Gretchen Felker-Martin tweets that she wants to slit J.K. Rowling’s throat
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Gretchen Felker-Martin tweets that she wants to slit J.K. Rowling’s throat

ByNews Polite

A well-known transgender horror author who was among the signers of a letter decrying the New York Times’ “biased” reporting on trans issues said she wants to slit J.K. Rowling’s throat. Gretchen Felker-Martin called out several writers she said were transphobic — including “Harry Potter” author Rowling — on Feb….

Rick Scott updates sunset plan to exclude Social Security and Medicare
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Rick Scott updates sunset plan to exclude Social Security and Medicare

ByNews Polite

Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott “put it down in black and white” that he doesn’t support sunsetting Social Security and Medicare as part of his ambitious plan to slash federal spending.  Scott amended his Rescue America plan on Friday to exclude Social Security, Medicare, national security, veterans’ benefits, and other…

Solar storm speeding toward Earth could affect GPS signals
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Solar storm speeding toward Earth could affect GPS signals

ByNews Polite

A massive explosion was spotted on the sun on Wednesday, and now astronomers are keeping a close eye on how that may impact us here on Earth in the coming days. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center issued G1-Minor and G2-Moderate Geomagnetic Storm Watches that will run from Feb. 16-18 due to the continuing effects of the Coronal Mass Ejections (CME)….

JFK Airport power outage forces 16-hour flight from New Zealand to make U-turn
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JFK Airport power outage forces 16-hour flight from New Zealand to make U-turn

ByNews Polite

A power outage at JFK Airport forced a New Zealand flight to divert its travel plans during its eight-hour journey to the Big Apple. International flights in JFK’s Terminal 1 were brought to a standstill Thursday when a fire caused a major power disruption. Travelers were required to travel to…

CBO projects US will add trillion to the national debt in the next decade
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CBO projects US will add $19 trillion to the national debt in the next decade

ByNews Polite

The US is on target to eclipse previous economic forecasts and add a staggering $19 trillion to the national debt in the next 10 years, according to the nation’s budget scorekeeper.  In a report released on Wednesday, the Congressional Budget Office warned that one way or another, through tax hikes…

Biden refuses for 5th day to discuss ‘benign’ UFOs shootdown
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Biden refuses for 5th day to discuss ‘benign’ UFOs shootdown

ByNews Polite

WASHINGTON — President Biden went a fifth consecutive day Wednesday without discussing his unprecedented decision to order the shootdown of three unidentified objects over North American airspace — one day after his official flack praised him as “the best communicator that we have in the White House.” Biden, 80, took…

Teddy Von Nukem from 2017 Charlottesville rally dies before drug trial
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Teddy Von Nukem from 2017 Charlottesville rally dies before drug trial

ByNews Polite

The man who appeared in one of the most haunting images from the 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia shot and killed himself before standing trial over federal drug charges, according to reports. Teddy Von Nukem died more than five years after a viral image showed him and others…