Awkward: JD Vance’s Face Turns Bright Red as Trump Delivers Telling Response When Asked for His 2028 Endorsement

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Donald Trump refused to endorse JD Vance as he stood behind him in the Oval Office on Tuesday.

Trump was asked about an interview Vance gave the day before where he said he believed the President would endorse him if he ran in 2028.

‘Well, I tell you this, he’s a very talented person,’ Trump said. ‘And he’s a very good person, but I literally – I don’t think we’ve ever talked about.’

Vance standing behind him, said: ‘No, sir. I said that too.’

The Vice President’s face appeared to turn red and he laughed as the focus in the room turned to him.

Trump continued: ‘I don’t talk about it with him, he doesn’t talk about it with me. It’s early. We are very early right now, we have to get through the midterms, we’ll see how it goes.’ (Read more from “Awkward: JD Vance’s Face Turns Bright Red as Trump Delivers Telling Response When Asked for His 2028 Endorsement” HERE)

Hegseth Quietly Meeting With Netanyahu

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth quietly traveled to Israel on Monday to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as President Donald Trump weighs another major military offensive against Iran.

The unannounced visit took place just eight days before Israel’s parliamentary elections and roughly two weeks before America’s midterms. The meeting occurred amid discussions between Washington and Jerusalem about potentially resuming large-scale military operations against Iran, Axios reported, citing two sources familiar with the matter.

Hegseth met Netanyahu at Ovda Air Base in southern Israel, where American fighter jets and aerial refueling aircraft are deployed, Axios reported, citing two sources.

The Pentagon referred to a recent X post showing Hegseth visiting American troops at Ovda Air Base in southern Israel, where U.S. fighter jets and refueling aircraft are deployed.

“Things are about to get spicy,” a senior military official familiar with the situation recently told the Daily Caller News Foundation, suggesting American operations against Iran could soon intensify.

The Israeli Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

(Read more from “Hegseth Quietly Meeting With Netanyahu” HERE)

GLP-1 Injections Recalled Nationwide over Concerning Reason

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. . .A popular weight-loss shot has been recalled across the country by the Food and Drug Administration due to potential contamination.

Apothecary Pharma, the US-based compounding pharmacy that issued the initial recall back in September, had already been on the agency’s radar and previously received a warning.

Apothecary Pharma is recalling 22 vials of its compounded tirzepatide, the active ingredient in Mounjaro and Zepbound, though these brand-name drugs aren’t affected by the recall.

Even if you didn’t buy directly from Apothecary Pharma, your medication could still be affected.

The company reportedly supplies compounded tirzepatide to several telehealth providers, so check your vial’s label for the manufacturer and lot number. (Read more from “GLP-1 Injections Recalled Nationwide over Concerning Reason” HERE)

Popular Daytime Habit Linked to a 48% Greater Risk of Dementia

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The most conscientious make a point to get out and exercise, avoid smoking and keep tabs on blood pressure — maybe even protect their hearing, get vaccinated and listen to music — to lower dementia risk.

But a seemingly harmless routine practiced by as many as a third to half of people over 65 threatens to derail these efforts to keep dementia at bay.

New research from Johns Hopkins suggests that daytime napping is correlated with significantly increased dementia risk in adults 65 and older. . .

Often, naps are seen as a harmless and unavoidable part of getting older. But this new study shows that the frequency, length and spontaneity of the nap could influence the likelihood of developing dementia.

Those who napped most days or every day had a 48% higher risk of developing dementia over 10 years, compared to those who rarely or never napped, researchers found.

Those who napped frequently also had higher BMIs, a greater number of health conditions, stronger depressive symptoms and were more likely to have daytime sleepiness. They were also more likely to be men. (Read more from “Popular Daytime Habit Linked to a 48% Greater Risk of Dementia” HERE)

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Priest Gave Sermon on Spontaneity of Death Just Before Falling Crucifix Killed Him During Livestreamed Mass

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The Catholic priest who was killed by a falling crucifix over the weekend in Ecuador had been giving a sermon about the fleeting nature of life just before the freak accident was caught live on camera.

Father Patricio Sánchez Molinari, of the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in southern Guayaquil, was reflecting on the words of Jesus when he told his congregation they should not waste their lives scrolling on their phones and instead dedicate them to God and their loved ones.

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“One day, all of us here will also die, and sometimes the time we’ve spent on things doesn’t have as much meaning as the time we spend with God,” he said.

“The quality time we give to God, to our brothers and sisters, to our husbands, wives, children, and family— that time is the best spent,” Molinari added.

The priest went on to ask God to bless his congregation as he began another prayer — when the giant crucifix behind him suddenly fell off the wall and landed on him. (Read more from “Priest Gave Sermon on Spontaneity of Death Just Before Falling Crucifix Killed Him During Livestreamed Mass” HERE)

12-Year-Old Girl’s Milkshake Death Exposes How Even ‘Safe’ Foods can be Dangerous

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A 12-year-old’s death from a Twix milkshake has highlighted an insidious way even so-called “safe foods” can prove deadly to people with severe nut allergies.

The victim, Mia Shay St Hilaire, had reportedly ordered the sweet beverage at the Pop Inn in London while visiting with her aunt and sister.

While the shake didn’t have any tree nuts — the source of her life-threatening allergy — she subsequently “developed rapidly progressing anaphylaxis” and ended up collapsing at her aunt’s home. Despite being rushed to the hospital, the youngster tragically passed away shortly after arriving, the coroner’s office said.

How did this supposedly benign beverage cost St Hilaire her life? According to CCTV reports, the restaurant’s owner Baris Yucel had used the same blender to whip up a hazelnut-harboring Kinder Bueno milkshake and didn’t wash it before prepping the preteen’s order — an issue known as allergen cross-contact.

“No family should ever have to lose a child in these circumstances,” the girl’s parents said in a statement, adding that they wanted to use their daughter’s tragedy to help “save lives in the future.” (Read more from “12-Year-Old Girl’s Milkshake Death Exposes How Even ‘Safe’ Foods can be Dangerous” HERE)

A Subtle Symptom in Your Fingernail Could be a Sign of Congestive Heart Failure, Cancer, Psoriasis — or an STI

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Your nails might be trying to tell you something — and checking them could be the easiest way (hands down) to spot hidden health problems.

Meaning “little moon” in Latin, lunulae are the half-moon shapes at the base of your nails. It’s where new nail cells are made and pushed forward. They’re most prominent on your thumbs and are smaller and less visible as you move out to the pinkies.

Researchers analyzed studies going back to 1954, when the first research was published on a particular kind of unusual lunulae, to find exactly what the mini-moons can tell us about our health.

Lunulae are usually white, because the nail is thicker there, obscuring the blood vessels on the nail bed. That said, not everyone has them, and not having lunulae doesn’t indicate you’re unhealthy.

But when you have lunulae that turn red, it could spell danger. “Red lunulae may reflect both systemic disease activity or local pathology,” the authors wrote. (Read more from “A Subtle Symptom in Your Fingernail Could be a Sign of Congestive Heart Failure, Cancer, Psoriasis — or an STI” HERE)

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REPORT: Top Huckabee Aide Downplayed Murders Of American Citizens To Make Israel Look Better

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A top aide to U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee allegedly suppressed a detailed embassy report into the killings of nine Americans in the West Bank, according to a report Thursday.

David Milstein, the stepson of Fox News host Mark Levin, frequently suppressed or manipulated reports from staffers at the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem to downplay Israeli settler attacks in the West Bank and portray Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in a positive light, The New York Times reported. He also allegedly intervened to suppress a “detailed” report by embassy staffers on the murders of nine U.S. citizens by Israeli settlers and security forces as members of Congress pushed for more information and accountability, according to The New York Times.

After a ninth American, 19-year-old Nasrallah Abu Siyam, was shot dead in the West Bank while trying to prevent settlers from stealing his livestock in February, 30 members of Congress sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding updates on investigations into the string of killings. The embassy completed a report by March that found the Israeli investigations had gone nowhere, some cases were closed, and no one had been charged. However, Milstein allegedly pushed to send a letter back in response to Democratic Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, rather than sending the more detailed report, according to the outlet.

The report also alleges that Milstein has had a chilling effect on embassy staffers, with some staffers expressing concern about his relationship with Levin, a fervent ally of Netanyahu; downplayed the expansion of West Bank settlements, even though President Donald Trump has previously expressed opposition to the Israeli annexation of the West Bank; and dismissed mass casualties amid the delivery of food and aid to Palestinians.

The Daily Caller reached out to the embassy, which referred the Caller to an X post from Huckabee.

(Read more from “REPORT: Top Huckabee Aide Downplayed Murders Of American Citizens To Make Israel Look Better” HERE)

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Fruits and Vegetables 50% Less Nutritious Than in the 1960s: ‘Hollowing out our Food’

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. . .Fruits and vegetables are only half as nutritious as they were 60 years ago, a new study revealed.

US produce harvested today is lacking in crucial nutrients, including vitamin C, calcium and iron due to drastically declining soil quality, researchers at the UK-based Deep Science Ventures found.

Consumers need to eat twice the number of many fruits and veggies just to get the same level of minerals — like copper, magnesium or potassium — as in the 1960s. Bread, cereals, apples, peas and carrots also lost between 20-50% of several key nutrients.

“For sixty years we’ve measured food security in calories … and on those measures we’ve done remarkably well,” wrote Will Summers, one of the authors of the damning report.

“But we’ve been quietly hollowing out what’s inside our food.”

Since the Green Revolution of the 1960s, agricultural systems were able to successfully increase the global food supply and cereal yields. (Read more from “Fruits and Vegetables 50% Less Nutritious Than in the 1960s: ‘Hollowing out our Food’” HERE)

Why Foul-Mouthed Boy, 6, Who Shot Va. Teacher and Yelled ‘F–k You Bitch,’ Didn’t Face Charges

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The 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot his teacher in the chest before launching into a vicious, caught-on-camera tirade against another educator – yelling “f–k you, bitch” — did not face any criminal charges related to the twisted attack.

Instead, the boy — only identified by officials as J.T. — was ordered to spend 227 days undergoing inpatient psychiatric confinement for shooting his teacher, Abby Zwerner, in front of 16 students in their first grade class on Jan. 6, 2023, according to court records.

Harrowing police bodycam footage released this week shows the baby-faced gunman swearing a blue streak and threatening cops just moments after he opened fire inside the classroom in Newport News, a small city about 70 miles southwest of Richmond.

“Both y’all want a f–king piece of me, bitch?!” J.T. yells at officers, while a Richneck Elementary School reading specialist, Amy Kovac, is seen restraining him in a bear hug and repeatedly pleading with him to “stop.”

“F–k you, bitch,” the tiny perp responds, according to the video, which also shows cops discovering a 9 mm Taurus handgun nearby on the ground.

“I stole that from my mom,” J.T. says, gesturing to the firearm, which he admittedly stole from his mother’s purse earlier that morning. (Read more from “Why Foul-Mouthed Boy, 6, Who Shot Va. Teacher and Yelled ‘F–k You Bitch,’ Didn’t Face Charges” HERE)