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There's no more pretending that President Joe Biden may not be the Democratic nominee come 2024. Almost 11 months in, the Biden presidency has been catastrophic. The polls are not only finding Biden underwater when it comes to his approval rating, but that even a plurality of Democrats don't want him to run. Other options then may be Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Vice President Kamala Harris, as Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Sean Sullivan wrote for the Washington Post on Saturday. They weren't even coy in their headline, which read "Harris and Buttigieg under the spotlight amid uncertainty...

With mail-in voting already underway, Newsom is spending big time in an effort save his governorship. Money is pouring in from billionaire left-wing donor George Soros, who has donated a total of $1 million to help Newsom, while Netflix co-CEO Reed Hastings has given a whopping $3 million. Celebrities are helping lead the smear efforts against Elder and the GOP. Actor Ron Perlman posted an profanity-laden video in which he compared Republicans to ISIS and said “**** you, GOP.”

The Indonesian navy is looking for a submarine that went missing north of the tourist island of Bali with 53 people on board, according to the military on Wednesday. Military chief Hadi Tjahjanto claimed that the KRI Nanggala 402 was engaged in a training exercise when it failed to register for duty. He believes the submarine went down in waters about 60 miles (95 kilometres) north of Bali. Tjahjanto stated that the navy has sent dozens of aircraft, including a hydrographic survey ship, to search the region and has requested assistance from Singapore and Australia, both of which have submarine...

White House advisor Hope Hicks has tested positive for COVID-19 after traveling with President Trump to a rally in Duluth, Minn. Hicks traveled aboard Air Force One with the president to Tuesday night’s debate and to his rally in Minnesota the following day.

4 P.M.: PEOPLE TRAPPED AT MAMMOTH POOL As many as 1,000 people near Mammoth Pool Reservoir have been cut off by the Creek Fire and are unable to evacuate the area. They are reportedly being advised to shelter in place, in the reservoir if necessary. The situation was confirmed by Sierra National Forest spokesman Dan Tune.

A large magmatic eruption is taking place at the volcano right now. Based on satellite imagery, VAAC Darwin spotted a high-level ash and SO2 plume reaching 47,000 ft (15 km) altitude moving WNW. A strong thermal hot spot is detected as well. Both the webcam on Anak Krakatau Island and from the coast (in 40 km distance) show strong lava fountaining from the volcano. This seems to be the strongest eruptive phase since the violent phreatomagmatic activity following the partial collapse of the volcano on 22 Dec 2018, which had triggered a deadly tsunami that killed hundreds of people on...

He's having serious heart surgery tomorrow, good docs, and he's otherwise in good shape, but any prayers for him and the med teams are appreciated.

A contributor for the Hill is claiming that President Donald Trump visited the hospital due to chest discomfort. “#BreakingNews Sources tell me from Walter Reed the President was being checked out for chest discomfort. No other information is available at this time,” Andrew Vernon wrote on Twitter on the evening of November 16, 2019. Vernon’s Twitter page profile says that he is “President & CEO. Opinion Contributor @thehill. @ColumbiaMSPH Alum & @UMaine Alum. @USArmy Veteran. #GoHabsGo.” The chest pain report has not been confirmed by other sources. However, earlier in the day, the White Hosue confirmed that President Trump had...

He's reported via Facebook that he's had a heart attack.

Search Underway for Sailor Missing from USS Abraham Lincoln By: Sam LaGrone July 18, 2019 3:28 PM USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) steams with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge (DDG-96) after a replenishment-at-sea on May 8, 2019. US Navy Photo U.S. and international warships are searching for a sailor missing from the Lincoln Carrier Strike Group in the Arabian Sea, U.S. 5th Fleet announced on Thursday. The sailor was reported missing after a Wednesday man overboard incident on USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) while the carrier was operating in the region. In addition to Lincoln, guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf...

Pleased pray for my partners and I as we are doing our semi-annual equipment inventory at work(over 900 items to find and account for).

Scott Baio ‏@ScottBaio · Jun 15 Sometimes God throws you a curve ball. If any extra prayers, give them to @MrsScottBaio Thanks Thank you for the prayers & support for my wife. #meningiomabraintumor https://www.facebook.com/pages/Scott-Baio/381726605193429?ref=hl …

My wife's ultrasound found an "abnormal thickening"; she'll be having a biopsy. Please pray with me that it's nothing serious.

From Johnny earlier today: "Time to fess up. Turns out I have brain cancer that moved there from my lungs. Prognosis is poor. I had brain surgery a couple of weeks ago. Of course, being me, I intend to fight hard to the very end, and beat the odds. I may well be around for harvest season this year. That is my intent. Normal prognosis is in weeks. I've held off on bringing this up on FR for several reasons. But the time to bring it up is now. Consider this my opus. It's as close as I'm going to...

My heart breaks as I write this....as I have posted before....my daughter has been fighting Heroin addiction. Yesterday....after entering sober living....she relapsed and OD'd. The medics brought her back....but we have no idea as to what to expect when we get to her....we are flying to her side as we speak... Please pray for our daughter...pray for us...to allow for God's will and grace to find and cover her in His healing.

Betty Fordhas died at the age of 93.

<p>Please pray for Sionnsar. He is at John Muir Hospital in Concord, CA, where he was admitted last evening for breathing problems. He has sepsis, is on a ventilator, they started dialysis and the infections disease specialist is ordering tests to rule out serious things. He is NOT awake. Not sure why he is so sick.</p>

Chicopee man died at Gillette Stadium before Sunday's game, officials say E-mail|Link September 13, 2010 01:53 PM By L. Finch, Globe Correspondent A 40-year-old Chicopee man died Sunday after suffering a massive heart attack in the stands of Gillette Stadium in Foxborough before the game between the New England Patriots and the Cincinnati Bengals, fire officials said today. The man was attending the game, the first of the Patriots 2010 season, with his 6-year-old son, and was sitting near the south end zone close to the field, Foxborough Fire Chief Roger Hatfield said.

A plane carrying former Sen. Ted Stevens and eight others crashed in remote southwest Alaska, killing the longtime Republican lawmaker and four other people, authorities said Tuesday. Ex-NASA chief Sean O'Keefe was also believed to be aboard, but it was unclear whether he was among the dead. Stevens' family has been notified that the 86-year-old was among those killed in the crash Monday night, family spokesman Mitch Rose told The Associated Press. Rescuers arrived on helicopter early Tuesday and were giving medical care to survivors, Alaska National Guard spokesman Maj. Guy Hayes said. He offered no additional details, except that...

I have no idea if I'm doing this right, so I hope somebody can fix whatever I mess up. I am so sorry for not posting sooner, but the last couple of days have been a blur. The surgery on Tuesday didn't actually start until noon even though we signed in at 7:30 am and they took Jeff to the OR around 10:30. We got our final report at 10 pm. By 11:00 pm I was able to go to his room in the ICU. He did very well during the surgery. Coming out of the anesthesia was a little...