HOUSTON (AP) — The April visit to a Houston clinic was just one of a never-ending assembly line of medical appointments January release from an immigration detention center.
The former Afghan soldier, called Wasi by family and friends, sat in a dental chair and conversed in Pashto with his older brother Sami as Carrie Underwood’s “Cowboy Casanova” played in the background. It was a scene thousands of miles from the places he’d been the past two years.
After the U.S.

U.S. and Chinese military leaders squared off at a major security conference in Singapore.

The U.S Department of State has sanctioned Iranian tech company Arvan Cloud.

A federal judge concluded “gender identity is real” in a ruling that partially strikes down Florida‘s new law.

It’s time for Gen Z to stop “bed rotting” and leave the house.

A deadly bacteria with a roughly 50 percent fatality rate worldwide has made its way to the US Gulf Coast.

The Iranian regime is one of the most repressive in the world, ranking 162 out of 165 on the Human Freedom Index. Additionally, on the Human Rights and Rule of Law Index the Islamic Republic of Iran scored 9.8, where 10 is the lowest.
Iranian citizens do not have freedom of expression, religious or political freedom. The rights of women, as well as ethnic and religious minorities are suppressed. Same-sex relationships are criminalized. Capital and corporal punishment are common and due legal process is not guaranteed.

There comes a time when you have to stop shrouding where you are by what you’ve done before, or what others have done before, or by how long the season is.

Ilya recently flagged the civil suit recently filed in federal court in which the complaint alleged that Connecticut officials violated a couple’s Fourth Amendment rights by releasing camera-carrying bears in the area that came within 200 yards of their home.
Commentators are having lots of fun with the case, and that’s great.  And to the extent some readers have strong views of putting video cameras on wild bears as a matter of policy, I am glad this case gives them an opportunity to voice those concerns.

German factory orders fell sharply in machinery, equipment, and miscellaneous vehicle production
Factory orders in Germany dropped in April amid persistently high prices that caused a decline in large-scale purchases, data from the country’s federal statistics office Destatis showed on Tuesday.
Overall new orders in manufacturing fell by 0.4% from the previous month. The drop in bookings was smaller than in March, when they plummeted 10.9% from February, the biggest fall since April 2020 during the Covid-19 lockdowns.

Twitter/@NautPoso

Former President Donald Trump posted an edited video of Chris Christie on Tuesday that was made to look as though the former New Jersey governor announced his 2024 presidential campaign at an all-you-can-eat buffet.
The edited video — which was created by two social media users, @NautPoso and @drefanzor — showed Christie delivering his campaign announcement speech in front of a steaming buffet bar while holding a plate of meat.

Trump posted the clip on Truth Social just hours after taking another jab at Christie’s weight.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Edited by porsi. For movement at Wednesday June 7 at 1 a.m. EDT. Photo prelinked.
Virginia regulators are expected to take a final vote Wednesday on whether to advance Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s plan to withdraw from a multistate carbon cap-and-trade program.
Virginia spent years under Democratic administrations moving toward participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, which environmental advocates say is a proven tool to help reduce pollution and address climate change.

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blasted the PGA Tour’s shocking decision to merge with the Saudi-funded LIV Golf league, calling on US regulators to probe the deal.

Researchers have long thought that once a cell starts down its path of differentiation, growing into a skin cell or a liver cell or a neuron, that path could not be changed.

(SNews) – Former President Donald Trump invited the Rushingbrook Children’s Choir to sing at his upcoming South Carolina rally after the Greenville choir was stopped from singing the national anthem at the Capitol Building in Washington, DC. the other day.
Trump said he made the invitation to pay his respects to “a very talented group of people” and to give them the opportunity to share those talents with “tens of thousands of people.”
Choir director David Rasbach said it was “quite an honor” to get the invite from Trump. “I wouldn’t even think of turning him down.

The Tennessee Republican Party announced Ron DeSantis, Florida governor and presidential candidate, as the keynote speaker for the group’s 46th annual Statesmen’s Dinner next month.
The event is scheduled for July 15 at the Music City Center in Nashville.
The article Tennessee Republican Party to Host Ron DeSantis at Its 46th Annual Statesmen’s Dinner appeared first on Tennessee Star.

Two long-term Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) executives have announced they will be leaving the department in the coming months. This announcement comes on the heels of Commissioner Penny Schwinn’s June 1 resignation.
Eve Carney, TDOE deputy commissioner, and Meghan McLeroy, TDOE’s chief statewide support officer, have served the department for over a quarter of a century. Along the way, they have earned accolades and appreciation from the state’s educators.

Tennessee awarded more than $18 million to 20 business in the first round of its Tennessee Forestry, Agriculture and Rural Markets cost share program.
The program was designed to support Tennessee businesses in the agriculture and forestry supply chain. The grants are administered by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture and were chosen from 259 applications that requested $107 million in funding.
The article Tennessee Awards $18 Million in Agricultural Supply Chain Grants appeared first on Tennessee Star.

from X22report:
[DS] IS ABOUT TO TAKE THE BAIT, THE FBI/DOJ ARE IN THE CROSSHAIRS, THE END OF AN EMPIRE
VIDEO:
 

We pay a gas tax to maintain our freeways.  In some place we have HOV lanes so only the special can drive in these lanes. People can use the freeways paid for by all, for a price.  Businesses are having a hard time getting its employees to come back in the office.  The longer that […]
Read More and Comment: The freeway was born in L.A.

Illegal Immigration has been a hot-button issue for decades in the United States, but this year it has particularly come to the forefront with a post-COVID surge. Some border state officials have called the situation a “crisis.

The Hollywood writers are on strike.  Our Ports are on strike.  Teachers in several districts extorted the taxpayers by going on strike.  Now we have hotel workers planning a strike on June 30. “– Southern California hotel workers are calling for a vote to authorize a strike.

Newsom wants to divert over $8 billion in health care money to the General Fund—to bring down the deficit to “only” $32 billion. “The governor earlier this month proposed to spend nearly $820 million from renewing the Managed Care Organization, or MCO, tax to boost Medi-Cal reimbursement rates and divert $8.

Want to end AirBNB and other similar services?  Create a tax to finance the affordable housing scam. “Senate Bill 584 by state Sen.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The Supreme Court of Sweden has greenlighted the extradition of a supporter of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which Ankara considers a terrorist organization, to Turkiye, local media reported on Tuesday.

Global climate change is affecting the polar regions of our planet the most, including the Arctic. A new forecast by scientists suggests that by the 2030s, the Arctic seas may be ice-free in the summer and even in September.

Home cooks have discovered the ‘right’ way to store their paper towel- and the ‘genius’ hack has been hailed a ‘lifesaver’.

By Badlee Dean
June 7, 2023
“This is a perversion and a molestation of the minds of the kids and it needs to stop… You have 7 days to have this removed or else we will have 50-100 people around the block protesting this store!”
On Saturday, after getting back from doing events in Arizona, we took the time to not merely complain about what it is that most tolerate in this country, but we actually took the time to lawfully confront things to  set the record straight (Psalm 94:16).

New Yorkers were back in masks on Tuesday as thick smoke originating from Canadian wildfires to the north descended on the city.

Queensland will become a major international hub for vaccine discovery and development with a global partnership formed in the United States today to help address the world’s critical health challenges.

In a new study, titled “Acceptability and Usability of a Wearable Device for Sleep Health Among English- and Spanish-Speaking Patients in the Safety Net: Qualitative Analysis,” researchers found that wearable sleep devices hold promise in positively impacting sleep health among marginalized populations.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday called South Korea’s election as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) a “victory of global diplomacy,” presidential spokesperson Lee Do-woon said.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has asked a federal court to freeze the US-based assets of Binance, a day after it accused the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange of a “web of deception” and “calculated evasion of the law.

The Dodgers have turned a once glamorous iconic baseball team in a political action committee for haters of Christians.  Why would any Person of Faith attend or watch a team that stands for hate, religious bigotry and promotes political agendas? Dodgers, What Are You Thinking? Posted by Bruce Bialosky, Flashreport,  6/4/23   http://www.flashreport.

Patients would be more willing to enter medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder if existing stigmas were reduced and more accessible payment support was readily available, a West Virginia University study finds.

Terrifying footage has revealed the moment a gunman opened fire at Virginia high school graduation as students are seen scrambling for cover in the mass shooting.

(trendingpoliticsnews) – In the new interview “What Is A Woman,” a former teammate of Lia Thomas, the collegiate transgender swimmer, has come forward with disturbing details of being silenced by the university. The interview exposed the discomfort and unfairness experienced by female athletes, as well as the campus environment that has surpassed dissenting voices.
Paula Scanlan, a former teammate of Thomas, exposed a troubling reality that has gripped her collegiate swimming program.

A huge fight broke out outside the Glendale School Board meeting in Los Angeles as parents, many of…

The Islanders will keep the status quo when next season begins, with president and GM Lou Lamoriello and coach Lane Lambert remaining with the team.

Curiosity is the “greatest crime” for US corporate media outlets, the former TV pundit said

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has released the first episode of his new series on Twitter, taking Western news agencies to task for one-sided reporting on the conflict in Ukraine and open hostility toward anybody voicing dissenting views.
Dubbed ‘Tucker on Twitter,’ the show’s first 10-minute segment was shared on the social media platform on Wednesday night.

Season 6 of “Black Mirror” premieres June 15 on Netflix.

Low-carbohydrate diet reduces postprandial glucose and glycemic variability in type 2 diabetics as compared to those fed a standard low-fat breakfast.

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie took aim at the business dealings of frontrunner Donald Trump’s daughter and her husband, accusing them of large-scale grifting.
The former New Jersey governor announced his candidacy in Manchester, New Hampshire on Tuesday at a low-key gathering where he laid out his vision. As he has done for some time, the ex-Trump supporter criticized the former president, saying he “made us smaller by dividing us even further.” That earned him a rebuke from Trump on social media.

“It was meant in jest, but I understand how it might have offended some. I will do better and keep focused on what matters, better service, communications and wayfinding.

Long-term consumption of mixed nuts in older adults improves brain vascular function and may enhance cognitive performance. The study highlights the potential benefits of nut consumption for brain health in aging populations.

Health officials warn that drug resistance could wipe out recent progress against malaria, particularly in Africa and southeast Asia.

“Keeping up with the Kardashian” often means knowing which celebrity they’ve been boning lately.
A throughline with the Kardashian/Jenner sisters is their knack for dating NBA players, namely little sister Kendall Jenner, whose starting lineup of exes could band together and probably win gold at the FIBA Championships.
Kim Kardashian, the most famous of the bunch for unspeakable reasons, perfectly trolled her little sister with a “Starting 5” shirt worn during a TikTok filmed with daughter, North West.
Kim K.

Nicole Daedone and the controversial company’s former head of sales Rachel Cherwitz were each charged with forced labor conspiracy for the scheme.