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http://youtu.be/AEo9bDgCCIM The Biden administration insisted Monday there remains no “consensus” about whether COVID-19 leaked from a Chinese lab, despite a new Energy Department assessment that it likely did — while defending gain-of-function research, which critics say may have caused the pandemic. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Council spokesman John Kirby pointedly refused to confirm reports that the Energy Department had updated its stance to say COVID-19 likely came from a lab leak. “I’m not at liberty to confirm the reporting,” Jean-Pierre told NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell, who asked if there had been new evidence found by the Energy Department’s National Laboratories. “What I can tell you is, again, there’s been no consensus on this — where COVID origina...

http://youtu.be/V4fUZaBb_as President Biden told a White House audience “I may be a white boy, but I’m not stupid” in a cringeworthy attempt at self-deprecating humor during an event celebrating Black History Month. The 80-year-old president made the bizarre remark moments after joking that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), who is black, no longer talks to him. “I may be a white boy, but I’m not stupid. I know where the power is … you think I’m joking. I learned a long time ago about the Divine Nine,” Biden said, referring to a group of African American fraternities and sororities. Jeffries “is here in spite of the fact that when he ran the first time, I campaigned for him,” the president added before giving a shout-out to Congressional Black Caucus chairman Steven Horsford...

http://youtu.be/7FLWWjf_5cA Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Republicans have been successful in turning the Sunshine State into where the “woke goes to die” — claiming the Democratic party in the state has effectively become a “dead, rotten carcass.” DeSantis, a likely 2024 candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, said the GOP in Florida has shone a light on Democrats when they’re “totally off their rocker” and protected Floridians from the left’s “worst pathologies.” “They can marginalize you based on a conservative viewpoint. You should be able to live your life the way you want to in Florida, without having the left’s agenda crammed down your throat​,” the governor told Newsweek in an interview promoting his book, “The Courage to be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s...

http://youtu.be/mtSbF0NR3Ik Hong Kong police began digging through a landfill Tuesday for evidence related to the grisly murder of Abby Choi, a 28-year-old model whose butchered body parts were discovered in a refrigerator and soup pot last week. More than 100 officers wearing hazmat suits sifted through North East New Territories Landfill with excavators and shovels Tuesday morning looking for the young mother’s missing body parts and other evidence. Police said earlier they had not recovered Choi’s arms and torso. Choi’s ex-husband Alex Kwong was charged with murder Sunday along with his brother and father. Her former mother-in-law was charged with obstruction in the horrific case. Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/02/28/abby-choi-murder-hong-kong-cops-search-landfill-for-eviden...

http://youtu.be/blBsAbqrSnk The remains of an Argentinian man who vanished earlier this month have reportedly been found inside a shark, according to family members who allegedly identified his arm tattoo. Diego Alejandro Barría, 35, had reportedly last been seen alive on Feb. 18 driving his all-terrain vehicle along the coast in southern Chubut province, Jam Press reported. Two days later, the off-roader’s heavily damaged ride and helmet were discovered on a beach in Rocas Coloradas, however, there was reportedly no sign of the driver. Shortly thereafter, authorities launched an intensive search for the missing father of three. “Thanks to everyone who is helping in the search for Diego and praying for him,” the MIA man’s partner Virginia Brugger wrote in a heartrending Facebook post a...

http://youtu.be/Lgslpemu84Q A line of severe thunderstorms spanning hundreds of miles swept across the central and southern Plains Sunday evening, killing one, injuring more than a dozen others, and bringing destruction at the hands of rare February tornadoes in Oklahoma. Tornado sirens wailed across the Oklahoma City metro area as multiple twisters were spotted while the severe storms raced through the region late Sunday. There were several reports of damage to homes, trees and power lines in nearby Norman, home to the University of Oklahoma and NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center. Storm spotters had reported tornado sightings, and Doppler radar indicated debris lofted as high as 7,000 feet in the air, according to the Fox Forecast Center. At least 12 people were injured and hospitalized d...

http://youtu.be/MfMJCW_sOt4 Transgender rapist Isla Bryson — who sparked a political firestorm in the UK when she was held in a women’s prison — was sentenced to eight years in prison Tuesday for two attacks she committed while still a shaven-headed man with a Mike Tyson-style face tattoo. Bryson, 31, was initially charged with the sick sex crimes in 2019 — appearing in court then under her “dead name,” Adam Graham, while also posing for a menacing-looking mugshot. She transitioned before being convicted last month of the two rapes, in 2016 and 2019 — with the victim in the latter attack testifying in court how Bryson raped her with “her penis.” Bryson was initially moved to a women’s prison — sparking a political firestorm blamed for Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s unexpecte...

http://youtu.be/JzrtqsPtwEc Here are The Post’s biggest video headlines for Monday, March 1, 2023: NBC "Today" co-host Hoda Kotb has been absent due to what the network is calling a "family health matter," democratic Chiago mayor Lori Lighttfoot blamed racism and her gender for her landslide defeat in her re-election bid, TikTok announced it was setting a one hour daily screen time limit for users under the age of 18.  #hoda #todayshow #lorilightfoot #chicago #tiktok The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https:...

http://youtu.be/KA5bC6eUuM8 A head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight train flattened carriages, killed at least 36 people, and injured some 85, Greek officials said Wednesday. Before dawn the next day, rescuers searched through twisted, smoking wreckage for survivors. What appeared to be the third carriage lay atop the clumped remains of the first two. Multiple cars derailed and at least three burst into flames after the two trains ran into each other at high speed just before midnight Tuesday, near the town of Tempe in northern Greece. Many of the approximately 350 people aboard the passenger train were students returning from Greece’s raucous Carnival, officials said. This year was the first time the three-day festival, which precedes Lent, was celebrated in full ...

http://youtu.be/Xyq24jZ0vls South Carolina’s top prosecutor dramatically pointed a shotgun at the back of a crime-scene expert’s head while dismissing a “preposterous” defense against Alex Murdaugh murdering his wife and son. State Attorney General Alan Wilson grabbed the 12-gauge gun after calling his final witness ahead of closing arguments due to start Wednesday. After checking it was unloaded, Wilson used the weapon to reenact how the defense claims one of two killers stood over Murdaugh’s son Paul, 22, to blow his brains out. “You’ve given permission to point this at you, correct?” Wilson asked the expert, Kenneth Kinsey. Kinsey then stood outside the courtroom door to demonstrate the defense’s theory on how Paul and his mom Maggie, 52, were killed in dog kennels at one of their ...

http://youtu.be/2cCOXLEt63s Megyn Kelly had little sympathy for her onetime colleague Savannah Guthrie, who had to leave her co-hosting duties on NBC’s “Today” show on Tuesday after testing positive for COVID-19 during the morning broadcast. “This is reportedly Savannah’s third bout of COVID and I guarantee you she’s had all the vaccines and the boosters because you won’t be able to go into 30 Rock without them,” Kelly, who hosted her own hourlong morning show, “Megyn Kelly Today,” on NBC from 2017 until 2018, said on her SiriusXM podcast Tuesday. “There’s zero chance NBC is not requiring all boosters,” Kelly added. “And this is [Guthrie’s] third bout of COVID.” Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/03/01/megyn-kelly-mocks-covid-stricken-savannah-guthrie/ #megynkelly #savannahguthrie #...

http://youtu.be/RLA2cCYXjKU A Muslim progressive activist who has allegedly been lying for years about her ethnic identify, claiming to be a woman of color, has resigned from her position as senior inclusion officer of a Philadelphia-based social justice group. “Raquel Saraswati, who is facing public allegations that she misrepresented her background and past associations, has informed us of her intention to separate from the organization,” American Friends Service Committee rep Layne Mullett told USA Today. Saraswati, 39, who was born Rachel Elizabeth Seidel, was the chief equity, inclusion and culture officer of the Philadelphia-based, progressive Quaker group that fights “violence, inequality and oppression.” She was recently outed by the Intercept for pretending to be of Latin, Sou...

http://youtu.be/L7Kkv3qirt0 Louisiana State University student Madison Brooks and her alleged rapists were seen arguing as she stepped out of their car moments before she was fatally struck by a rideshare driver, a recently released video shows. The footage, taken by one of the men, was released by their defense attorneys to WBRZ last week. The attorneys claim the 29-second clip exonerates their clients. “I’m sorry that I offended you that bad,” Brooks said from the middle seat in the back of the car, according to the short video from the Jan. 15 encounter. “Take her home,” one of the men off-camera responded to the others. “Get out, get out. I will Uber on my own,” she said to the man sitting next to her, who stepped out of the car so she could exit. Read more at https://nypost.com/...

http://youtu.be/uQcfsf_pMO4 First lady Jill Biden reiterated to the Associated Press that her husband, 80-year-old President Biden, will seek a second term in 2024. “He says he’s not done. He’s not finished what he’s started. And that’s what’s important,” she told the outlet during an interview in Kenya, the second and final stop of her five-day visit to Africa. The president has long said it's his intention to seek reelection, but he has yet to make it official, keeping the political world in suspense. He's faced questions about whether he's too old to continue serving as president. Biden would be 86 at the end of a second term. #jillbiden #joebiden #elections #politics The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion...

http://youtu.be/QRrQb2PvQwI SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO - Armorer Hannah Gutierrez from the film 'Rust' is due to make her first court appearance remotely. Actor Alec Baldwin and Assistant Director David Hall have filed waivers and no hearings will be held on their cases. Read more at # The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost

http://youtu.be/Svtd63zqFCA The suspect in the slaying of Catholic Bishop David O’Connell claimed the LA clergyman owed him money and acted “irrational” around the time of the shocking murder, according to authorities. Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna alleged in a Monday press conference that 65-year-old handyman Carlos Medina shot and killed the bishop inside his Hacienda Heights home Saturday. Medina was arrested by authorities after he originally refused to leave his Torrance home earlier Monday, Luna said. A tipster told authorities that Medina left Los Angeles County after the killing, but a community member contacted the sheriff’s office around 2 a.m. Monday to report Medina was back at the home, leading to the arrest. The alleged killer’s wife was O’Connell’s housekeeper, ...

http://youtu.be/_T8HqoCN9Yc Dashcam footage showed the moment a fresh earthquake hit Turkey's Hatay city on Monday (February 20) just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake which killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. The video showed the city plunging into darkness as the tremor rocked the vehicle. Turkish interior ministry Suleyman Soylu said three people were killed, and over 200 injured in the latest wave of the quakes. Monday's quake, with a magnitude of 6.3, was centered near the southern Turkish city of Antakya and was felt in Syria, Egypt and Lebanon. It struck at a depth of just 2 km (1.2 miles), the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, potentially magnifying its impact at ground level. #...

http://youtu.be/PSrd03L9GC8 Here are The Post’s biggest video headlines for Tuesday, February 21, 2023: Meghan Markle is reportedly “upset and overwhelmed” by a South Park episode, LA Bishop reportedly owed money to handyman that killed him, and Joy Behar embarrasses Liam Neeson on The View. #meghanmarkle #southpark #davidoconnell #liamneeson #joybehar #theview The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Subscribe to New York Post Sports: https://www.youtube.com/c/nypostsports Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost

http://youtu.be/bQotRlCRRTw Missing British child Madeleine McCann’s parents have agreed to a DNA test for a Polish woman who believes she’s their daughter — though even representatives for the young woman making the stunning claims admit that her background is “messy.” Gerry and Kate McCann, whose 3-year-old daughter, Madeleine, disappeared on vacation in Portugal over 15 years ago, are following up on Julia Faustyna’s claims that she is the kidnapped toddler, a source told the Daily Beast this week. Faustyna, 21, became an internet sensation this month after she started posting on social media under the handle @iammadeleinemccann. Earlier this week, she updated her Instagram bio with “Kate and Gerry McCann agreed for DNA test!” Read more at https://nypost.com/2023/02/21/madeleine-mc...

http://youtu.be/ZyK_nI_Hbr4 President Biden ripped Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “craven lust” for Ukrainian land in Poland’s capital Tuesday — but refrained from repeating his call for Putin’s ouster ahead of the Friday anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Biden stunned his own staff nearly 11 months ago when he said at the same venue that the Russian leader “cannot remain in power,” prompting an aide to quickly insist Biden “was not discussing Putin’s power in Russia” — though Biden later insisted he stood by his words. The president was more measured and stuck to his teleprompter this time around — barely reacting to Putin’s own lengthy speech to the Russian parliament earlier Tuesday, other than to say NATO was not a threat to Moscow. “President Putin’s craven lust ...

http://youtu.be/iNE3eWcxy0I Horrifying footage too graphic to share was captured of the shark attack that killed a 59-year-old Australian tourist in New Caledonia on the weekend. The confronting video showed the desperate efforts of two lifeguards who on Sunday scooped the extensively injured man from the ocean and brought him to shore after he was attacked about 4 p.m. He had been swimming about 500 feet from a jetty in Noumea when a shark, believed to be a tiger shark about 13 feet in length, bit him several times on the legs and arms. In footage of the traumatic incident, he appeared unresponsive when he arrived at the shoreline on a jet ski. One of the lifeguards pulled him from the vessel onto the sand while the other ran up the beach for help. Read more at https://nypost.com/20...