Month: February 2021

Ask the Vet: Treatment Options for Feline Hyperthyroidism

Q: Codi, our 13-year-old cat, needs methimazole for his hyperthyroidism, but he won’t take it. I’ve tried crushing his quarter-tablet and mixing it with pilling treats and various wet foods mixed with a flavor enhancer, but nothing works. I’m at my wit’s end trying to get him to take his medicine. Any suggestions are welcome….


Biden: Syria Airstrikes Tell Iran, ‘You Can’t Act With Impunity’

President Joe Biden on Friday said the airstrikes the United States carried out in Syria this week sent a message to the Iranian regime. “You can’t act with impunity,” he told reporters about the message while touring a facility in Houston, Texas. After a pause, he added, “Be careful.” White House press secretary Jen Psaki,…


Censorship ‘the Biggest Problem’ Republicans Face Right Now: Rep. Nunes

Censorship of people by Big Tech is “probably the the biggest problem that we face right now in this country, as a party,” Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) said Friday. People being kicked off websites such as Facebook and Twitter leave them without “a communications architecture” and struggling to communicate, Nunes told The Epoch Times’ “Crossroads”…


Birdwatcher Spots Gold Coin in Field, Unearths Hoard of 1,300 Celtic Coins Worth 845,000 Pounds

People across the UK have been unearthing treasures this year. But no one has stumbled across a more valuable find than one UK birdwatcher, who just discovered a hoard of Celtic gold coins worth 845,000 pounds (US$1.176 million). It is being called the largest recorded collection of Celtic coins ever found in the UK mainland….


Biden Visits Texas, Promises to Help With Recovery From Storms

President Joe Biden on Friday flew to Texas for the first time since the state was struck by severe storms, promising that the federal government would help people recover. “We will be true partners to help you recover and rebuild from the storms and this pandemic and the economic crisis,” Biden told a crowd at a…


Rep. Ted Budd Attempts to Preserve Trump-Backed 1776 Commission

Former President Donald Trump announced the creation of the 1776 Commission on Sept. 17, 2020, signing an executive order to establish it on Nov. 2, to support what he called “patriotic education.” On President Joe Biden’s first day in office, he called off the commission. Now, Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) has introduced legislation to codify the…


Rules Committee Republicans Oppose Democrats’ COVID-19 Relief Bill

House Republicans voiced their opposition Friday to what they called a partisan progressive wish list of provisions in Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package. GOP House members said the unspent CARES Act funds should first be distributed, then a new targeted package should be authorized. During Friday’s House Rules Committee markup for the American Rescue…


Girl With Down Syndrome Asked Him to the School Dance; Now They’re Planning the Wedding

Last year, a 21-year-old man with Down syndrome attracted media attention for “defying the odds,” graduating from college and landing a job at UPS. Now, he and his girlfriend, who also has Down syndrome, are serving as a source of inspiration for special needs communities. Jake Pratt, now 22, and Grace Davies, 19, met at…


Democrats Ignore Antifa, Black Lives Matter in Calling Out Domestic Terrorism: Rep. Greg Steube

Democrats in their efforts against domestic terrorism have focused on right-wing groups and have not acknowledged violence from groups with a different ideology such as Antifa and Black Lives Matter, according to Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.). “The way the Democrats define domestic terrorism is white nationalism, far right extremism. It’s not Antifa, it’s not Black…


Divinely Inspired Endurance: ‘The Temptation of St. Anthony’

Many of us reach a point in our lives where we struggle with becoming the moral person we know we can be. We intend to improve our moral character, but we’re bombarded by the heaviest of burdens whenever we try.  Many of us, unable to endure the suffering of this struggle, settle or give up….