Hunter Biden’s Attorney Says He’s ‘Confident’ First Son Won’t Face New Criminal Charges

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A lawyer for Hunter Biden said Friday that he’s confident that the first son won’t face new criminal charges even after Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss was named special counsel, arming him with new powers in the investigation.

Defense attorney Chris Clark said he’s unaware of any wrongdoing Hunter Biden committed outside of Delaware and that he is baffled that Mr. Weiss would ask to be named special counsel.

“It is hard to see why [Mr. Weiss] would have proposed such a resolution if there were other offenses he could have successfully prosecuted, and we are aware of none,” Mr. Clark said. “We are confident when all of these maneuverings are at an end my client will have resolution and will be moving on with his life successfully.”

Mr. Clark’s statement comes after Attorney General Merrick Garland announced that he was elevating Mr. Weiss to special counsel to continue his Hunter Biden probe.

It also follows federal prosecutors’ motion Friday asking a judge in Delaware to drop the tax charges against Hunter Biden so they could refile them in California and that the case would likely result in a trial. (Read more from “Hunter Biden’s Attorney Says He’s ‘Confident’ First Son Won’t Face New Criminal Charges” HERE)

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State Denies Catholics the Right to Adopt

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Massachusetts deserves a major slapdown for grotesque anti-Catholic discrimination against a couple who wanted to become foster parents.

Helped by the Becket Law legal aid group, Mike and Kitty Burke filed suit on Aug. 8 against state officials who rejected their application to be foster parents. In an exhaustive screening process, state agents gave the Burkes high marks and glowing comments, but the state turned them down because their Catholic “faith is not supportive” of the state’s promotion of transgender medical procedures. The Burkes’ beliefs on sexuality were the sole reason for the denial.

Yet, in this instance, even though gender transitions would be relevant to a minute proportion of children, the state denied the Burkes foster-care approval for any children, specifically because of Catholics’ faith-based qualms about gender transitions for minors. Even though the couple cleared all background checks with flying colors — they “really seem to understand adoption/foster care,” one interviewer said, and another called them “lovely people” — and even though they stated they would equally love children who said they are not heterosexual, the state said their faith-based refusal to support sex-change treatment was disqualifying.

This rejection was not only devastating to the Burkes but harmful to needy children. Some 19% of the 7,810 children in the state’s foster-care system are not placed with families. These unfortunate children are housed in institutional settings, with dozens in hospitals, despite not needing medical attention, because there is no room anywhere else. This is stunningly inhumane. The suit says others have been forced to stay in the agency’s own offices, “which are not equipped for overnight stays” because actual beds were so lacking. By the agency’s assessments, the Burkes could provide some of those children a loving home but will not be allowed to merely because of their religious beliefs. (Read more from “State Denies Catholics the Right to Adopt” HERE)

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Microplastics Found in Human Hearts for First Time, Alarming New Study Finds

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Microplastics commonly found in food packaging and paints have been discovered in the human heart for the first time.

The alarming find was made by a team of scientists from Beijing Anzhen Hospital in China, who analyzed the heart tissue of 15 patients who underwent cardiovascular surgery, according to the study published by the American Chemical Society.

Microplastics, which are less than 5 millimeters wide — or about the size of a pencil eraser, can enter the human body through the mouth, nose and other body cavities.

Doctors Kun Hua, Xiubin Yang and their team wanted to investigate whether these particles can enter people’s cardiovascular systems through indirect and direct exposures, according to a statement about the study.

Researchers collected and analyzed the heart tissue of the patients as well as blood samples from half of the participants. (Read more from “Microplastics Found in Human Hearts for First Time, Alarming New Study Finds” HERE)

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Marine Charged With Sexual Assault Weeks After Missing 14-Year-Old Discovered in His Barracks

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A Marine based in California was charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl who had been missing for more than two weeks when she was found in his barracks.

Military prosecutors slapped the Marine with sexual assault of a minor charges Friday, months after military police discovered the teenager holing up at Camp Pendleton on June 28, Capt. Charles Palmer of the 1st Marine Logistics Group said in a statement.

He was also charged with violating liberty restriction from an earlier, unrelated case.

Authorities will decide whether he will face a court-martial after a preliminary hearing scheduled for Aug. 17.

The military declined to disclose any information on the Marines’ identity other than his gender. (Read more from “Marine Charged With Sexual Assault Weeks After Missing 14-Year-Old Discovered in His Barracks” HERE)

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Suicides Hit Record High Last Year in U.S., Men Are Vast Majority of Deaths

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Suicides climbed to a record 49,500 last year, putting the suicide rate higher than it has been since the beginning of World War II, according to government data released Thursday.

Suicide deaths rose 3% in 2022, jumping by more than 1,000 deaths, the new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show.

The provisional data is based on U.S. death certificates and is almost complete, although it could change slightly before it is finalized.

Men took their own lives nearly four times as much as women.

A total of 39,255 men committed suicide last year, compared to 10,194 women. Both numbers are higher than in 2021, when suicides spiked 4% and a total of 38,358 men and 9,825 women took their own lives. (Read more from “Suicides Hit Record High Last Year in U.S., Men Are Vast Majority of Deaths” HERE)

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Children’s Hospital Offers to Discuss ‘Gender Identity’ Alone With 11-Year-Olds

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Staff members at Children’s Minnesota, a children’s hospital in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, are willing to meet individually with children over the age of 10, according to the facility’s website.

Children’s Minnesota launched its “Gender Health Program” in 2019 with the goal of becoming the “go-to resource for transgender and gender-diverse children from across the region,” program director Dr. Angela Kade Goepferd said at the time. The clinic’s services include meetings with a “gender-health expert” to discuss “gender identity;” and “pubertal suppression,” which the hospital describes as “fully reversible.”

Some medical professionals have warned blocking puberty can put gender dysphoric kids who might otherwise desist on a path to further medical interventions, such as hormones and surgery. Some patients suffer permanent loss of bone density and fractures later in life after taking the drug.

The clinic said it would also provide cross-sex hormones to patients in “late puberty or post puberty,” as well as “fertility preservation consultations.”

The first appointment the clinic provides to kids who experience gender dysphoria is a consultation with a mental health professional to discuss the child’s “gender identity and goals.” (Read more from “Children’s Hospital Offers to Discuss ‘Gender Identity’ Alone With 11-Year-Olds” HERE)

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‘I Would Be an Impossible Candidate… To Beat’: Longshot GOP Candidate Says He’d Win in a Landslide Against Biden

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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said that it would be “impossible” for President Joe Biden to beat him in a head-to-head race in 2024.

Suarez has consistently received 1 or 0 percent in many GOP primary polls and is facing an uphill battle against the GOP field, including fellow Florida contenders Gov. Ron DeSantis and former President Donald Trump. Despite this, Suarez told Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds at the Iowa State Fair Friday that he is very confident in his chances in a general election.

“I have absolutely no doubt that I would be an impossible candidate for the Democrats to beat because I happen to have three core constituencies that if they were to lose, they would lose the election by a landslide,” Suarez told a crowd of Iowa voters. “It would be like an incredible electoral college victory. If we could win Hispanics, if we could win the urban voters, which I’ve done already, and young voters, it would be game over.”

Suarez went on to say that there was no “place in the U.S.” that Democrats can win and argued that he had a proven track record showing his connection with voters. (Read more from “‘I Would Be an Impossible Candidate… To Beat’: Longshot GOP Candidate Says He’d Win in a Landslide Against Biden” HERE)

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Former U.S. Senator Says He Told Biden He Would ‘Kick the S***’ Out of Him for Getting Handsy With Wife

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A former U.S. senator said during an interview this week that he told then-Vice President Joe Biden that he would “kick the s***” out of him after Biden allegedly got handsy with his wife.

Former U.S. Senator Scott Brown (R-NH), who later served as U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand during the Trump administration, made the remarks during an interview on “Tom Shattuck’s Burn Barrel.”

Shattuck began the segment by noting that Biden has been dropping in the polls for a variety of reasons in recent months, quipping that “people are irked out about all the hair sniffing and things.”

“Women are skeeved out by that stuff and he’s not a good guy. You know him,” Shattuck said to Brown.

Brown said that he did know Biden and that the 78-year-old’s health problems are making things worse for the president. (Read more from “Former U.S. Senator Says He Told Biden He Would ‘Kick the S***’ Out of Him for Getting Handsy With Wife” HERE)

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17-Year-Old High School Basketball Star Dies After Collapsing During Workout

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A high school basketball player from Alabama died suddenly Thursday after a medical emergency at his school, according to reports.

Pinson Valley High School senior Caleb White was pronounced dead at a local hospital after collapsing at the suburban Birmingham school, ABC News reported.

White reportedly collapsed during a team workout at around 1:12 p.m. and was pronounced dead an hour later. Authorities said that the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office was to conduct a postmortem exam on Friday to try and determine the cause of death.

Pinson Valley High School Principal Michael Turner assured parents that lifesaving efforts were “immediately started,” and first responders were quickly called to the school.

“Please know counseling resources will be available for anyone who needs them in the coming days,” Turner told parents in a letter. “Please keep the student’s family and our school in your prayers.” (Read more from “17-Year-Old High School Basketball Star Dies After Collapsing During Workout” HERE)

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House Conservatives Object to $24 Billion Ukraine Aid Request: Americans ‘Tired’ of Endless Wars

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House conservatives objected to President Joe Biden’s latest Ukraine aid proposal, contending that it would only continue America’s proxy war against Russia.

The House conservatives, led by Rep. Warren Davidson (R-OH), sent a letter, which was obtained by Breitbart News, to Biden on Friday, condemning Biden’s request for $40 billion in supplemental funding, $24 billion of which will go to Ukraine.

“This request exacerbates your administration’s out-of-control deficit spending and circumvents the bipartisan debt ceiling agreement,” the House conservatives wrote. “Americans are tired of funding endless wars and want policies that not only help restore fiscal sanity in Washington, but also put America and American citizens first.”

The Republicans asked that the Biden administration provide Congress with its “comprehensive strategy and mission for U.S. involvement in Ukraine.” They said without a formal strategy, “there is no way to develop clear objectives, allocate the proper resources, conduct rigorous oversight, or hold officials accountable for success or failure.” (Read more from “House Conservatives Object to $24 Billion Ukraine Aid Request: Americans ‘Tired’ of Endless Wars” HERE)

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