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As fall approaches, it’s time to think about respiratory virus season and how to protect yourself. COVID-19 cases are already rising in most parts of the country as a late summer wave sweeps across the United States. Although the COVID activity is still low, infections nationally are estimated to be growing in at least 35 states, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fortunately, it’s not too late to get an updated COVID-19 vaccine to prevent severe illness. In August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the updated 2026-2027 COVID-19 vaccine formulations, signing off...

This video features a political rally held by Donald Trump in Gastonia, North Carolina, on September 16, 2026. During the event, Trump advocates for the election of Michael Whatley to the U.S. Senate (0:16-0:17), while expressing sharp criticism of the incumbent governor, Roy Cooper (1:36-1:55). Key topics and themes discussed include: Law and Order: Trump frequently criticizes Cooper's policies regarding criminal justice, particularly the release of inmates and sanctuary city policies, contrasting them with Whatley's platform of ending "no-cash bail" and implementing stricter penalties (1:36-2:12, 22:45-23:30). Disaster Response: The rally highlights the handling of a major hurricane, referred to as...

Woman Loses It Over Music on Bus… Then PISSES OFF the Wrong Cops FReepers the bus driver was playing Christian music 🎵🎶 and this female totally lost her mind.

A national backlash against AI-enabled license-plate readers is uniting Trump country and progressive strongholds alike. ‘Nobody wants to be surveilled…doesn’t matter what your political leaning is.’ In the liberal Blue Ridge Mountain city of Asheville, N.C., progressives fear the Trump administration could use Flock Safety cameras to spy on political dissidents, transgender residents and undocumented immigrants. In the foothills 95 miles south, Republicans in conservative Oconee County, S.C., view the same AI-enabled license-plate readers as a threat to constitutional privacy rights and have even read aloud from the Federalist Papers at tense public meetings. Days apart, both communities recently voted...

Hasan Piker: US conducted 'tremendous terror,' worse than al-Qaeda, Hasan Piker says in Axios interview. Piker, who has over 3 million followers and is one of the most popular streamers on Twitch, came under renewed attention due to his participation in campaigning for the Abdul El-Sayed.

History notes many countries that have lost their minds in periods of emergency. And that even the sanest of societies can, under pressure and panic, preside over catastrophes once presumed unthinkable. Last week’s Allison Inquiry in Ottawa proved that our beloved Canada — once among the world’s most civilized and well-governed — is no exception. It showed, in full technicolour, that which an ever-growing number of thinking people now realize — that the COVID-19 vaccine program, deployed at the height of pandemic-period mania, injured tens of thousands of regular Canadians, and killed thousands of Canadians to boot. We can and...

EXCLUSIVE: Texas Senate candidate James Talarico — who has spent millions in ads calling Republican Ken Paxton "the most corrupt politician in Texas" — is now facing his own "blatant corruption" allegation tied to a progressive consulting firm that raked in over $5 million in state contracts while he sat on the committee overseeing those very contracts. Talarico drew an $83,333 annual salary from MAYA Consulting, a DEI-focused firm that landed two Texas Education Agency contracts totaling more than $5.2 million between 2021 and 2022. The contracts were specifically tied to COVID-19 learning loss — the same priority Talarico was...

So now we know what happens if you refuse to prostrate yourself before the Gaza cult. If you politely decline wearing the keffiyeh like a holy shroud and chanting “Free Palestine” on a mindless loop. They will destroy you. They will hound you like an infidel and seek your excommunication from polite society. Just look at what is happening to Ed Sheeran. Pop’s Mr. Nice Guy, penner of bloodless ballads, is being ripped to shreds online. He’s damned as a “coward,” a “lowlife,” even as “complicit” in one of the great crimes of the 21st century. “Call off the rest...

Walk through the district of Whitechapel in the East End of London today, and you’ll feel like you’re in the slums of Bangladesh — so glaring are the Bengali shop signs, the East London Mosque, the hijabs and salwar kameez, and the market stalls shouting in Sylheti. But mass migration, true to its name, has remade far more places than Whitechapel. From Greater London, Birmingham, Leicester, Manchester, and Luton, among others, the U.K. looks and feels far removed from the recognizably British country it was just 30 years ago. That’s largely because of the sheer volume of immigrants, but also...

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City says it's developing a long-term environmental monitoring planWith the fire at Summerside's Sunbank solar farm burning for nearly two weeks, both the city and the province are continuing to monitor conditions at the site. Summerside and the P.E.I. government said in a joint news release that the situation is stable, with air-quality being monitored and reviewed by public health officials. The province's Chief Public Health Office recommends air-quality testing continue at the site. Testing indicates there is no evidence of health risks to residents, while Summerside's drinking water is safe for consumption, according to the release. "I have reviewed...

To restore credit card donations, Free Republic LLC must address the critical vulnerability that triggered its payment processor to shut down the account. In late August 2026, malicious actors targeted the Free Republic Donation Page to perform "card testing" (using automated scripts to test batches of stolen credit card numbers). Because this behavior results in massive transaction failure rates and chargeback risks, payment gateways automatically flag and terminate the merchant account. Free Republic LLC can take the following technical and administrative steps to regain credit card capabilities: 1. Implement Security Controls to Stop Card Testing. A merchant provider will not...

Summarise the video This video features two distinct segments: Completed Content (0:00 - 0:54): This segment covers a news report regarding the discovery of 31 migrants in a modified utility truck near Ocotillo, California. Border Patrol agents intercepted the vehicle, noting that the individuals had been packed into the rear during extreme heat. The suspected driver fled across the border but was later apprehended by Mexican authorities (0:00-0:54). Remaining Content (0:55 - 8:39): Following the news report, the video transitions into a political rally. Donald Trump outlines his policy platform, including proposals for tax cuts, border security, healthcare, and election...

The war with Iran revealed just how much influence the world’s biggest oil importer has over prices and other countries’ supplies of jet fuel, gasoline and diesel. One of the most important lessons from the war with Iran is one that few saw coming. The conflict has made clear that China, which has long been highly vulnerable to oil supply shocks, has managed to transform that weakness into a surprising source of geopolitical power. The country made that big shift by stockpiling huge amounts of oil, building extra oil refining capacity and investing in coal and other alternatives. And in...

Bishop Strickland: Catholics must reject Vatican’s view against proselytism ‘Truth is not constantly evolving,’ declared Bishop Strickland. ‘Truth is Jesus Christ present with us in the world and His Church is the vehicle for our salvation.’Bishop Joseph Strickland has issued a searing criticism of the Vatican’s new document on inter-religious dialogue downplaying the need for all people to be evangelized by the Catholic Church. He has also written a pastoral letter on the topic. (See below.) Strickland zeroed in on this troubling line: The defensive entrenchment in one’s own position and the view that proselytism is the only way to...

OpenAI has disclosed six cases in which its AI models concealed errors, bypassed restrictions, used unauthorized resources or found unexpected ways to communicate. None caused a public catastrophe. That does not make them easy to dismiss. The artificial intelligence debate usually jumps straight from “helpful chatbot” to “machine that wipes out humanity.” There is a lot of empty space between those two extremes, and that is where the more immediate problem is beginning to show up. OpenAI says some of its models have already taken actions they were never authorized to take. One searched for an exposed API key and...

The midterm elections are less than two months away on Tuesday, Nov. 3, but in some states, early voting begins in September. Three states begin early voting on Friday, with one more starting later in the month. Virginia, South Dakota, and Minnesota allow voters to begin casting ballots for the 2026 midterm elections on Sept. 18. Meanwhile, early voting in Illinois begins 40 days ahead of the election, on Sept. 24. Of the states with early voting in September, Virginia has sparked the most national interest in House races. Democrats could pick up two seats in the 1st and 2nd...

Walmart is making a bigger move into healthcare, and this time it is targeting one of the largest and most valuable groups of consumers in America: Medicare beneficiaries. The retail giant is partnering with nonprofit insurer SCAN Health Plan to launch co-branded Medicare Advantage plans in two states. The plans are expected to be available to more than 2 million Medicare enrollees, pending regulatory approval. Walmart is also following a familiar name into the business. SCAN recently announced a similar Medicare partnership with Costco. That makes the trend more interesting than either deal on its own. Walmart Wants to Connect...

Democrat Senate candidate Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed is polling weaker than other statewide Democrats in Michigan, recent surveys revealed. An Emerson College poll looked at the races and showed Michigan likely voters choosing El-Sayed over Republican candidate Mike Rogers by two percentage points – 48 percent to Rogers’ 46 percent. However, the results for the governor’s race are far more decisive in favor of the Democrat candidate, Jocelyn Benson, who sees 49 percent support. Republican John James sees 42 percent support — a seven percent gap. Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling, noted the “substantial educational divide in the...

In early March, U.S. President Donald Trump said that the United States had already “won” the war against Iran but still had to “finish the job.” Months later, as fighting escalates across the region and diplomacy is stalled, the “job” remains unfinished with no end in sight. Trump on Wednesday said that “hopefully we are toward the end of the war” and suggested that Iran wants to make a deal. But that optimism is belied by what’s happening on the ground—and there’s little evidence that Tehran is eager for an agreement. The United States has had military successes in the...