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In a startling episode of bureaucratic overreach, the British National Health Service (NHS) quietly removed a controversial guidance document extolling supposed “benefits” of first-cousin marriage, from “stronger extended family support systems” to “economic advantages.” The document barely saw the light of day before public outcry forced its withdrawal.However, the deeper issue remains: a publicly funded health institution considering normalizing consanguineous marriage based on cultural sensitivity is concerning.It’s a warning sign that the U.K. is quickly losing its grip on both medical ethics and science.Image generated by Chat GPT Let’s be clear. Marrying one’s first cousin is a known risk factor...

Political baby Zohran Mamdani is firing up Boomers — and it could be a bad sign for his bid to become New York City’s next mayor. Voters 50 and up accounted for nearly 60% of ballots cast during the first two days of early voting in the city’s mayoral election, data shows. The early flood of ballots cast by Gen Xers, Baby Boomers and the oldest New Yorkers — first reported by Gothamist — is likely far more helpful to ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, 67, a moderate looking to keep the 34-year-old socialist Mamdani out of City Hall, said Stephen Graves,...

The race for New York City mayor has tightened considerably — with ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo cutting front-runner Zohran Mamdani’s lead in half from a month ago, according to a new poll. Mamdani, the Democratic nominee, now leads Cuomo, running as an independent, just 44% to 34% among the likely Big Apple voters, the Suffolk University survey found.Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa is in third place with 11% support. But Mamdani had a 20-point lead over Cuomo in Suffolk University’s prior poll conducted in September. It’s Suffolk’s first survey since Mayor Eric Adams completely dropped his re-election bid and endorsed Cuomo. Cuomo...

US President Donald Trump has not ruled out the possibility of seeking a third term for the White House, saying he would "love to do it". But Trump rejected the possibility of running for vice-president in 2028 - an idea floated by some supporters as a way for him to circumvent the US constitution that bars the president from running for a third term. Speaking to reporters during his trip to Asia, Trump described the idea as "too cute" and said it "wouldn't be right". It is unclear what method he would use to run again. Last week, former Trump...

Radical leftist Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) reportedly had a secret stock portfolio and tried to delve into the marijuana business. In an article for the Washington Free Beacon published Monday, Andrew Kerr shared more information on Crockett’s apparently shady dealings. The report said Crockett “owned stocks in at least 25 companies that she did not disclose to the public during her first congressional run in 2022, even though she’d quietly admitted to the holdings the previous year as a Texas state legislator,” adding she did not disclose the stock holdings when she got to Washington. The Beacon said it found...

The Washington Post editorial board defended President Donald Trump's ballroom construction on Sunday and argued that the next Democratic president would be happy to have the ballroom."In classic Trump fashion, the president is pursuing a reasonable idea in the most jarring manner possible. Privately, many alumni of the Biden and Obama White Houses acknowledge the long-overdue need for an event space like what Trump is creating. It is absurd that tents need to be erected on the South Lawn for state dinners, and VIPs are forced to use porta-potties," the editorial board wrote.Construction crews began demolition of the East Wing...

Amazon is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs starting as soon as Tuesday, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. After over-hiring at the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the company is reportedly working to cut expenses by making job cuts. While the figure represents a small percentage of the company's 1.55 million total employees, it is almost 10 percent of its 350,000 corporate workers. It would represent the largest job cut at Amazon since late 2022, when around 27,000 jobs were eliminated. It comes months after CEO Andy Jassy said Amazon would reduce its corporate headcount...

Federal prosecutor David Raskin was expecting that the criminal case he had helped build against former president Donald Trump would be filed in Washington, D.C., when a colleague bumped into him with surprising news: Their boss, special counsel Jack Smith, had decided to bring the case in Florida. “Are you all f---ing insane?” Raskin blurted out to his fellow prosecutor on that spring day in 2023, in a hallway at a Justice Department building in D.C. Raskin, who had been investigating Trump for keeping dozens of classified documents at his Palm Beach golf club, was alarmed by what he saw...

Gov. Tina Kotek wants Oregon to go full force on harnessing the potential of forests, farms, wetlands and waterways to reduce emissions, preserve wildlife habitat and help communities withstand the threat of climate change. That’s the focus of a sweeping executive order Kotek issued on Thursday to prioritize conservation on both natural landscapes such as forests or wetlands as well as on so-called working lands – farms, ranches and commercial timberlands. It also includes waterways and state-managed ocean waters. The order comes as the state faces both a significant revenue shortfall due to federal tax cuts and the loss of...

Federal prosecutor David Raskin was expecting that the criminal case he had helped build against former president Donald Trump would be filed in Washington, D.C., when a colleague bumped into him with surprising news: Their boss, special counsel Jack Smith, had decided to bring the case in Florida. “Are you all f---ing insane?” Raskin blurted out to his fellow prosecutor on that spring day in 2023, in a hallway at a Justice Department building in D.C. Raskin, who had been investigating Trump for keeping dozens of classified documents at his Palm Beach golf club, was alarmed by what he saw...

A lawsuit filed in New York City on Monday alleges Black and Latino voters are being unconstitutionally diluted in the city’s only congressional district represented by a Republican. The Monday suit was filed by Elias Law Group, a Washington D.C. based firm chaired by well-known Democratic election lawyer Marc Elias, and singled out New York’s 11th district which has been represented by Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, a Latina, since 2021, according to the New York Times (NYT). The action comes after Texas, Missouri, North Carolina and California — pending a vote — have already redrawn their House maps ahead of...

It didn’t take long for someone to go to court and attempt to seize control of the president’s White House renovation project.The White House — the People’s House — can’t fit many people in its walls for special events, so it must pitch a tent about one football field away from the building for major functions. Event capacity is capped at 200 people in the White House’s East Room. It has been a problem for more than 150 years, according to the Trump administration. Now Trump is using around $300 million in private money to make the White House more...

A Video is at the link-click, but if you have young children or grandchildren, it would be worth your while to get the book, work out how to perform it as poetry, and read it to them yourself--they'll always remember it. This is avowedly biased on the side of Rudolph Flesch's 1955 "Why Johnny Can't Read"; if you're hydrophobic/distempered about this topic, please don't bother with any flaming in the comments. This is just Dr. Seuss fandom, no fanaticism intended. Bruce Deitrick Price's "Science of Illiteracy" is in the 1st comment, for those who maintain an open mind. That damned...

Tyler Avalos, 29, was arrested Oct. 16 after allegedly posting the threat on TikTok, FBI says. A Minnesota man was arrested after allegedly offering $45,000 for the killing of Attorney General Pam Bondi, according to court documents.Tyler Avalos, 29, published the threat on TikTok saying he wanted Bondi "dead or alive" but "preferably dead," according to an affidavit by FBI Special Agent Caleb Jurchisin.The investigation into Avalos started Oct. 9 when a tipster from Detroit "submitted a report to the FBI National Threat Operations Center" and flagged the suspect's TikTok feed, the FBI said. The TikTok post included a picture...

As I noted in an article a few days ago, Dem Officials are Incentivizing Anti-ICE Violence, Dem cities are pushing law enforcement to confront ICE personnel. The next stage is pretty obvious. Trying to arrest federal law enforcement personnel. Manhattan DA Bragg Says He’s Looking at Prosecuting ICE Agents – Bloomberg JB Pritzker Looking at Prosecuting ICE Agents in Chicago – Newsweek Can San Francisco police arrest ICE agents who defy California’s mask law? – San Francisco Chronicle That last one is from Erwin Chemerinsky, the dean of the Berkeley law school, who argues that…”federal officers, including ICE agents, can...

Virginia’s statewide off-year elections this November were predicted by most “experts” to be an easy win for the Democrats. Usually, the party that wins the White House struggles in the Old Dominion during the following year. Yet the most reputable polls show a much tighter race than expected. Even more surprising, after five weeks of early voting the heavily Republican areas of the Commonwealth have consistently had stronger turnout than have the state’s Democrat strongholds – perhaps setting the stage for a historic upset.The top of the ticket this year features a showdown between incumbent Republican Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears...

In A Nutshell Sleeping with the lights on is linked to a 42% higher risk of heart attack compared to sleeping in darkness, based on a study tracking nearly 90,000 adults over 9 years. The brightest bedrooms also showed higher risks for heart failure, coronary artery disease, irregular heartbeat, and stroke. The connection held even after accounting for diet, exercise, smoking, and genetics, suggesting light at night is a factor worth managing for heart health. Simple fixes like blackout curtains, turning off devices, and keeping bedrooms dark may help protect your heart. Maybe it’s the glow from your alarm clock,...

WASHINGTON — The largest union for federal workers urged Congress on Monday to pass a “clean” funding bill to end the government shutdown, undercutting Democrats who are demanding that any deal include subsidies for people who get their insurance through the Affordable Care Act.The move by the American Federation of Government Employees, which is typically a Democratic ally, underscores the difficult spot federal unions find themselves in. Nearly four weeks into the shutdown, hundreds of thousands of workers are furloughed and missing paychecks, while some face the possibility of further layoffs by the Trump administration. Everett Kelly, AFGE’s president, said...

As the federal government shutdown continues, millions of Americans may not receive their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in November, but DoorDash is stepping in to help. The delivery platform announced the launch of its Emergency Food Response. DoorDash also plans to waive delivery and service fees for an estimated 300,000 grocery orders placed by SNAP recipients through its app. Participating grocers include Sprouts, Dollar General, Schnucks, Ahold Delhaize brands, Hy-Vee, Giant Eagle and Wegmans. The company said customers with a SNAP/EBT card linked to their DoorDash account will be eligible for one fee-free grocery delivery during November. “No one...

CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss is reportedly keen on poaching conservative commentator Scott Jennings from CNN. The two met at the Tiffany Network’s New York headquarters last week, according to the news site Semafor. The new CBS News boss’ reported overture to Jennings comes during a time of flux at the network. Newly hired CBS News boss Bari Weiss is reportedly keen on poaching conservative commentator Scott Jennings from CNN. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The Post reported on Monday that John Dickerson, co-anchor of the “CBS Evening News,” is leaving the network at the end of the year....