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Explanation: Venus and Jupiter may have caught your attention lately. The recent close conjunction of the two brightest planets in recent evening skies has been hard to miss. With Jupiter at the top, starting on May 30 and ending on June 8, their close approach was chronicled daily, left to right, in the featured panels from Maharashtra, India. Near the western horizon, the evening sky colors and exposures used for each panel depend on the local conditions near sunset. At their closest on June 9, the celestial pair appeared to be only about three times the width of a full...

In 2007, Inuit whalers in Alaska made a surprising discovery. In the carcass of a whale, they found fragments of a weapon embedded in its flesh – but this wasn’t a modern piece of equipment. The harpoon was traced back to the 1900s, and after investigation, scientists estimated that the whale itself was around 115 years old, if not older. Bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) were severely affected by the introduction of widespread commercial whaling that saw their numbers plummet to fewer than 3,000 members. It was effectively ended by 1921, a move that has seen the population grow to between...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is a lying Fritz, a Pinocchio, a varnished monkey, a foppish dandy, and a showboat. I live in the U.S., so he can't prosecute me like he just did with German citizens who called him those things. #FriedrichMerz #Germany #Politics #News

The article cites PUBLIC instances when previous Iranian leaders boasted about cheating on nuclear deals. Why are we trusting them? Because they promised they won't pursue nuclear weapons? Iran signed the NPT in 1968. So they already "promised" this before. In return for giving them billions of dollars in sanctions relief and opening up the Strait of Hormuz to their oil tankers, what, exactly, are they giving up?

Obama, whose roots are African rather than African-American, rose to power by hijacking the racial resentments and guilty left behind in America after a history of slave and segregation he was never part of. Now, the one trick pony is at it again, announcing the opening of the grim fortress of a museum in Chicago, on ‘Juneteenth’, trying to link his time in the White House as a notable event for black people up there with the end of slavery. It’s another cynical and despicable hijacking of American history to serve his own vanity and ego. The reality, as most...

Gunfire erupted at Haywood Mall in Greenville, South Carolina, the state’s largest mall, on Saturday afternoon, and a teenager has been arrested. The incident took place around 1 p.m. An on-duty Greenville police officer heard the gunfire and responded immediately to find two victims wounded at the scene. Officers quickly determined the shooting was not random but stemmed from a personal argument between individuals who knew each other. Two people suffered gunshot wounds during the exchange. A woman who was an uninvolved bystander was shot in the foot, while a man was hit in the shoulder and neck area. Both...

A 21st-century mom who wants to emulate the Proverbs 31 woman may not have a household of servants to help shoulder the countless tasks of daily life, but she does have modern conveniences that ladies of the Old Testament could never have conceived — dishwashers, robot vacuums, drive-thru pharmacies, and meal kit delivery services like HelloFresh. As a busy mom who wants to make sure my kids are eating healthy meals at home but also wants time to write articles like this one, my family has subscribed to HelloFresh as our food delivery service on and off for nearly 10...

Mark Hill, a conservative lawyer who served on the local school board, won a divisive mayoral runoff on Saturday in Frisco, Texas, that turned into a referendum on the city’s diversity and a testing ground for the power of anti-Muslim messaging. Mr. Hill defeated Rod Vilhauer, a retired construction company owner who gained a following on the hard right with his promises to keep “terrorists” from gaining a foothold in Frisco and to prevent Shariah, or Islamic religious codes, from taking precedence over local and federal law. The nonpartisan race was one of the earliest tests of whether attacks on...

April 30, 2025 marked the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and America’s ultimate defeat in the Vietnam War...Many conservatives supported the Vietnam War because it was a war against communism and a regime supplied and funded by the Soviet Union and Communist China. The American left opposed the war mainly because its members viewed America as the aggressor in the conflict, while praising the revolutionary regime of Ho Chi Minh... There were a few conservative realists who, to their credit, opposed the Vietnam War early on for practical, not ideological, reasons. - Harry Morgenthau - Walter Lippmann -...

Two minute video of the calls to Nitro Circus members inviting them to perform today at the White House, showing their reactions, excitement, the journey and a snippet of their stunts today. Patriotism and the American Spirit.

A Cornell University student who applied for a summer internship with a Jewish-owned NYC startup rejected the opportunity with a hateful message: ‘Not interested in working for a Jew,” the shocked CEO posted on X. Austin Franco put his antisemitism on full display when he passed up an interview with VryfID because its co-founders Gabe and Aiden Einhorn are proudly Jewish.

Ms. Rachel Goes NUTS! UNSAFE for Kids?! Mr. Rogers WANNABE Turned Ultra Activist! "Have you seen Have you heard Miss Rachel the prek kids content creator on YouTube with massive brand deals and sponsorships from corporate USA? What if we told you she's an activist and she's ready to indoctrinate your kids with some of the craziest, most bizarro stuff you've ever seen or heard? Grab your kids. Grab your wives. They're indoctrinating everybody up here with Miss Rachel."

A one-in-a-million apple that's half red and half yellow has become a local celebrity at the Sunshine Corner Market in Christchurch, New Zealand, after it came in a random delivery last month. The store's owner, Heather, told the New Zealand Herald, We've been in the game a long time, never seen one like it. Sunshine Corner Market/Facebook And no, that's not AI, that's actually a perfectly halved red and yellow apple known as a chimera apple. Chimera apples are caused by rare gene mutations that cause one apple to form from two different genetic backgrounds, resulting in a really cool...

The African immigrant on the left has founded seven companies, directly and indirectly created 800,000 good paying jobs, created thousands of new American millionaires, developed reusable orbital rockets and brain chips that are giving independence to paraplegics, saved free speech, and can’t stop talking about how much he loves America. The African immigrant on the right married her brother to commit immigration fraud, facilitated the theft of money intended to feed hungry kids, has used government to enrich herself, praises terrorists, and can’t stop talking about how much she hates America. Leftists want the African immigrant on the left punished...

Redmond earned the nickname "Flag City USA" due to its long-standing tradition of displaying American flags throughout the city on patriotic holidays. The designation was officially recognized by the U.S. Congressional Record, highlighting the city’s commitment to honoring veterans, first responders, and the broader community through these displays www.flagcityusa.us+1. The initiative began in 1991 and has grown into a major community effort involving local businesses, civic organizations, and volunteers. Redmond, OR non-profit organization showing support for military, veterans, & community by lining the streets with our collection of 1400+ American flags!

Two years ago, I rented a Tesla Model 3 for 1 day in order to drive it for the first time in my life and make a Tesla review from the perspective of a petrolhead. I ended up actually enjoying the driving itself, I hated the user interface, the buttonless screens and probably most of all I hated the fact that the car was constantly beeping. When I went over the speed limit, when I changed lanes without signaling, when I got too close to the edge of the road and so on. After fiddling with the screen and the...

Justin Trudeau continued to take the heat after the former prime minister explained why he missed Canada's World Cup opener to go watch girlfriend Katy Perry sing at the US team's opener instead. Trudeau, who served as Canadian PM from 2015 to 2025, was nowhere to be found at Canada's 1-1 draw against Bosnia and Herzegovina, the nation's first home game at a World Cup in its history. He made it clear in a post to social media that he was still a Canadian through and through but wanted to support his new beau. 'Sometimes supportive boyfriend duties call. But...

YUBA CITY, Calif. — A McDonald's employee in Yuba City is recovering in the UC Davis ICU burn unit after police say a coworker threw hot liquid on him Saturday night. Jacob Smith, 20, suffered burns on the side of his face, neck, right arm, and back, according to investigators. His mother, Amber Smith, said her son was preparing to end his shift when the assault occurred.

The NYPD made dozens of arrests overnight after the New York Knicks clinched their first NBA Finals win in 53 years early Sunday. At least 63 people were arrested, and there were four stabbings and a shooting reported as the celebrations turned violent, according to cops. The charges include assault on a police officer, criminal possession of a gun, criminal mischief, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, obstruction of governmental administration, cops said. Amid the mayhem, 10 members of the NYPD were injured, including one officer who was struck by a glass bottle. Videos circulating the web show shameless destruction of school...

"This press conference is solely for those pieces of **** who are right there!" Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods exploded on a reporter who ignored the subject of his press conference -- a sting conducted to capture child sex offenders -- and asked about an unrelated case.