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Michigan Senate Debate Descends Into Chaos as Candidates Trade Insults and Drag Each Other’s Mothers Into the Fight
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British Airways Flight Returns Safely to Heathrow
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British Airways flight BA295, traveling from London to Chicago, declared an emergency over Ireland and descended from cruising altitude to about 9,000 feet before turning back toward London. The cause of the emergency was not immediately known.
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Study Strengthens Evidence Jefferson Fathered Hemings Children
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— Sep 28, 2026
DNA recovered from Thomas Jefferson’s hair and compared with descendants of Sally Hemings provides strong evidence that Jefferson fathered at least some of her children, rather than one of his male relatives. The findings come from a decade-long study published as a preprint that has not yet been peer-reviewed.
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NASA Swift Observatory Nears Reentry After Rescue Spacecraft Fails
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— Sep 30, 2026
NASA’s 22-year-old Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is descending toward an expected atmospheric reentry later in 2026 after a $30 million commercial rescue mission failed when its spacecraft suffered control problems and ran short of fuel. Swift may continue gathering science as it loses altitude; most of the telescope is expected to burn up, and any surviving debris is unlikely to threaten people on the ground.
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Too bad the rescue craft ran out of fuel, but at least Swift can keep working until it burns up.
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EPA Shelves Biden’s Chemical Spill Rule Until 2030 And Strips Its Climate Mandates
Simon August · 6 min · 8h
DNA Analysis Adds Evidence Jefferson Fathered Hemings Children
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— Sep 20, 2026
Scholars conclude with near-certain evidence that Thomas Jefferson fathered Sally Hemings’s children, based on DNA analysis using a full Jefferson hair sample and genetic comparisons to Hemings descendants. The findings, developed over years of research and highlighted in multiple outlets, challenge earlier doubts and align with a long-standing historical debate about Jefferson’s paternity.
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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CBP Officer Convicted of Using Gun and Badge to Assault Four Women
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— Sep 17, 2026
A Customs and Border Protection officer, Luis Uribe, was convicted on 11 counts for raping and robbing four Chinese-descended women who were sex workers in Chicago’s suburbs in 2022, using his badge and a government gun and now faces a mandatory minimum of seven years to life in federal prison. The two-week trial heard prosecutorial emphasis on the victims’ credibility despite defense assertions, with Uribe offering minimized claims in court before the verdict was read.
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Europeans Discover Simple Luxury As They Descend On US For World Cup
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— Jun 27, 2026
European soccer fans have descended on the United States for the World Cup in recent weeks, and many are discovering a simple American luxury that remains frustratingly elusive back home: reliable air conditioning. In…
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Descendant of Thomas Jefferson Calls for the Removal of His Memorial in DC
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— Jul 7, 2020
As officials around the country re-examine memorials of historical figures, a descendant of a former president says it is time for the memorial to be removed. In an op-ed in The New York Times, Lucian K. Truscott IV, a…
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‘That’s Bull’: CNN Panel Descends Into Shouting Match As Scott Jennings Defends Elon Musk
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— Jan 28, 2025
CNN panelists descended into a shouting match Monday night as senior political commentator Scott Jennings defended tech mogul Elon Musk against the recent scrutiny against him. Musk has come under fire for telling…
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Meltdowns mean a disconnected brain you can help wire
Parents and caregivers who meet tantrums with logic alone get a brain-based reason to connect first and turn everyday upsets into integration practice.
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‘Tidal Wave’ Of RFK Jr. Supporters Descend On Washington As HHS Nominee Faces GOP Holdouts
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— Jan 29, 2025
Most cabinet nominees invite their families and key supporters to attend their confirmation hearing. Yet, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s team is calling upon thousands of Americans to descend on the nation’s capitol to rally…
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1,000-Year-Old Pictish Ring Unearthed Under Scottish Town By Descendant Volunteer
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— Sep 5, 2024
The Pictish ring when found it was found. UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN VIA SWNS. “> A 1,000-year-old ring has been found under a town – by a descendant of a family who lived there. The kite-shaped Pictish ring with a garnet…
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Madonna vs Lady Gaga
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The Queen of Pop versus the artist who studied at her throne.
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BLM Leader Calls For ‘Black Vigilantes’ To Descend On Cities Following Daniel Penny Acquittal
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— Dec 9, 2024
Black Lives Matter (BLM) leader Hawk Newsome called for “black vigilantes” to descend into major cities Monday to retaliate against 26-year-old former Marine Daniel Penny’s acquittal over the death of Jordan Neely. A…
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MATT PAPROCKI: Chicago’s Progressive Model Is Failing
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— Aug 20, 2024
As the Democratic National Convention descends on Chicago, delegates will be wined and dined, celebrating Mayor Brandon Johnson and the city’s reputation as a vanguard of progressive ideals. But behind the glitz and…
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Angry Mob Left Joe Biden Personalized Message on White House Gates
Opinion
— Nov 6, 2023
If they were conservatives protesting porn in schools, they’d be in prison by now. The mobs of demonstrators that descended on the White House on Saturday in support of the Palestinian cause — and presumably the Hamas…
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America’s War On Cartels Gets A War On Terror Makeover
Jillian Butler · 4 min · 9h
Protesters Storm US Capitol, Pence Removed From Senate
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— Jan 6, 2021
What appeared to be thousands of President Donald Trump’s supporters descended on Washington, D.C., as Congress met to fulfill its Constitutional duty to formally certify the Electoral College vote count. As the…
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What were you actually built to do?
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Not the job you have — the one your wiring has been begging for. Twelve questions and the AI writes the job description.
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Scott Jennings Mocks Democrats Over Radical ‘No Kings’ Rallies
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— Mar 29, 2026
Republican strategist Scott Jennings ridiculed the Democratic Party on Sunday over its Saturday “No Kings” protests. Thousands of protesters descended upon Washington, D.C. as part of the nationwide “No Kings Day”…
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Investigators Raid Epstein’s Zorro Ranch In New Mexico
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— Mar 12, 2026
Authorities descended this week on a sprawling New Mexico property once owned by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, reopening a chapter in one of the most controversial criminal scandals in modern American history…
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LAPD Dismantle UCLA Encampment
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— May 2, 2024
Officers in riot gear from the Los Angeles Police Department descended on the UCLA campus Thursday morning to start clearing away barricades around the perimeter of a pro-Palestinian protest encampment. The encampment…
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LARRY ELDER: California Is Where Common Sense Goes To Die
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— Jun 6, 2024
The circus came to California a long time ago, and there are no signs it’s packing up any time soon. Some recent examples: California lawmakers set up a reparations panel for “black descendants of slaves” even though…
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The Eucharistic Miracle of Chirattakonam
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US Military Veterans Speak Out As Afghanistan Descends Into Chaos: ‘It Makes Us Angry’
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— Aug 17, 2021
Anguish, loss and anger flowed across America this week as veterans of the war in Afghanistan saw the nation they tried to prop up dissolve before their eyes “I just can’t help thinking about what a waste it is. I can’t…
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Afghan Woman Who Fled During the Fall Weeps, Reveals Horrors Biden Is Allowing To Happen
Opinion
— Aug 17, 2021
On Sunday, the world watched in collective horror as the Taliban descended on the Afghan capital of Kabul and the last semblances of American control vanished in chaos — while personnel scrambled to evacuate. There has…
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Democrat Rep Screams At Top Of Her Lungs As Somali Fraud Hearing Descends Into Mayhem
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— Jan 7, 2026
Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley screamed at the top of her lungs Wednesday while witnesses accused her of “grandstanding” during a House Oversight Committee hearing on Somali fraud. Pressley questioned the…
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Blast Rips Through Pennsylvania Nursing Home, Triggers Mass Casualty Response
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— Dec 23, 2025
A quiet afternoon in suburban Pennsylvania descended into chaos after a powerful explosion tore through a nursing home, trapping residents inside and forcing emergency crews into a frantic rescue effort. According to…
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Over Half A Million Illegal Migrants Crossed Southern Border While Biden Claimed He Had No Power To Stop Them
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— Jun 20, 2024
Hundreds of thousands of foreign nationals descended on the U.S.-Mexico border between the time President Joe Biden declared there was nothing more he could do to stop illegal immigration and when he issued his…
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Anthropic’s AI Sent Police A False Report Of A Homicide
Dylan Kresak · 2 min · 10h
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