Maduro's Effort to Win the Election Relies on Abuse of Power

In a 217-199 vote, the House of Representatives passed the "Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025."The vote was mostly along party lines, but six Democrats joined with 211 Republicans to pass the measure, while three Republicans voted with 196 Democrats against passage. 'Whether an egg is fertilized inside or outside of the womb, LIFE BEGINS AT CONCEPTION!'The three Republicans who opposed passage of the NDAA were Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, and Matt Rosendale of Montana.In a statement, Rosendale explained that his opposition to the measure pertained to in vitro fertilization. The congressman noted, "In a world where alternatives to IVF are plentiful, it is unacceptable that this year's NDAA made the American people liable financially for the expansion of this life destroying practice. Despite two of my amendments being included, its utter failure to give voices to the voiceless is sickening.""Whether an egg is fertilized inside or outside of the womb, LIFE BEGINS AT CONCEPTION! The number of CHILDREN murdered through IVF embryo destruction every year is DOUBLE the number of abortions performed by Planned Parenthood. Where are the Pro Life groups?" Rosendale tweeted. — (@) GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene pushed an amendment to the NDAA that would have stipulated that no "funds made available by this Act may be used for assistance to Ukraine." But the House torpedoed the amendment in a 74-343 vote.House Armed Services Committee Chair Rep. Mike Rogers of Alabama (R) said that nothing in the measure authorizes aid for Ukraine but that the amendment would cut off funding for Marines to protect the U.S. embassy in Kyiv and cut the Defense Department's ability to monitor weapons systems America has given to the Eastern European nation."If the NDAA isn't authorizing funding for Ukraine, then my amendment to explicitly prohibit it would have passed. But the Ukraine over America caucus in the House knows money is going to be authorized, so they blocked my amendment. Ukraine funding is in the NDAA, but this time they tried to trick members of Congress into thinking it wasn't. It's ridiculous and insulting to every American taxpayer," Greene tweeted. — (@) The House's National Defense Authorization Act will likely fail to clear the Senate chamber. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer blasted the measure, declaring in a post on X, "The NDAA coming out of the House is loaded with anti-LGBTQ+, anti-choice, anti-environment, and other divisive amendments guaranteed not to pass the Senate. We will have to work together to pass a bipartisan NDAA that honors and respects all who serve in defense of our nation."House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a statement, "This year's NDAA will refocus our military on its core mission of defending America and its interests across the globe, fund the deployment of the National Guard to the southwest border, expedite innovation and reduce the acquisition timeline for new weaponry, support our allies, and strengthen our nuclear posture and missile defense programs."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Questions have swirled about how Elvis died ever since the iconic rocker was found dead on the bathroom floor at Graceland on August 16, 1977. The post Inside Elvis Presley’s Final Days And What Actually Caused His Death appeared first on All That's Interesting.

Before the Quest sank off the coast of Canada in 1962, it belonged to famed explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton, who died on board during his final voyage to the Antarctic. The post Researchers Discover Ernest Shackleton’s Final Ship, The ‘Quest,’ Off The Coast Of Canada appeared first on All That's Interesting.

The hoodwinker sunfish was first described by marine biologist Marianne Nyegaard in 2017, but the one that washed ashore in Oregon this month may be the largest ever observed. The post This Rarely-Glimpsed Seven-Foot Sunfish Just Washed Up On An Oregon Beach appeared first on All That's Interesting.

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With its new unskippable ad feature, YouTube might end up killing ad blockers once and for all. Currently, the video platform is experimenting with server-side ad injection, which means the ads would appear directly in a video's stream, bypassing ad blockers. A Google spokesperson explained the test to Gizmodo: “YouTube is improving its performance and reliability in serving both organic and ad video content. This update may result in suboptimal viewing experiences for viewers with ad blockers installed. Ad blockers violate YouTube’s Terms of Service, and we’ve been urging viewers for some time to support their favorite creators and allow ads on YouTube or try YouTube Premium for an ad-free experience.” While YouTube claims that watching ads helps support users' favorite creators, a Redditor said they're getting 90 seconds of unskippable ads "before every video," which makes the platform pretty much useless. As a matter of fact, YouTube has been adding as many ads as it can to videos on the platform, as users occasionally have to sit through three ads before a video starts, a few more while watching the content, and a final ad after the video ends. This is why, instead of using an ad blocker, I decided to pay for YouTube Premium. Not only did I leave the platform's miserable ad-based experience behind, but I also learned to enjoy other perks, such as listening to a video in the background and downloading as many videos as I want when I'm on a trip with no cellular connection. YouTube isn't the only platform focusing on unskippable ads, as even Instagram has started testing some new forms of ad revenue that might see the light of day soon. While YouTube at least offers you a plan to get rid of ads, Meta doesn't offer the same option yet. If Google rolls out this new unskippable ad feature, we'll make sure to report back. For now, it seems only a tiny portion of users are seeing them. Don't Miss: Unskippable ads may soon make Instagram a nightmare just like YouTube The post Ad blockers won’t work with YouTube’s new unskippable ad feature appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2024: Get $380+ free Best deals: Tech, laptops, TVs, and more sales Today’s deals: $30 Echo Dot, $22 mini power bank, $629 Weber Spirit grill, $130 Beats Solo 3, more Today’s deals: $150 Beats Solo 4, $55 HP printer, $248 Sony XM5 earbuds, 25% off eero Pro 6E, more

Worldwide, a majority of babies—approximately 75%—drink infant formula in their first six months of life, either as a sole source of nutrition or as a supplement to breastfeeding. But while formula provides essential food for growing babies, it currently does not replicate the full nutritional profile of breast milk.

In a study published in Nature Communications, collaborating physicists from Singapore and the UK have reported an optical analog of the Kármán vortex street (KVS). This optical KVS pulse reveals fascinating parallels between fluid transport and energy flow of structured light.