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  • PSA levels alone may not reflect prostate cancer growth

    07/03/2026 11:59:52 AM PDT · by TexasKamaAina · 2 replies
    Cornell Chronicle ^ | 07/01/2026 | Heather Lindsey
    Patients with advanced prostate cancer may need periodic imaging scans to catch tumor growth even with stable levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), a protein in the blood that doctors routinely monitor for cancer progression, according to an analysis led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Duke University. In some cases, cancer progression was detected on scans even when PSA levels were undetectable.
  • Okay, things are getting VERY SCARY with Erling Haaland

    07/03/2026 10:58:55 AM PDT · by SmokingJoe · 14 replies
    YouTube ^ | 2025 | GOATV
    This video provides a comprehensive look at the meteoric rise Erling Haaland, exploring his journey from a young talent in Norway to becoming one of the most feared strikers in world football at Manchester City. Career Overview and Milestones Early Days: Born in Leeds (3:14), Haaland started his youth career at Bryne FK before moving to Molde FK under Ole Gunnar Solskjær (4:10). His breakout performance included scoring four goals in 17 minutes against Brann (4:32). European Rise: He excelled at Red Bull Salzburg (5:00), becoming the first teenager to score in five consecutive Champions League matches, before moving to...
  • Hillary Clinton slams ‘embarrassing’ Supreme Court ruling expanding Trump’s firing power

    07/03/2026 10:52:40 AM PDT · by simpson96 · 26 replies
    MS NOW ^ | 7/2/2026 | Sydney Carruth
    Hillary Clinton warned that the Supreme Court’s Republican majority is “turning the clock back” with some of its recent decisions, including the “nonsensical” ruling earlier this week that gives the president the authority to fire members of independent federal agencies. The former secretary of state pointed to the “mental gymnastics” that the high court performed when it backed President Donald Trump in his case against Rebecca Slaughter, a Democratic member of the Federal Trade Commission, whom he fired without cause. The ruling on Monday overturned a 1935 precedent that had protected agency independence. “I mean, it is a nonsensical —...
  • Naples woman arrested, accused of $8.5K breast surgery check fraud

    07/03/2026 10:49:07 AM PDT · by simpson96 · 15 replies
    Gulf Coast News Now ^ | 7/2/2026 | Edward Franco
    NAPLES, Fla. — A Naples woman was arrested on grand theft and fraud charges after she was accused of using checks from closed accounts to pay for an $8,500 breast augmentation surgery, according to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. The arrest report says Nicole Valliere reportedly attempted to pay for the procedure at Peña Plastic Surgery, located off Pine Ridge Road and Napa Boulevard near I-75, in February using a check from a closed bank account. Advertisement Investigators said Valliere tried again in March with a cashier’s check from another closed account, but the bank notified the business too...
  • The Battle of Wyoming: 1778 [18:10]

    07/03/2026 9:39:23 AM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 9 replies
    YouTube ^ | July 3, 2026 | The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered
    If you come from northern Pennsylvania, you might understand that the name "Wyoming" predates the western state, and that it played a once well-remembered, if not wholly accurate and now nearly forgotten, role in the War for Independence. The Battle of Wyoming: 1778 | 18:10 The History Guy: History Deserves to Be Remembered 1.64M subscribers | 2,930 views | July 3, 2026
  • Monty Pythons world cup team of philosophers (Germany vs Greece)

    07/03/2026 8:41:44 AM PDT · by aquila48 · 10 replies
    YouTube ^ | Lonnie goldman
    Hilarious! 😅
  • Rhode Island passes law restricting number of self-checkout lanes allowed in stores

    07/03/2026 8:40:43 AM PDT · by V_TWIN · 52 replies
    notthebee.com ^ | Jul 3, 2026
    Rhode Island has become the first state to take on big ... self-checkout? Legislation passed and signed in the Ocean State limits the number of self-checkout lanes a store is allowed to have, and it's based on the ratio of normal checkout lanes with cashiers. The goal is to protect jobs. Here's WPRI: 'Today, we're protecting jobs and strengthening customer service,' [Rhode Island Governor Dan] McKee said. 'Whether it's helping a customer with an issue, assisting a senior, or ensuring accessibility for people with disabilities, this law is about preserving choice and keeping people at the center of the shopping...
  • He Got A Big Shock (UK. White male attacked by blacks. White male arrested)

    07/03/2026 7:56:24 AM PDT · by yesthatjallen · 18 replies
    Youtube ^ | 07 02 2026 | Paul Joseph Watson
    Check out the utter state of policing in the UK. The guys surrounded. The mob circling him are clearly the aggressors. Right. So, he's being closelined to the floor, punched in the face. Guess who the female cop decides to tackle? Oh, you just knew it was coming, didn't you? The people who attacked him get away. Then this happens. I mean, fair enough. That was pretty dumb. Some people in the comments claimed he was just reacting and didn't even know it was a copper. I don't know about that, but if she hadn't charged into the wrong guy,...
  • 250 years later, Washington's warning about a nation without God still rings true

    07/03/2026 7:19:06 AM PDT · by Twotone · 6 replies
    GlennBeck.com ^ | July 1, 2026 | Pastor Robert Morgan
    “Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.” That Bible verse, found in Proverbs 14:34, is not a political slogan. It is a moral law of history. Nations rise when justice, truth, humility, courage, and reverence for God shape their public life. They decline when sin becomes normalized, truth is considered subjective, and liberty is severed from biblical virtue. The founders of America understood this better than we realize. After the Revolutionary War, George Washington wrote to the governors of the thirteen states and prayed that God would dispose Americans “to do justice, to love mercy,”...
  • Powerful Iranian Gen. Ahmad Vahidi emerges from hiding for first time in months ahead of Ali Khamenei’s funeral

    07/03/2026 6:57:46 AM PDT · by Libloather · 15 replies
    NY Post ^ | 7/03/26 | Chris Bradford
    Iran’s shadowy Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps chief emerged from hiding for the first time in months as he mourned alongside the casket of the assassinated former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Gen. Ahmad Vahidi – who has been sanctioned by the US and has alleged ties to terrorism abroad – was seen Thursday with his hands on Khamenei’s coffin as Tehran prepared to hold the days-long funeral for the late tyrant, according to photos published online by Iranian state media. Vahidi broke cover when he attended the meeting for Khamenei’s funeral as well as a small service before Iran begins...
  • Mamdani the Fraud: New York Cuts Power During Heat Wave to Bronx Jewish Neighborhood

    07/03/2026 6:55:28 AM PDT · by Tench_Coxe · 28 replies
    As New York baked under another summer heat wave, parts of the Riverdale neighborhood in the Bronx, home to a large Jewish community, lost power after Con Edison shut off electricity to protect its equipment.Con Edison announced the outages Thursday, saying it temporarily cut power to some customers in Riverdale to reduce strain on the electrical grid and speed up service restoration. The utility directed affected residents to report outages and seek relief at city cooling centers.
  • Mt. Olive Pickle Co. exits Great American State Fair over Confederate flag

    07/03/2026 6:54:02 AM PDT · by The Unknown Republican · 50 replies
    KRQE News ^ | July 1, 2026 | Pel Law, Addy Bink
    PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) – The Mt. Olive Pickle Company says it decided to withdraw from the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., after a Confederate flag was included in an exhibit. The company told Nexstar’s WNCT that they were invited to participate in the North Carolina exhibit. “We are proud of our North Carolina roots, and we agreed to be a part of an exhibit, as presented to us, that would represent the best of our great state,” the company, based in Mount Olive, North Carolina, said in a statement... The Confederate flag appeared in a video that...
  • Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding day arrives with Madison Square Garden under tight security

    07/03/2026 6:49:22 AM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 46 replies
    CBS News ^ | 07/03/2026 | Nicole Brown Chau
    After months of speculation and predictions, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding day is here. The couple is expected to welcome around 1,000 guests at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Friday to celebrate their marriage, according to law enforcement sources familiar with the security planning. Festivities kicked off with a rehearsal dinner Thursday night, also at MSG, with about 100 family and friends on the guest list. The couple's big day will include the typical wedding rundown of a cocktail hour, ceremony and then reception, with the celebration expected to stretch into the early hours, the sources...
  • City of West Haven orders 2 bars to close Friday ahead of Fourth of July celebrations

    07/03/2026 6:26:44 AM PDT · by Puppage · 36 replies
    WTNH.com ^ | Jareliz Diaz
    WEST HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Two West Haven bars will be closed Friday as part of city efforts to mitigate risks ahead of the celebratory Fourth of July weekend, according to West Haven Mayor Dorinda Borer.Patrone Beach Bar and Pizza at Captain Thomas Boulevard and Bar 93 at Campbell Avenue will be closed as part of risk reduction efforts for the large-scale weekend, Borer said. The mayor and chief pulled police call records for the past year and found that while most places in the area within a .25 mile radius of the shoreline had one or no incidents logged,...
  • US Yanked Support for Exiled Venezuelan Leader’s Return Home

    07/03/2026 5:38:56 AM PDT · by Miami Rebel · 13 replies
    Mediaite ^ | July 3, 2026 | Kathianne Boniello
    Exiled Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado was on a flight to return home when the plane was abruptly forced to return after Washington allegedly withdrew its support, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. The Nobel Peace Prize winner, who has been in exile since December, was apparently warned through “intermediaries” that if she pushed forth with her bid to go home to the earthquake-devastated country, she could derail President Donald Trump‘s strategy for Venezuela, according to the outlet. That would add more delays to the country’s elections, sources told the paper. Machado made the $35,000 trip last week...
  • Terrorist attacks on July 4?

    07/03/2026 5:11:31 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 29 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 3 Jul, 2026 | Mike McDaniel
    July Fourth, 2026 marks America’s 250th anniversary. Americans will be out and about at parades, fireworks displays, and other patriotic observances. President Trump will be at Mt. Rushmore, where fireworks, long prohibited, are making a comeback. Barbecue grills will blaze, we’ll eat too much, and love every minute of it, thankful for being born American and thereby winning life’s lottery in a nation of equal opportunity, where even an African American can become a trillionaire. Sadly, so many who bristle at being American will hold their own anti-American events. Some will commit acts of vandalism and violence, acts of mindless...
  • Dick Van Dyke, 100, leans on a walker as he enjoys rare public outing with wife Arlene, 54, in LA (photos)

    07/03/2026 4:57:36 AM PDT · by dennisw · 69 replies
    UK Daily Mail ^ | Published: 20:05 EDT, 1 July 2026 | JACQUELINE LINDENBERG
    Dick Van Dyke was seen leaning on a walker as he enjoyed a rare outing with wife of 14 years Arlene Silver in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The 100-year-old Hollywood legend, who married the makeup artist back in 2012, enjoyed the lowkey daytime excursion as the pair also stopped by a Starbucks drive-thru to pick up tasty drinks. Van Dyke kept it casual wearing a pair of dark blue sweatpants as well as a short-sleeved white shirt. The Mary Poppins star was spotted strolling next to his wife as they made their way down a sidewalk. He was also seen...
  • Celebrating America's Radical Revolution

    07/03/2026 4:41:55 AM PDT · by MtnClimber · 11 replies
    RealClear Politics ^ | 3 Jul, 2026 | J. Peder Zane
    The Democratic Socialists are right: This is no time for half measures. If the United States is to thrive for another 250 years, we must commit ourselves to a profoundly radical vision of the future. Our present divisions, strains, and discontents are so severe, they demand nothing less than a revolutionary response – one that reimagines our relationship to each other and our government. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.Though proclaimed...
  • Friday Silliness Thread

    07/03/2026 2:57:12 AM PDT · by Nateman · 34 replies
    Free Republic ^ | July 3, 2026 | Nateman
    Grumpy Cat
  • Appeals Court Upholds New York ‘Gas Stove Ban’ That Chuck Schumer Insisted Wasn’t Even Happening

    07/03/2026 2:56:58 AM PDT · by Adder · 27 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | 07/02/2026 | Mike LaChance
    A federal appeals court just upheld a New York state ban on gas stoves, which is very strange, considering the fact that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York insisted that the ban on gas stoves wasn’t even happening. This has all been unfolding quietly in the background for about two years now. Groups which are part of the gas industry challenged the ban but a federal court just sided with the state.