham are participating.A flotilla of ships departed from Barcelona to the Gaza Strip Sunday with humanitarian aid and activists on board in the largest attempt yet to break the long Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory by sea. This comes as Israel has stepped up its offensive on Gaza City, limiting the deliveries of food and basic supplies in the north of the Palestinian territory. Food experts warned earlier this month that the city was in famine and that half a million people across the strip were facing catastrophic levels...

Summary German town of Altena volunteered to take in 100 more migrants than required Officials saw opportunity to reverse years of population and economic decline Anti-immigration AfD party gaining support amid frustration over rising costs and infrastructure issues Altena's refugee integration efforts recognized, but population continues to decline ALTENA, Germany, Aug 31 (Reuters) - A decade ago, as Germany was grappling with an influx of more than a million migrants, the small town of Altena saw an opportunity to reverse years of population and economic decline. The industrial town in Western Germany made national headlines in 2015 when it volunteered...

Nick Fuentes asks "Where is the shame, are you not ashamed?" The Hodge Twins give their answer.