Here at IFLScience‚ we love some good animal news – and today‚ it comes in the form of Ariel the cocker spaniel. Born with multiple birth defects and abandoned at 11 weeks old‚ Ariel was then rescued and has now successfully received surgery that removed her two extra limbs‚ giving her a bright future ahead.Ariel was discovered in a supermarket car park in Pembrokeshire‚ Wales‚ back in October 2023. Taken in by Greenacres Rescue‚ a trip to the vet revealed that the dog had an extra vulva and two additional legs that had partially fused together. Further CT scans also showed that Ariel was missing her right kidney.“Due to having two hip joints on one side‚ Ariel's pelvis never formed properly. As a result her normal back right leg had virtually no muscle tone‚” Mikey Lawlor‚ founder and manager of Greenacres Rescue‚ told the BBC.The way Ariel’s back legs had fused is what led to her being named after The Little Mermaid – the staff at the vets thought that the legs resembled a mermaid’s tail. However‚ the extra legs were not functional‚ and it was decided that she would require surgery.The mermaid pup was still able to enjoy walks before surgery‚ trying to build up strength.Image credit: Greenacres RescueAfter a fundraising appeal raised around £15‚000 ($19‚000) towards the procedure‚ the surgery was successfully carried out at Langford Vets Small Animal Hospital last Thursday. According to a press release from the University of Bristol‚ which owns Langford Vets‚ the complexity of the procedure meant that it required a wide range of specialists‚ including soft tissue‚ radiology‚ and anesthesia teams.Before the surgery‚ there were initial concerns that Ariel’s back right leg would also have to be removed‚ but thankfully this was not the case. “Great care was taken not to damage any of the nerves or blood vessels to the right hindlimb that was being preserved to ensure this remained as functional as possible‚” reads the statement.The next step for Ariel is recovery‚ but it seems the young pup is already doing well. "The next day she was up‚ walking around and eating and drinking‚” said Lawlor. "Now we just need to keep our fingers crossed she doesn't get any infections‚ but she really is in the best hands."Here's Ariel after surgery‚ cozied up after a long day of being adorable.Image credit: Greenacres RescueA long stretch of physiotherapy will also be involved – this aims to build up muscle mass and strength in Ariel’s right back leg. After that‚ it’s hoped she’ll finally get to her “fur-ever” home‚ and from what Lawlor has said‚ we don’t think there’ll be any problems with that."The response we've had to Ariel's story so far‚ including calls and emails from as far away as New York and Australia‚ has been incredible – so I've no doubt she'll be snapped up.”

UAPs‚ or Unidentified Aerial Phenomena‚ have been a hot topic of discussion ever since the US government released a report on the subject in June 2023. The report acknowledged that there were many cases of military personnel encountering mysterious objects in the sky that defied conventional explanation‚ but did not offer any definitive answers as to what they were or where they came from. One of the most intriguing types of UAPs reported by the military are spherical objects that appear to hover or maneuver without any visible means of propulsion. These objects have been sighted over several US military bases along the East Coast‚ as well as over the ocean near naval vessels. Some experts have speculated that these objects could be advanced technology from a foreign adversary‚ such as China or Russia‚ that is spying on US military activities. One of them is Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick‚ who used to head the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office at the US Department of Defense. This office was responsible for investigating and analyzing UAP incidents and reporting them to the Pentagon. Right is Pheh‚ Kyi Hla Win‚ et al. drone and left is Flyability drone Dr. Kirkpatrick said that he believes some of the spherical UAPs could be high-tech Chinese drones that are designed to evade detection and surveillance. He pointed out that there are existing drone prototypes that resemble metallic spheres and can fly autonomously or remotely. One example is a drone developed by researchers from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore in 2022. The drone‚ called GimBall‚ has a spherical cage around it that protects it from collisions and allows it to roll on the ground or bounce off walls. The drone can also adjust its orientation and fly in any direction. Another example is a drone made by Flyability‚ a Swiss company that specializes in drones for industrial inspection. The drone‚ called Elios‚ has a similar spherical design that enables it to access confined spaces and fly close to obstacles. The drone has a camera and sensors inside that transmit live video and data to the operator. Dr. Kirkpatrick suggested that these drones could be modified or scaled up by the Chinese military to create UAP-like devices that can spy on US bases or ships. He said that these drones could have stealth features‚ such as radar-absorbing materials or electronic jamming‚ that make them hard to track or identify. However‚ not everyone agrees with Dr. Kirkpatrick’s theory. Some critics have argued that there is no evidence that China has such technology or that it is using it against the US. They have also pointed out that some of the UAP sightings involve objects that perform maneuvers or exhibit characteristics that are beyond the capabilities of any known drone. For instance‚ some UAPs have been reported to accelerate at incredible speeds‚ change direction abruptly‚ fly underwater‚ or disappear suddenly. These phenomena are hard to explain by conventional physics or aerodynamics and suggest that there is something more mysterious at play. The post Are Chinese drones behind some UAP sightings? appeared first on Anomalien.com.

On Friday‚ former NFL player Ben Watson spoke at the 51st annual March for Life. The former NFL player has been vocal about his pro-life values and convictions in the past‚ and on the 19th‚ provided advice to the audience on how to build a culture of life. March for Life shared a segment of Watson’s speech on Tuesday and pointed out Watson’s four main points on how to “change culture.” How to build a culture of life: 1. Men fight for your families 2. Civic leaders legislate for life and justice 3. Frontline workers and pregnancy resource centers know that every encounter you have isn’t about saving one child‚ but generations 4. Young people be leaders that are… pic.twitter.com/IF7oVplwgu — March for Life (@March_for_Life) January 23‚ 2024 He’s right. In order to facilitate an actually just nation‚ we need to start with our most vulnerable population‚ the unborn.  His last point was especially important for the crowd where thousands of students and young people gathered to hear more about their specific role in the pro-life movement. Related: Former NFL Player Ben Watson: Life Has Value From 'The Moment of Conception’ In a nation where it’s become so popular and “trendy” to support progressive ideologies‚ the left tries everything they can to make young people fighting for life the anomalies. Bullies online attack pro-life young people for their Christian values and often‚ protestors throw signs and scream profanities at pro-life young people to push back against their views. But what did Jesus do when he was rejected for his ministry? He kept pushing on.  That’s what Watson’s charge was: to be unashamed and keep leading the pro-life movement‚ regardless of rejection or persecution. This isn’t the first time that Watson has been outspoken about his pro-life stance. In June‚ Watson spoke at The Heritage Foundation about how life has value from the “moment of conception.” Watson also released a book last year called “The New Fight for Life: Roe‚ Race &; a Pro-Life Commitment to Justice.” In the book‚ Watson talks about different tactics in order to “stand for life for everyone who bears the image of God‚ from womb to tomb‚” especially now that Roe is overturned. Additionally‚ back in 2021‚ Watson‚ at the 48th annual March for Life‚ emphasized the same point he made this year. He encouraged young pro-lifers to “be bold!” In sum‚ it's great to see a celebrity stand firm in his values and convictions and encourage others to do the same. Follow us on Twitter/X: "Murder is perfectly fine." A pro-abortion lunatic said the quiet part out loud at the March for Life. @tierin_rosepic.twitter.com/Buhz4oKa7S — MRCTV (@mrctv) January 22‚ 2024

Alaska Airlines CEO Ben Minicucci told NBC News Tuesday that the airline found “loose bolts on many” of its Boeing planes following an in-house inspection.Earlier this month‚ an Alaska Airlines flight from Portland International Airport to Ontario‚ California‚ was forced to make an emergency landing after a panel on the Boeing 737 Max 9 plane blew out mid-flight‚ Blaze News previously reported. The plane was transporting 171 passengers and six crew members.Miraculously‚ no one was seated next to the panel. Minicucci noted that there were only seven open seats on the aircraft at the time of the incident.“We had a guardian angel‚ honestly‚ on that airplane‚” Minicucci told NBC News. As a result of the incident‚ the Federal Aviation Administration grounded all Boeing Max 9 airplanes. The agency is conducting a safety investigation and an audit of Boeing’s production line and suppliers.FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker told CNBC that the agency is “visually inspecting the aircraft” as it goes through Boeing’s factory to ensure quality control.“We’re shifting from more of an audit approach to a direct inspection approach‚” Whitaker remarked.Following recent in-house inspections‚ Alaska Airlines found many of its planes had loose bolts. “We found some loose bolts on many of our Max 9s‚” Minicucci stated. “Those are things that are going to be rectified through the inspection process.”“I’m more than frustrated and disappointed‚” he continued. “I am angry. This happened to Alaska Airlines. It happened to our guests and happened to our people. And — my demand on Boeing is what are they going to do to improve their quality programs in-house.”Alaska Airlines is sending auditors to examine Boeing’s quality control systems‚ Minicucci noted.“I knew that this was an issue out of the [Boeing] factory‚” he added. “And it’s clear to me that we received an airplane from Boeing with a faulty door. Now the [National Transportation Safety Board] investigation is going to figure out why that was a faulty door‚ whether it was bad installation‚ missing hardware‚ a manufacturing issue‚ but there’s no doubt that Alaska received an airplane off the production line with a faulty door.”United Airlines has also found loose bolts on its Max 9 airplanes. “We have let down our airline customers and are deeply sorry for the significant disruption to them‚ their employees and their passengers‚” Boeing said in a statement to NBC News. “We are taking action on a comprehensive plan to bring these airplanes safely back to service and to improve our quality and delivery performance. We will follow the lead of the FAA and support our customers every step of the way.”Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Approximately 70% of New Hampshire primary voters who supported former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley (R) were not registered Republicans‚ according to a Tuesday CNN exit poll.The poll revealed that only 27% of Haley voters were Republican‚ and another 3% were not registered with any party before the primary on Tuesday. Seven in ten of Haley's voters were "undeclared."In contrast‚ 70% of former President Donald Trump's (R) New Hampshire supporters were registered Republicans‚ and approximately 27% were undeclared.According to the New Hampshire Secretary of State‚ undeclared voters are allowed to vote in primary presidential elections‚ but they must choose either Democratic or Republican when showing up to submit their ballot. Before leaving the polling place‚ they may "fill out a card or sign a list to return to undeclared status with the supervisors of the checklist."On Tuesday evening‚ ABC reporter Eva Pilgrim applauded undeclared voters for showing up to vote for Haley‚ MRC NewsBusters reported. She noted that South Carolina and 11 Super Tuesday states also hold open primaries."Those independent‚ those undeclared voters waiting in line feeling like they needed to do this‚ that they needed to participate in this primary. So many people we talked to‚ while they were waiting in line to go into those polling sites‚ told us that here in New Hampshire‚ they really take this job seriously. And they recognize that they're the first in the nation primary and that they are the ones who decide the whole thing‚" Pilgrim stated."In South Carolina‚ anyone can vote in that primary as long they haven't voted in the Democratic primary. So‚ [Haley's] really hoping to pull those independent‚ those more moderate voters‚ those people who just don't want to vote for Trump again. And then look into Super Tuesday‚ 11 of those Super Tuesday states are open primaries or semi-open primaries‚ and she's hoping for that same game plan again‚" she added.The CNN exit poll also revealed that 83% of Haley voters think President Joe Biden (D) "legitimately won" the 2020 presidential race‚ while only 17% of Trump voters agreed. Despite Democratic and independent voters boosting Haley's New Hampshire Republican primary results‚ Trump still secured a roughly 11-point victory on Tuesday evening‚ according to the Associated Press.Last week‚ Haley came in third behind Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) in the Iowa caucuses. Trump received 51% of the vote‚ the AP reported.A recent Des Moines Register/NBC News/Mediacom Iowa Poll revealed that 43% of Haley supporters would vote for Biden over Trump‚ while only 23% said they would favor Trump‚ Blaze News previously reported. Over half of Haley's backers said it would be impossible for Trump to win against Biden.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

If we can’t protect our borders‚ who will? The Supreme Court just ruled that the Texas National Guard can't prohibit federal Border Patrol officers from cutting down razor wire along the border‚ one of the only lines of defense in the National Guard's tool belt to mitigate the flood of illegal immigration. I am sincerely pondering where we go from here. We have been facing constitutional crisis after constitutional crisis‚ and this ruling is just the most recent installment. I am not sure how to react. I know there are a lot of people saying that this ruling is out of line and that we should ignore the Supreme Court. But that makes us no different from the Biden administration. We would become them. On the other hand‚ what else are we going to do? Are we going to roll over and let 10 million more illegal immigrants cross into our back yard because the federal government refuses to fulfill its duty? The Constitution says that it is the federal government's job to protect the borders. But the administration is not doing the job. In fact‚ Biden's government is enabling those people trying to come in. Officials are enabling cartels and the drugs they're smuggling to come over. Criminals are coming over. We know terrorists have come over. These people are killing our citizens. The federal government is enabling those who rape and sell women and children into sex slavery to come over. Human traffickers are profiting off their inability — their refusal — to secure our borders. This stuff is bad. Really bad. Yet the Supreme Court justices‚ in effect‚ said this: "Texas‚ you do not have the right to protect your own border. That's our job.” If a military came over our border‚ let's say a group of 10 million people‚ but only a few of them had guns‚ would that not be a clear invasion by an army? Should the fact that they're not wearing uniforms give them an automatic pass to cross our border? The only difference in this scenario is that 10 million people are coming in with no uniforms. This is an invasion. Yet the Supreme Court on Monday said‚ "No‚ they can keep crossing." Did you read Tucker Carlson's post on X about the Supreme Court ruling? He said: “Where are the men of Texas? Why aren’t they protecting their state and the nation?” I don’t know exactly what that means‚ Tucker. The men of Texas have been standing up‚ and they keep on getting knocked down. At what point are people justified to defy the Supreme Court and say‚ "Yeah‚ it makes me no different from the Biden administration‚ but we have to put a stop to this"? I don't like that option. But I think it's time that we start to have adult conversations because I hear people talking seriously more and more about secession. People ask me all the time‚ "What is the line‚ Glenn?" I keep saying‚ "You'll know it when you see it." Is this the line? Well‚ you can stand up politically. You can stand up and march. You can stand up at the polls. I think that's very important. But what do you do when every tool you're given is taken away?I've been meditating on this section of the Declaration of Independence.That to secure these rights‚ Governments are instituted among Men‚ deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed‚ That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends‚ it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it‚ and to institute new Government‚ laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form‚ as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence‚ indeed‚ will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn‚ that mankind are more disposed to suffer‚ while evils are sufferable‚ than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations‚ pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism‚ it is their right‚ it is their duty‚ to throw off such Government‚ and to provide new Guards for their future security. I want to make this clear: I'm not pushing for this. I am not calling for us to "alter and abolish" our government. I don't think the time is now by any stretch of the imagination. But what does this mean going forward? How do you protect your border while not becoming everything you despise? It doesn't seem like we have any tools left. My answer is that defying the Supreme Court is wrong. I don't want to be like the Biden administration. You can be angry‚ as the Scriptures say. Be angry. But do not sin. Don't become them. But things are dicey. Things are really dicey. Want more from Glenn Beck? Get Glenn's FREE email newsletter with his latest insights‚ top stories‚ show prep and more delivered to your inbox.

White House spokesman John Kirby appeared stunned on Tuesday when Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy asked him basic questions about the border crisis.On Monday‚ the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that Border Patrol officers may cut through razor wire that Texas installed on the southern border to mitigate illegal immigration. The Biden administration celebrated the decision‚ despite acknowledging that the barrier worked.At the press briefing on Tuesday‚ Doocy wasted no time trying to understand why the Biden administration is celebrating the decision so openly."Why are you guys making it easier for people to enter the country illegally?" Doocy asked.Kirby appeared confused at the question‚ and he claimed the administration is not making it easier for migrants to enter illegally. Doocy then clarified why he asked the question: The Biden administration‚ by suing Texas over the razor wire‚ was signaling that it didn't want the barrier on the border. Kirby‚ on the other hand‚ said the lawsuit was about helping Border Patrol do their jobs."But keep going‚" Kirby snarked."Well‚ you won in court. So now what?" Doocy followed up. — (@) That simple question left Kirby unable to speak for several seconds. He was visibly confused by the question and clearly didn't have a response prepared. Doocy eventually broke the awkward silence by giving Kirby an easier question."The Border Patrol union president is saying the Supreme Court's decision is going to 'undoubtedly encourage more illegal immigration.' Do you guys know better than the Border Patrol union?" Doocy followed up.Kirby‚ however‚ could only respond by repeating the Biden administration's talking point: The razor wire prevented Border Patrol officers from doing their jobs. But the administration has not offered evidence to prove this claim. Later in the briefing‚ Doocy asked Kirby yet another easy question‚ "Does razor wire work?" But Kirby refused to answer it‚ and he instead blamed Republicans for the ongoing inability of the Biden administration to stymie the migrant crisis. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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