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Canadian Resistance Army - Lake Ontario

Canada is not about to take President Trump's renaming of "Lake Ontario" lying down or without a fight, and the wildlife are getting involved. Plug in your headphones or turn-up your speakers and sing along.

President Cleveland's decision to declare Labor Day as a holiday was likely to placate constituents after the controversial handling of the 1894 Pullman strike.

You should have bought the item right away. Now, Amazon's computers have figured out you are interested and may return to buy it, and may still do that even if the price is a little higher. The airlines do the same thing when you price tickets online. It happened to me today, I looked at a ten dollar item last night, decided to buy, and today it cost me fifteen bucks. Sneaky bastards.

Hollywood often prioritizes spectacle and drama over strict historical accuracy. Period epics tend to win big at the Academy Awards, but their relation to real-world events ranges from artistic license to complete fabrication. These ten celebrated films delivered unforgettable cinema, yet failed all history tests.

The sticker reflects a controversial theory surrounding George Floyd's death that claims he died from an overdose rather than as a result of the police restraint that preceded his death. Supporters of the theory say the circumstances of Floyd's death have been misrepresented and the officers involved were unfairly blamed for what they consider to have been primarily a drug-related incident. This highly contentious, as it challenges the widely accepted account of the circumstances surrounding Floyd's death.

The snow-covered lands of the Arctic have long been home to the Inuit and Yupik people, two remarkable indigenous groups who have thrived in one of the world's harshest environments. Among their many ingenious inventions, the humble snow goggles stand out as a fascinating example of human adaptability and innovation.

Replica Inuit Snow Googles made of plastic and available by free mail from Walmart.

For many Americans, it comes down to a basic question: What am I paying, and what am I getting? In a state like California, you pay high taxes, but you don't get much for your money. The infrastructure isn't keeping up so people have to make a rational choice. And it's not just families making that choice. The money is moving too. A growing number of billionaires, CEOs, and major corporations are also relocating, and they're taking their incomes, their jobs, and their businesses with them.

You may have seen some of the most common types of doodle dogs that have gained popularity in recent decades. Every doodle dog is a little different, based on the type of Poodle parent (Standard, Miniature, or Toy Poodle) and the breed they’re mixed with.

Spring breaks, summer dips, fall hikes, and winter getaways: There’s a beach activity for all seasons. Luckily for those of us in the United States, we have some of the best beaches in the world.

Research shows the average smartphone user checks his or her device 150 times per day, or about once every six minutes, even on long weekends.

''If You Can't Do the Time, Don't Do the Crime''. According to the author, you’ve heard it. Maybe you’ve even said it. But that smug little rhyme only works if you believe the punishment always fits the crime — and that everyone inside actually did it. ?? FACT CHECK: Neither is true.

The yearly desert bacchanal known as Burning Man is upon us, with 70,000 attendees building a city out of the Nevada dust for 10 revelrous days. Founded on San Francisco’s Baker Beach in 1986, the anything-goes event is a hotbed of creativity, with large-scale art pieces scattered throughout the playa and theme camps creating wild experiences and cheeky offerings that you simply won’t find anywhere else.

A line from the 1987 movie ''The Princess Bride''put to good use. Yard sales are a great way to declutter your home and make some extra cash. Simple choices on timing, pricing, and display can mean the difference between a successful sale and a flop. To help navigate the process, here are dos and don'ts of selling your unwanted wares the old-fashioned way. Follow these tried-and-true tips to take your yard sale to the next level. (''Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.'')

It wouldn't be Labor Day without the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. MDA is a nonprofit working to defeat muscular dystrophy and 40 related diseases through research, support services and public health education. From 1966 until when it ended in 2009, Jerry Lewis raised over $2 billion to fight the disease. And my wife and I watched it almost every year.

''Thrill shows'' had long been a Grandstand staple at the State Fair. Acrobats, parachutists and other daredevils delighted capacity crowds for decades with their breathtaking feats. But they weren't without risk. Just four years before the crash that killed Ferris and Middleton, an aerial cyclist had plunged to his death during a Grandstand performance that had him pedaling along a narrow iron bar 100 feet off the ground. Air shows were especially popular with spectators. Less so with the Fair's neighbors

Sometimes you don't want a bustling bar scene or neon signs flickering until 2 AM. Sometimes you want a place where the streets go quiet, the stars come out, and the biggest decision of your evening is whether to make tea or just go to bed. Minnesota has plenty of those towns scattered across the state. Once the sun dips below the horizon, these places settle into a deep, velvety quiet. A lone gas station might stay lit, but the cafes have shuttered, and the shops are dark.

The United States is prone to various natural disasters, including hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, floods, and earthquakes. The frequency and type of disasters can vary significantly by region, with hurricanes more common on the East Coast and wildfires prevalent in the West.

According to estimates from The National Safety Council, tens of thousands of accidents will happen over the weekend, more than 52,000 people will seek medical attention for injuries sustained in a car accident over the weekend and nearly 500 will, unfortunately, suffer fatal injuries.

Garage Logic is the seat of Gumption County, down the road from Diversityville, but not as far as Liberal Lakes. It's a place where common sense prevails, the 2-car garage is revered and cigar smoking is allowed (and lawyers aren't).

The Black Hills Expedition was a United States Army expedition in 1874 led by Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer that set out on July 2, 1874, from Fort Abraham Lincoln, Dakota Territory, which is south of modern day Mandan, North Dakota, with orders to travel to the previously uncharted Black Hills of South Dakota. Its mission was to look for suitable locations for a fort, find a route to the southwest, and to investigate the possibility of gold mining.

On September 1, 1983, the Russians shot down Korean Airlines Flight 007, killing all 269 on board, claiming it was on a spying mission.

The fire in Hinckley, Minnesota in 1894 was a result of poor forestry meeting a prolonged drought and record breaking high temperatures. The fire was of such intensity that it literally moved too fast for many to escape, and so immense that it created its own weather system.

Earwax plays an important role as a barrier to stop debris, dust and bacteria from going deep into your ear canal and eardrum. It also prevents inflammation and infection.

Demodex, also known as eye mites, are tiny arachnids living on the base of your eyelashes, quietly feasting on your eyelid oils while you sleep. These nearly invisible critters are shaped like little eight-legged tubes with mouths designed for eating sebum, the crusty oil produced by your eyelids, and they’re way more active at night, which means that the irritating morning itch might not be allergies after all.

Designated a National Park in 1872, but 10 years later commercial developers were building illegal hotels, restaurants and other venues while prospectors and loggers pillaged the park almost at will. Many visitors treated the hot springs as their own personal hot tubs, causing irreparable damage. Buffalo Bill moved to stop it.

Richard Carrington was a well-known British astronomer of the 19th century. His focus was the sun. He determined the position of the sun's axis of rotation (the location of its north and south poles) and was the first to learn that the sun doesn't rotate as a solid body, but solar material goes around faster at the sun's equator than at its poles. He discovered that the dark spots on the sun's surface, called sunspots, vary in latitude over the 11-year solar cycle. He saw the first bona fide solar flare.

On the 2nd of January, 1776, from the army's headquarters at Cambridge, Massachusetts, Stephen Moylan sat down to write to a fellow officer, Joseph Reed. He had a notion that the colonies needed an emissary sent to Spain to seek help, and he rather fancied the job himself. In the middle of laying out his argument, he wrote a single sentence that would outlive everything else he ever did, saying that he should like vastly to go ''with full and ample powers from the United States of America to Spain.''

There is no truth-in-advertising law governing federal candidates. They can legally lie about almost anything they want, and broadcasters are not allowed to edit or refuse ads, even if they know them to be false.

These days there are few things more refreshing than watching someone famous refuse to tell us what they think. In 2018, Parton was being interviewed by ABC's ''Nightline'' when the conversation turned toward Donald Trump and the infamous Access Hollywood tapes. The interviewer wanted to know what she thought about them. Dolly wasn't interested.

The term ''doppelganger'' (or doppelgänger) comes from German, literally meaning ''double walker,'' and its history is as fascinating as it is eerie.

The High Holy Days, also known as the Ten Days of Repentance, or the Days of Awe, are the most widely observed Jewish holidays, beginning with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and ending ten days later with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. While these are the two main holy days, the High Holiday season also includes Sukkot, the Feast of the Tabernacles; Shemini Atzeret, the ''Eighth Day of Assembly''; and Simchat Torah, which literally means ''Rejoicing in the Torah.''

Elizabeth Warren asks Trump to ''Pay Up'' after DNA test going back 10 generations shows her to be 1/1024th Native American. Or, maybe South American.

Mountains, rugged foothills, deep canyons, vast caverns, and the world's largest trees exemplify the diversity of landscapes, life, and beauty of these two California National Parks, but remember you are in marmot country and they love to chew on your automobile. Physically block marmots by driving over a tarp and then wrapping it around your entire vehicle. Cover the wheel wells. Wrapping chicken wire around the vehicle is no longer advised, as marmots have learned to get around the wire.

During his Medal of Honor ceremony, President Ronald Reagan summed up the life of Roy Benavidez: ''If the story of his heroism were a movie script, you would not believe it.''

Before menus ever make it to the printer, restaurant owners hire menu engineers and consultants to bury super sneaky psychological tricks into the pretty pictures and mouth-watering descriptions for one reason only — to get you to spend more money. Want to beat restaurants at their own game? Here's your cheat sheet listing the sneakiest of sneaky tricks.

Columbus was stranded on an island now known as Jamaica in 1503. Faced with starvation, he came up with a plan to trick the natives into providing food by predicting a lunar eclipse he knew would occur. How did he know that?

About 640 million acres of land in the US are owned by the federal government, with around 95% of that managed by just four groups. Each of these four agencies offer opportunities for outdoor recreation and exploration. However, their origins and goals differ, each with their own approach to managing the natural, historical, and cultural treasures found across the country.

Falls are the number one cause of injury in people age 65 and older, and fear of falling actually increases the likelihood of falls. Fall-related anxiety, or living in constant fear of falling, is a very real phenomenon that can have psychological and physical manifestations, and when a person has a fear of falls, they start to limit their mobility and activities.

Explosive diarrhea is in the news. Cyclospora, a parasite spread through human feces, is the culprit. And it probably arrived on your table via lettuce. The parasite can be difficult to remove from leafy produce because it may become trapped in folds, crevices or areas that water does not reach easily. Dr. Manish N. Trivedi, director of infectious diseases at AtlantiCare, said that if you're not washing your greens yourself, it might be a good idea not to order it at a restaurant.

'A Prairie Home Companion' was a weekly radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor that aired live from 1974 to 2016 Saturday nights on Public Radio. The show was extremely popular, especially in the Midwest where it was aired from the mythical town of Lake Wobegon, Minnesota.

When Norse warbands hit a town, they weren’t only after coins or shiny treasures. They grabbed people, turning captives into thralls—Viking terms for enslaved individuals. Women were especially targeted to be sold, traded, or kept to run households or serve as concubines. For the raiders, human beings were portable wealth.

Poliomyelitis - often called infantile paralysis at the time - grew increasingly common during the first half of the 20th century. Highly contagious, its early symptoms often mimicked the flu, with a low-grade fever, a headache and a sore throat. Severe cases could result in muscle weakness, paralysis or death. Children were especially susceptible.

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''CSS Texas''

In the 2005 film

the CSS Texas escaped from the battle at Richmond, Virginia and was able to head for the open sea carrying millions in Confederate gold coins. The battle at Richmond was real, but the iron-clad Texas was not there, only in the movie. One of my favorite films.

''Islands in the Stream'' was written by the Bee Gees but originally recorded by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton and released in 1983, earning a nomination for Single of the Year that same year. Rogers and Parton performed the duet together on ''The 17th Annual CMA Awards'' and were later nominated for Vocal Duo of the Year for three consecutive years from 1984-1986.

While there must be legitimate sellers of devices like this, (I haven't found one yet) there are dozens of ads on Facebook and YouTube offering these window projectors with scary images that most likely could not be done with this type of projector. Ordering anything on Facebook is a risk, a security employee at PayPal told me Facebook gets paid up-front and accepts any ad without any investigation.

Americans are bracing for the 'sickest day of the year' - as more call off work ill on August 24 more than at any other time of year, including the day after Super Bowl Sunday.

Erik Slavin, the editor-in-chief, said he was being fired for insubordination after stating in a CBS interview last month that censorship of news for service members would constitute a red line in the Pentagon's efforts to exert control over the newspaper. ''I stand by the principle that Stars and Stripes must remain editorially independent, as required by law and by the department's own policies.''

Ladders are simple tools, from household chores to professional construction sites. While they provide us with a convenient means of reaching heights, it’s easy to overlook the potential dangers associated with their use. According to statistics, ladder-related accidents result in thousands of injuries and fatalities yearly, making ladder safety a crucial topic that deserves our attention.

Inspired by the iconic Top Gun movies, this is the most realistic aerial combat mission experience you can get anywhere outside of the U.S. military. Step into the cockpit and live out your ultimate fighter pilot fantasy.

Known as a ''Summer District Work Period'', Congress takes August off to rest-up after their exhausting Tuesday thru Thursday normal work weeks, 7 months a year.

Some common U.S. medications, like Sudafed and Benadryl, and even things like Alka-Seltzer, are banned or restricted in some countries. International drug laws vary widely, so travelers must research destination-specific rules and carry original packaging and documentation. Ignoring these rules can lead to confiscation or even more serious consequences, you could be arrested, which is why it's essential to prepare before flying.

Saint Columba raised his holy hand, while all the rest, his own monks as well as strangers, were stupefied with terror. Invoking the name of God, the Saint formed the saving Sign of the Cross in the air and gave this command to the ferocious monster: ''Thou shalt go no further, nor touch the man. Go back with all speed.'' At the voice of the Saint, the monster was terrified and fled. One of the stories the Church expects followers to believe without question. Would you?

You might not want Daisy, but if your pet is missing, alert people in your area on Facebook and notify the Rescue Squad For Free.

The Silent Generation comes after the Greatest Generation and before the Baby Boomers. They are the people born between 1928 and 1945. They are now retirees ranging in age from 75 to 92 years old. TIME magazine in a 1951 article noted: ''The most startling fact about the younger generation is its silence.'' Why?

An astonishing number of Canadians are leaving. The reasons why are clear. All you have to do is look at some simple statistics. Last year, roughly 150,000 Americans chose to leave the United States. Canada has more exact statistics on emigration. It says that 120,640 Canadians left Canada. The numbers aren't so different. But the United States has eight-and-a-half times as many people. So, if the United States had the same rate of emigration, we would be losing close to 1.3 million people each year.

A Swiss tourist has been sentenced to one year in prison for insulting a sacred religious event on Indonesia's holiday island of Bali. Nyepi, also known as the Day of Silence, is an annual holiday during which the usually bustling tourist island goes quiet, as people stay home and refrain from making loud noises. The restrictions apply to everyone on the island regardless of religion, including tourists. Authorities have vowed to tighten scrutiny of the island's tourists and crackdown on unruly foreigners.

A.J. Jacobs has come up with the cleverly named TRUTH system. As he says, it's not perfect. When he hears or reads an alleged fact, he tries to put that fact through five steps in his TRUTH process. Jacobs is a New York Times best-selling author of ''The Year of Living Biblically'' and ''The Year of Living Constitutionally''.

Members of Congress don’t like to think of themselves as on vacation, so they call recesses ''work breaks'' or ''home-district periods'' rather than ''time off.'' Congress gets the entire month of August off because our founding fathers didn't have air conditioning.

Prior to the attack on Pearl Harbor, African-American roles in the Navy were limited to messman and general service. Segregation was deeply ingrained into the military structure, and many of the leading military and political figures believed that white servicemen would refuse to serve under a black man, they thought areas of authority were beyond the capabilities of persons of color. There was some discussion of finding other areas of service for blacks, but very little came of it, until December of 1941.

Common fraud and scams often involve trying to get you to send money by using threats, offering prizes or fake services, asking for donations, or pretending to be a person you know or someone from your financial institution. Scammers use many different schemes to take people's money. They often ask for payment in ways that are hard to trace or recover, such as wire transfers, gift cards, mobile apps, or cryptocurrency.

When you sell gold, you are taxed on the gain, not the sale price, and the gain depends on your cost basis. Basis generally starts with what you actually paid for the gold, including any dealer premium and applicable acquisition costs, not merely the spot price. A seller who reports only the spot price on the purchase date overpays. The classic problem arises from coins bought for cash years ago. If you cannot document what you paid, the IRS may treat your basis as zero and tax the entire sale price.

The anatidaephobic individual fears that no matter where they are or what they are doing, a duck watches.

More than half of all internet traffic now comes from bots, analysts say, and for businesses, that means reaching customers may be more challenging than ever. The flood of artificial intelligence-powered bots is forcing small businesses especially to find new strategies to make human connections.

Burmese Pythons come from Southeast Asia, their arrival in the Florida Everglades appears to be tied to the exotic pet trade, when owners could no longer handle them and released them into the wild. Others may have escaped captivity during storms and other disturbances. The result is now a self-sustaining population that is completely out of control.

As the weather warms more and more and people wear less and less, it's sometimes hard for Americans to remember that there are cultures that enforce dress codes. In 1959, the city of Plattsburgh, N.Y., banned the wearing of shorts by anyone over 16 years old. Violators were liable to a $25 fine or 25 days in jail.

Your State Fair is the best State Fair, don't miss it, don't even be late. This website has info about the 48 State Fairs. (Michigan and Nevada don't have fairs.)

A 2025 Canadian law restored citizenship to millions of Americans with Canadian roots. If your parent, grandparent, or great-grandparent was born in Canada, you might be a Canadian citizen and not even know it.

The Dieppe Raid was a clear lesson on how not to carry out beach landings. The failures and lessons learned from it greatly affected the planning and operation of the later Normandy Landings some two years later, and ultimately helped contribute to D-Day’s success.

President Trump's war against Iran is stretching the limits of aircraft carriers and leaving the western Pacific without one of the key American warships as China shows more signs of aggression. The USS George Washington is departing the Pacific to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East amid concerns about mental health and supply issues aboard the Lincoln carrier. The Lincoln has had its time at sea extended from its original May return date to support operations against Iran.

If you receive a call from someone who sounds just like your grandson and says he needs money or a gift card, the best thing to do is hang up and call your grandson. But if the voice is so convincing that you can’t bear to do that, ask for your family code word. If the caller can’t produce it, hang up. Likewise, if you are legitimately in trouble and need to call a loved one for help, say the code word so your relative knows it’s really you.

A newlywed died on his honeymoon after being struck by lightning in a freak weather accident. Jake and Leah Rosencranz had travelled to the coastal city of New Smyrna in Florida for a delayed honeymoon last month when the 29-year-old was hit by a lightning bolt while standing in ankle deep water. There were clear skies over the beach at the time of the devastating accident, with Rosencranz's death being caused by a rare weather phenomena known as 'blue-sky lightning'.

Approximately 100,000 to 200,000 political opponents and critics of the Nazi party were seized within a year of Hitler's election, while many other groups were targeted in later years, including Jews, Jehovah's Witnesses, homosexuals, Roma and Sinti, and so-called ''asocial'' people. These people were held in concentration camps, sites that operated outside of normal laws, as the Third Reich perfected a system of permanent terror.

A significant obstacle to overcome before launching an invasion of Britain - the Royal Air Force (RAF) and its collection of Hawker Hurricane and Supermarine Spitfire fighters. The Luftwaffe and its BF-109 Messerschmidt fighters, Junkers JU-87 dive bombers, and Heinkel 111 bombers are tasked with taking out the RAF. Fortunately for England, a handful of fighter pilots are ready to kill or be killed. An excellent film depicting the ''Battle of Britain''. I have my copy, do you?

The Woodstock music festival, held on a dairy farm in New York in 1969, attracted an audience of 500,000, and was the pop culture music event of the decade.

Flock is a private, for-profit technology company that operates over 120,000 AI-powered cameras that actively record vehicle data from public spaces and share the data with police departments and local governments. Those in favor of the camera systems argue they are a valuable tool for law enforcement. But backlash against the camera system is mounting, with those opposed citing privacy concerns.

There are countries where they would have just taken this murderer out behind the court house and shot him, but here in the United States, he's become a folk hero to those that think he is too handsome to be guilty. And besides, he was standing up for people who had claims denied by those big and evil insurance companies.

To taste each sauce, they were sampled in a variety of ways. To start, they were spooned over freshly cooked spaghetti noodles to see how each one interacted with pasta, and then were later tried on their own in individual spoonfuls. After each one, notes were taken on flavor, texture, first impressions, and whether or not it seemed to cling to the pasta. From there, sauces were ranked primarily on taste; however, texture was a big factor in where some of the sauces fell in the tier list.

The futuristic TWA Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport, built in 1962, has been closed and off-limits to the public since 2001. But, you can see the photos of how it looks today.

It was August 14th, 1945, I was not quite 2 years old, living with my Mom and grandparents in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. If anyone thinks a baby doesn't know what is going on, based on what happened to me, I've got news for them. They can't communicate very well, a kid that age doesn't talk much, but they understand what you are saying, and take it all in.

$Girl math is a TikTok trend that jokingly describes how women justify spending habits. Girl math content typically features a user humorously rationalizing a pricey purchase. For example, Girl math is only spending $10 because you returned a $20 item and bought a $30 one.$

A collection of stories about Florida's favorite superhero. His super power? He can shape-shift into another human with even crazier looks and actions. This all started when people noticed that every news story about a man living in Florida doing something to get him into the news and trouble started: ''Florida Man Does This or That''.

Elizabeth Warren fans re-discovered the 1984 cookbook she contributed to called ''Pow Wow Chow''. The cookbook, edited by her cousin and listing the Harvard professor and Democratic Senate contender as a contributor named ''Elizabeth Warren, Cherokee''. On the basis of hearsay alone, Elizabeth Warren really had convinced herself that she is a Cherokee.

How to Google yourself seems simple. You just type in your name. Is there a right and wrong way to Google yourself? Yes.

Most anti-choking devices are hand-powered. The suction only happens if you can pull hard enough, with shaking hands, in a full panic, on the worst day of your life. Read the verified Amazon reviews of LifeVac, the biggest name in this category, and the same complaints come up again and again.

One of President Trump's superpowers is his shamelessness. Most of the time, he demonstrates an ability to shrug off scandals or missteps that would cause another politician's career to self-immolate. Get caught in a video boasting about abusing women? That's just locker-room talk! Grow insecure about crowd size? The photo must be doctored! Trump has long been able to shrug off a bad headline and move on to the next news cycle, counting on his base to swallow his claims and never waver in their support.

The ideological views of most low-information voters tend to be more moderate than those of high-information voters. Low-information voters are less likely to vote and when they do they generally vote for a candidate they find personally appealing, regardless of whether the candidate is qualified for the job or not, but he or she has such a nice smile.

Much of the old San Francisco Bay Area has disappeared, replaced by new industries and new money. Even the cemetery town built to house the region's dead faces an uncertain future as burial plots fill up and cremation becomes increasingly popular. But in Colma, California, business hasn't changed much at all. If anything, it's stayed familiar and grounded, and the business owners say that's what has kept them around.

In a faceoff straight out of the news team rumble scene in ''Anchorman,'' a machete-carrying man faced off against a hatchet-wielding opponent in the parking lot of a Publix supermarket. Investigators say Everette Krichbaum was in his car when James Gay drove up and stopped near him. After a verbal altercation, Gay exited his vehicle and approached Krichbaum in an aggressive manner. From there, matters escalated quickly.

Divided into a rare multi-panel strip, this entry shows four ducks quacking at each other. Suddenly (and rather nonsensically), one of them yells, ''Chicken!'' In the next panel, they are seen ducking (pun not intended) just as a chicken passes by in midair. Finally, in the last panel, the ducks continue quacking. As a Far Side, this isn't Gary Larson's brightest or deepest, admitting he was running short on ideas, and finally quit doing these daily cartoons because he really did run out of ideas.

Canada is the second-largest country by land mass in the world. Canada also completes its elections in one day. Canada does not use electronic voting machines. Canada uses paper ballots, voting takes place in one day, and results are released when the polls close. Why are certain politicians so against using paper ballots (you know who they are) and want to push voting by mail allowing ballots to arrive days after the election, or using ballot-harvesting drop boxes? Simple, it's easier for them to cheat.

A quiet battle is happening across the US right between towns working to adopt Flock Safety systems and those trying to ban them entirely. From major cities like Los Angeles canceling its Flock contract to towns wrapping Flock AI cams in plastic bags, it's a wild time for surveillance and questions about government accountability. But what happens when you start seeing Flock's solar panels and AI cameras going up in your neighborhood? What happens when they start to recognize your car or even people?

First was the crackdown on hobbyist drones. Now, robot vacuums are finding themselves in the FCC's crosshairs. In the latest expansion of the agency's ''Covered List,'' the Federal Communications Commission has classified certain foreign-produced ''advanced robotic devices'' as a risk to national security. That broad definition doesn't just apply to humanoids and quadrupeds. It also encapsulates many of today's WiFi-connected robot vacuums, along with robot lawn mowers and pool cleaners.

Track live lightning strikes in real time across the Globe.Updated every 20 seconds.

Is the author of this article a whack-job, or is he on to something? As a senior citizen, I read this with interest, the last flu shot I had was back in the 1970's when the boss made all of the employees get the ''swine flu'' shot, no exceptions. More people died from the shot than the flu. When COVID came along, one of my children called and yelled at me that I was commiting suicide by not getting the jab. Somehow, I knew better, and never got one.

During late April and early May, wildlife teams released 42 juvenile eastern indigo snakes into carefully selected conservation sites. Half of the snakes were introduced at the Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Reserve in Florida's Panhandle, while the remaining snakes were released in Alabama's Apalachicola National Forest. Evidently, the Burmese Pythons haven't been eradicating enough of Florida's animal population to suit these folks.

After President Trump's appearance at the 2017 Boy Scout Jamboree, the head of the BSA sent a letter of apology to all 50,000 in attendance, saying the president had been reminded to avoid any discussion of politics, which Trump ignored, bragging about his accomplishments.

The Queen James Bible is a controversial modern revision of the King James Bible. It is often referred to as the ''Gay Bible'' because its primary purpose is to modify verses that have condemned homosexuality. The publishers claim that their revision removes anti-LGBTQ bias and provides a more inclusive translation of the Scriptures. Many Christian scholars and theologians argue that it alters the biblical text to fit a particular social agenda rather than faithfully conveying God's original message.

The price of a work of art depends not only on its aesthetics or the artist's reputation, but also on a complex interweaving of economic, emotional, and strategic factors. Behind auction house records lie the logic of rarity, storytelling, and maneuvers orchestrated by auction houses, transforming art into a market as speculative as it is emotional.

Do you know what to do when you're stuck on a mountain during a thunderstorm? Review some key lightning safety tips before you hit the trail during the summer hiking season, when wild weather can churn up lightning in the high country.

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Hearst grasped onto the Cuban revolt against Spain in 1895. His paper regularly published stories sympathetic to the still sparse revolutionary cause and describing in great detail real and rumored atrocities of the Spanish. Hearst hoped to spark U.S. intervention in Cuba and was persistent in finding ways to achieve it.

As strife in the Middle East persists with no end in sight, the potential for another battle is festering underwater. Around 1,500 ships have been stalled in the Strait of Hormuz since it was shut down indefinitely in February, 2026, and hundreds more remain stranded in the Persian Gulf. Those stagnant waters are breeding grounds for biofilms and other organisms, and when those ships are eventually released, they could spread invasive species throughout Earth's oceans.

When you preserve your harvest or farmers’ market haul through canning, you maintain the flavor of garden-fresh food at its peak, to store and savor all year long. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to use a pressure canner safely, and which foods can and cannot be pressure canned.

Interest in Harris' familial background and race was reignited in 2024, when Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested that Harris has misled voters about her racial and ethnic identity. ''I didn't know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black and now she wants to be known as Black. So, I don't know, is she Indian or is she Black?'' Trump asked during an interview with the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago.

In the mid-20th century, launching satellites into space helped us determine the exact circumference of the Earth: 24,873 miles. But 2000 years earlier, a man in Ancient Greece came up with nearly the exact same figure using just a couple of sticks and his brain.

Judge Jeanine Pirro is an intelligent and strong woman who may be more popular, because of her personality on television over the years, than Donald Trump himself. I'd vote for her, heck, I'd marry her.

From Wikipedia: The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is a motorcycle rally held annually in Sturgis, South Dakota. It began in 1938 by a group of Indian Motorcycle riders and was originally held for stunts and races. Since then, the rally has become a pluralistic endeavor that consists of events put on by many different groups. Attendance has historically been around 500,000 people, reaching a high of over 700,000 in 2015. The event takes place over 10 days and generates around $800 million in annual revenue.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris hasn't announced that she's running for president in 2028, but anyone paying attention can see she's planning to mount her third straight challenge for the White House. Appearing at the National Urban League Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, Kamala announced an overhaul of American democracy and the Constitution, one that could lead to a Democratic Supreme Court advantage, an elimination of the Electoral College, and packing both House and Senate with new Democrats.

Losing a life partner can feel like you're stepping into a world that no longer makes sense. The sudden change in routines and companionship you built together over the years leaves many older adults feeling so disoriented that even simple daily tasks can become difficult and unfamiliar. Grief is a natural response to such a profound loss. But sometimes, grief can deepen into something more persistent and overwhelming: clinical depression.

In 1961, a naval aircraft spotted something remarkable in the Arctic during a routine aeromagnetic survey flight: a Soviet drift station, fully abandoned. The U.S. employed similar ice stations to keep tabs on Soviet submarine movement, and being able to see how the Soviets equipped their own drift stations, including the tech they employed and any research they left behind, would be invaluable intelligence. So, why was it just sitting there, seemingly ripe for the taking?

Lightning is a powerful atmospheric electrical discharge produced by charge separation inside thunderstorms. When the electric field becomes strong enough, the insulating properties of air break down and electricity flows through a narrow ionized channel, producing the bright flash we see and the shock wave we hear as thunder. Lightning occurs in many storms around the world and is one of the most energetic natural electrical phenomena in Earth's atmosphere.

While protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, Custer and his 7th Cavalry clash for the first time with the Sioux Indians, who will defeat them three years later at Little BigHorn. For two years, Custer and his 7th Cavalry had not fought a single battle against the Indians of the western Plains. Hungry for action, Custer was pleased when the 7th Cavalry was ordered to help protect a party of surveyors laying out the route for the proposed Northern Pacific Railroad.

In October 2017, The New York Times reported that dozens of women had accused film producer Harvey Weinstein of rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse over a period of at least 30 years. Over 80 women in the film industry eventually accused Weinstein, who was arrested and charged with rape and other offenses. Weinstein denied any non-consensual sex. Investigations into complaints from at least six women took place. In 2020, he was found guilty of rape and criminal sexual acts.

Almost everyone carries microscopic mites on their skin. They live inside pores and hair follicles, feeding on skin oils and dead cells. When people first hear this, the reaction is often disgust or alarm. It is easy to imagine infestation, poor hygiene or something going wrong. In reality, these tiny organisms are a normal, lifelong part of being human and part of the natural balance of the skin. Nearly all mammals host follicular mites. In humans, mites inhabit hair follicles and sebaceous glands.

On October 5, 2017, a New York Times story by reporters Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor made public what had been whispered about for years. One of the most powerful men in Hollywood, Harvey Weinstein, who made films that made millions at the box office was a serial sexual predator whose abuses were covered up by his studio with hush money payments. Twohey and Kantor wrote a best-selling book about researching the article and persuading the women to go on the record. I highly recommend you see this film.

Sometimes a book's mere existence has an eminently greater cultural significance than its content. Such is the case of Dr. Fauci: A Little Golden Book Biography. The 24-page illustrated work, billed as ''an inspiring read-aloud for young children,'' does not exist to entertain America's toddlers, but rather to soothe the secular souls of Millennial parents whose mental and emotional well-being have steadily deteriorated since November 8, 2016.

On July 31, 1715, a hurricane struck the east coast of Florida, sinking 10 Spanish treasure ships and killing nearly 1,000 people. All of the gold and silver onboard at the time would not be recovered until 250 years later. From 1701, Spain sent fleets of ships to the Western Hemisphere to bring back natural resources, including gold and silver. These groups of ships were heavily fortified against pirates, but there was little that could be done to protect them from bad weather.

Kamala Harris hosted an inspirational preaching session about the importance of living in diverse communities this week from her new $8 million home, located safely behind locked gates, security cameras, private walls, and several layers of extremely non-diverse zoning, sources have confirmed. The speech began with Harris reminding Americans that community is strongest when everyone lives together, shares space, opens their hearts, and ideally does all of this somewhere far away from her driveway.

The word ''hurricane'' finds its roots in the Caribbean, where the indigenous Taíno people of the Greater Antilles worshiped an evil storm deity named Juracán. This god's name may have come from the Mayan god of wind, Huracan. The Spanish adopted the words ''huracán'' and ''furacán'' to describe the intense storms and brought them to Europe. The word eventually became widespread in the English language as European colonial powers expanded their territories and encountered these storms in the Atlantic.

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On July 30, 1975, Hoffa arrived at the Machus Red Fox Restaurant in Detroit, allegedly for a meeting with Anthony ''Tony Jack'' Giacalone, a local Mafia street boss. But Giacalone never showed, and after some friendly chit chat with other diners, Hoffa walked out of the restaurant, never to be seen again. The next day, authorities found his car still in the Red Fox parking lot, but Hoffa's whereabouts, and the circumstances of his suspected murder, remain one of the greatest mysteries in FBI history.

The ''Obama'' movie never happened, but can show what could happen. Whitewashing in film isn't anything new. In 1921, Italian-American Rudolph Valentino played an Arab in The Sheik. Three years after that, Douglas Fairbanks did the same in The Thief of Baghdad. Most movies that changed a character's race are entirely fictional, and while the systemic racism on display in this practice is intensely problematic, it's not nearly as heinous or brazen as when it happens in movies based on real events.

Until the 1975 film ''Jaws'', most Americans knew nothing about the USS Indianapolis. After delivering the Hiroshima bomb to the island of Tinian, the ship was sunk by a Japanese submarine, and no distress signal was sent. 'Quint' got the month and day wrong, it was July 30th.

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Actor Robert Shaw said ''June 29th'' in the film, getting the month and date wrong, it was July 30th.

The fire cloud forms when heat sends smoke, ash, and moisture skyward, the plume cools, condenses, and forms a towering thunder cloud, which can generate lightning that ignites fresh embers and violent winds.

The first atomic bomb did more than begin the nuclear age. It placed a permanent radioactive signature into the atmosphere, which entered every batch of steel made afterwards. Scientists building radiation detectors were then forced to retrieve uncontaminated metal from warships resting on the seabed. Every precise measurement made today therefore depends on a dwindling inheritance from the world before Trinity.

20 years in the National Guard and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz can't load a shotgun.

Former President Joe Biden's memoir, ''Promise Me, America,'' will be released in November, after the mid-term elections, giving the public time to decide for themselves whether Biden actually wrote any part of the book himself. ''I've written a book about my time as President,'' Biden insisted on the social media platform X. A promotional video accompanied the former president's post.

There is no certain date when the snake population became established, the one most cited one was Hurricane Andrew in 1992. The hurricane caused severe damage to a local reptile breeding establishment and some of the snakes managed to escape. At the time researchers started to notice the phenomenon, the pythons had already started to reproduce in the wetlands. The Everglades offered almost everything the snakes needed: warm temperatures, dense vegetation, plentiful prey, and few threats from other animals.

Actor royalty payments can range from nothing (like with the stars of ''The Brady Bunch'') to millions (like with the stars of ''Friends'') from show reruns. Payment amount depends on several factors. Residuals are based on formulas that take into account such things as the contract in place during the production, the time spent on the production, the production type, and the market where the product appears, whether it be television, video or DVD, pay television, or basic cable.

It takes a big ego to continually pass yourself off as a ''doctor'' when your PhD is in education not medicine, with a specialty of children's books. But, when Jill Biden was offered the chance to be on the cover of a woman's health magazine she went for it. Jill insists that she be called ''Doctor Biden''. Her husband said the only reason she completed her degree was because she wanted their mail to be addressed to ''Dr. Jill Biden and Senator Joe Biden''.

Before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden granted blanket immunity to Dr. Fauci for anything he not yet been convicted of doing. But do those pardons remove the recipients' rights to ''take the Fifth'' if subpoenaed in a federal investigation? In play here are critical parts of the Constitution: the Fifth Amendment and the president's power to issue pardons. These provisions raise questions about the ability of a person accepting a pardon to invoke the Fifth Amendment before Congress.

The Burmese python invasion has developed over several decades. Federal wildlife records indicate that roughly 180,000 of the snakes entered the United States between 1975 and 2018, largely through the pet trade. By 2000, breeding populations had become firmly established in Southern Florida. Programs have attempted to reduce the numbers of the rapidly increasing numbers of these creatures, who can kill and eat almost any of the native wildlife, including alligators and deer.

Nothing ruins your day more than being struck by lightning. Recently, I read about a woman camped in a tent in a National Park, where lightning struck a nearby tree, traveled down the roots that were under the tent, and killed her.

Crime seems to be on the increase within law enforcement. Caution: Some articles may contain offensive language.

Dr. Fauci kept a detailed diary and it is intensely revealing of his outlook and rationale, complete with a list of media appearances and personal exchanges. The diary is over 1,000 pages and packed with information about the most tragic days of our lives, when the doctor controlled the freedom of the American people.

Air Canada Flight 143 known as the Gimli Glider, was a Canadian passenger flight between Montreal and Edmonton that ran out of fuel at an altitude of 41,000 feet midway through the flight. The flight crew successfully glided the Boeing 767 to an emergency landing at a former Royal Canadian Air Force base in Gimli, Manitoba which had been converted to a racetrack, resulted in no serious injuries and only minor damage to the aircraft.

If reading about this scam works is confusing, watch the Netflix series ''The Lincoln Lawyer'' - Season 4 Episode 9, a fictional case using actual facts, doing a good job of explaining how organized crime took the Federal Government for billions with a biofuel scam.

For nearly two years, eight women employees of Willmar's Citizens National Bank, dubbed the Willmar 8, picketed in front of their downtown workplace seeking pay equity. They never got pay increases, they never got strike-related compensation, and after the strike, only one woman returned to work at the bank for more than a few months. But for the women's movement, the 1977–1979 strike was a resounding success. It opened a chink in the armor of the institutional sexism women faced in the workplace.

Residents are increasingly pushing back against plans to build data centers in or near their communities. Are their concerns legitimate or exaggerated?

Dogs do not see only in black and white. That is one of the most stubborn myths in popular biology, and it is wrong. Dogs see color. Their world is narrower than ours, leaning toward blues and yellows, with reds and greens washing out into dull browns and greys. But color is there, and scientists have mapped the parts of the eye that produce it.

A Concierge can arrange everything from a passport courier to an emergency submarine. This concierge and his 19-strong team respond 24/7 to even the flimsiest of whims. One of its specialtiesis arranging for clients to stay at an already booked hotel room. Many landmark hotels have signature suites, like the Plaza Athénée in Paris, where the Eiffel Suite is a favorite and starts at €14,000 (about $16,200) a night. The concierge got it done.

A man celebrating the two-anniversary of his release from prison for a 2009 murder was accused Monday of fatally shooting 27-year-old Da'Voncea L. Griffo. The suspect and a woman were also shot in the incident. Callers reported hearing 20 gunshots.The Ramsey County Attorney's office charged Christopher Germaine Burke-Harris, 37, of St. Paul, with second-degree intentional murder, not premediated. Burke-Harris also told investigators ''he had changed his lifestyle after serving 14 years in prison''.

A New York City DSA co-chair reportedly defended government-run grocery stores this week by explaining that any private grocery store bankrupted by taxpayer-funded competition ''maybe shouldn't have existed,'' causing small business owners to briefly wonder whether socialism is just organized shoplifting with better slogans, sources have confirmed.The comments came during a DSA meeting where activists unveiled a bold new grocery plan involving private citizens paying for all of it, just not you.

By the time Claude Alexander Conlin arrived on the Olympic coast, he was already one of the most famous entertainers in America. Born in the Midwest in 1880, Conlin chased the Klondike Gold Rush as a teenager before discovering something far more valuable than gold: People desperately wanted to believe in the impossible. During the early 1900s, as America became captivated by seances, mediums and spiritualism, Conlin built a stage act around answering seemingly impossible questions from strangers.

Jefferson inherited not one but two large estates, his father's and his father-in-law's, and earned a respectable income of his own from a variety of ventures. When he died at age 83 in 1826, he left behind debts in excess of $100,000, over $1 million in today's dollars. He was many things during his long life: Founding Father, U.S. president, ambassador to France, architect, author, farmer, inventor, violinist and all-around renaissance man, and an incorrigible shopaholic.

A Timeline of CIA Atrocities - Italy 1948 the CIA corrupts democratic elections - 1953 Iran - CIA overthrows the democratically elected leader, replacing him with dictator Shah of Iran - 1954 Guatemala - CIA overthrows the democratically elected president to protect Rockefeller owned United Fruit Company - 1954 CIA attempts to overthrow the government of North Vietnam, resulting in the Vietnam War - 1956 using Radio Free Europe, the CIA incites Hungary to revolt - 1957 the CIA attempts to overthrow the government of Laos - 1959 the U.S. military helps "Papa Doc" Duvalier become dictator of Haiti - 1961 the CIA sends 1,500 Cuban exiles to invade Castros Cuba - 1961 Dominican Republic - the CIA assassinates dictator Rafael Trujillo - 1961 Ecuador - the CIA backed military forces the democratically elected president Jose Velasco to resign - 1961 Congo (Zaire) - the CIA assassinates democratically elected Patrice Lumumba - 1963 Dominican Republic - The CIA overthrows democratically elected Juan Bosch - 1963 Ecuador - CIA backed military coup overthrows President Arosemana - 1964 Brazil - a CIA-backed military coup overthrows the democratically elected government of Joao Goulart - 1965 Indonesia - the CIA overthrows the democratically elected Sukarno with a military coup - 1967 Greece - a CIA backed military coup overthrows the government two days before elections - 1968 Operation CHAOS - President Johnson uses the CIA to increase spying on the American public - 1969 Uruguay - notorious CIA torturer Dan Mitrione arrives in Uruguay to teach his skills to death squads - 1970 Cambodia - The CIA overthrows Prince Sahounek - 1971 Bolivia - a CIA-backed military coup overthrows the leftist President Juan Torres - 1973 Chile - The CIA overthrows and assassinates Salvador Allende - 1975 Australia - the CIA helps topple the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Edward Whitlam - 1975 Angola - Henry Kissinger launches a CIA backed war in Angola, and over 300,000 die - 1980 El Salvador - Archbishop Oscar Romero pleads with President Carter to stop aiding the military government slaughter. Carter refuses, and Romero is assassinated - 1981 Iran/Contra Begins - the CIA begins selling arms to Iran at high prices, using the profits to arm the Contras fighting the Sandinista government in Nicaragua - 1983 Honduras - the CIA teaches military officers how to torture dissidents - 1989 Panama - the U.S. invades Panama to overthrow a dictator of its own making, General Manuel Noriega - 1991 The Gulf War - Iraqs dictator, Saddam Hussein, invades Kuwait with military weapons he got from the CIA to attack Iran in 1980 ...Click For More ...

Most Americans have no idea what the CIA has done in the name of democracy. The author of this article, Steve Kangas, was found shot to death in 1998, and ruled a suicide. Few believe that.

Supplier Taylor Farms is recalling iceberg lettuce shipped to 27 states because of potential contamination with cyclospora, a parasite causing cases of diarrhea across the country. The iceberg lettuce was sent to Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

This is something we see happening all around us; there are people who make it to their eighties and yet remain ''electric''; they are sharp, full of curiosity, and have remained fully integrated within the community. However, there are also those who start fading away ''much sooner than expected''; they lack energy and focus, and start withdrawing from those around them. And while we attribute such occurrences to ''the luck of the draw'' or genetics, science tells a different story altogether.

Originally designed as a cheap ad hoc alternative to conventional artillery, the truck-mounted 132-mm Katyusha launcher could fire as many as four-dozen warheads distances of more than six miles (9 km) in a single ten-second burst. Although woefully inaccurate when compared to ordinary howitzers, concentrations of Katyushas could shower vast areas with a dense hail of high explosives and then speed to safety before enemy guns could even get a fix on them - a practice known as ''shoot and scoot.''

In 1888, when the two crews of builders met near the center of the Stewart Tunnel in Wisconsin,which is built with a two degree curve, they missed each other by half an inch.

The concept of RAdio Detection and Ranging (Radar) began in the late 1800's and by World War II, radar was in use by militaries around the world, scanning for incoming airplanes. But the use of radar for weather observations occurred by accident. Analysts noted in periods of heavy weather, the radar would return strange signals. Investigation into this phenomenon resulted in the discovery that these echoes were returns from the precipitation, unmasking a further use for the technology.

Some of the funniest jokes begin with situations so ordinary that we barely notice how strange they really are. Cartoonist Jim Benton has built a career around spotting those everyday contradictions and turning them into clever, unexpected punchlines. With his instantly recognizable minimalist style and razor-sharp sense of humor, Benton pokes fun at modern relationships, social media, pets, office life, and the questionable decisions we all make.

On July 17, 1996, TWA 800 exploded, killing all 230 people on board. The crash was close enough to the coast that wreckage washed up on beaches for weeks. Conspiracy theorists still insist that TWA 800 was brought down, deliberately or accidentally, potentially by the U.S. military.

CBS News aired part of President Trump's prime-time speech on election fraud Thursday night, joining in late and switching away as the commander-in-chief called for ABC and NBC to lose their licenses for not showing his remarks. Before tuning into Trump's speech, CBS anchor Tony Dokoupil explained why the network was airing it: ''Much of what the President has said on [security of American elections] has been false.'' ''There is an argument that it's irresponsible to air the president's speech tonight.''

Customers booked to West Palm Beach on United can avoid the newly renamed airport and be moved to Fort Lauderdale or Miami without paying a fare difference. United is empowering agents to provide a concrete alternative for passengers who would rather not travel through an airport bearing Trump's name. Fort Lauderdale is 45 miles south of West Palm Beach, Miami is even farther. both provide access to South Florida, an inconvenience to some travelers who would rather ''cut their nose off to spite their face'

According to Bernie Sanders, unfettered capitalism, ''propelled by uncontrollable greed and contempt for human decency, is grossly immoral.'' He wants you to know it's fit and proper for you to be angry about it, as well. And it's not just capitalism in general that Sanders loathes. He is furious about Amazon, He rebukes the company for exhibiting unlimited greed and ''abusing its wealth and power'' to ''tear our society apart.'' Buy Bernie's book ''It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism''on Amazon. What?

A Texas-based forensics company has solved a vexing mystery, identifying the long-buried remains of a Revolutionary War soldier. John Pumphrey was between 13 and 15 years old when he joined the 7th Maryland regiment of the Continental Army to fight British troops. He fell at South Carolina's Battle of Camden on Aug. 16, 1780, a devastating defeat that left more than 1,000 American troops dead.

Some of the conspiracies are being deliberately fanned by groups associated with Iran and Russia-countries that Graham, a foreign policy hawk, strongly voiced opposition against. Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and right-wing agitator Laura Loomer questioned whether Graham was ''poisoned by a foreign adversary either abroad or upon returning to the US'' in a post on X, calling for an investigation, noting the vagueness of statement from his office saying he died after a ''brief and sudden illness.''

Heavy smoke from wildfires blazing in Canada and Minnesota is engulfing large swaths of the Midwest and Northeast U.S. this week, impacting air quality as millions of people are exposed to hazardous levels of air pollution. More than 100 wildfires are burning in Canada, and winds are carrying the smoke southeast. Multiple wildfires are raging in northern Minnesota. High levels of fine particulate matter in the air from smoke can be unhealthy, especially for sensitive groups.

The Democratic Party's agenda bears a disturbing resemblance to communism, particularly in their mutual obsession with centralized control and the erosion of individual freedom. Both ideologies rally behind a powerful, overreaching government that dictates the contours of society. Democrats relentlessly push for sprawling federal programs, Medicare for All, the Green New Deal, or universal basic income, that require suffocating bureaucratic oversight.

Sarah says: ''Fraudulent ads are actually not protected by the first amendment, not everything is protected by the first amendment, even though we have great free speech rights in this country, it's not absolute. The most important thing is that viewers need to be really diligent when they are online, and we need better consumer protections. Facebook is just not a place to be clicking on ads.''

Politicians overreacted to the death of an 18-year-old tourist, Romanch Mahajan, believed to have been the first stemming from a horse carriage accident since the rides were introduced in Central Park more than 150 years ago, according to the labor union that represents the industry and the Central Park Conservancy. (That ''Seinfeld'' episode was a real gas.)

From 1961 to 1975, Hmong SGU veterans played a crucial role in supporting U.S. military efforts in Laos during the Vietnam War era. Recruited, financed, and supported by the Central Intelligence Agency where they were formed into a secret army known as the SGU and carried out critical paramilitary operations in support of the United States’ objectives in Laos. Approximately 35,000 SGU soldiers lost their lives while assisting the United States.

On July 15, 1799, a group of French soldiers during Napoleon Bonaparte’s military invasion of Egypt accidentally made a groundbreaking archaeological discovery. While working to strengthen the defenses of a sunbaked fort near the Nile Delta town of Rosetta (modern-day Rashid), they knocked down a wall and unearthed a 44-inch-long, 30-inch-wide chunk of black granodiorite.

As little kids we believe everything our parents say — until reality comes knocking and we start to realize that some things parents say might not be completely true. Here are some of the biggest lies parents tell, including some they may even believe themselves that need debunking.

''He built his own desk. Walnut, hand-cut, assembled with his own two hands — because long before he was a face on television, Andy Rooney was a man who liked making things and saying things plainly. But this story doesn't start at that desk. It starts seventeen thousand feet above Germany, in subzero air, aboard a bomber full of journalists who had no business being there.''

Pat Oliphant's obituary is everywhere for you to read. This link takes you to an article about his life and talent: ''The Satirical Cartoons of Pat Oliphant: A Deep Dive into the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Artist's Impact on Political Cartooning''.

The battle for entry-level talent is getting expensive. And it’s starting before graduates even enter the workforce. Wall Street trading firm Susquehanna International Group is dangling an eye-popping offer for master’s and PhD interns: $8,600 a week—or $86,000 total over a 10-week summer program.

The Book of Judith contains numerous historical anachronisms, which is why many scholars now accept it as unreliable history — it has been considered a parable or perhaps the first historical novel.

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