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3 submarine cables cut in the Red Sea between Jeddah and Djibouti. AAE-1, EIG and SEACOM/TGN-Eurasia are down. Note: Authorities looking at potential terror link. Confirmed: Submarine cables cut by Houthis in Yemen waters. To repair the cables, need permission from Yemen to enter their waters Insurance companies have canceled insurance for cable ships to ply in Yemen waters No maintenance cable ships willing to do repairs Cable ships cost $60-&100 million each. Who will take the risk?

Sears was on “Cavuto: Coast to Coast” on Thursday discussing whether Trump needs to step aside. “Voters have spoken, and they have said that they want a different leader. And a true leader understands when they have become a liability,” Sears said. “A true leader understands that it’s time to step off the stage, and the voters have given us that very clear message. Because this is about America.” “So if the party wants to move on or some in the party such as yourself, Lt. Governor, maybe Gov. Youngkin feels the same way, but Donald Trump still makes a...

Potty-mouthed people are happy as %@#!. Swearing can make a person feel more persuasive, powerful, and socially connected — and often has a positive impact on relationships, according to new research. “Swearing produces effects that are not observed with other forms of language use. Thus, swearing is powerful,” a group of scientists from universities in the UK determined. “It generates a range of distinctive outcomes: physiological, cognitive, emotional, pain-relieving, interactional and rhetorical.”

A paltry 15.4 million viewers tuned into Sunday night’s debacle of an Oscar telecast, the second-worst in the history of a telecast that just a few years ago was attracting 30 to 40 million viewers without breaking a sweat. For context, back in 2017, when the Oscars earned 33 million viewers and 9.1 million demo viewers in the 18-49 age group, people were freaking out over the plunge in public interest. Well, last night, the number was less than half that 33 million… That’s how bad things are. The left-wing Hollywood Reporter uses the word “rebound” in its ratings headline....

On this date in 2008, Chinese biochemist and businessman Wo Weihan was shot for espionage along with his alleged co-conspirator Guo Wanjun. Wo was arrested in China in January 2005 and accused of passing “state secrets” to Taiwan and the U.S. He didn’t have a lawyer until 2006 — by which time he had produced a coerced confession that he tried in vain to retract — and the 2007 trial took place in secret, so the case against him was troublingly opaque at the time of his execution. The verdict publicly released in March 2008 even included such trifles as...

In the latest sign that California is returning to its traditions from before the COVID-19 pandemic, on Saturday morning, thousands of people are expected to turn out at beaches across the state to pick up litter as part of the 37th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day. Last year the cleanup — which is the state’s largest volunteer event — was largely cancelled due to the pandemic, with no group events. About 17,500 people reported picking up 170,000 pounds of trash on their own last year, a drop of about 80% from normal years, when as many as 80,000 people have...

Jen Psaki throwing the first pitch at the Nationals game. Via Washington Nationals Instagram story pic.twitter.com/1b4ccYuPXQ— Shan Adkins 🏳️‍🌈 (@Shan_Alaska) July 18, 2021

Liccardo acknowledged his plan won’t “magically stop” mass shootings but says it at least should reduce the harm caused by firearms in the city. He wants the city by September to adopt an ordinance requiring gun owners in San Jose to pay an annual fee and carry insurance to cover unintentional firearms-related deaths, injuries or property damage. The insurance could not legally cover intentional harm caused by a gun owner, he acknowledged. The city has yet to determine the annual fee, which would be used to cover emergency responses to shootings, medical care and related services, but Liccardo said it...

Dr. Anthony Fauci advised Obama-era Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell against wearing a mask – even slamming the practice as “not really effective” – in private emails obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request.Burwell, also the former Director of President Barack Obama’s Office of Management and Budget, emailed the National Institue of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director on February 4th, 2020 inquiring about the necessity of wearing a mask for a forthcoming trip and advice on the direction of a donation to China from investor Ray Dalio.

The $1,400 stimulus included in President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief package isn’t the only direct payment families could receive. The American Rescue Plan passed by the House includes changes to the child tax credit. The plan includes $3,000 per child ages 6 to 17 and $3,600 per child under age 6. The payments would last for a year, though Democrats are pushing to make them permanent.

The clamor of the cable cars running up and down San Francisco's roller-coaster hills hasn't been heard since March when a shelter-in-place order shut down the city at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor London Breed shared on Twitter Tuesday the orange and burgundy cars will come out of hibernation this year. "People have been asking whether the cable cars will be able to return as we emerge from COVID-19," Breed wrote. "Cable cars are a part of the fabric of San Francisco. They draw tourists, they help our economy, and I'm not going to let them just disappear....

Vehicle traffic restricted to authorized vehicles only with proper vehicle placard. Constitution Ave (23rd Street to 17th Street) – Closed 23rd Street (Virginia Ave to Independence Ave) – Closed Henry Bacon Drive – Closed Lincoln Memorial Circle – Closed 22nd Street (C St. to Constitution Ave) – Closed 21st Street (Virginia Ave to Constitution Ave) – Closed 20th Street (C Street to Constitution Ave) – Closed 19th Street (Virginia Ave to Constitution Ave) – Closed 18th Street (Virginia Ave to Constitution Ave) – Closed Virginia Ave (18th Street to Constitution Ave) – Closed 17th Street (Constitution Ave to Independence Ave)...

“We have no servers. We have no bussers. People are voluntarily waiting for their food in the parklets,” John Duggan said. After his family’s restaurant, Original Joe’s, caught some heat on Wednesday for allowing customers to eat their take-out orders in its parklet, John Duggan is now speaking out. “We’re not encouraging people to dine outside. At the same time, we’re never going to stop being hospitable and gracious to the customers we desperately need at this time to keep our lights on to survive and to keep our people employed,” Duggan said. “If they’re not gonna sit, they have...

Just a question for Democrat voters. To all those who serve the progressive agenda or whatever you call that declares free from the government. It is becoming difficult to keep up with all that you feel entitled to so I have a suggestion that will add clarity. Create a list of what you expect the citizens to provide for their welfare. Your well-meaning agenda can then concentrate on all the things the citizens cannot do for themselves. Neither your agenda nor the citizen will have to provide the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness already provided by...

Continue your rallies so President Trump knows how much we love him We continued our Friday Rally in Morgan Hill, CA today Large group and joined by people who got off highway and joined us

The San Leandro Police Officers’ Association is expressing concern over a report that shows an almost 50 percent increase in month-over-month violent crime with significant increases in robbery, assault, residential burglary, and shoplifting in San Leandro. New crime numbers released Friday from July show a 500 percent increase in robberies involving a firearm, a 125 percent increase in assaults with a deadly weapon, a 100 percent increase in shoplifting, and a 75 percent increase in residential burglaries over the previous month of June 2020. Year-over-year crime statistics show that rape is up 38 percent, assault with a deadly weapon is...

It’s just the flu, bro. A Flubro asked me to pass along this quote from Ted Nugent: “Why do I have to stay home just because 𝘆𝗼𝘂 are scared? How about 𝘆𝗼𝘂 stay home....𝘆𝗼𝘂 stay in 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 house indefinitely, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 wear a mask, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 socially distance yourself from me, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 avoid restaurants, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 avoid baseball games, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 stay off the roads, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 avoid malls and beaches and parks, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 believe the made up death numbers, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 believe the media hype, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 get your toxic vaccine while avoiding vitamin C, sunshine and the things God gave us to actually heal, I’m...

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