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Explanation: Which way is Comet R3 PanSTARRS going? Not towards the star at the top of the image, because that is Rigel, which, being far in the background, is unrelated to the comet. Not through the nebula in the image middle, because that is the Witch Head Nebula and it, too, is far in the distance -- but not far from Rigel. Not into northern skies because over the past week Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) has moved into southern skies and is now best visible in Earth's Southern Hemisphere toward the west after sunset. Angularly, Comet R3 PanSTARRS is slowly...

Use of antiretroviral treatment may slow accelerated biological aging by nearly four years, according to study results presented at the Congress of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases in Munich (ESCMID Global 2026). ... People living with HIV are prone to developing comorbidities, such as cardiovascular disease, certain cancers and cognitive impairment, earlier than their HIV-negative peers. Despite antiretroviral treatment, HIV remains in the body and can cause persistent immune activation and chronic inflammation that leads to a host of health problems.

John Fetterman, a Democrat, is a U.S. senator from Pennsylvania.Many might not know, but I won my first race by a single vote to be mayor of Braddock, a small steel town — one of the poorest in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania — where 90 percent of the population has left. It was a forgotten community.I wasn’t interested in playing political games. I wanted to help deliver change. It wasn’t about being a Democrat or Republican, but about making sure places such as Braddock received the benefits, focus and investments they deserved for their contributions to this great country.As a...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — Utah Supreme Court Justice Diana Hagen resigned from her position on the state's highest court after allegations resurfaced of a possible conflict of interest tied to Utah's redistricting case. Gov. Spencer Cox expressed his appreciation for Hagen's years of service in a statement confirming her resignation. He added that information regarding the process to fill the vacancy left by Hagen would be announced in the coming days. Hagen's resignation comes nearly a month after allegations surfaced about a possible connection between her and David Reymann, the former lead attorney for the League of Women Voters,...

F.B.I. agents on Wednesday searched the business office of a powerful Democratic state legislator in Virginia who had played a key role in a high-stakes congressional redistricting fight. The legislator, L. Louise Lucas of Portsmouth, is a senior leader in the State Senate, where she has served for more than 30 years. Two people familiar with the case said the search was related to an investigation opened during the Biden administration that has continued, examining possible corruption and bribery related to marijuana dispensary businesses. The F.B.I. agents executed a search warrant at an office in Portsmouth, Va., for businesses that...

One Month in NYC. 0 Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes. 30 Anti-Jewish Hate Crimes. Islamophobia is a lie. May 6, 2026 by Daniel Greenfield Remember the time when Muslim terrorists killed 3,000 people in America and then Zohran Mamdani’s aunt, who wasn’t actually his aunt, was supposedly afraid to ride the subway? ‘Islamophobia’ has always been one big lie. The most notorious supposed cases of attacks on Muslims either turn out to be straight up hoaxes (e.g. Shamia Alawadi, the rash of hijab assaults) or general crimes having nothing to do with Muslims that are falsely misrepresented as anti-Muslim attacks (e.g. the...

A man went out on a morning walk in southwest Norway and stumbled upon a surprise: an elite warrior's sword scabbard that was purposefully buried 1,500 years ago. The rare gold object, which was richly decorated with serpentine animals, was probably an offering to the gods at a time of famine and societal turmoil, researchers say...The sixth-century gold artifact, which is about 2.4 inches (6 centimeters) long and weighs 1.2 ounces (33 grams), once adorned the scabbard of an elite warrior's sword. Only 17 others have been discovered to date in Northern Europe, and most were found in hoards with...

The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down the state’s recently passed redistricting referendum, dealing a massive blow to Democrats who hoped to gain several seats from new House maps. The redistricting ballot measure passed by three percentage points in late April in what was seen at the time as a major win for Democrats, who stood to gain as many as four seats from redrawn maps ahead of the November midterms. The Virginia Supreme Court decision comes amid an ongoing partisan gerrymandering war and as Republican-led states across the South are working to redraw their House districts after a...

Content evoking the Soviet era is becoming increasingly common on social media... "Nostalgic content aimed at young people — showing Soviet-era interiors or images of panel apartment blocks, paired with audio and instructions on how they should be viewed — would have seemed bizarre 15 years ago. Now it has become a trend," says Marleen Mihhailova, a junior researcher in semiotics at University of Tartu... What motivated Mihhailova to study the topic, however, was specifically an interest in young people's nostalgia, since they have no firsthand experience of the Soviet period. She interviewed 10 young people born after 1990, half...

While I was combing over the news of the day, trying to decide what to write about, I kept running into two recurring themes: redistricting drama and Democrats doing and saying ridiculously dumb stuff. That's when a thought occurred to me... instead of redistricting each individual state, let's just come together as a nation and redistrict all Democrat politicians right on out into the Pacific. Or up to Canada, since I guess leaving them in the ocean would be cruel. Then again, so is sending someone to Canada. Of course, that's not going to happen, but I do want to...

Potato-linked financial contracts have risen over 700% in a few weeks, despite a current oversupply in Europe, due to speculative trading surrounding the volatile environment caused by the Iran war. Potato contracts for difference (CFDs), which track the benchmark market for the commodity, have seen prices soar roughly 705% in less than a month. Since 21 April, the cost per hundred kilograms has risen from approximately €2.11 to a staggering €18.50. However, this price is in fact still very low compared to where the potato market was in the last two years. This is due to the underlying physical market...

Jewish students and educators in K-12 schools across the country are experiencing a surge of antisemitism, often in proudly “progressive” communities. In those environments, antisemitism is often perceived as a solely right-wing phenomenon that conjures up images of Groyper bros hoisting tiki torches and chanting “Jews will not replace us.” There is little to no awareness of how progressive movements have become fertile ground for a hypocritical form of the world’s oldest hatred. Far-left groups like the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which have gained influence in teachers unions, are rooted in anti-Westernism, anti-Americanism, anti-capitalism, and anti-Zionism – all of...

The flight of the productive from our major cities has been going on for a while now, but nothing seems to pour accelerant on that flight faster than the election of a "democratic socialist" (you can read that as "communist") mayor, which is what has happened in New York and Seattle. In New York, in particular, anyone with a net worth in the black is looking to the exits, as Mayor Zohran Mamdani seems determined to knock the Big Apple's economy clean out and then go through its pockets for loose change. One business leader, determined to remain in New...

RICHMOND, VA — In the wake of the Virginia Supreme Court striking down the commonwealth's redrawn voting map, Democrats proposed a new measure that just makes it illegal for Republicans to vote. In lieu of further political maneuvers to suppress Republicans from having Congressional representation, the Democratic Party said it had decided to address the root cause of the problem. "This is way easier," said Democratic Governor Abigail Spanberger. "We're tackling the real issue, which is Republicans being allowed to vote at all. There will be no more campaigning, no more counting ballots. That stuff is such a hassle anyway."...

As one might imagine, the reactions to Friday's Virginia Supreme Court ruling are fast and flowing, with the state's Republicans doing a victory dance while the state's Democrats - and high-ranking Dems in Congress - cope and seethe. Not surprisingly, Democrat House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) isn't talking much about "maximum warfare" at the moment, but he does seem to think Democrats may have another option or two on the table.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Donald Trump called an impromptu press conference in front of the White House this week to deliver a life-changing message to actor Mark Hamill, revealing that he was, in reality, the actor's father. The actor was reportedly reluctant to accept the invitation to appear at the press conference but sensed something deep within himself that made him feel compelled to be present. "Search your feelings, Mark, you know it to be true," Trump said while extending his hand toward Hamill. "George Lucas never told you what happened to your father." Hamill recoiled in fear, somehow knowing what...

The investigation "threatens to limit news coverage of political candidates and chill core First Amendment-protected speech for years and potentially decades to come," ABC says.The Walt Disney Co.’s ABC network and its Houston TV station KTRK responded to the FCC‘s equal-time investigation into The View by calling it “unprecedented” and an affront to free speech in a blistering letter asking for a declaratory ruling. “Uncertainty as to the scope of broadcast licensees’ editorial discretion threatens to limit news coverage of political candidates and chill core First Amendment-protected speech for years and potentially decades to come,” the filing states. “The Commission’s...

Video Summary: "Virginia Supreme Court DELIVERS DEVASTATING BLOW Main Topic The video discusses a Virginia Supreme Court ruling that struck down newly Key Details from the Ruling The court invalidated the redistricting process because it violated the Virginia Constitution (specifically Article 7, Section 1). As a result, the old 2021 court-drawn maps (roughly 6 Democratic seats to 5 Republican seats) will be used for upcoming elections instead of the new Democrat-favorable maps. The new maps would have shifted the balance dramatically to approximately 10 Democratic seats to 1 Republican seat by consolidating rural conservative areas. Host's Perspective (Black Conservative Perspective)...

For years, universities have embraced accreditation standards that echo their own ideological commitments, especially around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). These standards haven’t felt like external requirements so much as mutual reinforcement—accreditors writing expectations that colleges already agree with and colleges pointing back to those expectations whenever they want to justify a decision. Because of this, it is no surprise that universities are now pushing back against the Trump administration’s effort to end illegal university-accreditation demands for DEI. Last month, Department of Education undersecretary Nicholas Kent sent letters to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Commission on...

If any city was made by men, for men, it’s Las Vegas. In the early 20th century, this man-versus-nature oasis was strong-armed into being when mobsters and casino magnates swept into the Nevada desert. By the boom years of the 1950s and ’60s, these high rollers were erecting gilded penthouses and sprawling suburban ranch-style houses. Inside, shag-pile carpeting flowed lavishly across floors and walls, chandeliers sparkled like diamonds, and a legion of marble statues idled as if awaiting the reboot of the Roman Empire. It was man-made aesthetics at their most swaggering. Which makes Sin City’s latest real-estate trend feel...