Colorado's Boebert discloses husband's work for energy firm

Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert's husband made $478,000 last year working as a consultant for an energy firm, information that was not disclosed during Boebert's congressional campaign and only reported in her financial disclosure forms filed this week. In paperwork filed with the House of Representatives on Tuesday, the Republican congresswoman reported that her husband, Jayson Boebert, received the money as a consultant to “Terra Energy Productions” in 2020, and earned $460,000 as a consultant for the firm in 2019. Boebert did not report the income last year, when she stunned the political world by ousting incumbent Rep. Scott Tipton during the GOP primary in Colorado's sprawling 3rd district, which stretches from ski resorts to energy-rich basins in the state's west.

Mike Lindell Melts Down When Expert Tries To Claim His $5 Million Cyber-Bounty

A security expert says he wants to collect the $5 million bounty Mike Lindell put out for anyone who can disprove his conspiracy theories about 2020 election data. “It had nothing to do with my data,” he ranted to podcaster Steve Bannon on Wednesday. Bill Alderson of the Texas-based Security Institute told Dakota News Now that he registered for the challenge and attended the disastrous “Cyber Symposium,” where Lindell was supposed to present “packet captures” proving his wild claims about the presidential election being stolen from President Donald Trump.

Larry David Couldn’t Curb His Anger at Alan Dershowitz in Martha’s Vineyard Grocery

Larry David recently ran into former Trump attorney Alan Dershowitz at the grocery store, and he didn't hold back from criticizing the Harvard Law professor. In a heated exchange that was witnessed by a Page Six source, Dershowitz and David bumped into each other at Chilmark General Store in Martha's Vineyard. Dershowitz confirmed the exchange he had with David to Page Six and said it started when he saw David and tried to say hi, but the comedian walked away from him.

TikTok fights doctor's warning against popular shower ritual: 'I will not stop'

A doctor on TikTok is blowing people's minds with the revelation that peeing in the shower actually isn't a good idea. Decode and demystify Gen Z's latest online slang terms with In The Know's new glossary. This isn't the first time a common bathroom habit has been debunked on the platform — a physical therapist explained why people should stop peeing “just in case,” and a dentist infuriated viewers by challenging what everyone thought was the right way to brush your teeth.

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  TikTok doctor warns against common shower habit

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  TikTokers are freaking out over a new gadget that turns showering into a ‘rainfall experience’: ‘I need it’

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Double-jabbed people carry same levels of Covid as unvaccinated

Fully vaccinated people carry the same amount of Covid as the unvaccinated, scientists have found in a new study that calls into question the effectiveness of vaccine passports and changes to the NHS app. Experts had hoped two doses of vaccine would significantly reduce the viral load carried by people who became infected, lowering the risk of them passing on Covid. Previous studies showed that vaccinated people who contracted the alpha variant had far lower viral loads than the unvaccinated, while Boris Johnson backed vaccine passports in the hope they would lower transmission in hotspot venues such as nightclubs.

The only member of Congress to reject invading Afghanistan in 2001 said she almost wishes she had been wrong about her lone vote

Rep. Barbara Lee was the only member of Congress to vote against invading Afghanistan in 2001. "I almost wish, in many ways, that I had been wrong," she told The Washington Post. Rep. Barbara Lee had only been in Congress three years when the September 11, 2001, attacks changed the world forever.

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  ‘I wish I had been wrong,’ says Barbara Lee, lone congresswoman who voted to oppose Afghan war in 2001

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  Rep. Lee reflects 20 years after voting against Afghanistan war

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‘I think she’s out,’ deputy says after violent arrest

A woman who pulled off a road to change drivers during a trip with her father and three young children was knocked unconscious and arrested by two Northern California sheriff's deputies, who then lied about the encounter to responding paramedics and on official reports, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday. Body cameras worn by the deputies with the Solano County Sheriff's Office recorded them pulling guns on Nakia Porter before slamming her to the pavement while handcuffing her along a rural road in the town of Dixon on the night of Aug. 6, 2020. Porter's father, Joe Powell, was also placed in handcuffs and briefly detained.

Outgoing Gov. Andrew Cuomo puts in for retirement. Here's how much his pension may be

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is ready to retire — at least in order to start collecting his public pension. Cuomo, whose resignation will be effective Tuesday, put in for his retirement this week, and he is expected to get about a $50,000-a-year pension for his 15 years of state service — 11 as governor and four as attorney general. The office for incoming Gov. Kathy Hochul, now the lieutenant governor, said Cuomo has notified it he will resign effective 11:59 p.m. Monday.

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  In his final days as governor, Cuomo grants clemency to 10 people

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ICU Doc Shows What 'Anxious and Scared' Gov. Greg Abbott Did After COVID-19 News

ICU doctor and NBC News analyst Vin Gupta is urging Texans to “take note” of the actions of Gov. Greg Abbott (R) after he tested positive for the coronavirus on Tuesday. Abbott has actively thwarted efforts to contain the coronavirus pandemic by banning mask and vaccine mandates. Quickly getting access to monoclonal antibody therapy when you're the fully vaccinated, asymptomatic Governor of Texas shows just how anxious and scared @GregAbbott_TX actually is of a virus that he constantly downplays.

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  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who has banned vaccine and mask mandates, tests positive for COVID-19

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  Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who opposes vaccine and mask mandates, tests positive for COVID-19

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Witness to MyPillow CEO incident says it was no 'attack'

A witness to an incident last week involving MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell says he saw no reason for Lindell to claim he was attacked at a South Dakota hotel. Lindell, who was in Sioux Falls hosting an election fraud symposium, told The Associated Press on Tuesday his encounter with a man seeking a photo late Wednesday left him doubled over in pain. Lindell said he has filed a report of an assault with the Sioux Falls Police Department and is conducting his own investigation into how the photo-seeker could have shoved an object between his ribs, leaving him unable to move his right arm.

Bannon says Trump should become speaker, lead Biden impeachment, resign, and run for president in 2024

Steve Bannon presented a breathless timeline in which he said former President Donald Trump should become House speaker and lead an impeachment effort against President Joe Biden before resigning to run for the White House in 2024. The former White House chief strategist discussed the unprecedented scenario during an episode of his War Room show on Wednesday while criticizing Biden's handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal. After saying "people should be court-martialed" over U.S. forces abandoning Bagram Airfield, which some have opined could have been used to help with evacuations following the Taliban's rapid takeover of the country, Bannon said this issue could be "one of the big charges eventually brought" against Biden.

Booster vaccines should not be administered, WHO warns as US gives green light

PM Here's a recap of today's top news: The World Health Organisation has said Covid-19 booster vaccines are not necessary and called on countries with high vaccination rates to donate surplus vaccines to poorer countries rather than administering third doses. The criticism comes as the US today announced it would start delivering booster shots from 20 September. MPs returned to Parliament for a debate on Afghanistan, and a face mask divide was stark, with a clear split between Boris Johnson's front benches, who largely chose not to wear masks, and members of the Opposition, who were seen in face coverings Fast-food chain Nando's was forced to temporarily shut more than 40 stores in the UK af...

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Jailed: Woman who forced maid to strip and shower in front of her

The charges are for insulting the then 21-year-old maid's modesty; using criminal force by pushing her into the shower; causing hurt to her eyes by putting powder on her face; threatening to harm the maid's family; pinching and kicking the victim's genitals; and failing to give her adequate rest between 29 September and 12 December 2017. Rosdiana is out on bail of $10,000, pending an appeal against both conviction and sentence. About the case The victim was working at Rosdiana's home from 29 September to 12 December 2017, after which she was sent back to the maid agency.

Bartender Seen Kissing Married Man in VFW Bar Before Body Found on Farm: Cops

On Aug. 5, Amanda Jo Vangrinsven disappeared. That night, Vangrinsven, 32, was seen drinking with Richard Melvin Peterson, 37, at the Isanti, Minnesota VFW hall where she tended bar, and where Peterson reportedly served in a “leadership position. But Vangrinsven had had too much to drink, according to an unsealed search warrant obtained by The Daily Beast, and Peterson told her friends he would drive her home.

Forensic nurse who examined woman accusing Trevor Bauer of sexual assault: 'I had never seen that before'

A judge on Tuesday heard testimony from a nurse who examined the woman accusing Trevor Bauer of sexual assault. It was the second day of hearings related to allegations against the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher. Kelly Valencia, a forensic nurse examiner who had been called by the woman's legal team to testify about her injuries, said she administered a Sexual Assault Response Team exam, or SART exam, to the woman in May.

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  Woman says violence by Trevor Bauer left her in pain, fear

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  Trevor Bauer accuser testifies the MLB star called her while she was in the hospital with injuries from alleged assault

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As Taliban takes over, some swap iconic AK-47s for made-in-America rifles

TOKYO (Reuters) -The Russian Kalashnikov AK-47 and its derivatives have long been the assault rifle of choice for militant groups because of their rugged design, but some Taliban fighters are trading them in for captured U.S. guns as Afghanistan's government collapses. Video and pictures published by the Taliban on Twitter and elsewhere show fighters carrying M4 carbines and M16 rifles discarded by Afghan army units. The U.S. guns are more accurate and have greater range than the their AK-47s, but on their own may not deliver much added capability on the battlefield.

Former CIA analyst contradicts MSNBC hosts to slam 'bold-faced lie' in Biden's Afghanistan speech

Former CIA analyst Matt Zeller slammed President Joe Biden's speech on the Afghanistan crisis, snapping back at MSNBC's Brian Williams for supporting the president's remarks on Monday. After Biden addressed the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan following the planned U.S. troop withdrawal from the country in a speech from the White House on Monday, media pundits lauded the president's remarks, with Williams praising the speech. Zeller disputed Williams's interpretation, particularly his assertion that Biden "owned the fact that, as he put it, the buck stops with him."

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  Activist and Afghanistan veteran says US government ignored pleas to save Afghan allies: ‘I’m appalled’

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Nissan gave us the Z we deserve, no more and no less

The Z will either be further proof that this is a valid approach for keeping existing internal combustion enthusiast cars relevant for a few more years, or demonstrate that the 86 and BRZ are merely flukes (or that its fans just have wildly different expectations). I can only see one path to failure for Nissan: price. The outgoing car started at about $30,000 ($30,985 with destination).

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  2023 Nissan Z will start around $40,000, says Nissan

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As Delta surges, 4 states reach new pandemic peaks for daily COVID-19 cases - but in the states with higher vaccine rates and mask mandates, ICUs are less busy

Florida, Mississippi, Hawaii, and Oregon hit new peaks for daily COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. Oregon and Hawaii, with higher vaccination rates and mask mandates, have more room left in ICUs. They might never reach the "precarious position" of Florida and Mississippi, a professor said.

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  Masks are selling out in some COVID-19 hot spots with the delta variant surging and new mask mandates

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  Chicago indoor mask mandate takes effect Friday

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Teens Are Drinking Half A Gallon Of Pineapple Juice Before Having Their Wisdom Teeth Removed — But Is It Safe?

Each year, about 5 million people have their wisdom teeth removed. Whether it be due to pain, repeated infection, damage to nearby teeth, or other medical reasoning, getting your wisdom teeth extracted can be daunting. The procedure is known for bringing about a few days of post-surgical pain, swelling, and general angst.

Former Parkland deputy: 'I did the best I could"

The former school resource officer accused of hiding during a South Florida school shooting that left 17 people dead said after a hearing Wednesday that he never would have sat idle if he had known people were being killed. Former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson, 58, appeared in court, where his attorney argued to dismiss child negligence charges against him, the Sun Sentinel reported. After the hearing, Peterson lost his composure and fought back tears as he described how his life has changed after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

Virologist suggests coronavirus origin theorists are missing a cover-up that's 'staring them right in the face'

COVID-19 origin theorists could be right about a Chinese government cover-up, but they might have their sights set in the wrong direction, an American virologist suggested to Bloomberg. When an international group of experts organized by the World Health Organization traveled to Wuhan, China, earlier this year to research the origins of the coronavirus that sparked the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they visited the Baishazhou market, which is larger, but perhaps less well-known (internationally, at least) than the Huanan market, where many people initially believed the virus first jumped from wild animals to humans. Bloomberg also notes that one of the earliest recorded COVID-19 clusters in Wuhan involved a Huanan stall employee who traded goods back and forth between the two markets.

Neighbor Charged with Hate Crime Accused of Coming Back for More

This April, the years-long saga finally bubbled to the surface after Pham called police alleging Myers threatened her while she was gardening in her front yard, according to a King County Sheriff's Office police report obtained by The Daily Beast. Despite steadfast denials that she made racist comments or issued threats, Myers was arrested and charged with a felony hate crime. As part of the charge, she was ordered to stay away from Pham and her family and refrain from harassing her, according to the King County Sheriff's Office.

Booming Colo. town asks, ‘Where will water come from?’

Anything we can do to protect our safe water supply is so important,'' said Dick Maxfield, who has lived in Greeley for nearly 60 years and watched the population nearly quadruple to nearly 110,000, as new arrivals attracted to relatively low housing prices flock to the city 55 miles (85 kilometers) north of Denver and its mix of jobs in energy, health care and agriculture, including a major meat-packing plant. The dual challenges of population growth and water scarcity are made worse by climate change, said Lisa Dilling, an environmental studies professor at the University of Colorado and director of the Western Water Assessment research program.