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Health officials are warning about a drug 100 times more potent than fentanyl that has caused deaths in 37 states in recent years. The drug, called carfentanil, is a derivative of fentanyl that was designed to tranquilize elephants, and is the most potent commercial opioid on the market. There were 513 overdoses from carfentanil between …
WASHINGTON — As Congress returns this week for one last burst of activity before it wraps up the session, it faces a key deadline of Dec. 20 to avert a government shutdown. Democrats and Republicans appear resigned to passing a continuing resolution, or CR, that would temporarily fund the government into early 2025 — most …
Americans are spending nearly double on eggs compared to a few weeks ago, as bird flu cases continue to affect supplies, and frozen egg storage volumes remain lower than last year. The price of a dozen eggs has risen from $2.11 in early October to $4.16 at present, an increase of more than 97 percent …
Boeing (BA) finds itself stuck between a rock and a hard place as the labor strike between it and the International Association of Machinists (IAM) union nears a second week. On Monday, Boeing upped its offer to the union, which represents 33,000 workers, but did not proceed through union leadership and instead sent a “best …
It's not even a joke. The state of Colorado still mails me extra ballots every election for people who moved to California 5+ years ago. This means they haven't been removed from the voter rolls after five freakin years. Universal mail-in voting is a FRAUD. pic.twitter.com/7FCgXjDelj — George (@BehizyTweets) September 19, 2024 Ineligible on Voter …
“We’re going to have war rooms set up in every state across this country to deal with things as they happen not days, weeks, or months later.” “If we don’t have free, fair, and transparent elections, nothing else matters.” This is the most important thing the RNC can do. We need to get ahead of …
President Donald J. Trump, 45th President of the United States of America, will deliver remarks at a Rally in Wildwood, New Jersey, on Saturday, May 11, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. EDT. h/t DestinyAKA-Des
BIGGEST RALLY YET: President Trump takes the stage for a crowd of MORE THAN 100,000 people in Wildwood, NJ 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Vhrfhtuxhp — Karoline Leavitt (@karolineleavitt) May 11, 2024 .@realDonaldTrump during a campaign rally on the beach in Wildwood, N.J. pic.twitter.com/PyZB51bBV1 — Doug Mills (@dougmillsnyt) May 11, 2024 Donald Trump’s rally that is being held at …
Any idea how popular this idea is in Portugal? h/t vicenpyl
A 100 percent worse?!? What soes that even mean? Phones out for 5 hours instead of 3? Or did he mean 100 times worse? The recent AT&T network outage, which affected millions of cell phones and access to emergency services across America, would pale in comparison to a cyberattack from China, according to a prominent Republican who …
Supreme Court turns away House GOP lawmakers’ appeal over mask rule violations The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to revive a lawsuit from three House Republicans after their pay was docked for not complying with a pandemic-era mask requirement on the chamber floor. In a brief order without any noted dissents, the court let stand …
via Ali Raza: Fani Willis, the District Attorney of Fulton County, Georgia, is not only making headlines for her legal prowess but also for her substantial financial standing. Recent revelations indicate that her estimated net worth is a remarkable $8 million, underscoring her success in both the legal and financial realms. What You Need To …
CNN abruptly cut to commercial on Thursday after anchor Wolf Blitzer looked like he was about to vomit during an interview with House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD). As Blitzer listened to Raskin on The Situation Room, he could be seen exhibiting a number of pained expressions, seemingly struggling to stop himself from …
by Chris Black Peoples Republic of China along with North Korea are now the only East Asian countries that aren’t opening up their borders. via wionews: In a major move aimed at shoring up Taiwan’s $790 billion economy, India is planning to send as many as 100,000 workers to the island as early as next …
by Chris Black Hahaha. The Biden administration is drafting a $100 billion foreign aid package that includes assistance for Israel as well as other top security priorities, according to two people familiar with the details. https://t.co/XGmltpxULP pic.twitter.com/uI5zLFDZ5b — ABC News (@ABC) October 18, 2023 Oy vey only 100,000,000,000? They should make it 600,000,000,000 to make …
CNN: "Americans have burned through nearly ALL the savings they built up during the pandemic" pic.twitter.com/bq39obvDvM — RNC Research (@RNCResearch) August 24, 2023 $300,000 of merchandise was stolen during a single mass looting event in Glendale, CA this week As of this post, no arrests have been made pic.twitter.com/yqdlHmjlWP — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) August 11, …
by Chris Black Apple will be a $10 trillion company, Nvidia will easily hit $4 trillion, Amazon at $5 trillion. Valuations and the underlying business conditions do not matter. All that matters is the return. Algos don’t understand that stock A=X is insane. They are programmed to generate returns. As long as cash exists, printed …
Eric Adams plays the victim: "I have almost 100,000 people dropped in my city. This should not be happening to New York City" Protesters with "No Tent City" aren't having it.pic.twitter.com/hNjX8E2B5n — Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) August 14, 2023 Queens residents accuse Mayor Adams of ‘destroying’ NYC amid migrant crisis https://t.co/RWa61AC4th pic.twitter.com/7TXCtenUIF — New York …
by Chris Black Imagine losing to a place called Niger. US defense officials said the military rebels in Niger had suspended all military flights from Air Base 201, located near the city of Agadez in central Niger. AFB 201 is the US Air Force's 409th Expeditionary Air Force's large drone base, costing more than $100 …
On Monday, July 24th at 6:00 p.m. The Manatee Bay buoy recorded a sea surface temperature of 101.1° F. If verified, this would break the standing world record for hottest sea surface temperature of 99.7° F recorded in Kuwait Bay. This comes as the Florida Keys and surrounding areas are under a marine heat wave …
US cities where the tax rate jumps most between $100,000 and $250,000, per Bloomberg: pic.twitter.com/gQ5DojPsLS — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) June 8, 2023 In New York and San Francisco, a $250,000 salary has the purchasing power of only about $83,000 after accounting for taxes and adjusting the remaining amount for the local cost of living, per Bloomberg. …
