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  • National Aviation Day on August 19th recognizes the pioneers of human flight.

    For centuries, humans have been fascinated by flight. In ancient China, kites few to investigate the weather. Inventors such as Leonardo da Vinci developed many ideas about flight, too. Gliders and balloons lifted humans into the sky, but none of the inventions gave a person control of where they flew. Before Powered Flight The physics of flight and propulsion play key roles in who became pioneers. George Cayley used aerodynamics while designing fixed-wing aircraft. His designs would later inspire Orville and Wilbur Wright. Since propulsion is one of the primary requirements to lift a human into the sky for flight,...
  • Juneteenth is yet another Biden payoff: Another federal holiday is a costly proposition

    06/18/2024 8:51:36 PM PDT · by SeekAndFind · 30 replies
    American Thinker ^ | 06/18/2024 | Victoria White Berger
    Well, don’t mind me, but, why “Juneteenth?” It’s akin to everything that Biden has done domestically to buy his way to a second term. (Biden? Second Term? Really?) Very few Americans -- black, white, or indifferent -- have a clue what the mid-June holiday is. Its off-putting, cutesy title and wandering appearance in June (on a Wednesday, right?) doesn’t really clarify the point of it. It is a safe bet that if CNN wandered around the streets of D.C., or anywhere, asking folks what event in ‘history’ Juneteenth respects, the empty stares and open mouths would astound. Tomorrow’s ‘holiday,’ we...
  • A usually joyous Muslim holiday reminds families in Gaza of war’s punishing toll

    06/15/2024 4:26:49 AM PDT · by Oldeconomybuyer · 54 replies
    The Associated Press ^ | June 14, 2024 | BY FATMA KHALED AND WAFAA SHURAFA
    DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Last summer, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip celebrated the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha the way it’s supposed to be: with large family feasts, meat shared with those less fortunate, and new clothes and gifts for children. But this year, after eight months of devastating war between Israel and Hamas, many families will eat canned food in stifling tents. There’s hardly any meat or livestock at local markets, and no money for holiday treats or presents — only war, hunger and misery, with no end in sight. “There is no Eid this year,” said...
  • Alina Habba says Trump’s hush-money jury should have been sequestered over holiday weekend

    05/27/2024 2:43:02 AM PDT · by Libloather · 48 replies
    The Hill ^ | 5/26/24 | Miranda Nazzaro
    Alina Habba, an attorney for former President Trump, suggested the jury in the hush-money trial should have been sequestered over Memorial Day weekend to prevent outside influence ahead of this week’s closing arguments. “They should have been sequestered, because, in my opinion, these jurors are handling something that is completely unprecedented and unwarranted in America,” Habba said Sunday on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures.” “And for them to be able to be out and about on a holiday weekend with friends and families who have opinions, who are watching the news, TVs in the background at the pool party, I...
  • In honor of public servants: The case for making Jan. 6 a national holiday

    01/06/2024 12:30:02 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 42 replies
    The Hill ^ | 01/06/2024 | JAMES GOODWIN
    As a scientist with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Frances Kelsey single-handedly prevented thalidomide, a drug now infamous for causing horrific birth defects, from reaching patients in the United States. Today, 70 years later, we Americans are fortunate to have thousands of people like Dr. Kelsey working across the federal government to protect us not just from dangerous pharmaceuticals, but also from banks that might cheat us out of our hard-earned money and from employers who think nothing of risking their workers’ lives. Instead of being celebrated, though, our public servants find themselves the target of escalating political...
  • Holiday spending sets new record online: Report

    01/04/2024 8:18:48 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 30 replies
    The Hill ^ | 01/04/2023 | MIRANDA NAZZARO
    Online spending during the 2023 holiday season hit a new record, according to a recent report from data firm Adobe Analytics. The numbers, released Thursday, showed online spending between Nov. 1 and Dec. 31 spiked by nearly 5 percent to a record high of $222.1 billion on retailer websites and apps. This is an increase of 10.4 billion from the previous year, Adobe noted. Mobile shopping also had a breakthrough this past holiday season, surpassing desktop for the first time and accounting for 51.1 percent of online sales, according to the report. This is up from 47 percent in 2022...
  • Covid, flu, RSV on the rise amid holiday gatherings

    12/28/2023 9:43:38 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 23 replies
    triblive ^ | 12/28/2023 | RYAN DETO
    Covid-19 struck Beth Green just in time for Christmas, upending her annual holiday gatherings. She planned on hosting her extended family at her Derry Township home on Dec. 23. She was especially excited because it’s difficult to get two of her adult sons together with their hectic schedules. Green, an administrator at a long-term care facility, said her covid symptoms weren’t serious. She went ahead with altered plans to host. She wore an N95 mask. She told family to attend at their own risk. Some did. Some didn’t.
  • These are the most 'unsafe' cities during the holiday season, research shows

    12/24/2023 11:44:45 PM PST · by AirForceVet1988 · 31 replies
    FOX NEWS ^ | 12-24-23 | Audrey Conklin
    The following cities ranked among the top 10 most "unsafe" places in the U.S. during the holidays, according to new research from Vivint, a smart-home security company. Researchers combined "property crime data, Google search trends and other security factors" to rank the 50 largest cities in the country in order by crime risk. Those factors include data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), Google Trends searches related to holiday security, security features for Airbnb listings, registered Neighborhood Watch groups and National Insurance Crime Bureau statistics, according to Vivint. Here are the top 10 . . . .
  • The 'War on Christmas' Is Real | Opinion

    12/22/2023 11:15:59 PM PST · by DallasBiff · 10 replies
    NewsWeek ^ | 12/21/23 | Jojn Pudner
    The absurdity of the liberal secular push claiming the Founders intended the First Amendment to bar Christian Christmas images from public places is most evident by the fact that these same Founders actually used the U.S. Capitol as a church week after week from the start of the United States of America. The liberal secularist argument would indicate the Founders messed up so badly in writing the Bill of Rights that they contradicted themselves in the very first words. The liberal secularist argument would mean that, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion," contradicts "or prohibiting the...
  • CDC director sends holiday warning: Stay home if you’re sick

    12/22/2023 12:30:40 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 34 replies
    The Hill ^ | 12/22/2023 | TARA SUTER
    The director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) told people to stay home if they are sick in a holiday message Friday. “We continue to see a lot of respiratory illness right now. Flu, COVID and RSV are spreading in most of the country,” Mandy Cohen said in a Friday video posted to the CDC’s account on X, formerly known as Twitter. “And as we gather with family and friends this time of year, I want to give you a few reminders,” Cohen continued. “I know it’s hard, but if you’re feeling sick, please stay home. Avoid spreading germs...
  • Buttigieg offers tips on flight delays and cancelations during holiday travel

    12/21/2023 11:34:14 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 19 replies
    The Hill ^ | 12/21/2023 | SARAH FORTINSKY
    Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg on Thursday touted the achievements his department has made over the last year and gave Americans pointers on air travel before they take off for the holiday season. “This year we have seen some of the busiest air traffic days in U.S. history. And so far, this year, our aviation system has been handling the increased volume well,” Buttigieg said in a video posted to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. “In fact, cancelations are lower than they were before the pandemic, and we’re pushing hard to keep it that way.”
  • Boston Mayor Michelle Wu shows off photo from ‘electeds of color’ holiday party after defending gathering: ‘A special moment

    12/16/2023 7:48:20 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 107 replies
    Nypost ^ | 12/16/2023 | Nicholas McIntyre
    Boston Mayor Michelle Wu proudly shared a photo of the controversial “electeds of color” holiday party she hosted on Wednesday, showcasing all the smiling government officials of minority backgrounds at the “no whites” gathering. “Last night was my turn to host the annual holiday dinner for Boston’s elected officials of color—a special moment to appreciate that our affinity group now includes leadership across city, state, county, and federal offices,” Wu wrote in a caption alongside the photo on Instagram.
  • Maine Town Removed a Star of David From its Holiday Display - Called "Offensive"

    12/03/2023 7:47:17 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 29 replies
    Hotair ^ | 12/03/2023 | Karen Townsend
    A suburb of Portland, Maine removed a Star of David from its annual holiday lights display. A local Arab-American organization complained and called it “offensive.” The reason is the Israel-Hamas war. How convenient for the normalization of antisemitic sentiments. Unlike most Arab countries, there is religious freedom in America. There is, however, a separation between church and state. Mayor Michael Foley is using the excuse of the Constitution’s Establishment Clause for the removal. Religious displays are forbidden on public property. Here is the kicker – local Jewish groups agreed and want the Star of David removed and replaced with a...
  • Black Friday shoppers spent a record $9.8 billion in U.S. online sales, up 7.5% from last year

    11/25/2023 9:57:34 PM PST · by Berlin_Freeper · 72 replies
    cnbc.com ^ | Nov 25 2023 | Rebecca Picciotto
    Black Friday e-commerce spending popped 7.5% from a year earlier, reaching a record $9.8 billion in the U.S., according to an Adobe Analytics report, a further indication that price-conscious consumers want to spend on the best deals and are hunting for those deals online.
  • CDC: ‘Keep Your Holiday Plans’ and ‘Get Vaccinated’

    11/22/2023 11:00:19 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 30 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 11/22/2023 | HANNAH BLEAU KNUDSEN
    The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is encouraging Americans to “keep” their holiday plans and “get vaccinated” for protection, despite the fact that the coronavirus vaccine does not prevent one from contracting the virus or halt virus transmission. “Keep your holiday plans. Get vaccinated. Stay protected,” an image shared by the CDC reads, featuring a group of people smiling around the dinner table about to have a Thanksgiving meal. “Planning for COVID-19 protection makes for a safer, healthier holiday season. Get yourself and your loved ones vaccinated and stay up to date on your immunizations,” the caption...
  • Holiday shoppers should steer clear of counterfeit goods, feds warn — highlighting hidden dangers

    11/21/2023 12:22:51 PM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 21 replies
    NY Post ^ | 11/21/2023 | Desheania Andrews and Steve Janoski
    Those watches, handbags and sunglasses might look awfully alluring when laid out on a New York City street corner — but the feds want holiday shoppers to keep walking. That was the message they hammered home Tuesday as federal authorities warned people not to shell out their hard-earned dollars for fraudulent goods — whose very existence poses a shadowy threat to the country, they said. “Today we’re here to warn the public again with an old saying that will stand the test of time: If the deal seems too good to be true, it probably is,” Marina Vides, assistant special...
  • Amazon adding 250K holiday workers, increasing pay

    09/19/2023 12:21:37 PM PDT · by Paul46360 · 7 replies
    WGN NEWS ^ | 9-19-23
    Amazon announced Tuesday that it will hire a quarter million new workers starting this month as the holiday shopping season nears. The company is also raising the starting pay for the new full-time, part-time and seasonal workers to an average of $20.50 per hour, it said.
  • Ramaswamy calls Juneteenth a ‘useless’ holiday

    08/07/2023 7:44:32 AM PDT · by ChicagoConservative27 · 95 replies
    The Hill ^ | 08/07/2023 | Jared Gans
    GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy called Juneteenth a “useless” holiday during a campaign event with voters in Iowa on Saturday. Ramaswamy’s remarks, first reported by NBC News, come after he celebrated the holiday earlier this year on June 19, saying it is about honoring how far the country has come and how people can advance through hard work, commitment and dedication. He called for a range of proposals concerning the country’s elections on Saturday, including that all voting happen on one day, having all paper ballots and declaring Election Day a national holiday instead of one of the “useless” ones.
  • 'He said he'd fix the airlines': Furious passengers rage at Pete Buttigieg over holiday travel flightmare as THREE THOUSAND flights are delayed or canceled today - leaving Fourth of July plans across nation in tatters

    07/02/2023 11:49:51 AM PDT · by Libloather · 48 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 7/02/23 | Andrea Cavallier
    Furious passengers began to lash out at Pete Buttigieg over the Forth of July weekend's travel chaos as 3,000K delayed or canceled flights has left thousands of people stranded. Angry tweets slammed the Transportation Secretary for not fixing the airline industry as the number of Americans traveling by air for the holiday is expected to reach 25 million, surpassing pre-pandemic levels for the first time in four years. 'Almost 3000 flights were delayed or cancelled this weekend. And this is after he said he would fix the airline industry,' one Twitter user lamented. But Buttigieg doesn't appear worried with how...
  • British father, 53, dies on holiday in Jamaica after trying to drink all 21 cocktails on pool bar menu: Family raises nearly £10,000 in bid to fly him back for funeral

    06/27/2023 10:51:35 AM PDT · by Libloather · 31 replies
    Daily Mail ^ | 6/27/23 | Elizabeth Haigh
    A British father died in Jamaica after attempting a challenge at a hotel pool bar to try and drink all 21 cocktails on the menu, an inquest has heard. Timothy Southern, from Lichfield, Staffordshire, had drunk 12 of the cocktails when he went to his room at the Royal Decameron Club Caribbean, in Saint Ann. The 53-year-old was on holiday with his sister, children, and other relatives when tragedy struck in May, 2022. Loved-ones rushed to Timothy's room after the alarm was raised. One of them told his inquest: 'He was on his back choking. I put him in the...