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Pope Francis from Argentina dies on Easter Monday at age 88

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta., according to Vatican News. Pope Francis died at 7:35 AM local time Easter Monday, April 21, 2025. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 17, 1936. Pope Francis was the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church. Pope Francis has died, Vatican says | Reuters Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88 | AP News Roman Catholic Pope Francis passed away at 88 | Fox News Pope Francis dies aged 88 - BBC News Vatican News on X: "Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta   ... Pope Francis - Wikipedia Easter Monday - Wikipedia

Iran has ability to enrich weapons grade uranium to fuel a nuclear bomb in one week; left over Biden era US intelligence denies

U.S. intelligence still claims Iran has no active nuclear weapons program—despite stockpiles of near-weapons-grade uranium, evidence of covert weaponization efforts, and the ability to enrich enough weapons-grade uranium to fuel a nuclear bomb in less than a week and 14 bombs in about four months, according to a February 2025 report by the Institute for Science and International Security.  DNI Gabbard Must Reverse “Stupid” US Intelligence on Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program › American Greatness Final_Analysis_of_February_2025_IAEA_Iran_Verification_Report.pdf  - Institute for Science and International Security

New White House web page on COVID-19 describes origin of COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2

According to an official White House web page discussing the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the COVID-19 pandemic ... 1. The virus possesses a biological characteristic that is not found in nature. 2. Data shows that all COVID-19 cases stem from a single introduction into humans. This runs contrary to previous pandemics where there were multiple spillover events. 3. Wuhan is home to China’s foremost SARS research lab, which has a history of conducting gain-of-function research (gene altering and organism supercharging) at inadequate biosafety levels. 4. Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) researchers were sick with COVID-like symptoms in the fall of 2019, months before COVID-19 was discovered at the wet market. 5. By nearly all measures of science, if there was evidence of a natural origin it would have already surfaced. But it hasn’t. Sources include ... House Oversight Committee -- a Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic of the Committee on Oversight and Accountability in the U.S. Hous...

UnitedHealth Group stock drop after bad forecast due to higher medical costs from physicians and outpatient services

UnitedHealth Group stock dropped after a poor annual profit forecast released April 17, 2025, citing higher-than-expected medical costs in its privately run Medicare plans.   UnitedHealth Group revised its 2025 performance outlook established in December 2024 to net earnings of $24.65 to $25.15 per share and adjusted earnings of $26 to $26.50 per share. This outlook reflects two factors: - Heightened care activity indications within UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage businesses, which became visible as the quarter closed, far above the planned 2025 increase which was consistent with the elevated levels in 2024. This activity was most notable within physician and outpatient services. - Unanticipated changes in the profile of Optum Health members impacting planned 2025 reimbursement due to unexpectedly minimal 2024 beneficiary engagement by plans exiting markets. In addition, a greater-than-expected impact to current and new complex patients from the ongoing Medicare funding ...

Three killed, 3 wounded near Fredericksburg in Spotsylvania County Virginia

Three killed and three wounded about 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 8, 2025 in the block of 400 Olde Greenwich Drive near Lafayette Boulevard in the Olde Greenwich neighborhood, just outside Fredericksburg in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Gunfire erupted between two groups of individuals. Video captured two individuals with hoodies and ski masks carrying AR-15 style rifles fleeing the scene. One fleeing individual was scene fleeing the area with blood on his hand. 3 dead, 3 wounded in Spotsylvania County mass shooting  Channel 2 Now Robbie Harvey on X: "::: BREAKING ::: Three people have been killed after a shooting in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. According to officials the shooter (or shooters) are still on the run. DO YOU RECOGNIZE THESE MEN? Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office says it all happened around 5:30 PM in the area News Channel3 Now on X: "Illegal Gun Deal Turned Robbery Led to Mass Shooting in Spotsylvania County. Four Charged. Victims Identified as Chase Feaster, Alonzo ...

Trump dedicates first Gulf of America Day on way to Super Bowl LIX in Air Force One

Special Assistant to the President and Communications Advisor Margo Martin posted President Donald Trump's motorcade to Caesars Superdome for Super Bowl LIX, and the president's signing a Proclamation declaring February 9, 2025 as the first ever Gulf of America Day while Air Force One flew over the Gulf of America en route to Super Bowl LIX. Margo Martin on X: "President @realDonaldTrump en route to Caesars Superdome 🏈🇺🇸 https://t.co/ERZxrtT1EY" / X Margo Martin on X: "President @realDonaldTrump signs a Proclamation declaring February 9, 2025 as the first ever Gulf of America Day 🇺🇸 Listen as Air Force One announces a flyover of Gulf of America en route to Super Bowl LIX! https://t.co/fNk0e6l7dL" / X President @realDonaldTrump en route to Caesars Superdome 🏈🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/ERZxrtT1EY — Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) February 9, 2025 President @realDonaldTrump signs a Proclamation declaring February 9, 2025 as the first ever Gulf of America...

Michigan High School Athletic Association defies Trump executive order banning transgender athletes from participating in women's sport

MHSAA (Michigan High School Athletic Association) spokesman Geoff Kimmerly told news source Bridge Michigan on Thursday, February 6, 2025 that the private nonprofit that oversees Michigan interscholastic athletics doesn’t plan to change its policy allowing boys in girls sports, following the executive order issued by Donald Trump on Wednesday. Trump’s executive order, which seeks to ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports, directs the federal government to “rescind all funds from educational programs that deprive women and girls of fair athletic opportunities, which results in the endangerment, humiliation, and silencing of women and girls and deprives them of privacy.” Michigan High School Athletic Association defies Trump’s girls sports EO: ‘Continue to go with our policy as is’ - The Midwesterner

Conflicting articles regarding Trump's approval rating during his first week of his term

So which article do we bank on for understanding Trump's approval rating during inauguration week -- the FOX analysis of CNN or the ABC analysis of 538? CNN data guru stunned by Trump's approval shift from eight years ago: 'Very much turned around' | Fox News Once again, Trump starts a term with a weak approval rating - ABC News

Bankruptcy, key economic indicator, hits highest level since 2008 financial crisis

Bankruptcies up 8 percent from 2023 with 686 companies filing bankruptcy in 2024 -- about the amount of bankruptcies filed in 2021 and 2022. The big short list ... Big Lots  Bowflex Express Joann LL Flooring Party City Red Lobster Spirit Airlines Stoli TGI Fridays True Value Tupperware Urgent warning to Americans as key economic indicator hits highest level since 2008 financial crisis | Daily Mail Online Bankruptcy And Restructuring In The US: A Snapshot Of 2024 - Insolvency/Bankruptcy - United States  - Mondaq.com bankruptcies 2024 - Google Search bankruptcies 2023 - Google Search bankruptcies 2022 - Google Search bankruptcies 2021 - Google Search

Air traffic controllers warned of bird strike alert minutes before Boeing 737 crashed and killed 179

Jeju Air Flight 2216 crashed at Muan International Airport, South Korea on Sunday, December 29, 2024 after traveling from takeoff from Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand at 2:11 a.m. The Boeing 737-800 crashed at about 9:00 a.m. Sunday, December 29,  2024, when the aircraft made a belly landing on the Runway 19 without the main landing gear deployed, and the flight overshot the runway at Muan International Airport. Two crew members escaped after the crash. Video shows the that no landing gear were down during landing. Video appears to show that the aircraft hit an embankment or structure and an ILS array (Instrument Landing System antennas) at the end of the runway, and then there was an eruption of flames. Aviation expert David Learmount claimed on Sky News after the crash that a solid structure should not have been located at the end of the runway. Fiery plane crash kills 179 in worst airline disaster in South Korea | Reuters South Korea plane...

Paul Gloyer downplays reported drone sightings in New Jersey in Fox News interview

Paul Gloyer, President of Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories, an aerospace company located in Tullahoma, Tennessee, downplayed the alleged drone sightings in New Jersey, claiming in a Fox News interview that some of the information is hyped. He described one "drone" video as an airplane sighting. Database Error  ... The Gloyer Taylor official website indicated an error establishing a database connection at 9:50 a.m. Friday, December 13, 2024. gloyer taylor laboratories - Google Search

CDC warns about dangerous carfentanil: 100 times more potent than fentanyl

CDC is warning about a carfentanil that is 100 times more potent than fentanyl that has caused hundreds of deaths in 37 states. Carfentanil is produced in powder, paper, tablet, patch and spray form, and can be inhaled, ingested or absorbed through the skin. Approximately 70% of U.S. overdose deaths in 2023 were estimated to involve illegally manufactured fentanyls (IMFs). Local reports indicate reemergence of carfentanil, a fentanyl analog. Overdose deaths overall and with IMFs detected began declining in 2023. Percentages of overdose deaths with IMFs detected were stable (approximately 70%–80%) during 2021–2024, except in the West where the percentage increased from 48.5% to 66.5%. Although rare, deaths with carfentanil detected increased approximately sevenfold, from 29 during January–June 2023 to 238 during January–June 2024; 37 states reported carfentanil detection. Urgent CDC warning as new drug carfentanil 100 times more deadly than fentanyl kills hundreds in 37 states | Daily M...

Staff resignations, subscription cancelations at Washington Post and LA Times

Washington Post editor-at-large Robert Kagan and opinion columnist Michele Norris resigned in response to the non-endorsement. A wave of Washington Post subscription cancellations followed. At the LA Times, multiple personnel resigned. When readers announced they would cancel their subscriptions, the union that represents many LA Times employees issued a statement urging them not to cancel. The Washington Post and L.A. Times face subscriber cancellations and staff resignations for not endorsing a presidential candidate. Here's a closer look at the controversy  - AOL/Yahoo!News L.A. Times decision not to endorse in presidential race sparks resignations, questions - Los Angeles Times L.A. Times Guild 🦅 on X: "A statement from Los Angeles Times Guild leadership

Washington Post, LA Times announce no endorsements for a presidential candidate

Former Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron called the decision "a moment of darkness that will leave democracy as a casualty." The Washington Post has held off on presidential endorsements before. Three days earlier on October 22, 2024... The Los Angeles Times announced there would be no endorsement either, and with no explanation. California is the home state of Kamala Harris. 'Washington Post' won't endorse any presidential candidate : NPR Bezos-Owned Washington Post Won't a Endorse Presidential Candidate - Business Insider Calif.'s largest newspaper won't endorse presidential candidate  - SFGAE

Dr. Nicole Saphier, appearing on Fox & Friends Sunday, October 13, 2024, recommends certain foods to reduce risk or help with treatments of breast cancer

Spinach’s big, leafy greens contain carotenoids, micronutrients that have been linked to a reduction in breast cancer risk. (Note: Carotenoids are in carrots, too). Regular garlic consumption is also associated with a decreased risk of breast cancer. East two handfuls of blueberries every morning for the benefit of flavonoids and anthocyanins in blueberries. According to a recent study, flavonoids could help to prevent breast cancer and improve the effectiveness of cancer treatments. Consume salmon because a large study of 883,000 women found that those who regularly consumed fatty fish had a 14% decreased risk of breast cancer. Turmeric, wasn't mentioned as specifically a risk reducer to breast cancer, but was recognized as connected a study that showed improved survival when combined with traditional cancer treatements -- and connected to decreased side effects symptoms of cancer treatments. 'I'm a radiologist — to reduce breast cancer risk, eat these 5 foods and follow t...