Joe Biden is passing additional climate change “protections” before leaving office. Before placing a ban on offshore drilling, Biden and/or his handlers turned his attention to American households. His latest policy will prohibit Americans from purchasing natural gas water heaters. The ban will officially begin in 2029 and natural gas-fired water heaters will no longer be available to the public. Per usual, the ban is intended to prevent carbon dioxide emissions from ending the world. Some estimate that the tanks alone will cost consumers $450 more on the initial purchase, yet you can look at the prices on any home…
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Credit: Screenshot via Harris Faulkner X Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faced significant criticism and embarrassment following her handling of a press conference discussing the wildfires currently engulfing her city. Bass, who is in her first term as mayor, was initially ripped by critics for being absent during the crisis and then returning from a trip to Ghana using a military plane. At the press conference, however, the wheels fell off. A woman once considered a vice presidential candidate for Joe Biden was exposed as an incompetent charlatan. Bass struggled with reading from a prepared script, mispronounced words like “heroism,”…
Zendaya and Tom Holland took their love story to another level long before it was discovered that they had gotten engaged.The “Euphoria” star sparked engagement rumors after she spotted a massive engagement ring at the Golden Globes Award, but reports claim she and Holland already got matching inks long before then.Zendaya, who was said to be shocked that Tom Holland proposed to her, is ready to “spend her life” with the “Spider-Man” star.Article continues below advertisementZendaya And Tom Holland Got Matching ‘Z’ & ‘T’ TattoosMEGAZendaya and Tom Holland took steps to immortalize their romance before the actor finally got down…
LONDON: An international coalition to procure unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for Ukraine, co-led by the United Kingdom and Latvia, will send 30,000 newly-ordered drones to Kyiv, Britain’s Ministry of Defence said on Thursday (Jan 9). The “drone capability coalition” – formed in early 2024 to deliver devices to Ukraine – has placed an order worth £45 million (US$55 million) for the UAVs, the ministry noted. It did not detail when the drones would be dispatched to Kyiv. Funding for the 30,000 new UAVs via the coalition comes from the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands, Latvia and Sweden. British Defence Secretary John…
N’Djamena, Chad – Chad’s capital city is still smarting after deadly gun battles erupted on Wednesday night between security forces and more than a dozen armed fighters who brazenly stormed the presidential palace. At least 19 people were killed. Businesses and schools opened as usual on Thursday, and most people went to work, but there was a more heightened security presence on the streets of N’Djamena – a city already teeming with soldiers. Military tanks dotted the city centre, and roads leading to the palace complex were closed. The assault comes weeks after controversial parliamentary elections, in which opposition parties boycotted the…
With the 2025 NFL hiring cycle in motion, the Saints (5-12) are in the thick of the search for their next head coach.As NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill reported earlier this week, “The team has about a dozen candidates they’re considering, and they plan to interview a good portion of their candidate list.”So far, NFL media reporters have linked seven candidates to New Orleans’ opening.Here’s our ranking of the candidates for the Saints job, from the worst to best fit. 7. Giants offensive coordinator/assistant head coach Mike KafkaKafka is an unexpected candidate, considering the Giants’ offensive woes the past two seasons. In…
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday delivered remarks for a grim anniversary: the fourth year since the assault on the Capitol. “The public servants of the Justice Department have sought to hold accountable those criminally responsible for the Jan. 6 attack on our democracy with unrelenting integrity,” he said.What went unspoken was the obvious exception to Mr. Garland’s insistence on accountability. The chief culprit behind the insurrection will shortly be inaugurated once again as president. After Donald Trump’s election to a second term, the Justice Department secured the dismissal of the criminal case against him, and the president-elect has said…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When I first entered public relations in 2005, my work centered on guiding CEOs through traditional media interviews and speeches — brief moments of visibility. After the spotlight was off, executives and company leaders could retreat back to their work in relative anonymity.With the advent of social media and artificial intelligence, however, company leaders are now under constant public scrutiny as they navigate a landscape dominated by artificial intelligence, misinformation and polarized public discourse.As we approach 2025, the stakes have never been higher for those in the C-suite who manage their personal…
The division between light and dark over the north pole of Mercury, viewed from the BepiColombo spacecraftESA/BepiColombo/MTM These pictures of Mercury’s pockmarked surface are the last we’ll see before the BepiColombo mission begins orbiting the solar system’s innermost world in late 2026. Since launching in 2018, the joint European-Japanese BepiColombo spacecraft has flown by Mercury six times, using each successive approach to reduce its speed and adjust its flight path to make it easier to get into orbit. While the mission’s main scientific instruments haven’t yet been put to use, the spacecraft’s monitoring cameras have given us some of the…
How many people are affected?More than 100,000 people have been evacuated, Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo told reporters Wednesday in discussing the Eaton Fire, and 100,000 have been told they may need to evacuate because they live in a danger zone. Roughly 37,000 people in the path of the Palisades Fire were ordered to leave their homes in the cities of Calabasas, Malibu and Los Angeles, law enforcement and fire officials said.More than 3,000 people in the Sylmar area were also under emergency evacuation orders, Crowley said.Have there been deaths and injuries?There have been a significant number of injuries in the…