Free Republic

VIDEOWatch this incredibly eerie interview in which a pair of Australian twins speak in perfect unison during most of a news interview about a carjacking incident. After watching most viewers, myself included, will be convinced that twins possess amazing ESP powers, or Twin Telepathy, that often allow them to speak in harmony. However, there was something strangely familiar about that interview when you think about the news media also speaking in harmony as you can also see here. The main difference is that for the twins, this ability comes naturally and for the news media it is as if they...

Twin 19-year-old brothers were found shot to death on top of a Georgia mountain a day after missing a flight to Boston to visit friends — and their family is refusing to accept probers’ murder-suicide theory. Qaadir and Naazir Lewis of Lawrenceville disappeared March 7 after missing their 7 a.m. flight, with the teens found dead by a hiker the next day at the summit of Bell Mountain near the North Carolina border. Grieving uncle Rahim Brawner said the teens were inseparable and would never hurt each other, even as the Georgia Bureau of Investigations is treating the case as...

The number of offspring a species has in a litter is phylogenetically conserved, meaning more similar in more closely related species. Deer tend to have one or two offspring, while canids and felids tend to have many more babies in each litter. Almost all primate species give birth to just one baby, although there are exceptions. Several of the wet-nosed primates — including lemurs, lorises and galagos — and almost all of the marmosets and tamarins from South America give birth to twins. Marmosets are primates that typically give birth to twins. (Image credit: Tambako The Jaguar/flickr, CC BY-ND) Prior...

Eugene Vindman won the Democratic Party's nomination for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District on Tuesday. The race among Democrats comes after the incumbent Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger announced she would not seek re-election in favor of running for governor of the Old Dominion next year. Seven Democrats vied for the nomination in the crowded primary election, including: Prince County Supervisor Andrea Bailey; Prince County Supervisor Margaret Franklin; former state House Delegate Elizabeth Guzman; Virginia House Delegate Briana Sewell; Carl Bedell; Clifford Heinzer; and retired Army Col. Eugene Vindman. Vindman and his twin brother, retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, gained national...

This is one of the weirdest stories of the year.Allegations in Bucharest have spawned one of the most bizarre stories the world of soccer has ever seen. It’s been alleged that former Portugal back Edgar Ié, who rose to prominence playing for Barcelona might have sent his twin brother Edelino Ié to play in his place when he was transferred to Dinamo Bucharest back in February. Rumors of the identity switch began in early May when things about Ié simply weren’t adding up. Not only did the player Bucharest sign not really play like Edgar Ié, but members of the...

Identical twins from Minnesota are accused of swapping places after one of them, allegedly driving high on a rural highway, rear-ended an Amish horse-drawn carriage and killed two children. Police spent months building the case before announcing charges. But, according to one expert, the damning evidence might not be as strong as it appears. Prosecutors now allege Samantha Jo Petersen was behind the wheel Sept. 25, 2023, when a motor vehicle slammed into a horse-drawn carriage, killing two children and injuring their two siblings. It was not her identical twin sister, Sarah Beth Petersen, who took responsibility at the scene,...

The last three men to stand trial in connection with a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer have been found not guilty on all counts.Eric Molitor and twin brothers William Null and Michael Null were among the 14 men charged in state and federal court over the alleged plan to kidnap the governor at her vacation home in Antrim County in 2020, largely over the Democratic governor's strict COVID-19 shutdowns.Molitor, 39, and the Null brothers, both 41, had pleaded not guilty to state charges of providing material support for terrorist acts and illegally possessing firearms.

On May 4, 2004, David Reimer drove to a supermarket car park and, still sitting in the car, pulled out a shotgun and killed himself. At 38, he ended a life that had been so full of pain and anguish that some who knew him were only surprised he had battled on for so long. From when he was only a few months old until into his teenage years, David had been subjected to a perverse, cruel and disastrously misguided experiment by a celebrated sex psychologist who was determined to show the world that he could transform a boy into...

A mother in Alabama gave birth to rare "MoMo" twins after a previous twin pregnancy. In a rare case, a mother in Alabama gave birth to two sets of identical twins in back-to-back pregnancies. Britney Alba learned she was pregnant with twins for the second time roughly six months after she'd given birth to her first set of twins, a pair of boys named Luka and Levi, according to a statement(opens in new tab) from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The first set of twins shared the same placenta — the organ that connects the uterus to the...

Eight years ago my eldest grand-daughter gave birth to twins. Today we learned that her sister is expecting twins, also! And if that's not enough, their cousin is expecting twins also. Additionally, another granddaughter and dranddaughter in law are expecting singletons. That's 6 new additions to the family are expected with a month of each other! Surely, God has blessed me with a very full quiver!! I'm so excited!

A new report has identified at least 20 Major League Baseball (MLB) teams that have directly or indirectly lent support for child gender “transitions.” One of those teams is the Minnesota Twins. According to National Review, the Twins are one of six MLB teams which have “partnered with organizations that advocate, promote, or lobby for youth gender transitions in public policy” as part of their “Pride Night” games. The Twins used their July 15 “Pride Night” game against the Chicago White Sox to donate a portion of each ticket sale to support Twin Cities Pride, an organization known to hold...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Tiffany Campbell never thought she would have an abortion. “I was a staunch Republican, I would not even vote for a Democrat, straight party ticket,” Tiffany said. “But I also never thought I would need an abortion.” In 2006, Tiffany and her then-husband Chris found out they were pregnant with their third child. Like her first two pregnancies, Tiffany was experiencing severe dehydration and vomiting and regularly went to the doctor for fluids and other treatments. On one particular visit, Tiffany was informed she had a kidney infection and would need a stent and have...

A man accused of raping 4-year-old twins in Pennsylvania attacked two officers who tracked him down to a Midtown homeless shelter Tuesday and then escaped, cops said. Suspected fiend Isaiah Metz, 22, was at the Antonio Olivieri Drop-In Center on West 30th Street near Eighth Avenue in Manhattan when an NYPD detective and an investigator from the city Department of Investigation – both part of the Regional Fugitive Task Force – showed up to arrest him about 4:15 a.m., police said. Metz fought the two officers – punching both in the head multiple times and biting the investigator on the...

<p>Twin sisters in Wisconsin are facing attempted homicide charges while the restaurant worker they are accused of shooting and beating is recovering in a neck brace.</p><p>Anthony Rodriguez, 26, says he was the only server working around midnight Jan. 30 at a George Webb location in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. He says a few customers became upset over an incomplete order and were asked to leave, but instead, one of them opened fire.</p>

The newborn twins had died in cruelty, wrapped in brown paper and abandoned in a vermin-filled Bronx alley, but dozens of cops desperate to find out who killed them have made sure the babies had a final, peaceful farewell. Around 20 NYPD officers, mostly detectives, turned out at Eternity Funeral Service in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx Saturday for a funeral they arranged in honor of the infants, whom they named Zeke and Zane. “Zeke is short for Ezekiel which means, ‘God’s strength,’ and Zane means ‘God’s Gift,’” said Lt. William O’Toole, a veteran homicide officer who said the...

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced on Twitter that he and his husband, Chasten Buttigieg, have welcomed twins into their family. Pete Buttigieg shared a photo to Twitter of the couple holding the babies, named Penelope Rose and Joseph August. “Chasten and I are beyond thankful for all the kind wishes since first sharing the news that we’re becoming parents,” he said. “We are delighted to welcome Penelope Rose and Joseph August Buttigieg to our family.”

It’s a girl — and a boy! Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg and husband Chasten introduced their infant twins to the world Saturday with an adorable black-and-white photo, shared on Twitter and Instagram, that showed the couple cuddling the swaddled newborns side by side in a hospital bed. “We are delighted to welcome Penelope Rose and Joseph August Buttigieg to our family,” the proud new papa wrote. Buttigieg, 39, revealed last month that he and Chasten had become parents — although, he tweeted at the time, “the process isn’t done yet.” The former Democratic presidential candidate did not disclose details of...

Here are the celebrities expected to compete on 'Dancing with the Stars'… This new ‘Doctor Strange 2’ leak will have Marvel fans so excited Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who made history as the first openly gay Cabinet member to be confirmed by the Senate, and husband Chasten Buttigieg are officially fathers -- twice over. Here are the celebrities expected to compete on 'Dancing with the Stars'… This new ‘Doctor Strange 2’ leak will have Marvel fans so excited Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who made history as the first openly gay Cabinet member to be confirmed by the Senate, and husband...

Great Britain's Olympic delegation features three sets of twins. Jennifer and Jessica Gadirova are members of Great Britain's women's gymnastics team. In the men's road race, identical twin cyclists Adam and Simon Yates will race for Great Britain. Twins Pat and Luke McCormack are members of Great Britain's boxing team. Twins Laura and Charlotte Tremble of France compete together in synchronized swimming. Twin sisters Sanne and Lieke Wevers are returning to the Olympics on the Netherlands' gymnastics team.

<p>Monday afternoon's scheduled Minnesota Twins game has been postponed following the fatal police shooting of a man in Brooklyn Center on Sunday, which sparked civil unrest.</p><p>The Twins were set to open a four-game series at Target Field against the Boston Red Sox at 1:10 p.m.</p>