Fact Check Were Boston Cops Called To Bomb Threat At Children S Hospital

Figures such as Marjorie Taylor-Greene say they will seek to criminalize such care despite the mainstream medical establishment considering it the only effective way of treating transgender people. Many institutions offering gender care have been targeted directly by opponents—among them is Boston Children’s Hospital, which received an anonymous bomb threat in late August. However, in a recent exchange on Twitter, one well-known anti-trans group claimed police never even received 911 calls about a bomb threat to begin with, raising suspicion among its followers....

December 20, 2022 · 4 min · 738 words · Mary Sheaffer

Fact Check Will Joe Biden Raise Taxes If Elected President

The Facts Joebiden.com states that Biden will not raise taxes for “a single person making under $400,000 per year” and will order more than one-dozen tax cuts to working families if elected president. Averaging to $620 to middle-income earners according to CNBC. To be a 1 percent top earner in 2020 in the United States, you would need to make $361,020 per year. However, Biden’s plan focuses mainly on increasing taxes for those who make more than $1 million per year, according to a Tax Policy Center analysis....

December 20, 2022 · 3 min · 568 words · James Waltz

Factcheck.Org Misleading Gas Ads From Clinton Obama

Clinton’s ad claims motorists would save $8 billion during her summer “holiday,” not mentioning that no economists agree with her. She herself didn’t name one when asked in a weekend tv interview. Obama’s ad accuses Clinton of “pandering” to voters, then ticks through the elements of his plan – leaving aside the fact that Clinton’s plan includes each of those elements as well. Obama’s $1,000 tax credit for families is made to sound as though it was designed to offset rising gas prices....

December 20, 2022 · 7 min · 1315 words · Julie Kelly

Fadel Alkilani Student Who Removed 9 11 Memorial Flags Says It Amplifies Imperialism

Fadel Alkilani was seen carrying the flags from a display at Washington University in St. Louis in several plastic bags in a video that went viral on social media on Sunday—the 20th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks. The display had been put up by the Washington University College Republicans and featured 2,977 flags to commemorate the lives lost on the day. The university condemned Alkilani’s removal of the flags, while the president of the College Republicans called for his expulsion, the university’s student newspaper Student Life reported....

December 20, 2022 · 4 min · 755 words · Grace Vrablic

Fading Hegemony

In your Special Report you state that “with just 18 months left to shape his legacy, we are about to discover what Clinton is made of.” But he’s not about to develop the character and competence he needs to fix the problems he has created. Clinton’s legacy has already been written. He made a hash of our foreign policy and national security and left it to others to pay the price....

December 20, 2022 · 12 min · 2390 words · Lemuel Ortiz

Failed Gop Candidate S Immigrant Parents Liken Midterms To Syrian Elections

Unofficial state results released Monday showed Hamadeh losing to Democrat Kris Mayes by 510 votes, sparking an automatic recount required to make the results official. On Election Day, the Republican tweeted a victory message. Hamadeh, who like failed Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake has repeated election conspiracy theories throughout the campaign, implied his defeat was due to faulty elections. “My parents came here from Syria, they didn’t expect Arizona elections to be so similar,” he tweeted Monday....

December 20, 2022 · 4 min · 736 words · Curtis Smith

Falcao Highlights Monaco Ambition After Nancy Thrashing

‘Ozil goal pure football orgasm’ Falcao scored twice to mark his recall to the Colombia squad in style, following his Champions League brace against CSKA Moscow on Wednesday, and he now has eight goals this season. But the forward was keen to highlight Monaco’s collective effort after the side scored six for the second time in three Ligue 1 matches to demonstrate its attacking force, with Guido Carrillo, Fabinho and teenager Kylian Mbappe also on target....

December 20, 2022 · 2 min · 267 words · Amy West

Falcon Crest

December 20, 2022 · 0 min · 0 words · Glenda Parish

Falcons Arthur Smith Left Dumbfounded After Officials Spot Of Ball On Tnf Are You F Ing Kidding Me

That is, unless you are a part of the officiating crew for the “Thursday Night Football” matchup between the Falcons and the Panthers. Early in the third quarter, the officials incorrectly spotted the ball by 3 yards after a holding penalty called on Atlanta, leaving coach Arthur Smith and the Falcons’ sideline dumbfounded. (LANGUAGE WARNING IN THE TWEET BELOW.) The penalty occurred on a second-and-1 play from the Carolina 28....

December 20, 2022 · 2 min · 318 words · Beatrice Sandoval

Falcons Devonta Freeman Warming Up Just In Time For Pivotal Rematch Against Saints

Devonta Freeman will be at the center of pregame hype involving all these issues as Atlanta prepares for Sunday’s road game against New Orleans. But first things first. Before shifting his focus to the Saints, the Falcons running back admitted early Tuesday morning there was a more immediate priority for him. “Massages,” Freeman said with a tired look on his face. MORE: How Falcons can clinch in Week 16...

December 20, 2022 · 5 min · 940 words · Lee Newark

Fall Equinox Triggers Great White Shark Migration South

As the weather turns cold, the sharks are drawn away from their northern feeding grounds, in places like Cape Cod and Nova Scotia, towards warmer water in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas. OCEARCH, a marine conservation group, has been tracking the movements and migrations of these sharks in the North Atlantic for over a decade. It hopes that its data will help inform future conservation strategies to protect these animals in the face of a changing climate....

December 20, 2022 · 3 min · 468 words · Russell Gomes

Fall Images Quotes In Honor Of The First Day Of Autumn

Monday marks the official start of the fall season, which was marked by the equinox. Occurring only twice a year–once in spring and once in fall–during an equinox there are nearly equal parts daylight and darkness in the course of the day. The first day of fall varies from year to year but often occurs sometime between September 22 and September 24. Daylight has been waning since the June solstice and will continue to diminish until the winter solstice in December....

December 20, 2022 · 2 min · 360 words · Steven Murray

Eagles Have 4 Big Obstacles To Repeat Beginning With Carson Wentz Alshon Jeffery

Winning a Super Bowl requires great talent and greater coaching, and thanks to general manager Howie Roseman and coach Doug Pederson, the Eagles still have those parts intact. But navigating through the regular season and playoffs at such a high level also requires a few breaks. The Eagles will not have anything close to a Super Bowl hangover, but things are set up to be only partly sunny in Philadelphia this season....

December 19, 2022 · 4 min · 789 words · Magda Easterwood

Eagles Land Ryan Mathews In Wake Of Lesean Mccoy Departure

The deal is for three years and worth $11.5 million, with $5 million guaranteed, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. MORE: Team-by-team free agent signings, departures | Eagles own Bills in trade Mathews known for his history of injuries in San Diego — he’s only played in all 16 games once (2013) in five seasons. But when healthy, he can be a productive back. The Eagles have had an interesting offseason sp far at the tailback position....

December 19, 2022 · 1 min · 113 words · Sharon Corrales

Earl Thomas Has Great Week With Ravens Coach John Harbaugh Says

Coach John Harbaugh was impressed with the recently acquired safety, who was aggressive on the field after fracturing his left leg in late September. “He’s (had) a great week,” Harbaugh said. “(He had) great anticipation and great ability to cover ground. He shows up in the right spots on a regular basis. That’s what great safeties do. He’s done a great job.” Thomas, 30, penned a massive a four-year, $55 million deal with Baltimore in March after spending the past nine seasons in Seattle....

December 19, 2022 · 1 min · 166 words · James Warner

Early Fantasy Football Rankings Top 12 Running Backs For 2014

Owners are going to struggle with the choice among LeSean McCoy, Jamaal Charles and Adrian Peterson. Put those three in one body, and the guy might never get tackled. Which running back would you take first? Second? We're already having trouble with it at Fantasy Source. Our five experts voted those three running backs in five different 1-2-3 combinations. They also tied in the number of votes. SN NFL writer Vinnie Iyer got the tiebreaker, so that's how our list of Top 12 running backs starts....

December 19, 2022 · 3 min · 454 words · Clarence Enyart

Early Signs Of Multiple Sclerosis Ms And Common Symptoms

In multiple sclerosis, your immune system goes awry and damages the fatty covering (myelin) that insulates nerve fibers within your central nervous system (CNS). Your CNS consists of your brain, spinal cord, and the optic nerves of your eyes. As a result of myelin damage, nerve signals cannot be transmitted rapidly or efficiently between the CNS and the rest of your body. This can lead to various symptoms like blurry vision, pain, abnormal sensations, and muscle weakness, among many others....

December 19, 2022 · 7 min · 1371 words · Marie Pack

Early Voting Begins In Some Georgia Counties For Key Senate Seat

Georgia law requires candidates to receive at least 50 percent of the vote to win an election, and neither Warnock nor Walker did so during the November 8 midterms. Warnock, a Democrat, won about 49.4 percentage points, while Walker, a Republican, won about 48.5 percent of the vote, with libertarian Chase Oliver winning the remainder vote. Now, Warnock and Walker will face each other in a head-to-head matchup in a runoff election, held between the two candidates who received the highest percentage of the vote....

December 19, 2022 · 4 min · 709 words · Joan Maxwell

Early Warnings Spotting Mental Illness On Campus

By all accounts, in the last decade the number of students arriving on campuses with a history of mental illness has increased. According to the latest survey conducted in 2005 by the American College Health Association, four out of 10 college students reported having “felt so depressed it’s difficult to function” during the prior 12 months. One in 10 had “seriously considered suicide.” Experts cite a litany of causes for the apparent increase....

December 19, 2022 · 4 min · 755 words · Mary Bryant

Earthquakes In Southern California Put Stress On A Major Fault Line That S Been Dormant Since Records Began

Scientists from the University of Iowa examined the so-called Ridgecrest earthquakes, which began with a 6.4 magnitude foreshock in the Mojave Desert on July 4, followed the next day by a 7.1 magnitude quake—the largest in Southern California for two decades. In addition, more than 100,000 smaller aftershocks were recorded. By analyzing satellite imagery and data collected by seismic instruments, the researchers were able to work out how this series of earthquakes affected the Garlock Fault—which stretches east to west for 185 miles from the infamous San Andreas Fault to Death Valley....

December 19, 2022 · 3 min · 537 words · Dennis Trueman