Six members of a construction crew filling potholes on a bridge are missing and presumed dead after falling into the water. According to a Homeland Security memo‚ the search for the missing crew was complicated by debris. Divers faced dangerous conditions‚ navigating mangled metal in darkness while searching for the missing individuals. They are in almost total […] The post Two Bodies Found in the Maryland Bridge Collapse appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Jon Stewart is a very unfunny comedian who makes a living tearing into Republicans. That never gets old for his audience. When Donald Trump was indicted for a misdemeanor converted into a felony that is a federal case being heard by a Manhattan court‚ Stewart blasted The Donald with ad hominem attacks. For those who […] The post Jon Stewart Committed an Egregious Crime appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law on Wednesday that empowers residents in the state to have law enforcement immediately evict squatters from homes instead of having the situation devolve into a drawn out legal battle‚ and increases the criminal penalties against squatters. DeSantis signed the bill at a press conference as recent incidents of home squatters have gone viral in Democrat strongholds like California and New York. “So we’re here today because you assume in America if you purchase a home and own a residence that that’s your residence‚ that if you happen to maybe split time in Orlando and Michigan‚ that if you go to Michigan over the summer‚ people aren’t going to be able to just move into your house and then claim squatter’s rights on your private residence‚” DeSantis said. “And yet‚ in places like New York and California‚ that’s exactly what’s happening in this country. Homes are being invaded‚ and those states and their laws are not siding with the homeowners‚ they’re siding with the squatters.” DeSantis noted a recent incident in which a woman in New York was arrested for changing the locks at her own home because squatters had taken over. “Just a few days ago‚ two squatters in New York City allegedly murdered the property owner when she confronted them for being in her apartment illegally‚” he continued. “In fact‚ we even have illegal aliens taking to social media‚ instructing other foreigners how to come into this country and commandeer property.” “Well‚ today in the state of Florida‚ we say very simply what passes muster in New York and California is not passing muster here. You are not going to be able to commandeer somebody’s private property and expect to get away with it. We are‚ in the state of Florida‚ ending the squatter scam once and for all‚” he continued. DeSantis said that the law provides “very swift remedies” for homeowners who have been victimized by squatters. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “What the squatters know is even when they’re in the wrong‚ it’s a massive process many times before they can be evicted. And a lot of times‚ the process is very expensive‚” he said. “And so we don’t want the law to have the thumb on the scale in favor of people that are violating the law. We want the law to have the thumb on the scale in favor of law abiding property owners. And that’s what you’re going to see here with this piece of legislation. What you can do now‚ if you’re the victim of squatting‚ you can simply fill out a form‚ give it to your local sheriff‚ and the sheriff is instructed to go and remove the people who are inhabiting your dwelling illegally. And that will happen very quickly.” DeSantis said that he expects that the law will deter anyone from trying to take over homes in the state. WATCH:

Georgia’s Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis‚ who is leading a 2020 election interference case against former President Donald Trump and his allies‚ issued a combative response to House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) this week in a clash over documents. The prosecutor sent Jordan a letter on Monday saying that she “categorically” rejected the chairman’s assertion that her office has not sufficiently responded to his subpoena from early February. “As you note in your letter‚ we have already provided you with substantial information about our programs that are funded via federal grants‚” Willis said‚ according to a copy of the letter posted to X by CNN reporter Zachary Cohen. Jordan issued the subpoena after the Washington Free Beacon published audio of an employee telling Willis about the potential misuse of federal funds weeks before the worker was fired. Willis has rejected suggestions of wrongdoing. The chairman followed up with a letter to Willis two weeks ago that acknowledged the DA did produce some records‚ but demanded she fully comply with document requests and a subpoena by Thursday or face the prospect of contempt of Congress proceedings. Willis said a February 23 letter she sent Jordan expressed that her office was “in the process of producing relevant documents to you on a rolling basis and is undertaking a good faith effort to provide you with responsive information about our federal grant funding.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Although the DA said her office was making another production on Monday as part of that “ongoing process‚” she claimed Jordan’s “extensive” demands that cover several years for records in less than two months are “unreasonable and uncustomary.” Willis insisted that such an endeavor would require her office to “divert resources from our primary purpose of prosecuting crime‚” though she did not name any particular case. “Let me be clear‚ while we are abiding by your subpoena in good faith and with due diligence‚ we will not divert resources that undermine our duty to the people of Fulton County to prosecute felonies committed in this jurisdiction‚” Willis said. “We will not shut down this office’s efforts to prosecute crime — including gang activity‚ acts of violence and public corruption — to meet unreasonable deadlines in your politically motivated ‘investigation’ of this office‚” she added. Willis said her office will make another production in the “coming weeks.” She then alluded to Trump’s trial‚ which she reportedly hopes to have before the 2024 election after a judge allowed her to press forward with special prosecutor Nathan Wade resigning amid concerns about a romantic relationship between him and the DA. “[L]et me again state this clearly: nothing that you do will derail the efforts of my staff and I to bring the election interference prosecution to trial so that a jury of Fulton County citizens can determine the guilt or innocence of the defendants‚” she said. “My family‚ my staff and I have been threatened repeatedly by people making violent‚ often racist‚ attacks‚” Willis added. “Neither those threats‚ nor anything your colleagues and you say or do‚ will deter us from fulfilling our duty to bring this case to trial.” Trump and 18 co-defendants pleaded not guilty in the Georgia election case. Four of them have since taken plea deals. Trump and some of his co-defendants have been granted permission to appeal the ruling that allowed Willis to remain on the case. The former president faces four criminal cases and civil litigation as he runs another campaign seeking a second term in the White House. He has broadly denied wrongdoing and has claimed that prosecutors are engaged in a politically motivated “witch hunt” against him.

The bodies of two construction workers were found on Wednesday after a massive cargo ship‚ the Dali‚ slammed into and ripped apart the Francis Scott Key Bridge where they were working. Maryland State Police said that divers located the two bodies inside a red pickup at the bottom of the Patapsco River. The search for the other four missing workers‚ who are all presumed dead‚ was paused because “additional vehicles are encased in concrete and other debris‚ making it unsafe for divers‚” CNN reported. The ship’s black box was recovered by investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and members of the crew will be interviewed in the coming days‚ the report said. The Wall Street Journal reported that investigators will be looking at whether “contaminated fuel played a role” in the 1‚000-foot cargo ship‚ which weighs more than 116‚000 tons‚ slamming into the bridge. The ship can carry up to 10‚000 containers and is considered “an industry workhorse‚” the report added. “The vessel went dead‚ no steering power and no electronics‚” an officer on the ship told the Journal. “One of the engines coughed and then stopped. The smell of burned fuel was everywhere in the engine room and it was pitch black.” Six construction workers who were filling potholes on the Francis Scott Key Bridge are presumed dead. Jeffrey Pritzker‚ executive vice president of Brawner Builders‚ told NBC News that the six individuals who went missing during the accident were working in the middle of the bridge when the ship struck‚ causing the bridge to collapse. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP “This was so completely unforeseen‚” Pritzker said. “We don’t know what else to say. We take such great pride in safety‚ and we have cones and signs and lights and barriers and flaggers.” Jesus Campos‚ who has worked on the bridge for the company‚ said that he knew some of the members of the crew. He said that they were on a break sitting in their trucks when the ship hit. “I know that a month ago‚ I was there‚ and I know what it feels like when the trailers pass‚” Campos said. “Imagine knowing that is falling. It is so hard. One would not know what to do.”

A Venezuelan national who crossed over the U.S. southern border illegally in 2022 went viral this month for urging migrants to come to America and illegally take over homes via squatting. He’s now reportedly wanted by federal authorities. Leonel Moreno‚ according to the New York Post‚ was enrolled in a program called ATD‚ or the Alternatives to Detention. Instead of staying in a detention center near our border‚ Moreno‚ due to overcrowding‚ was given an ankle monitor and tracked by feds while he stayed in the U.S. However‚ Moreno is now listed as an “absconder‚” according to internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) documents viewed by the Post. In one of his most infamous social media videos‚ Moreno told followers to “seize” uninhabited homes in the U.S. by squatting‚ and went on to claim that he has friends who have taken over 7 homes illegally by using such tactics. “I already got some cheat codes from my African friends. They told me that they already have seized about 7 houses‚” Moreno boasts in the video. Noted migrant now promotes squatting as a business model. pic.twitter.com/sy8tTIMuzn — Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) March 20‚ 2024 Despite Moreno accumulating tens of thousands of followers and millions of views online‚ it’s unclear if ICE will actually follow through to detain the illegal. John Fabbricatore‚ a former ICE field office director for the agency in Denver‚ told the Post that illegals who abscond from the ATD program will likely not be tracked by federal agents‚ and will generally only become a target for ICE if local law enforcement arrest the illegal. Currently‚ Moreno’s profile on TikTok has been deleted‚ though he is still active on Instagram. On Wednesday‚ he posted a video in which he holds up hundred-dollar bills next to his baby daughter. The post is captioned‚ “Slave you are and slave you will remain.” Moreno this month unintentionally drew attention to a major problem plaguing cities across the nation: squatting. A leftist push for tenants’ rights in conjunction with pandemic-related eviction moratoriums are believed to have spurred the crisis. Just last month‚ a woman in Queens‚ New York‚ named Adele Andaloro was arrested for changing the locks to her own million-dollar home in an attempt to remove at least three people who were living there illegally. In New York City‚ squatters have rights after just 30 days. It’s against the law for property owners to turn off utilities‚ remove belongings‚ or change the locks. Property owners have to take squatters to court‚ a legal avenue that can take months or possibly years to resolve. Cities like Philadelphia‚ Los Angeles‚ and Atlanta have also seen alarming trends with illegally occupied homes. For example‚ the National Rental Home Council in January found that around 1‚200 homes in the metro Atlanta area had squatters. Related: Teen Squatters Taken Into Custody After Woman Found Dead In Duffle Bag

At just 11‚ Adhara Perez Sanchez is earning a master’s degree in mathematics so she can follow her dream of becoming a NASA astronaut. The brilliant girl‚ born and raised inTlahau‚ Mexico City‚ has an IQ higher than Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein‚ and she’s currently a student at the Technological University of Mexico. Adhara is excitedly working towards her goal of helping to colonize Mars in the future. But her journey has not been easy. Adhara was diagnosed with autism when she was three‚ which made students bully her and teachers ignore her. The situation was so bad that she had to change schools three times. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Adhara Maite Pérez Sánchez (@adhara_perez11) “The teachers were not very empathetic‚” her mother‚ Nayeli‚ told Marie Claire Mexico‚ per IBT. “They told me that I wish she would finish an assignment. She began to exclude herself‚ she did not want to play with her classmates. She felt strange‚ different.” Nayeli said that Adhara eventually developed depression‚ and she completely shut herself off from her classmates. “She didn’t want to do things anymore. She was very depressed‚ people did not have empathy‚ they made fun of her‚” she continued. A Therapist Helped Discover That Adhara Perez Sanchez Was a Genius Adhara Perez Sanchez began seeing a therapist to cope with her emotions‚ and they suggested that her parents test her IQ. When they did‚ she scored 162. Einstein and Hawking both had an IQ of 160. Despite the bullying and depression‚ Adhara graduated grade school at 5—then she went on to complete middle and high school in only one year. Adhara moved forward and earned a bachelor’s degree from CNCI University. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Adhara Maite Pérez Sánchez (@adhara_perez11) Adhara Perez Sanchez became fascinated with space travel and rocket science after noticing artwork that showcased Hawking’s work during a therapy session. To give her a better chance with NASA‚ she has already completed a course in systems engineering. “‘I want to go to space and colonize Mars‚” she told the publication. “If you don’t like where you are‚ imagine where you want to be. I see myself at NASA‚ so it’s worth a try.” Once she graduates from her current program‚ Adhara hopes to enroll in the University of Arizona’s astrophysics program. The school has offered her a scholarship‚ but she had to defer it due to visa issues. You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Inspiring People: Autistic Child With IQ Higher Than Einstein Overcomes Bullying‚ Attends Graduate School appeared first on InspireMore.

Pennsylvania State University researchers achieved a major medical science breakthrough by being the first team ever to 3D print real human skin tissue directly onto open wounds. This novel strategy has enormous potential to revolutionize wound healing‚ reconstructive surgery‚ and even hair loss therapies. Addressing imperfections in conventional methods Traditional wound treatment procedures‚ such as skin transplants‚ frequently fail to produce optimal results. Ibrahim Ozbolat‚ professor of engineering at Penn State and lead author of a paper on the research emphasizes the limitations of present procedures‚ stating that “reconstructive surgery… is usually imperfect‚ resulting in scarring or permanent hair loss.” This emphasizes the critical need for new approaches to addressing these limitations. The breakthrough: 3D bioprinting of living human skin Building on prior trials with 3D bioprinted skin layers‚ the research team went on a ground-breaking mission to directly repair damaged tissue through a layered approach. Printing the hypodermis and middle dermis layers allowed the epidermis to grow organically over time‚ resulting in seamless tissue regeneration. Ozbolat highlights the significance of their findings‚ adding‚ “We demonstrate bioprinted‚ full-thickness skin with the potential to grow hair in rats‚” indicating a prospective option for more natural-looking reconstructions. Bioink: a blend of proteins and stem cells At the center of this discovery is bioink‚ a meticulously created combination of proteins and stem cells produced from human adipose tissue. This novel mixture‚ when coupled with a clotting solution‚ serves as the basis for tissue regeneration. Ozbolat elaborates on the bioink’s composition‚ emphasizing its role in wound healing and hair follicle regeneration. Promising results and future applications Surprisingly‚ the 3D-printed skin tissue developed both epidermis and hair follicles within two weeks‚ demonstrating the approach’s efficiency. Ozbolat anticipates a wide range of applications for this technique‚ including dermatology‚ hair transplantation‚ and reconstructive surgery. He underlines the possibility of “a far more aesthetic outcome‚” signaling a new era in medical aesthetics. Towards translation and implementation While the research shows great potential‚ integrating its findings into clinical practice remains a daunting task. Ozbolat acknowledged the obstacles ahead‚ pointing out that human trials are still on the horizon. Nonetheless‚ the team’s recent patent grant highlights the transformational potential of its bioprinting process‚ indicating an important step toward real-world applications. Redefining possibilities in medical science As technology expands the bounds of what is conceivable‚ the promise of 3D-printed living human skin provides new hope for both patients and practitioners. With continuing research and collaboration‚ this cutting-edge technology has the potential to transform wound care‚ reconstructive surgery‚ and beyond. As we approach a new frontier in medical knowledge‚ the future of healing appears more promising than ever. Source study: Bioactive Materials— Intraoperative bioprinting of human adipose-derived stem cells and extra-cellular matrix induces hair follicle-like downgrowths and adipose tissue formation during full-thickness craniomaxillofacial skin reconstructionThe post The future of healing: 3D printing skin directly onto open wounds first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.