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Fauci Stepping Down Because ‘His Presence Is No Longer Politically Sustainable’: Attorney

August 29, 2022
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While Dr. Anthony Fauci claims he’s stepping down to “pursue the next chapter” of his career, an attorney who has been pursuing legal accountability for Fauci’s actions believes its because “his presence is no longer politically sustainable.” Fauci announced on Aug. 22 that he is stepping down from his positions as director of the National Institute of Allergy…

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Priciest Baseball Card Ever Sells at Auction for $12.6 Million

August 29, 2022
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A baseball card sold for more than $12 million at auction, making it both the most valuable sports card and the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold at auction. The Mickey Mantle baseball card from 1952 was graded a Mint+ 9.5 by Sportscard Guaranty Corporation, and was sold by Heritage Auctions for $12.6 million at 12:28 a.m. CST,…

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New Museum Honors Victims of Communism

August 26, 2022
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“Communism is premised on the state,” Elizabeth Spalding says. “And the state is above all. There’s no transcendent truth. … Everything must serve or be made to serve the state. … All life is cheap in comparison to the [Communist] Party.” In a recent episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek spoke with Spalding,…

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EXCLUSIVE: Pfizer Vaccine Whistleblower Responds to Motion to Dismiss False Claims Suit

August 25, 2022
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Pfizer cannot use the government as a shield from liability for making false claims about its COVID-19 vaccine, lawyers for a whistleblower argued in response to Pfizer’s motion to dismiss a False Claims Act lawsuit. “Respondents claim fraudulent certifications, false statements, doctored data, contaminated clinical trials, and firing of whistleblowers can be ignored based on…

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Parents Perturbed About Maryland’s Transgender Guidelines for Public Schools

August 25, 2022
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Maryland parents and politicians are pushing back against a new health curriculum that allows schools to shield from parents the fact that their children have an alternative gender identity or are transitioning to the opposite sex. A federal court on August 18 dismissed a lawsuit from an anonymous group of parents who attempted to block…

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Google Testing ‘Prebunking’ to ‘Inoculate People’ Against Misinformation, Including Info About COVID-19 Shots

August 25, 2022
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Tech giant Google is testing out “prebunking” strategies aimed at “inoculating people against manipulation” and misinformation online. In a paper published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, researchers from Google and Cambridge University in the United Kingdom teamed up to conduct experiments that involved five short videos aimed at “inoculating people against manipulation techniques commonly…

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Google Tests ‘Prebunking’ in Fight Against Misinformation, Including About COVID-19

August 25, 2022
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Google is testing “prebunking” strategies aimed at “inoculating people against manipulation” and misinformation online, researchers say. Researchers from Google and the UK’s Cambridge University teamed up to conduct experiments that involved five short videos aimed at “inoculating people against manipulation techniques commonly used in misinformation,” according to a paper published Aug. 24 in the journal…

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Exonerated Ohio Man Earns Fame For Prison-Created Artwork, Advocacy for Wrongfully Convicted

August 24, 2022
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Wrongfully imprisoned in a 6-by-10 foot Ohio prison cell, Dean Gillispie let his mind and his artwork transport him to an even smaller world. He converted junk into miniature versions of places he wished he could be. Gillispie used “procured” materials—such as teabags, soda cans, and foil paper from cigarette packs—to make models of nostalgic…

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Army Corps of Engineers Denies Permit for Memorial Run Honoring Jan. 6 Suicide Victim

August 24, 2022
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will not issue a permit for a planned 5K memorial run honoring the late Jan. 6 defendant Matthew Perna to cross the Shenango Dam near Sharpsville, Pennsylvania, saying it presents “security concerns” and could make it appear the corps endorses a political event in an election year. Perna committed…

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Buy Groceries With These ‘Hacks’ and Save

August 24, 2022
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There are excuses from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine to the rising gas costs associated with inflation, but the bottom line is that food prices are up: 10.4 percent year over year from June 2021 to June 2022. You might feel you need to take out a second mortgage to go grocery shopping,…

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