Новости за 18.10.2020

(LONDON DAILY MAIL) Commentator Bill Maher has drawn backlash after calling Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett 'nuts' and arguing that Senate Democrats should make an issue of her Catholic faith. 'Chuck Schumer said Democrats won't make Barrett's religion an issue, but they should because being nuts is relevant,' Maher said in a monologue on…

The fourth-most-senior Democrat in the House of Representatives is facing a stiff challenge in the upcoming election, and his fellow Democrats are reported to be anxious. Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon has represented that state’s 4th Congressional District for 33 years, and he's a big part of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s plans moving forward,…

(NEW YORK DAILY NEWS) Diddy is trying to enact change. The “Come With Me” rapper, real name Sean Combs, took to Twitter Friday morning to share his new project: a political party intended to get President Trump out of the White House. “The NUMBER ONE priority is to get Trump out of office. HE HAS…

(CAMPUS REFORM) At a symposium hosted by Texas A&M University at Commerce, titled, "What the Truth Sounds Like," Professor Donna Ford argued that one of the significant problems in education is White females. She also noted that diversity of “skin color” is not enough, considering that she wouldn’t want “Clarence Thomas teaching my damn kids.”…

A group that serves as a fiscal sponsor for various liberal-leaning organizations has reportedly been the recipient of almost $170 million in government grant money. One tumbles down a rabbit hole when exploring the financials of the Tides Center, the gatekeeper of these taxpayer funds. The San Francisco-based nonprofit, in conjunction with its sibling Tides…

(SCIENCE NEWS) A Venus flytrap’s short-term “memory” can last about 30 seconds. If an insect taps the plant’s sensitive hairs only once, the trap remains still. But if the insect taps again within about half a minute, the carnivorous plant’s leaves snap shut, ensnaring its prey. How Venus flytraps (Dionaea muscipula) remember that initial touch…

[Editor's note: This story originally was published by Real Clear Energy.] By Christopher Hull Real Clear Energy During the first presidential debate, Joe Biden pledged that, if victorious, he would rejoin the Paris Accord from which the U.S. is formally withdrawing. That’s no surprise. Elevating China was the key to the Paris climate agreement, and…

People who see a parent disciplining a child physically should call police immediately and report a "crime in progress," according to new guidance from the Scottish government. The Herald Scotland reported the guidance comes ahead of a law change next month that will ban the physical punishment and discipline of children, including "smacking, skelping, spanking…

There's tough, and then there's Jonathan Ceplecha tough. Ceplecha, 59, has been through more than most in the past month and a half. It all started on Thursday, Aug. 27, when he decided to start taking down some trees on a steep slope on his property, just 150 yards from his home. Living in the…

(NEW YORK POST) Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was finally asked about the explosive New York Post report that alleges emails show his son made millions trading on his father’s influence. His response? “I have no response.” After not being asked about the growing controversy surrounding Hunter Biden at the ABC News town hall by…

(FOX NEWS) The real winner of the 2020 election might be this Pennsylvania bakery. A family-owned bakery in the town of Hatboro claims that its election-themed cookies — which are currently flying off the rack — have accurately predicted the outcome of the past three presidential elections. So far, they say sales indicate a clear…

(THE BLAZE) Joe Biden's campaign warned in an internal memo Saturday that the race between President Donald Trump and Biden is much closer than election polling suggests. What do the polls show? According to RealClearPolitics, national polling shows that Biden has a commanding lead over Trump. Currently, Biden's average national lead over Trump stands at…