Steve Birr A leading U.S. cancer charity is now advocating vaping for smokers struggling to quit combustible cigarettes and says there is an “urgent need for consumer education” to clear up misconceptions. The American Cancer Society (ACS) issued a public health statement on June 11 arguing for the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), noting…
Rob Shimshock A Texas Antifa student group elaborated Monday on its effort to work with “trusted radicals” to send out text message alerts warning subscribers of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents’ presence. Revolutionary Horizon, a group associated with the University of Texas at San Antonio, made the remark on Twitter. The organization describes itself as “anti-racist, anti-fascist,…
The graveyard of failed socialist states is vast. In recent decades, examples are replete: from the collapse of the Soviet Union, to the horrors in North Korea, to the recent nightmare in Venezuela, the evidence looms large and tragic. Yet among its faithful, there is a persistent belief that “real” socialism does work. (G. A….
With the sudden passing of designer Kate Spade and TV personality Anthony Bourdain—both of whom authorities believe took their own life—it’s easy to wonder if an epidemic of suicide is upon us. As it turns out, such ponderings are not far-fetched, a fact which the well-timed release of a CDC report on suicide explains. According…
Hanna Bogorowski A prominent Iranian politician discussed Iranian facilitation on the passage of al-Qaeda members who later carried out the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, potentially confirming allegations in the 9/11 Commission report. Mohammad-Javad Larijani, a former diplomat, member of a politically influential Iranian family, and current international affairs assistant in the Iranian judiciary, made…
Will Racke President Donald Trump launched a final parting shot at U.S. trading partners on Saturday, shortly after leaving the G7 summit en route to a highly anticipated summit with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un. This year’s summit produced “great meetings and relationships” with the G7 leaders, “especially since they know I cannot allow…
Joe Simonson Meet White House Chef Andre Rush: An absolutely buff maniac who you might confuse for a refrigerator in the kitchen. A photo circulated of the hunk thanks to The Wall Street Journal’s Vivian Salama, who shared Rush with two of his colleagues preparing President Donald Trump’s Ramadan dinner Wendesday. Check out this beefcake…
Eric Lieberman Russell Berger, the chief knowledge officer for the fitness movement and company known as CrossFit, was fired Wednesday for saying that LGBTQ pride and celebrations of such are a “sin.” His criticism came after showing support for a CrossFit facility in Indianapolis, which canceled a workout session that was intended to support Pride…
Molly Prince The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report Thursday showing the suicide rate has increased in all but one state across the country. Researchers analyzing state-level trends in suicide rates from 1999-2016 found that “more than half of people who died by suicide did not have a known diagnosed mental health condition,” however,…
Steve Birr Four doctors and the CEO of a pain clinic in Detroit are accused of a $200 million opioid fraud scheme that funded a luxury lifestyle of exotic cars, a $7 million mansion and rare designer watches. A federal indictment handed down by the Department of Justice Wednesday outlines what prosecutors say is one of…