President Biden issued a statement to mark the International Transgender Day of Visibility. He told those celebrating Friday’s Transgender Day of Visibility, to know that they are seen. “We see you for who you are: Made in the image of God and deserving of dignity, respect, and support” He said: “We know it’s hard when there are those who don’t see you, who don’t respect you. So, let... 

Scientists have unveiled a blood test designed to detect signs of cancer up to a year before tumors emerge. Results from a 1,000-patient trial have shown 100 percent accuracy, even identifying cancers in a control group of patients initially believed to be cancer-free. Published in Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, the blood biopsy technique focuses on changes in the behavior of stem cells, presenting... 

USA Today has once again chosen a biological male who identifies as transgender as its ‘woman of the year’. USA Today now has a habit of picking biological men as ‘woman of the year’, having last year decided that Biden’s assistant secretary of health and human services Rachel Levine was worthy of the award. This time, USA Today’s chosen transgender woman is Leigh Finke, who is an advocate... 

New research published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters reveals in-depth how deadly per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, are leaching out of plastic containers and contaminating the food products they contain. Confirming what earlier research also found, the study focused on the tendency of PFAS to contaminate various pesticide products via the plastic... 

Democrat lawmakers in Oregon are working to create a sanctuary state for minors to get abortions or sex changes without parental consent. The measure, The Reproductive Health and Access to Care Act, would allow “any person without regard to the age” to get abortions or sex change surgeries, including those that will sterilize them, without their parent’s knowledge or permission. The changes... 

It appears the EU could already be giving up ground on its proposed internal combustion engine ban, set to be put into place in 2035. On Tuesday morning it was reported that the EU has now “drafted a plan allowing sales of new cars with internal combustion engines that run only on climate neutral e-fuels”, according to Reuters. The plan comes as part of a compromise proposal with Germany... 

The theological faculty at the University of Helsinki will promote Greta Thunberg to an honorary doctorate, reports the Finnish media. The universities intend to promote 30 “highly meritorious people from around the world” to honorary doctorates during the “jubilee year of the promotion” in 2023. One of the lucky ones is the Swedish climate prophet Greta Thunberg. The fact... 

The US has approved use of the world’s first vaccine for honey bees. Earlier this year, biotech company in Georgia received conditional approval for the vaccine from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The vaccine was engineered to prevent fatalities from American foulbrood disease, a bacterial condition which is known to weaken colonies by attacking bee larvae. As pollinators, bees play a... 

Pfizer is recalling millions of prescription migraine drugs after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission found that the drugs do not meet the proper packaging requirements under federal law. These packaging issues have led to child safety concerns, including accidental overdose. The drugs were distributed between December 2021 and March 2023, and they are just now being dealt with. Pfizer migraine... 

The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) and health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi have announced that seven children have been paralyzed by vaccine-derived polio linked to the nOPV2 polio vaccine, which was developed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Gates Foundation, a GPEI partner, funded the development and clinical trials for the nOPV2 vaccine.... 

The Latvian government last month approved a plan to donate cars seized from drunk drivers to Ukraine, in what it says is a creative scheme (or else we could say publicity-seeking scheme) to help the war effort there. The first collection of cars have been shipped, as last week BBC confirmed that “Eight seized vehicles left a car pound in the capital, Riga, on Wednesday and are due to cross... 

According to a study conducted by the polling company Ipsos on behalf of the Swedish media, fewer Swedish voters now identify as liberals than they did a year ago. The percentage of Swedish voters who identified as liberals last year was 31%; today, it is only 26%. The shift in sentiment is especially evident among supporters of the in power Moderates. The proportion of self-described liberals has... 

If you are even the slightest bit aware of what is happening to our country, you have probably said something like, “it can’t go on like this forever, eventually there is going to be a collapse.” From an economic perspective, you instinctively know that, eventually, you will run out of other people’s money. For decades now, you could tell how much a website’s audience was aware of reality... 

The pension reforms suggested by President Emmanuel Macron have received approval from the upper house of the French parliament. Many segments of society have vehemently opposed the plans, which include raising the retirement age. According to AFP, 195 senators supported the ideas late on Saturday, while 112 opposed them. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne called the vote a “essential moment”... 

The Welsh government says that statues of “old white men” such as Admiral Nelson should be removed or even destroyed because they may be “offensive” to Britain’s increasingly multicultural population, with de facto shrines to diversity set to replace them. The guidance, which is set to be finalized by the end of the month, argues that the memorials fuel the “perception that the achievements...